ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes file-based external integrations in SaaS, a VS Code debugger issue, and using predefined configuration packages to be more agile. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community comprises professionals devoted to advancing the success of their customers. Developers, project managers, and consultants collaborate to share helpful information across blogs, forums, and social media sites. From discovering new solutions to finding answers to complex ..read more

Deferrals are a way to track income and expenses over time instead of in one accounting period. With Dynamics 365 Business Central, you can create templates to automate the deferral process and ensure transactions are recorded accurately and in the right periods. This video will show you how to utilize deferred revenue and expenses in Business Central, allowing you to recognize revenue and expenses in the proper accounting periods easily. See the Microsoft Defer Revenue and Expenses documentation for further information. The post How to Defer Revenue and Expenses in Dynamics 365 Business Centr ..read more

ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes analyzing Long Running AL with Power BI, understanding Vendor Invoice Management in BC, selecting a Dataverse environment for Power Automate flows in BC, and getting the most out of Git. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community comprises professionals devoted to advancing the success of their customers. Developers, project managers, and consultants collaborate to share helpful information across blogs, forums, and social media sites. From ..read more

Have you looked at the Service Management functionality in Dynamics 365 Business Central lately? It’s included in the Premium edition of Business Central. BC has evolved, and so has Service Management. What is Service Management in Business Central? The Service Management functions in Business Central can help companies exceed customer expectations and improve brand loyalty by: Scheduling recurring service calls as part of a service, warranty, or maintenance contracts Assigning service personnel and technicians according to skill level and availability Tracking inventory parts and supplies St ..read more

In D365 Business Central, there are two types of Bills of Material: Production BOM: can be used in conjunction with routings and is typically used in manufacturing goods. The production BOM has more complex costing and can be used with subcontractors. Assembly BOM: A more simplistic way of kitting or assembling, where you need to track the time/cost of the person putting together (or taking apart) the item(s). This video will provide an overview and compare the two types of BOMs in D365 Business Central, as well as look briefly into routings. Learn more about Business Central by viewing othe ..read more

Dynamics NAV (formerly Navision) was easy to customize. The benefit was that your business processes did not have to conform to how the software worked. Instead, you could modify the software to your business processes.  This was accomplished by partners (and some customers) accessing the base code of Dynamics NAV. All code could be modified, and was, to suit the needs of customers. The downside to this method of modifying products is that when Microsoft updated the base application, any customization modifying or dependent on code Microsoft changed often required reworking customizations ..read more

If you are running Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC) in the cloud, you or your administrator might receive an error message saying the attempt to update the BC environment was unsuccessful “because one or more of the installed extensions is not compatible” (see Figure 1 for an example error message). This error indicates Microsoft tried to update your instance of Business Central but could not complete the process, either because you have an extension using obsolete code that needs to be updated or you have modified the base code that must be removed before the update can proceed. Figure 1 ..read more

The Factbox in Dynamics 365 Business Central is where we typically interact with attachments, links, and notes. This video will show you how simple this functionality is to use in Business Central and give you tips to do it correctly. Learn more about Business Central by viewing other How-To videos or reading more How-To blogs from ArcherPoint. Contact us for help with any Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central feature. The post How To: Attachments, Links, and Notes in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central appeared first on ArcherPoint ..read more

ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes Business Central resources for partners, improving Business Central performance, design patterns for Business Central developers, and an upcoming public preview of the Business Events framework. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community comprises professionals devoted to advancing the success of their customers. Developers, project managers, and consultants collaborate to share helpful information across blogs, forums, and social media sit ..read more

Are you looking for an efficient way to manage Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central financial transactions? If so, then setting up recurring general journals is a great option. Recurring general journals can save you time, effort, and money by automating the tedious task of regularly entering financial data into your system. In this blog post, we’ll look at how to set up and use recurring general journals in D365 Business Central, including using the reversing entry function for accruals. We’ll also discuss setting up recurring frequencies and utilizing financial allocations for even more a ..read more