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
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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
Run The Close Year End Process in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
In Microsoft Dynamics 365, the Close Income Statement batch job transfers the year’s results to a Retained Earning account in the balance sheet and closes all the income statement accounts. This process creates a journal, which is posted manually. When an additional reporting currency is used, the system will post the additional currency directly to… Continue reading Run The Close Year End Process in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Microsoft Dynamics Business Central Company Hub Feature
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central version 17 has many new features. In this “Cool Stuff in Business Central” video from ArcherPoint, we show the new Company Hub feature. The Company Hub feature pulls together multiple companies whether they are in the same Business Central database or not. This is a huge benefit as it allows… Continue reading Microsoft Dynamics Business Central Company Hub Feature