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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

Dynamics 365 Business Central implementation considerations


It is possible to use the same tools discussed here for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central as well. The project's effort could be different if it is a new project, or a migration project from old versions of Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

Remember that on-premise is different from SaaS, in the case of a new project, it is important to immediately explain that, in the cloud, there are pros and cons. The cons are some limitations considering the on-premise Business Central version, sometimes it is better to use what is already there, automatic updates are an excellent point in favor of providing added value. In the case of upgrades and use of the Web client only, it is necessary to understand whether there could be limitations before users accept the new cloud-based solution.

Development of a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central solution should also consider the dependencies problem. You should avoid monolithic extension and should...