When Your IT partner Doesn’t Know Your Systems: What Could Happen, and How to Prevent It from Happening

We’ve seen it many times with many companies: The IT team decides to make updates to an application, operating system, or platform without first checking to see how that update will affect other systems—and something “breaks.” The fact is, one team doesn’t necessarily know what another team is doing, the tools they’re using, or how… Continue reading When Your IT partner Doesn’t Know Your Systems: What Could Happen, and How to Prevent It from Happening

Dynamics NAV / Business Central Developer Digest – Vol 378

ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central development and Dynamics NAV development. In Developer Digest Volume 378, we discuss extensions for VS code you might not have heard of, early access for Business Central 2022 Release Wave 1, cumulative updates for NAV and BC, and more. The Dynamics NAV and Business Central… Continue reading Dynamics NAV / Business Central Developer Digest – Vol 378

Dynamics NAV / Business Central Developer Digest – Vol 377

ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central development and Dynamics NAV development. In Developer Digest Volume 377, we discuss resolving an Issue with VS Code in AL Object Designer, using BCContainerHelper to build Docker containers in older NAV versions, viewing base code in the most recent V19.2 versions. The Dynamics NAV and… Continue reading Dynamics NAV / Business Central Developer Digest – Vol 377

Purchasing ERP Software: How to Build a Budget

An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) business management solution is one of the keys to successful digital transformation and arguably one of the most important investments your organization will ever make, regardless of size or industry, public or private sector. It must meet many criteria, both for today and the future, because it is the foundation… Continue reading Purchasing ERP Software: How to Build a Budget

Microsoft’s Business Central Universal Code Initiative: What It Is and What It Means to You

Recently, Microsoft introduced a new program, called the Business Central Universal Code Initiative, which replaced the Registered Solution Program (RSP) and the Certified for Microsoft Dynamics (CfMD) programs. In short, the initiative is aiming for better quality solutions that will be future proof by supporting Microsoft’s cloud-first strategy. It does this by requiring add-ons or… Continue reading Microsoft’s Business Central Universal Code Initiative: What It Is and What It Means to You

Production Planning in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Production planning is an important part of inventory planning. In this video, ArcherPoint’s Robert Grainger discusses production planning in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, including a high-level overview of the master data for production planning, and some advice on the strategy around the planning process—like advising users to hold on releasing production orders early because… Continue reading Production Planning in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Dynamics NAV / Business Central Developer Digest – Vol 376

ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central development and Dynamics NAV development. In Developer Digest Volume 376, we discuss the call for reviving the AL guidelines initiative, Docker licensing with Business Central, changes in BC code history, and more. The Dynamics NAV and Business Central community, including the ArcherPoint technical staff, is… Continue reading Dynamics NAV / Business Central Developer Digest – Vol 376

Dynamics NAV / Business Central Developer Digest – Vol 375

ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central development and Dynamics NAV development. In Developer Digest Volume 375, we cover the D365 Business Central Universal Code Initiative, problems with Option fields when writing BC code, the shortage of programming talent, and more. The Dynamics NAV and Business Central community, including the ArcherPoint technical… Continue reading Dynamics NAV / Business Central Developer Digest – Vol 375

Dynamics NAV / Business Central Developer Digest – Vol 374

ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central development and Dynamics NAV development. In Developer Digest Volume 374, we discuss issues when updating to Service-to-Service (S2S) Authentication in Business Central, notifications of failed job queues via email, Azure AI for forecasting in Business Central, and more. The Dynamics NAV and Business Central community,… Continue reading Dynamics NAV / Business Central Developer Digest – Vol 374

Microsoft’s New Commerce Experience: What It Means for Customers

What Is Microsoft’s New Commerce Experience (NCE)? Microsoft has announced and will start rolling out in January 2022 its New Commerce Experience. What is NCE? Simply put, it is a new pricing model. Microsoft’s goal is to simplify the buying experience for all of their business customers. Over the years, as Microsoft has developed and acquired… Continue reading Microsoft’s New Commerce Experience: What It Means for Customers