Microsoft is expanding its Copilot capabilities with Copilot Studio, which was announced last year at Ignite 2023. Copilot Studio lets businesses develop their own copilots as standalone applications using a low-code graphical interface. Copilot leverages generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to accept natural language prompts and produce responses that emulate how a human would react. Generative… Continue reading Transform Your Business with Microsoft Copilot Studio
Category: Platform & Process
What Is an eTailer? The Essential Elements for Success
What is an eTailer? “eTailer,” short for “online retailer,” is a term used to describe a business that earns a significant portion of its income from online sales. Online sales are booming While online retail has steadily grown for over a decade, COVID-19 disrupted consumers’ ability to purchase from a physical brick-and-mortar storefront. In response,… Continue reading What Is an eTailer? The Essential Elements for Success
Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 472
ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes insights into the MB-820 Business Central developer exam structure and content, how to obtain a table number from a RecordRef variable, an extensive guide for developers who are preparing for the BC MB-820 Certification Exam, best practices and performance considerations for… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 472
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
Top 7 Challenges Facing the 3PL Industry in 2024
Third-party logistics (3PL) companies play a vital role in today’s supply chain. The rise in eCommerce and persistent consumer demand has led to many new opportunities for the industry. And yet, as we start a new year, 3PL companies face many challenges in today’s complex and dynamic business environment. Key 3PL challenges and solutions 1.… Continue reading Top 7 Challenges Facing the 3PL Industry in 2024
Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 471
ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes a workaround for running back-to-back reports in BC, the importance of clean code and test-driven development, when and how to use the blob data type, and a feature of the new Azure File Share module. The Dynamics 365 Business Central… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 471
Choosing the Best Warehousing Style for Your Business
On the face of it, warehouses are a simple concept: it’s where you store the items you will sell. But for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, warehouse management and logistics are integral to their business. Warehouses are used for various purposes: storing raw materials and components for manufacturing, holding inventory before it is sold or distributed,… Continue reading Choosing the Best Warehousing Style for Your Business
Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 470
ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes BCTechDays 2024 workshops, potential problems when automated filtering on obsolete fields, calculating table sizes and counts, and using IncludedFields to optimize SQL queries. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community comprises professionals devoted to advancing the success of their customers. Developers, project… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 470
The Broken Windows Theory: The Key to Tackling Software Entropy
This year marks the 25th anniversary of one of my favorite development books, The Pragmatic Programmer. To commemorate the occasion, I thought I would share summaries of some of my favorite pragmatisms throughout the year, starting with this one: the “broken windows” theory. Software development is a unique field where the laws of physics might… Continue reading The Broken Windows Theory: The Key to Tackling Software Entropy
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