Business Central from scratch

Foundational concepts for understanding and implementing Business Central — the SMB ERP in the Dynamics family.

For: Finance and operations leaders evaluating or rolling out BC.

12 guides in this path

  1. 1
    What is Business Central?A practical introduction to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central — the SaaS ERP for small and mid-sized businesses.
  2. 2
    Business Central environments and sandboxesHow environments work in Business Central SaaS — production vs sandbox, capacity, copies, and lifecycle management.
  3. 3
    Business Central pricing tiers explainedA practical look at Essentials, Premium, Team Members, External Accountants, and the hidden costs that matter beyond the SKU.
  4. 4
    Business Central licensing and pricingHow Business Central is licensed — Essentials vs Premium, Team Members, External Accountants, and what really drives total cost.
  5. 5
    Business Central on-premises vs SaaSThe real differences between Business Central on-premises and the SaaS (online) deployment — features, customisations, costs, and why Microsoft is steering everyone to SaaS.
  6. 6
    The Business Central finance moduleAn overview of Business Central's financial management — general ledger, dimensions, AP/AR, banking, fixed assets, and intercompany.
  7. 7
    Designing dimensions in Business CentralHow to design a dimension structure that supports the reporting you actually need — global vs shortcut, mandatory rules, defaults, and combinations.
  8. 8
    Sales and purchasing in Business CentralHow the order-to-cash and procure-to-pay flows work in Business Central — quotes, orders, invoicing, requisitions, and approvals.
  9. 9
    Inventory and warehouse management in Business CentralHow Business Central tracks items, locations, lots, serials, and warehouse operations — from basic stock to directed put-away and pick.
  10. 10
    Month-end close in Business CentralA practical month-end close checklist for Business Central — reconciliations, accruals, depreciation, inventory cost adjustment, and locking the period.
  11. 11
    Multi-company setup in Business CentralHow Business Central handles multiple companies and legal entities — separate databases, shared master data, intercompany, and consolidations.
  12. 12
    Business Central release waves explainedHow Microsoft's twice-yearly release waves work for Business Central — preview, general availability, mandatory updates, and managed extensions.
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