The Dynamics Mindset Blog

Discussion regarding Dynamics GP, Business Central, and Power BI

My Journey to BC/NAV All-Star
David Laster David Laster

My Journey to BC/NAV All-Star

This year something really special and unexpected happened at Summit, and my journey with Business Central suddenly got very real: I was awarded the BC/NAV All-Star designation for 2024!

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Let’s Compare: GP to BC Master Records
David Laster David Laster

Let’s Compare: GP to BC Master Records

When implementing any ERP, you should know the data structure for the master records, and compare to what you have and need. This page discusses key record types, and introduces an online quick reference guide for anyone migrating from GP to BC. The guide answers 3 questions about each of the important banking, vendor, customer, and item tables; which fields match, what fields are going away, and which fields will I get new with a migration to Business Central that GP does not have.

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Let’s Compare: GP to BC General Ledgers
David Laster David Laster

Let’s Compare: GP to BC General Ledgers

What's the difference between the general ledger and chart of accounts for Dynamics GP and D365 Business Central? This post compares GP segments and BC dimensions, as well as provides an in-depth analysis of the Account Card from both systems. What matches? What's similar? What's different? Its all documented here for quick reference.

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Let’s Compare: GP SmartLists to BC List pages
David Laster David Laster

Let’s Compare: GP SmartLists to BC List pages

Curious about the differences between Dynamics GP and Business Central? This post covers what to know about how these ERP products and their primary, go-to, list-based reporting options compared to each other. This is just the beginning of your reporting journey in BC!

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First and foremost….
David Laster David Laster

First and foremost….

Welcome to my FIRST blog post! See what this is all about here, and then I hope you come back often to check out the new content. Link to the RSS feed and get the news when YOU want to see it!

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