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Client user or Server user environment??

We have installed GP 2010 on an application server access by some 100+ users. We are in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia because of the local environment and some company's requirement we need to modified and customized GP quite often. with respect to screen, criteria, new customization etc.

My question is what environment will be suitable for us? .. The server based application environment where all users are accessing GP application from one server or client based environment where each user access their own GP application from its PC.

If it is client based environment how to control the version integrity in all clients PC? Is there any application available to manage this??

Waiting for the reply ..

I would recommend terminal server installation over client installation for a very simple reason, easy to maintain, control and upgrade. In such an installation design, your maintenance as well as upgrades will be limited to the terminal severs on which Dynamics GP is installed. For instance, a certain report customization, add-in or chunk files are easily controlled and maintained, imagine you will have to deploy a chunk file over 100+ workstations !

On the other hand, network between the terminal servers and database server can be guaranteed by establishing a reliable "fiber option" connection to limit down the choices of posting corruptions between workstations and database server.

If you were on GP 2013, I would highly recommend the web client design, but that's not one of the available choices with GP 2010.

You could read "Connecting remotely to Dynamics GP, Terminal Server, Citrix etc." article by Rose Business Solution which briefly list the pro's and con's of connection choices

Hope this helps,

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