Chapter 12

Setting Up Business Central for Optimal Results

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Migrating from Dynamics NAV to Business Central

check Navigating in Business Central with menus, actions, role centers, and page or report searches

check Setting up Business Central with manual setup options, user groups, permissions, and roles

check Defining a number series to apply sequential numbering schemes to transactions and cards

check Touring the inventory item setup

Business Central is one of two on-premise ERP packages that Microsoft has revamped and migrated to the Dynamics 365 cloud, where it’s offered as a Software as a Service (SaaS) monthly or annual subscription. The other package is called Finance and Operations. (Business Central was previously branded as Finance and Operations Business edition, whereas Finance and Operations was previously branded as the Finance and Operations Enterprise edition.) Business Central is based on Dynamics NAV (formerly Navision). The project to port (migrate) Dynamics NAV to the ...

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