Now Available to End Users: Performance Profiler for Dynamics Business Central 2022 Release Wave 1

With any software, no matter how simple or complex, you can experience performance issues. This is especially true for business systems that allow customizations and have add-ons available, as many ERPs offer. Typically, when this happens, you or whoever you use for technical support must track down and debug the offending code, if applicable. But… Continue reading Now Available to End Users: Performance Profiler for Dynamics Business Central 2022 Release Wave 1

How To Synchronize Multiple Units of Measure Between Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics 365 Sales

If you need to track multiple units of inventory in your business – for example, you purchase an item in one unit of measure, like pieces but then sell that same item in another unit of measure like packs – you did not have this option in previous versions of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.… Continue reading How To Synchronize Multiple Units of Measure Between Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics 365 Sales

How To Use Insight Works’ Shop Floor Insight with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Manufacturers require visibility into production, and utilizing Insight Works’ Shop Floor Insight add-on with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central gives you that visibility. Shop Floor Insight is a comprehensive manufacturing execution system add-on for Business Central that eliminates the need for many manual inputs, including time entry and operational data (consumption, output, scrap, quality, etc). You… Continue reading How To Use Insight Works’ Shop Floor Insight with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

How To Enable and Use the Pricing Experience Feature in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for Purchasing

In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 release wave 1, Microsoft introduced a new way to extend price calculation so developers and ISVs could build solutions that address industry or business-specific pricing needs. If you record special prices and line discounts for sales and purchases, here’s good news. As part of 2020 wave 2 release, Microsoft added… Continue reading How To Enable and Use the Pricing Experience Feature in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for Purchasing

How To Use the Dynamic Ship Add-On for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Both Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Dynamics 365 Business Central come with pack and ship functionality out of the box. However, for companies that need more sophisticated functionality, particularly for packing, the Dynamic Ship add-on from Insight Works fills the gap. This packing functionality is of particular interest to manufacturers that need to track the packing… Continue reading How To Use the Dynamic Ship Add-On for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

How To Import Account Schedules in Microsoft Dynamics Business Central or NAV

This blog explains how to import account schedules into a database in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or Dynamics NAV. Important steps include: Export Customer Data Export Default Cronus data Export Default Cronus Package Import Cronus package into Customer database Import Cronus data Let’s get started with a backup. Normally, you do a backup of… Continue reading How To Import Account Schedules in Microsoft Dynamics Business Central or NAV

How To Set Up and Use Order Promising In Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Dynamics 365 Business Central

Order Promising in Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a very helpful feature, especially for industries like manufacturing in which customers place orders and customer service reps or salespeople need to provide the customer with a promised delivery date. In the scenario where the customer wants a promise date, typically they… Continue reading How To Set Up and Use Order Promising In Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Dynamics 365 Business Central

How to Use Data from Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central In Excel Using OData Feeds

Connecting to Excel with OData fields can be very powerful, not only for Power BI, but also for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. By simply connecting to a Business Central page as an OData feed, you can pull data into Excel to create pivot tables and more, opening the door to many benefits. In this… Continue reading How to Use Data from Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central In Excel Using OData Feeds

How to Create a Journal Entry in Excel and Upload it to Dynamics 365 Business Central

A client recently asked me for instructions on how to create journal entries in Excel and then be able to “Copy and Paste” or “Upload” the entry from Excel to Business Central (If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard “QuickBooks can do it…”). I had been addressing this before by showing a… Continue reading How to Create a Journal Entry in Excel and Upload it to Dynamics 365 Business Central

Consolidating Financial Data in Microsoft Dynamics NAV

With roots that go back to Denmark in the 1980s, Microsoft Dynamics NAV offers strong multinational and complex accounting capabilities—including the ability to handle consolidations—that other ERP solutions do not. Some organizations need to consolidate financial data for multiple business units or legal entities, while others have subsidiaries that report to the parent organization. In… Continue reading Consolidating Financial Data in Microsoft Dynamics NAV