Posted by Bailey Springs Vision 2020 is a virtual Microsoft Dynamics user conference where attendees will have the ability to easily access live sessions, view recordings of sessions not attended, ask questions and interact with presenters, network with other attendees, earn up to 5 CPE credits and learn about add-on functionality from over 15 sponsors.  This year's lineup of sponsors is pretty impressive, and we can't wait for you to see what all they have to offer. Here is a little sneak peak into our Platinum and Gold Sponsors! ​ Platinum Sponsors eOne Solutions eOne Sol ..read more

Posted by Rosa Marte ​Here are the 10 nicest new features included on the most recent release for Business Central (April 2020): ​ 1. Auto-insert recurring sales and purchase lines:  Now recurring lines that are already configured for customers/vendors get auto inserted on sales and purchase documents (depending on setup) once the function is selected. This only works when creating a new document from the Actions menu on the initial screen of the role center. Additional setup is included to the recurring lines page to indicate which type of document will be auto inserted or inse ..read more

​By Jessica Jarvis, InterDyn Artis, an LBMC Technology Solutions Company ​ ​The world has changed.  How people work has changed.  This presents a challenge for a lot of employers; how do we change to accommodate this new situation? ​ A challenge that I have seen come up frequently in the last couple of weeks is handling employee furloughs within Dynamics GP.  With the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, you may be having to pay 67% of the employees pay during this time period.  While there is not a built-in way to manage these, and there are no pay codes in Dynamics G ..read more

Posted by Bailey Springs ​ ​In the past few years, many organizations have been hopping on the “work from home” trend and have installed remote policies into their everyday workforce.  Recently, this trend has been accelerated due to the Coronavirus outbreak.  Many professionals, however, may not have worked from home often enough to have a routine established and may struggle with staying focused, on track and productive.  Here are 10 tips for staying productive while working from home: ​ 1.  Start Your Day with a Task. ​Admir ..read more

Posted by Lise'Cummings and Ashley Kennally ​ With the Microsoft Dynamics GP release in October 2019 a new support initiative was put in place, called the Modern Lifecycle. This new Modern Lifecycle shows that Microsoft, more than ever, has a continued commitment to the Dynamics GP product and has provided a clear roadmap for what customers can expect going forward.  Let us help you break this down and explain what it means to you. This means that they've done away with the 5 year Mainstream Support on versions released on/after October 2019.  In this new support model, customers will now ..read more

Posted by Anne Diaz ​The October 2019 release of Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC), which is one of two major updates released for BC each year, contains a variety of new features that will help end users save time and enhance their access to useful data and shortcuts. These enhancements were driven largely by the requests of users on the Dynamics Experience site.  Here are the top ten features in the latest release from our team to yours: ​1. Multi-tasking   You can now open a second page of Business Central in another tab or window so you can do different tasks at the same time in the ..read more

Posted by Jonathan Crowell Even successful distribution and manufacturing companies say that inventory control is among the top reasons why they struggle with growth. ​ The balancing act between having too little or too much inventory has always been a moving target. Seasonality and changing trends over the course of several years, make it difficult to know how much inventory is “just right” . Finding that balance requires you to utilize the “best of breed” in technology and inventory systems to retain your customers in a highly competitive market. The  Not So Obvious  Eff ..read more

Posted by Jonathan Crowell Nothing… sort of.  You may also be asking yourself “What is Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement?” I’ll address both questions. As of November 1, 2016, Microsoft Dynamics CRM was renamed and became part of Microsoft Dynamics 365. The Dynamics CRM we have known and loved was more or less re-labeled and licensed in a different manner. At that time, there was set to be two “editions” of the CRM applications – Business and Enterprise. The Business Edition was geared towards companies with more basic requirements in Sales and Customer Service and aligned with then called ..read more

Posted by Paul Haag Power Platform Summit is the premier user-centric conference for Power BI, PowerApps, and Flow product users. There are a lot of new PowerApps sessions this year with cutting edge content. Here are my top 5 PowerApps picks: ​NAAP02 - Introduction to PowerApps (Canvas Apps) & the AI Builder For anyone looking for a good intro to PowerApps, this seems to hit the key points. https://www.eventscribe.com/2019/summit-orlando/fsPopup.asp?embedded=true&pfp=PowerPlatformSchedule&Mode=presI ..read more

Posted by Jonathan Crowell Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software can be an asset to any company. Whether your organization is a distributor, manufacturer, a service-based company, or otherwise, there are many tools and functionality in modern CRM software that can bring value to your business. Like many business applications, CRM’s success lies in the implementation process. While it is unlikely that you will be performing the implementation yourself, there are steps to take to ensure you achieve the desired results. If you do not set a foundation on which to build the solution from ..read more