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Automatic Prepayments to Vendors with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance

Posted on: April 24, 2024 | By: Fred Liu | Microsoft Dynamics AX/365, Microsoft Dynamics Manufacturing

In the modern business landscape, managing financial transactions efficiently and accurately is extremely important. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance offers an innovative solution to financial management: automatic prepayments to vendor invoices. This feature simplifies the payment process by automatically handling advance payments made to vendors, reducing the need for manual oversight and improving cash flow management. What Are Prepayments? Prepayments are advance payments made to a vendor, usually tied to specific...


Acumatica’s New Pricing Structure

Posted on: April 22, 2024 | By: Page Wildridge | Acumatica

Acumatica has unveiled its new pricing format for April 2024, with a series of strategic enhancements aimed at providing partners with a streamlined and optimized licensing model. This update, revealed in a recent webinar, focuses on improving access, scalability, and affordability across its product line, specifically targeting various business sizes and industries. In this blog, we will cover a high-level overview of the key takeaways from the announcement.  New Product...


Warehousing Options in Business Central

Posted on: April 22, 2024 | By: Page Wildridge | Microsoft Dynamics Business Central

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central comes equipped with several types of warehousing options to fit different businesses. Once a manufacturing and/or distribution company grows to a certain size, the utilization of a warehouse management system (WMS) becomes more and more beneficial. A WMS is a software that helps companies manage and control daily warehouse operations, from the moment goods and materials enter a distribution or fulfillment center until the moment...


New Features and Updates with Business Central Wave 1 Release

Posted on: April 22, 2024 | By: Page Wildridge | Microsoft Dynamics Business Central

Microsoft Dynamics Business Central just released their first wave release of 2024. Twice a year, Microsoft rolls out new features and updates to the ERP, increasing usability and functionality. In this blog, we will discuss three functionalities of the newest wave release, and what these three can do for your business.   Archive Projects   The new archive projects tool helps you have complete control over the versions of your projects. Archiving...


Enhancing Expense Management with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance: An Overview Guide

Posted on: April 22, 2024 | By: Fred Liu | Microsoft Dynamics AX/365, Microsoft Dynamics Manufacturing

Managing expenses efficiently in a dynamic business environment is important for maintaining budget control and ensuring financial compliance. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance (D365) offers an expense management process that simplifies and automates expense entry, approval, and reimbursement processes. This solution includes a mobile app, available for both Apple and Android devices, which keeps managing expenses on-the-go accessible. Key Features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Expense Management 1. Mobile App Convenience: The...


What Are The Real End Dates of Microsoft Dynamics GP?  

Posted on: April 21, 2024 | By: Page Wildridge | Microsoft Dynamics GP

In the past year, Microsoft has made several announcements about the future of their on-premises ERP solution, Microsoft Dynamics GP. These announcements indicate that the GP lifecycle is coming to an end within the next few years. As it may be hard to keep track of these new updates from Microsoft, in this blog we will discuss the finite dates that have been provided. Additionally, we will go over what...


Creating Sales Lines Easily with Copilot

Posted on: April 21, 2024 | By: Page Wildridge | Microsoft Dynamics Business Central

Microsoft recently introduced Copilot, a helpful AI assistance. The tool can utilized by users to streamline creation and reduce time spent on repetitive tasks. Now, you can use Copilot to write sales lines within your sales documents. In this blog, we will discuss this helpful new feature and how your business can take advantage of it.   Feature Details  One of the greatest parts of this feature is that Copilot...


Secure and Responsible AI Integration with Microsoft’s Copilot for Dynamics 365 Finance

Posted on: April 17, 2024 | By: Fred Liu | Microsoft Dynamics AX/365, Microsoft Dynamics Manufacturing

In today's world, technology is breaking new ground all the time, making it important to use artificial intelligence (AI) in a safe and smart way. Microsoft focusing on trust-building with secure and responsible AI integration. With the introduction of Copilot for Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) and Power Platform, Microsoft ensures AI enhances business operations while maintaining safety, compliance, and privacy protection. Understanding Copilot Copilot changes how businesses interact with data....


QAD’s Changing Landscape: Insights from Logan Consulting

Posted on: April 16, 2024 | By: Meaghan Andrews | QAD Business Process, QAD Practice News

In this blog, we explore QAD's changing landscape, focusing on cloud modernization and O3 adoption, illuminating both excitement and nuanced concerns. The move towards cloud modernization and the adoption of O3 ushers in a significant step forward towards future-ready ERP solutions. While this journey is promising, we want to provide a holistic perspective, acknowledging both the promise and the complexities that define this era of ERP evolution. Whether you are...


Overview of Financial Reporting with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance

Posted on: April 16, 2024 | By: Fred Liu | Microsoft Dynamics AX/365, Microsoft Dynamics Manufacturing

Navigating and leveraging financial reports within Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance can help you better understand and manage your business' fiscal health. This guide will help you understand the functionalities available for viewing, dissecting, and customizing financial reports to meet their specific needs. Starting with the basics of opening a report, the guide delves into how to drill down for more detailed analysis, adjust report options for tailored insights, and the...