Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Primary Use Case

David Hatfield - PeerSpot reviewer
ERP Director/Partner at UniverseIT

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a cloud-based product that differs from GP in several ways. One of the major differences is that in GP, general ledger account numbers consist of a string of segments that represent dimensions or ways to categorize data, such as departments or regions. These segments must be strung together to create one long account string. However, in Business Central, these segments work independently, and users do not have to create a long account string. Instead, they define specific codes for each dimension, making it more dynamic and easier to manage. Although new users may take some time to adjust to this change, they will quickly see the benefits of the system.

Business Central can be used for managing payables, vendors, customer sales, receivables, inventory purchase orders, and financial reporting, just like GP. However, it is more connected to other systems because it is cloud-based and developed with the latest programming language. As a result, it can easily connect with other systems, and other developers can create interfaces for Business Central. The system is much easier to use, even for simple tasks like managing a checkbook, as it allows users to connect their checking accounts and have all their bank transactions automatically flow into the program.

Business Central is also capable of receiving data from other cloud solutions, making it easier to manage data and focus on reporting. Unlike GP, where data entry was a manual process and importing data was time-consuming, Business Central allows for data to be automatically imported into the system. This enables users to focus on how the data is stored and reported, rather than spending time on data entry.

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CirveshDaga - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Architect at Tech Mahindra

Microsoft Dynamics NAV is a fully-fledged CRM/ERP. It's an end-to-end solution for managing all the processes, such as sales, purchasing, accounting, and reporting. However, this company has moved to the SAP stack. The CRM has gone to SAP Sales Cloud and the ERP is now migrating to SAP. The MES is going to be a product that's being built from scratch.

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VB
Business Development Manager - Microsoft Dynamics 365 at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

It is used for daily business operations that include finance, payables, receivables, and general accounts. It is also used for managing daily supply chain activities, like sales processes, purchasing processes, and assembly orders. 

All of the consultants use this product and the CRM. We also implement it for our customers, so everyone knows how to use it. In my company, there are around fifty employees and all of them use it.

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
March 2024
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AA
ERP Specialist at AMC Entertainment

I have worked in around five industries, including health care, contracting, commissioning, balancing, testing, and more. We use many modules, like AR, AP, accounts payable, accounts receivable, HR module, procurement, service management, payroll, etc.

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MohamedElgendy - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director & Co-founder at ABC COUNSEL

We have implemented Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central in various retail, supermarkets, institutions, agencies, and manufacturing industries. Our implementations were segregated from production manufacturing. We implemented this system in educational institutions such as schools and universities for their educational systems.

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AR
Director de servicios at Kc erp group

Our company is a partner with Microsoft and we sell the solution to customers. 

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DV
Lead Analyst at Michelin

We use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for CRM (customer relationship management) and to handle all the customer support tickets.

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LS
Senior Technical Specialist at Edward Jones

We use all the Office tools that come with 365. I don't know how many people use it here or what kind of deal we have, but we're a large enterprise.

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Krasimira Maslarova - PeerSpot reviewer
Product management Competence manager at SoftServe Ltd.

I mainly use it for PowerPoint presentations and Word documents.

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PO
Chief Financial Officer at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Yavuz  Günay - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at Günay Erdogan

We use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central as our platform for drafting and reading documents.

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GauravRaghav - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at APIS

We use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for office productivity.

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Gabriel Oyeyemi - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at Stanbic

We are using the E5 license. So everything across the E5.

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SanilPrakashan - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager ICT at B.L.Naidu & Sons Pte Ltd

We use the solution for financial management, our point of sale, and asset management. 

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PH
Teamlead MS Dynamics 365 at Peter Haider Consulting

The solution can be used to manage everything inside of your business. This includes, and not limited to, accounting, resources, inventory, logistics, sales, purchases, employee management, and protection. 

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VL
Financial Manager at a hospitality company with 51-200 employees

I use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for finance. Our accountants enter transactions, I review them and handle month-end closing. I also help with updates and train my team on using the system.

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Danie Joubert - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at ProQuanta

We implemented the solution for an insurance company. It was a full-stack implementation for new business units. The solution is used for communication and collaboration.

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LamViet Tan - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Supervisor at TPC VINA Plastic and Chemical Corp., Ltd.

We use the solution for our inventory management.

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ShafeeqRahman - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Administrator at Soybean Crushing Company & Derivatives (SOYA)

We are using almost all the facilities which Microsoft 365 offers, like SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and normal email.

