What is a portal? A portal is a website you can customize for your customers, partners, or employees. It is connected to your Microsoft Dynamics 365 environment so users are able to externally: Submit and review cases or knowledge articles Create and review sales opportunities Utilize forums for discussions, questions, or suggestions Can you envision … Read more
A QuickBooks History Lesson It wasn’t too long ago that general ledgers and other financial data were kept by hand in notebooks or in rudimentary spreadsheets on the computer. Basic accounting software like QuickBooks soon followed (much to the pleasure of accounting departments everywhere), and it remains a great entry-level tool. But it hasn’t evolved … Read more
Microsoft’s manufacturing offerings are surprisingly robust, so learning more about the key elements that make up this suite can help you assess what you need and what features will serve your brand best. Instead of racing your way through a high-speed demo, you can look at the highlights and key functions of this powerful part … Read more
Switching to Dynamics 365 Business Central can enhance your ability to care for your customers and allow you to provide the type of service that keeps people coming back for more. If you want to set your business apart from the competition, differentiating based on service is one of the best ways to do so, regardless of the … Read more
If one of the hats you wear at work is that of a project manager, you know how frustrating it can sometimes be to tie together all of the details involved in a single project. You have assets to purchase and allocate, employee time sheets to approve and assign to the project, client invoices to … Read more
Over the course of seven weeks, Crestwood’s Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central experts presented a series of webinars, ranging from a high-level overview to deep dives into each individual module. What Is Dynamics 365 Business Central? Dynamics 365 Business Central is a cloud-based, all-in-one ERP solution for every department from accounting to sales. It looks … Read more
Having a centralized administration hub is becoming more essential than luxury in the modern age of low overhead digital business. Even companies or franchises competing at scale in the brick and mortar space benefit from the features that Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central platform offers. Whether your business is heavy on inventory or you are … Read more
Whether you are shipping, receiving or need to manage existing inventory, you need a robust and intuitive set of tools to maximize efficiency and productivity. Business Central is designed with supply chain efficiency and management in mind and can help you solve some of the most common frustrations and issues our clients experience. An overview … Read more
Microsoft’s CustomerSource is a valuable resource available to all Microsoft Dynamics ERP (Dynamics GP, Dynamics SL, Dynamics 365, etc.) customers who are currently on a support plan. CustomerSource is divided into several sections, such as KnowledgeBase, Online Learning, and Account Management. Each section has its own set of resources and functions. Here’s a quick guide … Read more
What is Dynamics 365 Business Central, again? Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is Microsoft’s subscription-based ERP solution that provides a full range of accounting and operational functionality. For more details about the product as a whole, check out this blog post and intro video. One of the most important pieces of any ERP system is the … Read more
Processing vendor payments in Dynamics 365 Business Central functions slightly differently than the other Microsoft Dynamics platforms. This video provides a quick walk-through of cutting checks in Dynamics 365 Business Central (and keeping your vendors happy!) Watch this short video, and see how it’s done!
One of the biggest reasons that Microsoft leads the ERP industry is their commitment to constantly improving and evolving to meet the changing needs of businesses. However, it occasionally results in a bit of confusion. That is the case with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Let’s clear a few things up: What IS Dynamics 365 … Read more
Did you know? When you create a budget within Dynamics 365 Business Central, you can export it to Excel and have full access to all the great spreadsheet editing capabilities. This will allow you to quickly fill out all line items in the budget, and then simply import the budget back into Dynamics 365 Business … Read more
If you are looking to power your digital transformation, look no further. Microsoft has published the release notes for the next big Dynamics 365 update in October 2018. There are so many new features and enhancements, I almost don’t know where to start. If you are looking for something specific, here is the link to the full … Read more
The Field Service Schedule Board in Dynamics 365 for Sales (CRM) provides an easy-to-see look at resource availability, current bookings, available time slots, and more. When setting up the Schedule Board, you can (and should) configure your preferences for sharing with others in your organization. Within the Schedule Board, when you create a new view … Read more
Are your attachments eating up too much space in your Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales (CRM) system? It’s something I run into about 95% of the time with my Dynamics clients. Most organizations, when they first sign up for Dynamics 365 online, are given 5GB of space, depending on the number of registered users. This … Read more
Did you know that you could integrate OneNote with your Dynamics 365 environment? This will allow you to easily access a OneNote notebook directly from the 365 dashboard, adding additional functionality that the Customer Notes feature in 365 doesn’t support. You can easily share customer notes, and add images and drawings. Requirements: D365 Online version … Read more
When printing income statement reports from Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, the standard report is clear, but doesn’t provide details for every G/L account within the account categories that were assigned when setting up. This video shows how to quickly and easily create a custom view that allows you to view detailed information for all … Read more
There’s a lot of change happening with Dynamics 365 for Sales (CRM). Make sure you’re kept up to date with what’s leaving and what’s coming. Here are the highlights of what’s important to our clients. Deprecated features concerning end-users: Contracts, Contract Line Items, and Contract Templates Standard SLAs Mail Merge Deprecated features concerning system administrators: … Read more
One of the new features embedded into the social pane throughout Dynamics 365 for Sales (CRM) v9.0 is a tab called, Assistant. The Assistant makes your life easier. How? It tracks daily actions and communications for the contact or record you are on, and the system will generate an, “action card” which is designed to … Read more
Cases in Dynamics 365 / CRM are commonly referred to as tickets or incidents. These cases provide a way to track incidents or issues that may arise from your customers, whether they are external or internal. Cases are a full cycle entity, meaning they are used to track the process from the initial intake of … Read more
Advanced find is a powerful tool within your Dynamics 365 (CRM) system. Knowing how to use it will help you to find lists of data with specific criteria, edit that data, export, review, and so much more. You might want to print out this handy cheat-sheet and keep it on your desk. Here’s a nice … Read more
If you have an on premise database you may be curious as to how your data updates in real-time in your Power BI dashboards and reports. Instead of moving your data or constantly refreshing it, data is updated with a Power BI feature called a gateway. Types of Gateways and Features Personal Gateway Works solely … Read more