Category: Microsoft Dynamics AX/365

[embed]https://youtu.be/f8S_rP0a_ig?si=FvTrvIIrKlFKw2cO[/embed] The 2025 release wave 2 for Dynamics 365 Finance covers the new functionality Microsoft delivered to market between October 2025 and March 2026. Each release wave represents roughly six months of planned investment, and this one continues a clear trajectory for the product. As finance organizations scale to meet growing complexity, spanning global entities, evolving regulations, and rising performance demands, the role of finance has expanded well beyond closing...

Every so often, a Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations development VM reminds us that certificates are like milk: they expire quietly, and then suddenly everyone is having a bad morning. The symptom usually looks innocent enough. You go into Lifecycle Services (LCS), run the normal SSL certificate rotation, and the process comes back as Incomplete. No fireworks. No dramatic system collapse. Just enough ambiguity to ruin your next hour. In...

Procurement has always had a communication problem. Not because buyers don’t communicate. Quite the opposite. Buyers communicate constantly: purchase order confirmations, delivery delays, price changes, partial shipments, “checking in,” “following up,” “circling back,” and the occasional supplier email that somehow contains three date changes, two quantities, and zero punctuation. That’s the problem. A lot of procurement work still happens in email, while the real commitments live in Microsoft Dynamics 365...

When companies evaluate Microsoft Dynamics 365, the conversation often starts in the feature aisle. Can it automate approvals? Does it support advanced warehousing? How strong is forecasting? Can reporting handle multiple entities? Can AI help planners, buyers, and finance teams move faster? All fair questions. Features matter. Nobody buys enterprise software because the buttons are charming. But in most ERP projects, the harder question is not “Can Dynamics 365 do...

One of the biggest headaches for small manufacturers is the "waiting game." You finish a production run, report it as finished, and then—and only then—does the Quality department step in to pull samples. If there’s a deviation, you’ve already produced an entire batch of scrap. Microsoft has recently addressed this bottleneck with Sample Management features in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management. Specifically, Inline Sampling is changing the game by allowing...

Active Batch Periods in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365 F&O) are a powerful, often overlooked tool for fine-tuning system performance. By defining specific windows for batch job execution, you can ensure high-priority processes have the resources they need during business hours while deferring heavy data-crunching tasks to off-peak times. Why Use Active Batch Periods? Many organizations face a common paradox: they need batch jobs to run frequently to...

Our team recently attended the Dynamics user community Roadshow in Chicago, and one presentation in particular stood out. Not because it treated AI like magic. Thankfully, no one promised that a robot would close the month by lunch. What made the presentation impressive was how practical it was. The discussion centered on how Microsoft is bringing AI, Copilot, and agents directly into the systems where finance, supply chain, sales, service,...

Logan Consulting is excited to return to DynamicsCon 2026 as an Advocate Sponsor, bringing our expertise and insights back to one of the most influential gatherings in the Microsoft Dynamics community. DynamicsCon brings together users, partners, and industry leaders for several days of learning, collaboration, and innovation across the Microsoft Dynamics 365 ecosystem. We invite you to visit Booth #435 to connect with our team and explore how organizations are...

Most organizations don't question whether they have MRP. They question why it doesn't work. Planned orders get ignored. Expedite messages accumulate. Buyers override system suggestions. Production schedules shift daily. And in the background, MRP keeps running—technically functional, operationally irrelevant. This is not a system failure. It is a design failure. In Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management, MRP is not simply a calculation engine. It is a reflection of how well...

DynamicsCon is a valuable opportunity to explore new ideas across the Microsoft ecosystem—but some of the most impactful conversations happen when you can address your own system challenges directly. That’s the goal of our Tech Medic Sessions. What to Expect Logan Consulting will be hosting free Tech Medic Sessions at Booth #435, offering attendees the opportunity to connect with experienced Dynamics 365 consultants for focused, practical discussions. Whether you’re troubleshooting...