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In this blog post, contributed to ArcherPoint by Brian Neufeld, Director of Marketing at Insight Works, we take a closer look at moving away from “tribal knowledge” within an organization to a system of processes. Having well-defined processes within an organization brings with it many benefits compared to relying on tribal knowledge of staff, as… Continue reading Planning for 2022: Why Your Organization Should Implement Well-Defined Processes, Including Warehouse Management

The retail industry is more competitive than ever, and businesses that want to stay in the game must stay on top of the numbers…analyzing data to determine important decisions. Without the ability to get to and work with that data, they are at a serious disadvantage. The common problem today is not the data itself.… Continue reading The Top 13 Most Important KPIs for Retailers

Although Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) will be around for a while, it’s clear that Microsoft is putting emphasis on development of Dynamics 365 Business Central. If you’re a GP user, you’ve probably heard of many reasons why it’s time to move to another ERP, specifically Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, and the advantages of doing… Continue reading Choosing a Partner for Migrating from Dynamics GP to Dynamics Business Central

In his book, Be Amazing or Go Home, Shep Hyken talks about what “Amazing People” have in common. In this blog series, I’m discussing several of these habits, including: Show up ready to amaze Know what it means to be amazing Always be on stage Always show up early (“Lombardi time”) Always act like you’re “on… Continue reading Habits of Amazing People: Be Proactive

5 Retail Trends for 2021: How You Can Adapt Your Business To Stay In Step In a fast-moving retail world, you need to stay informed about changes and new trends, and you need the ability to adapt quickly to them. Here are 5 trends and how you can adapt to accommodate them. Trend #1: Shoppers… Continue reading Retail Trends 2021: What are they and how you can adapt

This edition of Developer Digest highlights the Business Central 18.3 update, what’s cool about Windows 11, and working with the AL debugger. The Dynamics NAV and Business Central community, including the ArcherPoint technical staff, is made up of developers, project managers, and consultants who are constantly communicating, with the common goal of  sharing helpful information… Continue reading Dynamics NAV / Business Central Developer Digest – Vol 353

A Message to Dynamics Business Central Developers, Consultants, Partners, and ISVs: It’s Our Responsibility to Understand Microsoft’s Plan for Addressing Obsolete Code In the legacy Microsoft Dynamics NAV world, there are always changes to the code, many of them big, like dimension changes and product group changes. This is to address issues uncovered during upgrades… Continue reading Microsoft’s Plan for Addressing Obsolete Code in Dynamics 365 Business Central

Microsoft Power BI is a great tool for creating and publishing dynamic and interactive reports, but it has a few quirks that can be tricky to navigate. When creating a Power BI report with a table that contains Measures, sometimes the columns in the table don’t total correctly. When a Measure is used on rows… Continue reading How to Make Measures Total Correctly in Power BI Tables

In this Developer Digest edition, we talk about improved dimensions in BC 18.2 and issues with Excel permissions. The Dynamics NAV and Business Central community, including the ArcherPoint technical staff, is made up of developers, project managers, and consultants who are constantly communicating, with the common goal of  sharing helpful information with one another to… Continue reading Dynamics NAV / Business Central Developer Digest – Vol 352

ArcherPoint has a reputation built on our expertise with Microsoft Dynamics NAV. When Microsoft began the transformation of building Business Central on NAV’s code base and adopting a cloud-first strategy, we began our plans for change, not only with Microsoft, but with the market. The advent of Dynamics 365 Business Central and Microsoft’s focus on… Continue reading A New Look for Modern Business