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

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

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

Upgrading from Microsoft Dynamics NAV to Business Central? Here Are 9 Modifications and Add-Ons You Won’t Need To Move

As discussed in a previous blog series on upgrading from NAV to Business Central, one of the advantages of Microsoft Dynamics NAV is how easy it is to modify the application with customized code or through ISV-built add-ons to fit unique business requirements by editing the base code. However, there were also challenges when it… Continue reading Upgrading from Microsoft Dynamics NAV to Business Central? Here Are 9 Modifications and Add-Ons You Won’t Need To Move

Protecting Your Business Against Security Threats with Good IT Hygiene

There is a seemingly endless list of security threats to your business systems. From phishing and smishing (using texts or robocalls to get personal information) to ransomware and brute force, at any given time, your organization is being attacked on multiple fronts. Sadly, the successful attacks are not due to companies not having sophisticated security… Continue reading Protecting Your Business Against Security Threats with Good IT Hygiene

Dynamics NAV and Business Central 1099-NEC Processing for Tax Year 2021

As the end of 2021 approaches, it’s important to be prepared to for tax preparation, including issuing 1099s. If you process only a few 1099s, they can be done by hand; however, if you process a large number of 1099s, you may need help. A simple code modification in can make it easier to manage… Continue reading Dynamics NAV and Business Central 1099-NEC Processing for Tax Year 2021

Upgrading from Microsoft Dynamics NAV to Dynamics 365 Business Central in the Cloud

There are many reasons companies are hesitant to upgrade from running Microsoft Dynamics NAV to Dynamics 365 Business Central in the cloud (SaaS). At ArcherPoint, we get it. We specialize in upgrading Navision, Dynamics NAV and Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC). In this article, we want to share some of our experiences – surprises, gotchas,… Continue reading Upgrading from Microsoft Dynamics NAV to Dynamics 365 Business Central in the Cloud

Community Summit North America 2021 Comes Back Live and Doesn’t Disappoint: An Event Recap

It was great to be back at Community Summit North America 2021 in person this year. The overarching theme of attendees, partners, and Microsoft was digital transformation that included moving to the cloud, collaboration, and productivity leveraging business applications. Although there were fewer attendees at Summit NA this year due to the pandemic, those who… Continue reading Community Summit North America 2021 Comes Back Live and Doesn’t Disappoint: An Event Recap

Dynamics NAV / Business Central Developer Digest – Vol 358

ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest is dedicated to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central development and Dynamics NAV development. In this edition, we discuss storing server temp files, changing decimal properties on a page extension in Business Central, and more. . The Dynamics NAV and Business Central community, including the ArcherPoint technical staff, is made up of developers, project… Continue reading Dynamics NAV / Business Central Developer Digest – Vol 358

Community Summit North America 2021: Back LIVE and In Person!

It’s baaaaack…Community Summit North America 2021, which went virtual in 2020, is now back–LIVE–October 12-15 in Houston, Texas–and with “Everything has CHANGED…” on the home page, plus 600+ sessions, it’s sure to be quite a comeback. As always, ArcherPoint is delighted to be exhibiting and participating and will have a whopping SIX sessions led by… Continue reading Community Summit North America 2021: Back LIVE and In Person!