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PT
Senior Customer Success Manager at Precio Fishbone Vietnam

In our market, we use most of the modules in Microsoft Dynamics NAV for manufacturing consulting and implementation, which is our main customer demand right now. However, we also use other ERPs such as SAP, Odoo (open source software) and we also have some experience with Oracle NetSuite. Additionally, we do many integrations with SAP, but we're not using SAP much currently.

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Anil Peralath - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales Manager - AUH at Gerab System Solutions LLC

We use this solution for auto processing, procurement, and finance. We are customers and resellers. Our customers are mostly in the mid-market and the SMB level. I'm a sales manager.

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Shaik Fareed - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at Eyegear

I am using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for Outlook, Excel, and Power BI.

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CM
System Administrator at Finlays

We are using Microsoft Dynamics NAV for warehousing functions, such as human resources and production.

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DS
Digital Transformation Manager at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Its use cases depend on the country. It is generally used for enterprise resource management and sales and marketing.

There are both on-prem and cloud deployments.

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WK
IT Infrastructure Engineer at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees

We use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central as CRM. 

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CC
Business application analyst at CFI

We use Dynamics in the manufacturing industry. 

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JM
Vicepresident for Administration at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

We use this solution for finance purposes. We're using a version from 2020.

The solution is deployed on-premises.

There are about 10 people using this solution in my organization.

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WL
Information Security Engineer (Core Network Security) at NEX4 ICT Solutions

I primarily use the solution within my company. It's mainly for communication. I use a lot of Microsoft Teams, which is included on it, as well as the ticketing system that is on it. 

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Suranjith Swaris - PeerSpot reviewer
Country Director at Inextricable Group Tech

My clients are using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for many aspects of their business needs, such as financial tools. This solution replaces other solutions they used, such as QuickBooks and Sage. As the client's companies are growing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central provides the tools needed for them to expand with efficiency.

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KG
Vice President - Information Systems at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Microsoft Dynamics NAV gets used for our internal financial services. It's the main finance application for us. We use it as our ERP software.

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ER
Microsoft Dynamics Specialist at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

Microsoft Dynamics NAV is used for sales, purchasing inventory, manufacturing, advancing fixed assets, document integration, and now there is also a service module. This solution is now called Business Central, but it's the same product. 

I have implemented Microsoft Dynamics both on cloud and on-premises, but the company I work for now has it deployed on-premises.  

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SH
Software Consultant at Fortitude Systems

We use NAV to run our entire business.

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CD
Software Engineer at Apmosys Technology Pvt. Ltd.

We are using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for Microsoft Excel to track all business-related data.

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Dinesh Parashar - PeerSpot reviewer
Practice Head- Epicor at coporateserve Solutions pvt. ltd.

Microsoft Dynamics is primarily used in financial or service companies. It isn't suitable for manufacturing. 

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JC
Design Engineer at SS Automation Solutions Pvt Ltd

It's an ERP solution, so it integrates our departments for production planning.

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Hemant-Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager- Sales at Acxiom Consulting

I primarily use this solution for internal financial accounting.

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YE
Group CIO at a import and exporter with 51-200 employees

We have the standard NAV and we also have a vertical that's developed for the auto dealership business industry. Both of them are based NAV but the vertical is also based on Dynamics NAV. It has simplified a lot of the issues in product selections and the like. The reseller is certified on their platforms, and we obviously use the product. We have quite a strong partnership with Microsoft.

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MY
IT at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

We are into pension funds administration. Our core function involves onboarding of clients, management pension funds and remittance of client pensions when they meet the criteria set out for disbursement. The management process of pension funds involves collection of clients monthly pension contributions and investing the asset to generate additional value for our clients and this is where MS Navision comes into the picture.

We essentially use MS Navision as our backend ERP system being used in managing all the records and potential costumer requests. However, we use a different system in managing our investment booking process.  

Invariably, there is a handshake between our MS NAV system and investment solution which helps to create the unitization process and generation of fund price.

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HD
IT Manager at a construction company with 201-500 employees

We use Microsoft Dynamics NAV for everything that the software has to offer. Some accounting, financing, a little bit of CRM, order processing, marketing sales, and ERP.

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NK
Senior Manager- Presales at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Microsoft Dynamics NAV is primarily used for professional services, finance, and basic supply chain management. it is not the best for the manufacturing sector.

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TS
Project Manager at Kanoksin

I use the solution to check inventory as well as many other internal business tasks.

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Buyer's Guide
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.