Equivalent Navision tool for EConnect?

m.pacana

Is there an equivalent navision tool for Microsoft EConnect Tool for Great Plains? :-k

m.pacana

Follow -up question: Do you know what is the Commerce Gateway for Navision? Is this the same with the functionality of the EConnect for GP? [-o<

DenSter

I don't know what ECOnnect for GP is, but in a nutshell Commerce Gateway is the tool that allows you to send and receive documents through Biztalk. You should be able to find lots of documentation on partnersource and on the product cd.

m.pacana

Yup, Im currently reading that. Thanks! btw, i've heard that BizTalk has complicated features and many developers are currently having problems with it. Do these limitations really made it not comfortable to use?

DenSter

Well if you're a Navision developer, and all of a sudden you have to make Biztalk work, that's not a problem but an enormous challenge. Has nothing to do with limitations, but all of a sudden someone without a superlicense is expected to be able to race around Spa in a Formula 1 car.

If you are comfortable with Biztalk then it is not uncomfortable. If you are not then it is. The good news is that Commerce Gateway doesn't even scratch the surface of what is possible with Biztalk though, so it is pretty well defined.

m.pacana

oh i see.. Anyways thanks! have you used the Commerce Gateway for Navision?

DenSter

I have done some development work for it, I have used its functionality for other custom development, and I have been involved in some troubleshooting. It's a really nice solution for B2B communication.

m.pacana

oh i see... Thanks Denster! \:D/ Your information has helped me in gaining more knowledge on Commerce Gateway. thanks