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ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes how to control inventory costs, the rise of AI at work, the “this” keyword in AL, and learning about Business Central interfaces. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community, consisting of developers, project managers, and consultants, collaborates across various platforms to share valuable… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 484

The pain of legacy ERP systems Moving from an old, legacy software to a modern, cloud ERP can be intimidating: But there comes a time when holding on to outdated ERP software and hardware stops making business sense. Legacy software does not contain modern cloud ERPs’ updated business features and capabilities. This can lead to… Continue reading Visibility, scalability, and flexibility: Business Central has it all

One of the hallmarks of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is its flexibility. Software developers can use the AL programming language to create powerful solutions to extend Business Central’s functionality tailored to your organization’s unique business requirements. However, custom development requires a certain skill set and can be costly. Perhaps someone else has faced similar… Continue reading Understanding the Difference Between Power Apps and AppSource Apps

ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes how to access Business Central data in Fabric using Dataverse, Business Foundation, new in BC 2024 Wave 1, problems with Generic Charts in BC 2024 Wave 1, and using and abusing Edit in Excel. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community, consisting of… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 483

The 2024 Wave 1 release of Dynamics 365 Business Central made enhancements to Excel report layouts, letting users and developers create their own Excel layouts for reporting. This new feature goes beyond exporting data to Excel, which has been available since the Dynamics NAV days. Instead, it is an extension (Dynamics BC Excel Report) that… Continue reading Take Control of Your Data with Excel Report Layouts in Business Central

Cybersecurity aims to remain at least one step ahead of cybercriminals at all times. Cyberattacks are often considered to be the actions of bad actors motivated by monetary gain. However, nation-state attackers threaten to disrupt business, educational, and government operations and are often not motivated by money. What are nation-state attackers? Nation-state attackers are individuals… Continue reading Protecting the Supply Chain from Nation-State Attacks

ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes using Copilot Chat and Copilot List Analysis, performance improvements in Business Central 2024 Wave 1, a look at what’s coming in Business Central 2024 Wave 2, and an interesting discussion on AI hallucinations. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community, consisting of developers,… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 482

Keeping stock levels at the optimum level is challenging for retailers – too much and you have cash tied up in inventory, too little, and you lose customers because you can’t deliver the product when they are ready to buy. Seasonal fluctuations in demand, theft, and spoilage are factors that contribute to this problem. Here… Continue reading 5 Ways Retailers Take Control of Demand Planning and Inventory Replenishment

Directions North America 2024 was held April 14-17 in San Diego, California. Directions is sponsored by the Microsoft Dynamics partner community and is designed to help Dynamics partners grow and learn together. This year was the highest-attended Directions event with over 1800 registered attendees and more than 200 sessions targeting developers, solution architects, project managers,… Continue reading Directions NA 2024: Exciting New Features for Business Central with More on the Way!

ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes new and deprecated features in BC 24 and AL 13.0, server changes coming to Business Central, combining CentralQ and Copilot Chat, and more on the new features of Copilot Chat and Copilot Analyze List. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community comprises professionals… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 481