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Becoming a Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Solution Architect

By : Brent Dawson
Book Image

Becoming a Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Solution Architect

By: Brent Dawson

Overview of this book

Implementing an ERP project is a daunting task, and it can often get derailed due to several reasons, including but not limited to inefficient planning, inadequate resource scoping, insufficient working knowledge of ERP systems, and more. Becoming a Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Solution Architect helps you understand the intricacies of ERP project implementation for seamless deployment. This comprehensive guide helps you gain a deep understanding of how to implement and optimize robust business applications that meet the evolving needs of organizations. You’ll discover various integration methodologies to integrate different software applications and plan successful data migration seamlessly. By leveraging the author’s expertise, you’ll explore different challenges that can lead to project failure or cost/time overruns, along with customized solutions to maneuver past those issues for a successful outcome. By the end of the book, you’ll be able to identify potential issues that can negatively impact the delivery of the project and make design decisions that will prevent any potential negative impact on the design and functionality of the system at go-live stage.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Part 1: Architectural Considerations and Best Practices for D365 Finance and SCM
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Part 2: From Solution Design to Deployment – Practical Advice

Planning for Successful Data Migration

In previous chapters, I’ve commented “This is the most important…” when it came to areas that can cause issues during a project, and I’m going to repeat that. Data is what makes the system run. Without data, the system is unusable.

When building a new system, much discussion, planning, and testing needs to be completed to make sure data is imported into the new system correctly. In this chapter, we’ll discuss the major impacts and pitfalls related to data migration and data translation when moving into D365. We’ll also look at tools and potential issues that can arise when moving data.

The main topics to learn about in this chapter are as follows:

  • What is data migration?
  • Data migration methodologies
  • Data management
  • Creating a migration strategy
  • Data migration best practices
  • Case studies