Import and Export Data in Business Central with Insight Works’ Free App

As a Microsoft Partner, we seek out various tools and solutions that synergize with Business Central to help streamline business processes, enhance productivity, and improve overall performance. One such tool is the incredibly useful Import Export PowerTool by our partner, Insight Works. The Import Export PowerTool is a free app that provides users with the […]
Visualizing Data and Creating Detailed Reports

Microsoft Power BI presents data from Business Central graphically, as shown here: The remaining pages of this blog discuss (a) extracting this data and (b) using Visualizations to present the above report for end users and stakeholders. Seeing Business Central expressed graphically allows for better understanding of its data and emphasizes the usefulness of Power […]
Using Mover.io to Migrate to Microsoft 365

One of the most important parts of the integration process is the Data Migration. In this step all of your company’s most important data is transferred to the new environment. Whether you are moving to Office 365, OneDrive, or another Microsoft tool, Mover.io can facilitate the transition with ease and quickness. Mover.io is a Microsoft […]
What is the Essential Business Insights Extension?

One of the most overlooked features in Business Central is the Essential Business Insights extension. The Essential Business Insights extension finds business facts in your company data and displays them. The insights could be from the last week, month, three months from the current date, being updated every 10 minutes. For example, in the Favorite […]
The Best 3rd Party Reporting Tools for Business Central
Financial reporting and analysis tools are critical to any business. Although the native Business Central reporting tools meet requirements for many companies, some organizations find the Business Central tools lack the flexibility for complex and robust reporting needs. Bond Consulting Services has partnered with two fantastic companies that offer reporting tools for Business Central providing […]
What is a Paginated Report?

There are two different ways to create reports in Power BI, Power BI reports and Power BI paginated reports. Power BI reports are interactive with multiple helpful visuals, which are great for analytics and can be developed in Power BI Service or Power BI Desktop. For a more detailed view into these visualizations there are […]
Helpful Tools for the A/P Check Run in Business Central

Upon trying to conduct an A/P check run in Business Central’s Payment Journal, a mistake within just one vendor’s data prevents processing the check run. Sure, you could cut checks for one vendor at a time at that point as an alternative to conducting a check run for multiple vendors. But, doing so prevents you […]
How can I track Jobs or Projects in Business Central
The Jobs Module within Business Central helps you manage various projects. You can track employee work hours through the Time Sheets function, monitor budgets and actual usage, view inventory and resources assigned to the jobs, invoice a customer, or make purchases linked to the job. Let’s review an example of the project: Within each job […]
What Is the Omnichannel Extension for Dynamics 365 Customer Service?
Omnichannel is an extension for Dynamics 365 Customer Service that allows for enhanced customer engagement through a suite of new capabilities. One of these such capabilities generates and tracks service cases through a chat channel where customers can interact with you on your website. If a viewer needs help or has a question about something […]
Power BI in Microsoft Teams
Since November 2, the Power BI App for Microsoft Teams has become generally available to Teams Users. Within the Power BI app for Teams, you can utilize nearly all the functionality Power BI Service has to offer, without having to leave Teams. Other functionality such as sharing reports within Teams, pinning reports in Teams chats, […]