Microsoft Dynamics SL
Encyclopedia
Microsoft Dynamics SL is one of Microsoft
’s enterprise resource planning
software products for project-driven small- and medium-sized enterprises. It is part of the Microsoft Dynamics
product family.
Microsoft Dynamics SL is best known for its project
-based ERP
strengths with a connection to Microsoft Office Project Server
, a member of the Microsoft Office
family. This comprehensive business management solution provides project-, service-, and distribution-driven businesses with project management
and project accounting
functionality to help organizations effectively manage projects and improve profitability and efficiency. The functionality includes finance
, project accounting
, manufacturing
, field services
, supply chain management
, analytics
, and electronic commerce
.
.
In April 1999, Solomon Software refocused the product on an all Microsoft technology strategy: Microsoft SQL Server
as the database technology; Visual Basic
as the software language; and Visual Basic for Applications
(VBA) as the customization language.
Solomon was acquired by Great Plains Software in June 2000. Great Plains was subsequently acquired by Microsoft Corporation in May 2001.
, government
, construction
, and distribution industries with the features they need to better manage their projects.
The solution
provides professional services organizations with functionality to manage people and finances while maintaining profitability for client services and projects. Microsoft Dynamics SL supports accurate budgeting and cost forecasting, time and expense entry, complex allocations, unlimited billing formats, change order control, contract administration, local and Web-based project analysis, employee utilization/realization, proactive alerts, and workflow.
Microsoft Dynamics SL provides government contractors with functionality that helps them meet Defense Contract Audit Agency
(DCAA) audit requirements.
In the construction industry, Microsoft Dynamics SL provides general contractors and residential homebuilders with project management, job cost, materials management, service call entry, receiving, billing, and sales capabilities to allow the management of complex job sites while lowering costs, reducing project delays, and improving customer service.
Microsoft Dynamics SL provides distribution-focused organizations with inventory, receiving, billing, and sales solution
s. The functionality is designed to help organizations reduce distribution costs and inventory, and streamline processes while improving customer service.
business intelligence
technology to improve collaboration, reporting, and analysis.
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
’s enterprise resource planning
Enterprise resource planning
Enterprise resource planning systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application...
software products for project-driven small- and medium-sized enterprises. It is part of the Microsoft Dynamics
Microsoft Dynamics
Microsoft Dynamics is a line of enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management software applications developed by Microsoft. Microsoft Dynamics applications are delivered through a network of reselling partners who provide specialized services...
product family.
Microsoft Dynamics SL is best known for its project
Project
A project in business and science is typically defined as a collaborative enterprise, frequently involving research or design, that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim. Projects can be further defined as temporary rather than permanent social systems that are constituted by teams...
-based ERP
Enterprise resource planning
Enterprise resource planning systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application...
strengths with a connection to Microsoft Office Project Server
Microsoft Office Project Server
Microsoft Office Project Server is a project management server solution made by Microsoft. It uses Microsoft SharePoint as its foundation, and supports both a web interface and Microsoft Project as the client application.- Versions for Windows :...
, a member of the Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office is a non-free commercial office suite of inter-related desktop applications, servers and services for the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, introduced by Microsoft in August 1, 1989. Initially a marketing term for a bundled set of applications, the first version of...
family. This comprehensive business management solution provides project-, service-, and distribution-driven businesses with project management
Project management
Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end , undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives, typically to bring about beneficial change or added value...
and project accounting
Project accounting
Project accounting is the practice of creating financial reports specifically designed to track the financial progress of projects, which can then be used by managers to aid project management....
functionality to help organizations effectively manage projects and improve profitability and efficiency. The functionality includes finance
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
, project accounting
Project accounting
Project accounting is the practice of creating financial reports specifically designed to track the financial progress of projects, which can then be used by managers to aid project management....
, manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
, field services
Field Service Management
Field service management is an attempt to optimize processes and information needed by companies who send technicians or staff "into the field" . Optimization is difficult, since it involves intelligent scheduling and dispatching of multiple technicians to different locations daily, while...
