Explore the Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 Business Central Migration

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Explore the Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 Business
Central Migration
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Introduction

• Dynamics GP is an on-premise ERP offering from
  Microsoft that helps businesses manage their
  back-end operations on a day-to-day basis.
• With Cloud based offerings making a statement,
  on-premise users are on the look for a solution
  that can keep their business secure for the
  future.
• ERP users are taking detour to upgrade their
  systems to the latest Cloud-based ERP systems to
  stay up-to-date with tech advancements, and
  Microsofts Dynamics 365 Business Central is a
  popular pick amongst others.

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D365 Business Central brings benefits to the
following sectors

• Financials
• Sales
• Distribution data
• Service
• manufacturing
• Projects
• Supply Chain
• Warehousing

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Reasons to migrate from Dynamics GP to D365
Business Central

• Cloud-based solution - Helps keep the business
  up-to-date with features and functionalities that
  meet user expectations
• Personalized User Interface - Allows users to
  move around with ease and provides a customizable
  user experience with easy-to-use and role-based
  functionalities.
• Online data processing It eradicates hung
  batches or interrupted posting used for
  simultaneous transactions, and promotes automatic
  system integrations.
• Office 365 integration - It has the ability to
  integrate with a wide range of Office 365
  products such as an Outlook integration which
  makes recipient searches more.
• Flexibility Users can access the application
  from any device (laptop, tablet, or mobile), and
  across several operating systems such as Windows,
  Apple, and Google Play.

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Factors to consider during a migration from
Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 Business Central

• Analyze Dynamics GP before migration
• Before a company decides to migrate from GP to
  BC, it is a must to know where GP currently
  stands in the market and how its future looks.
• Analyze your company
• Know your organization's current state and
  direction to evaluate if an ERP migration is
  necessary for the business to invest in.
• The power of the Cloud
• Cloud-based ERPs have the following advantages
  over on-premise ERPs security, flexibility to
  work and access data from anywhere and anytime,
  IT cost reduction, scalability, and easy
  upgrades.

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How Will a Business Benefit From a GP to Business
Central Migration?

• No more financial series posts Business Central
  is a fully online data processing solution, the
  transactions automatically integrate to General
  Ledger or GL, which eliminates the need for
  Series posts.
• Reporting capabilities Businesses can leverage
  the analytics and reporting capabilities in
  Dynamics 365 Business Central with data stored in
  the cloud. An integration with Power BI, which is
  embedded within Business Central and Azure, helps
  store big data.
• Increase in efficiency The integration of
  Business Central with Power Platform, Customer
  Engagement, and Office 365 helps increase overall
  business efficiency.
• Mobile businesses With numerous devices and
  companies functioning on the move, it adds a
  new work dimension to how and where work can be
  done and facilitates auto upgrades.
• Maintenance Dynamics 365 Business Central
  follows automatic upgrades with new features
  every new update and brings down Infrastructure
  management and maintenance costs.

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Steps Involves in Dynamics GP to Business Central
Migration

1. Validate the business case for the migration from
   Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 Business Central
2. Requirements gathering to know what the business
   requires
3. Assess the Chart of Accounts and reporting
   requirements,
4. Customizations and unique business processes from
   the current ERP system,
5. 3rd party ISV applications and add-ons and past
   integrations,
6. More specialized capabilities or modules
7. Review hosting options (SaaS Cloud, On-Premise,
   or Private Cloud)
8. Create the roadmap (Estimates and project plans)
9. Migration of data from the current ERP system
10. Configure Business Central and add-ons
11. Train the end-users to impart ample knowledge on
    BC and how to use it.
12. Maintain ongoing support with the help of a
    trusted partner

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Steps Involves in Dynamics GP to Business Central
Migration

1. Validate the business case for the migration from
   Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 Business Central
2. Requirements gathering to know what the business
   requires
3. Assess the Chart of Accounts and reporting
   requirements,
4. Customizations and unique business processes from
   the current ERP system,
5. 3rd party ISV applications and add-ons and past
   integrations,
6. More specialized capabilities or modules
7. Review hosting options (SaaS Cloud, On-Premise,
   or Private Cloud)
8. Create the roadmap (Estimates and project plans)
9. Migration of data from the current ERP system
10. Configure Business Central and add-ons
11. Train the end-users to impart ample knowledge on
    BC and how to use it.
12. Maintain ongoing support with the help of a
    trusted partner

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