Conversions from Great Plains Dynamics C/S+

[IMtemp]

My company is planning to convert to Quickbooks Pro in June 2002. One of the main concerns our Ops Manager has is that it will not be able to track inventory. Does anyone have thoughts on whether this may be a problem?

[PaulGD]

Don't know Great Plains, except by reputation, but Quickbooks Inventory is very primitive compared to some other systems I have experienced. Basic in/out stock tracking via Purchase Orders/Sales Invoicing, with average stock valuation is about as far as it goes.

I would say the main attractions for most small/medium companies who use QB are ease of use, flexibility, user look & feel. Also important for the small business, is the ability to back-track, delete transactions, re-date, etc. A lot of accountants think this is heresy, but non-accountant business managers like me can't/won't face the prospect of journalling out every error we make! In this respect Quickbooks is probably the most "forgiving" system there is.

It's well worth buying a trial version of the software and getting your people to test it. You can get your money back if you don't register it, and anyway a couple of hundred wasted now might be better than many thousands downstream.

Hope this helps.

[BenW]

Let me share my experiance.

QB is anaccounting software that ALSO offers some inventory tracking, but my experiance show that if you need advanced inventory software QB wont do it.

[4Site]

Quickbooks is an outstanding program and can be adapted for use in many situations. Sometimes with limitations. If your company requires strong Sales Order Processing, Inventory Control, and Order Fulfillment capabilities I would be surprised they are even considering a 'downward migration' to Qbooks from Great Plains.

If Great Plains isn't working for you, there are other alternatives. We specialize in Quickbooks but recognize some firms with such demands may be better suited for a mid-range accounting solution. In such instances we recommend and support BusinessVision 32.

Keep in mind a successful transition and implementation requires proper planning for such a project. Our approach starts with a Project Baseline Assessment, followed by a Project Planning Phase before step one of Rapid Deployment is attempted.

[Dave Anderson]

I learned Great Plains at school, and how backtrack without going through the "proper" way. But that was with the student version. The backtracking involved saving and zipping the files on occassion. If I made a mistake, I'd unzip the last zipped file and rejournalize. I suppose my type of backtracking cannot be used with the real Great Plains software.

It's neat how you can backtrack with Quickbooks.