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Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premise - Fourth Edition

By : Roberto Stefanetti, Alex Chow
Book Image

Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premise - Fourth Edition

By: Roberto Stefanetti, Alex Chow

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dynamics Business Central is a full business solution suite and a complete ERP solution, which contains a robust set of development tools; these tools can help you to gain control over your business and can simplify supply chains, manufacturing, and operations. Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premise covers the latest features of Dynamics Business Central and NAV from the end users' and developers' perspectives. It also provides an insight into different tools available for implementation, whether it's a new installation or migrating from the previous version of Dynamics NAV. This book will take you from an introduction to Dynamics NAV 2018 through to exploring all the techniques related to implementation and migration. You will also learn to expand functionalities within your existing Microsoft Dynamics NAV installation, perform data analysis, and implement free third-party add-ons to your existing installation. As you progress through the book, you will learn to work with third-party add-on tools. In the concluding chapters, you will explore Dynamics 365 Business Central, the new Cloud solution based on the Microsoft NAV platform, and techniques for using Docker and Sandbox to develop applications. By the end of the book, you will have gained a deep understanding of the key components for successful Dynamics NAV implementation for an organization.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Why to upgrade?


The possibility to upgrade a customized Microsoft Dynamics NAV installation is very important—the customer always wants to be updated. An updated system is a competitive advantage, but if the system is very personalized, it may not be easy to upgrade to the latest version of the product.

For Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central SaaS, the subject is different—the continuous update is the basis of the philosophy of the product itself, born to be in the Cloud and automatically upgraded.

Having an updated version offers a number of advantages:

  • Access to new features introduced by new releases of the product
  • Possibility to upload fixes and updates
  • Maintenance of the support for all updated to releases still under maintenance
  • Being updated with the latest technologies available on the market
  • If the company has updated and has modern software, it increases in value

Note

For Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, the model is different. If you have a lot of customizations in your old...