For many organizations, Microsoft Dynamics NAV has been a reliable workhorse for years, effectively managing their accounting, inventory, and operations. But, as great as it might be, the reality is that Dynamics NAV was built for a different era. As businesses have grown more digital, collaborative, and cloud-centric, NAV’s limitations are becoming more obvious. Microsoft… Continue reading What Dynamics NAV Can’t Do That Business Central Can
AI for Basic Writing – From Blank Page Paralysis to Your Personal Editorial Board
AI Over 40 Series – Week 5 How AI gave me the editorial team I always needed but could never afford For years, I’ve been the guy who said I’d write a book “someday.” Full of stories and hard-won experience, yet unable to get past the blank page. Every time I sat down to write,… Continue reading AI for Basic Writing – From Blank Page Paralysis to Your Personal Editorial Board
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central New 1099 Functionality
Microsoft has rolled out a revamped 1099 experience in Dynamics 365 Business Central — designed to streamline year‑end tax reporting and boost compliance automation. In this recently published webinar, we walk you through every practical step, from enabling the new system to electronic IRS filing and updating legacy data. Key topics covered in the webinar… Continue reading Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central New 1099 Functionality
Managing User Permissions in Dynamics 365 Business Central
Managing Permissions and Security Groups in Dynamics 365 Business Central – Part III In previous blogs, we have discussed techniques for managing permission sets and security groups in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. The main idea is to define permission sets and security groups that will enable all job-related functions to be performed, and then… Continue reading Managing User Permissions in Dynamics 365 Business Central
Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 537
ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes managing Application and Platform hotfixes on cloud platforms, MCP and GitHub Copilot integration, autodiscovery of MCP servers, and adding countries to BC using a RESTful API. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community, consisting of developers, project managers, and consultants, collaborates across various… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 537
Staying on Top of Outstanding Invoices is Critical for 3PL Cash Flow
For third-party logistics (3PL) companies, cash flow is the lifeblood of operations. The ability to pay carriers, manage warehouse operations, invest in technology, and scale services all depends on a steady flow of revenue. Yet one of the most common pain points for 3PLs is delayed customer payments. Even a few late invoices can ripple… Continue reading Staying on Top of Outstanding Invoices is Critical for 3PL Cash Flow
Understanding AI Limitations
AI Over 40 Series – Week 4 When Your AI Therapist Outperforms Your AI Developer When I asked Claude and ChatGPT to act as personal behavioral psychologists, I fed them a decade’s worth of personality assessments—DISC, Myers-Briggs, StrengthsFinder, and more—and challenged them to build a comprehensive psychometric profile. They synthesized fresh insights and tailored real-world… Continue reading Understanding AI Limitations
The Art of Prompting – Basic Communication with AI
AI Over 40 Series – Week 3 Many of us have treated AI like a fickle search engine—demanding perfect queries, agonizing over keywords, and double-checking every answer for “hallucinations.” That approach quickly becomes exhausting and unscalable. In this week’s installment of our “AI for the Over 40” series, we’ll flip the script: instead of engineering… Continue reading The Art of Prompting – Basic Communication with AI
Business Central: Leveraging the Cost Shares Action for Better Item Management
Cost transparency and accurate pricing decisions are fundamental to profitable business operations. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central’s Cost Shares action provides powerful insights into item cost structures, enabling businesses to make informed decisions about pricing, profitability, and cost management. What the Cost Shares report does The Cost Shares action is a powerful analytical tool accessible… Continue reading Business Central: Leveraging the Cost Shares Action for Better Item Management
How to Add Latency to Your Power Automate for Bulk Notifications
Recently, I was asked how to introduce latency into a Power Automate flow designed to handle bulk notifications. This problem can occur in a variety of scenarios: The problem with bulk actions The common problem here is that, particularly when interfacing with external devices, there can be a delay between the time your system sends… Continue reading How to Add Latency to Your Power Automate for Bulk Notifications