Overview With recent tariff announcements constantly evolving, importers face increased pressure to properly allocate duty and tariff costs into their inventory valuation in Dynamics 365 Business Central. For example, if an item costs $6.00 per piece and is imported from a country like China, your final landed cost per piece could jump to $14.70 dueRead more
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Overview A few years into doing remote implementations, I’ve come to realize that this shift hasn’t been as seamless or efficient as people like to believe. I had a recent project where a customer on the East Coast wanted me to help them implement warehousing and shipping for their Dynamics 365 Business Central. From theRead more
Overview In standard Dynamics 365 Business Central, there’s an Over Receipt functionality that allows the warehouse to receive more than what was actually ordered on a purchase order. This is helpful in scenarios where a vendor sends a little extra, whether on purpose or by mistake. Microsoft provides a nice overview of this here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/dynamics365-release-plan/2020wave1/dynamics365-business-central/receive-more-items-than-orderedRead more
Overview Since our last video, Microsoft has updated the Account Schedule to be called Financial Reports in Dynamics 365 Business Central. In addition, they’ve made minor changes to how the Row definitions and the Column definitions are defined. Here’s the updated video on how to create your financial statements using the Financial Reports (formerly AccountRead more
Overview Installment payments have become a popular way for companies to offer their customers flexible payment options for products and services. However, Dynamics 365 Business Central does not have the ability to manage installment payments effectively, making it difficult for companies to take full advantage of this payment method. In this article, we’ll explore aRead more
Overview One of the most often asked about features when dealing with inventory is the ability to keep track of inventory by bins in the warehouse. While The Warehouse Management System will benefit the accuracy of the items that are stored in the bins, careful consideration must be made during setup so when you goRead more
Overview There are a lot of moving parts In a warehouse management enabled location where manufacturing process is setup, both in the physical processing and in Dynamics 365 Business Central. Anything to reduce the number of steps for the user is a win. One of the main things is keeping track of small items suchRead more
Exciting News! We are excited to share some news with you! As part of our ongoing efforts to better represent our mission and the solutions we provide, we have decided to change our company name from AP Commerce to APC Dynamics. While our name is changing, our goal to providing exceptional service and support remainsRead more
Overview The standard Business Central has two aging reports dealing with inventory. They are: Item Age Composition – Qty. Item Age Composition – Value Why the Value and the Quantity report needed to be separate reports is beyond me. When we run these reports, we see that you can define an Ending Date. When youRead more
Overview Fixed assets in Dynamics 365 Business Central is a pretty simple area to setup and use. In most cases, here are the 3 main things that needs to be done: Setup a fixed asset Post initial book value (or acquisition cost) Run depreciations Assumptions It’s assumed that your Dynamics 365 Business Central, in particular,Read more