, supply chain management
Supply chain management
Supply chain management is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers...
, analytics
Analytics
Analytics is the application of computer technology, operational research, and statistics to solve problems in business and industry. Analytics is carried out within an information system: while, in the past, statistics and mathematics could be studied without computers and software, analytics has...
, and electronic commerce
Electronic commerce
Electronic commerce, commonly known as e-commerce, eCommerce or e-comm, refers to the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. However, the term may refer to more than just buying and selling products online...
.
History
Microsoft Dynamics SL, originally called Solomon IV for Windows, was created by Solomon Software, which was co-founded by Gary Harpst. Solomon Software was an independent accounting software company headquartered in Findlay, OhioFindlay, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 38,967 people, 15,905 households, and 10,004 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,266.3 people per square mile . There were 17,152 housing units at an average density of 997.6 per square mile...
.
In April 1999, Solomon Software refocused the product on an all Microsoft technology strategy: Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database server, developed by Microsoft: It is a software product whose primary function is to store and retrieve data as requested by other software applications, be it those on the same computer or those running on another computer across a network...
as the database technology; Visual Basic
Visual Basic .NET
Visual Basic .NET , is an object-oriented computer programming language that can be viewed as an evolution of the classic Visual Basic , which is implemented on the .NET Framework...
as the software language; and Visual Basic for Applications
Visual Basic for Applications
Visual Basic for Applications is an implementation of Microsoft's event-driven programming language Visual Basic 6 and its associated integrated development environment , which are built into most Microsoft Office applications...
(VBA) as the customization language.
Solomon was acquired by Great Plains Software in June 2000. Great Plains was subsequently acquired by Microsoft Corporation in May 2001.
Project-based ERP Industry Features
Microsoft Dynamics SL provides ERP project functionality to assist professional servicesProfessional services
Professional services is an industry of infrequent, technical, or unique functions performed by independent contractors or by consultants whose occupation is the rendering of such services....
, government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
, construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
, and distribution industries with the features they need to better manage their projects.
The solution
Solution
In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...
provides professional services organizations with functionality to manage people and finances while maintaining profitability for client services and projects. Microsoft Dynamics SL supports accurate budgeting and cost forecasting, time and expense entry, complex allocations, unlimited billing formats, change order control, contract administration, local and Web-based project analysis, employee utilization/realization, proactive alerts, and workflow.
Microsoft Dynamics SL provides government contractors with functionality that helps them meet Defense Contract Audit Agency
Defense Contract Audit Agency
The Defense Contract Audit Agency , under the authority, direction, and control of the United States Under Secretary of Defense , is responsible for performing all contract audits for the United States Department of Defense , and providing accounting and financial advisory services regarding...
(DCAA) audit requirements.
In the construction industry, Microsoft Dynamics SL provides general contractors and residential homebuilders with project management, job cost, materials management, service call entry, receiving, billing, and sales capabilities to allow the management of complex job sites while lowering costs, reducing project delays, and improving customer service.
Microsoft Dynamics SL provides distribution-focused organizations with inventory, receiving, billing, and sales solution
Solution
In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...
s. The functionality is designed to help organizations reduce distribution costs and inventory, and streamline processes while improving customer service.
Version
The newest version is Microsoft Dynamics SL 7.0, which extends the reach of business information with Microsoft SQL ServerMicrosoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database server, developed by Microsoft: It is a software product whose primary function is to store and retrieve data as requested by other software applications, be it those on the same computer or those running on another computer across a network...
business intelligence
Business intelligence
Business intelligence mainly refers to computer-based techniques used in identifying, extracting, and analyzing business data, such as sales revenue by products and/or departments, or by associated costs and incomes....
technology to improve collaboration, reporting, and analysis.
External links
- Microsoft Dynamics SL official website
- Microsoft Dynamics SL Customer Stories
- Solomon History.Org website
- Microsoft Dynamics Users Group SL
- LinkedIn Group for Microsoft Dynamics Users Group SL