On the face of it, warehouses are a simple concept: it’s where you store the items you will sell. But for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, warehouse management and logistics are integral to their business. Warehouses are used for various purposes: storing raw materials and components for manufacturing, holding inventory before it is sold or distributed,… Continue reading Choosing the Best Warehousing Style for Your Business
Month: January 2024
Challenging Software Project Estimates: A Path to Productive Dialogues
In the world of software development, estimating the time and effort required for a project is a crucial but often contentious task. What I’ve always found interesting is the pushback and skepticism that frequently arises when the software project estimate seems too high. (I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve gotten… Continue reading Challenging Software Project Estimates: A Path to Productive Dialogues
Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 470
ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes BCTechDays 2024 workshops, potential problems when automated filtering on obsolete fields, calculating table sizes and counts, and using IncludedFields to optimize SQL queries. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community comprises professionals devoted to advancing the success of their customers. Developers, project… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 470
AI Takes Center Stage at NRF 2024: Our Top 5 Takeaways from Retail’s Big Show
The National Retail Federation (NRF) held Retail’s Big Show last week, with over 40,000 attendees and more than 1000 exhibitors filling the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. This year, the event did not disappoint with great sessions led by industry heavyweights like FedEx, Walmart, and Saks Fifth Avenue. New technologies were… Continue reading AI Takes Center Stage at NRF 2024: Our Top 5 Takeaways from Retail’s Big Show
How to Use Filters in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
This brief video shows Business Central users how to set filters, save, and remove them for increased productivity and work focus. The steps are: Discover more How-To articles for Business Central from ArcherPoint. Video transcript Hello, my name is Matthew Dusenberry, and I am one of our project managers here at ArcherPoint. I wanted to… Continue reading How to Use Filters in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
The Broken Windows Theory: The Key to Tackling Software Entropy
This year marks the 25th anniversary of one of my favorite development books, The Pragmatic Programmer. To commemorate the occasion, I thought I would share summaries of some of my favorite pragmatisms throughout the year, starting with this one: the “broken windows” theory. Software development is a unique field where the laws of physics might… Continue reading The Broken Windows Theory: The Key to Tackling Software Entropy
Debunking Five Myths About Moving from Dynamics GP to Business Central
In the past year, Microsoft has announced that it will be ending sales of new Dynamics GP licenses and urges current Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains) and SL (formerly Solomon) users to migrate to Dynamics 365 Business Central. As a result, there has been a lot of confusion among GP users about the merits of… Continue reading Debunking Five Myths About Moving from Dynamics GP to Business Central
Cybersecurity Challenges in the Retail Industry
Retailers handle valuable information, specifically customer data (including personally identifiable information or PII) and credit card numbers. As a result, they are prime targets for cybercriminals, who then sell this valuable information on the dark web. To protect themselves and their customers, it is vital that retailers consider the risks associated with a cyber attack… Continue reading Cybersecurity Challenges in the Retail Industry
Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 469
ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes using actionable errors, data type limitations, managing latency, and more in Business Central. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community comprises professionals devoted to advancing the success of their customers. Developers, project managers, and consultants collaborate to share helpful information across blogs,… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 469
Improving Prompt Engineering for Copilot: Content Creation, Code Development, and More
As generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes more commonplace, businesses are leveraging them for content creation, code development, image creation, and process automation. Microsoft is continuing to add AI capabilities and development tools to Business Central. For example, Microsoft has partnered with OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT, to make generative AI available for Business Central with… Continue reading Improving Prompt Engineering for Copilot: Content Creation, Code Development, and More