Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central includes multiple layers of security designed to control who can access the system, what they can see, and what they can do. But security settings are not something companies should configure once and forget. Employees change roles, partners come and go, new applications are added, permissions accumulate. It’s a moving… Continue reading 5 Business Central Security Settings Every Company Should Review
Cybersecurity Risk Isn’t Just an IT Issue—It’s a Business Risk
Cybersecurity is often treated as a technical problem; something for IT to manage with firewalls, endpoint protection, passwords, and security policies. That view is increasingly outdated. A cyber incident can affect far more than systems and data. It can interrupt operations, delay shipments, expose sensitive information, disrupt suppliers, create regulatory problems, damage customer confidence, and… Continue reading Cybersecurity Risk Isn’t Just an IT Issue—It’s a Business Risk
Managing Permissions and Security Groups in Dynamics 365 Business Central – Part IV: Permission Recording, Auditing, and Troubleshooting
In our previous blogs in this series, we discussed managing user permissions with permission sets, security groups, and effective permissions. We also looked at viewing permissions by user and by security group. You can catch up on these blogs here: The takeaway from these blogs is that, whenever possible, it’s better to control user access… Continue reading Managing Permissions and Security Groups in Dynamics 365 Business Central – Part IV: Permission Recording, Auditing, and Troubleshooting
AI for the Over 40: Week 35 – Where AI Literacy Meets AI Fluency
In the last series blog, I wrote about the humbling experience of auditing my own AI skills, discovering that the most important techniques I had developed over 33 weeks had never been named, and that the simplest practical habits were the ones I still skipped. I walked away with a four-skill framework: Set the Stage,… Continue reading AI for the Over 40: Week 35 – Where AI Literacy Meets AI Fluency
Loss Prevention in the Digital Age: How to Use Your ERP to Reduce Retail Shrinkage and Prevent Fraud
In today’s complex retail environment, protecting your margins requires more than just security cameras and physical tags. Modern loss prevention is about proactive data visibility. By leveraging your enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, you can transform how you manage inventory, monitor transactions, and safeguard your profits across every sales channel. Overcoming disconnected retail operations Shrinkage… Continue reading Loss Prevention in the Digital Age: How to Use Your ERP to Reduce Retail Shrinkage and Prevent Fraud
Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 561
ArcherPoint by Cherry Bekaert’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes controlling a race condition when using IsolatedStorage, caching issues using SetLoadFields for partial records, what really happens when moving from NAV to BC, and using multiple AI development tools for AL. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community, consisting of… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 561
Cloud ERP Five Years Later: What Companies Wish They Had Known
Five years after a cloud ERP implementation, most companies aren’t thinking about whether moving to the cloud was the right decision. They’re thinking about what they would do differently if they were implementing it today. That’s because an ERP implementation rarely happens under ideal conditions. There are deadlines to meet, business operations to protect, employees… Continue reading Cloud ERP Five Years Later: What Companies Wish They Had Known
Inventory Is Cash: Why Distributors Need Better Visibility
For most distributors, inventory is one of the largest assets on the balance sheet. But it is also one of the most misunderstood assets. A warehouse full of product can seem reassuring: Orders can be filled, customers can be served, and purchasing has a buffer against supplier disruptions. But from a financial perspective, every pallet,… Continue reading Inventory Is Cash: Why Distributors Need Better Visibility
AI for the Over 40 – Week 34: The Four Skills Behind Every AI Conversation
I am designing a hands-on AI workshop for business leaders. Ninety minutes. Most of the audience had never opened an AI tool. The goal: get them from zero to literate in the time it takes to watch a movie. My first instinct was that 33 weeks of documented AI learning gave me more than enough… Continue reading AI for the Over 40 – Week 34: The Four Skills Behind Every AI Conversation
Event Recorder to AL Code: A VS Code Workflow in Business Central
New to the Event Recorder? Start with our guide on How to Use the Event Recorder in Dynamics NAV/BC for the basics, then come back here for the VS Code workflow. In Business Central you extend the standard application by subscribing to events, not by editing base code. The hard part is knowing which event… Continue reading Event Recorder to AL Code: A VS Code Workflow in Business Central