Once you have defined what you are trying to do, you need to find a tool that will do it. Fortunately, there are many tools available to help you accomplish your goal.
Each tool does something a little different from the others. Which tool to select may be obvious, but often there are several ways to achieve the same result. A hybrid approach may be necessary when no single tool will go the distance.
The several tools at your disposal, which we will discuss in this section, include:
Dexterity
Visual Studio Tools for Dynamics GP (VS Tools)
Modifier with VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)
Continuum
Extender / eXtender Enterprise
DDE / ODBC / ADO / OLE Automation
Integration Manager
Table Import
eConnect
Web services
The decision of which tool to use requires careful consideration of the type of customization, the capabilities of the tool, the skills of the developer, and any prerequisites or licensing requirements imposed on the end user.