Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central supports two different user types: Full Users and Team Members. Full Users are those users whose work demands full use of the features available in Business Central. These are typically those involved with accounting, supply chain, and warehousing functions. Team Members are users whose jobs might require light use of… Continue reading The Differences Between On-Premises and SaaS Team Member User Licenses
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The Benefits of Business Central Integrations: The Possibilities Are Endless!
As your company’s Enterprise Resource Management (ERP) system, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is your command and control for nearly all your financial activities, including invoices, payables, consolidations, and more. In addition, Business Central includes strong operations, inventory, supply chain, and warehouse management functions. One of the significant strengths of D365 Business Central is its… Continue reading The Benefits of Business Central Integrations: The Possibilities Are Endless!
Navigating Business Central SaaS Update Timelines: A Guide to Smooth Migrations and Upgrades
For years, we have advised clients running older versions of Dynamics NAV or Business Central on-premises to migrate to Business Central using a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. While some business users might still want to keep running their Business Central on premises, all Business Central deployments must be cloud-compliant to avoid additional charges,… Continue reading Navigating Business Central SaaS Update Timelines: A Guide to Smooth Migrations and Upgrades
Debunking Five Myths About Moving from Dynamics GP to Business Central
In the past year, Microsoft has announced that it will be ending sales of new Dynamics GP licenses and urges current Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains) and SL (formerly Solomon) users to migrate to Dynamics 365 Business Central. As a result, there has been a lot of confusion among GP users about the merits of… Continue reading Debunking Five Myths About Moving from Dynamics GP to Business Central
Improving Prompt Engineering for Copilot: Content Creation, Code Development, and More
As generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes more commonplace, businesses are leveraging them for content creation, code development, image creation, and process automation. Microsoft is continuing to add AI capabilities and development tools to Business Central. For example, Microsoft has partnered with OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT, to make generative AI available for Business Central with… Continue reading Improving Prompt Engineering for Copilot: Content Creation, Code Development, and More
ArcherPoint’s Most Popular Content in 2023
Every year, the experts at ArcherPoint work hard to provide informative content that covers a wide range of topics of interest to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central users, from How-To blogs that show you how to accomplish specific tasks in Business Central to technical articles that explain how things work under the hood in Business… Continue reading ArcherPoint’s Most Popular Content in 2023
Understanding Business Central’s Multi-Tenant Architecture: Customization, Security, and Scalability
Microsoft Business Central is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that helps organizations manage their financials, operations, sales, and customer service. Business Central supports single and multitenant deployments. A tenant in Business Central is a dedicated and isolated environment that provides a single instance of the software for an organization to run its business processes… Continue reading Understanding Business Central’s Multi-Tenant Architecture: Customization, Security, and Scalability
Is Your On-Premises Business Central Cloud-Compliant? It could end up costing you!
One of the features that made Navision, and later Dynamics NAV, so popular was how easy developers could customize the application for a client by modifying the base code. The downside was that upgrading the base code required merging the code from different application versions. This merge process is known as a code upgrade or… Continue reading Is Your On-Premises Business Central Cloud-Compliant? It could end up costing you!
Take a Look at Yourself: Addressing Internal Threats and Occupational Fraud
Keeping your company’s data safe from prying eyes is vital. You must have a clear understanding of where data is located, who can access the data, the regulations that apply to the data’s security, and how the data can be recovered in the event of an attack. When discussing cybersecurity threats, however, it is important… Continue reading Take a Look at Yourself: Addressing Internal Threats and Occupational Fraud
Password Security and Protection Has Never Been More Important
How secure is your password? For years, the rule has been to use a complex password – the more complex the password, the more challenging it was for a hacker to access your account. Of course, that’s assuming they know your user ID, which, for many accounts, is your email. Password complexity is a function… Continue reading Password Security and Protection Has Never Been More Important