{"id":1861,"date":"2021-01-08T10:54:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T10:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/?p=1861"},"modified":"2025-10-27T10:27:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T10:27:46","slug":"top-benefits-of-upgrading-dynamics-gp-to-business-central","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metaoption.com\/blog\/dynamics-365-business-central\/top-benefits-of-upgrading-dynamics-gp-to-business-central\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Benefits of Upgrading Dynamics GP to Business Central"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is Highly adaptable and rich with features, Business Central enables companies to manage their business, including finance, manufacturing, sales, shipping, project management, services, and more. Most of the Dynamics GP companies are now upgrading to Business Central to take advantage of Business Central\u2019s advanced features<\/a>, modern user experience, integration, and AI capabilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>Benefits of Upgrading<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Enhancement capabilities –<\/strong>\nBeyond the user interface, you can add new fields, rules, and processing to enrich\nthe value of the Business Central solution. Legacy development skills are\nrequired to accomplish the same with GP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business processing on your\nterms –<\/strong> If the base Business Central or companion solution doesn\u2019t address\nyour unique processing or data capture requirements, you can tailor the\napplication without affecting solution updates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scheduling deployment options \u2013<\/strong>\n99% of competing ERP cloud solutions provide only one way to deploy directly to\nthe cloud. With BC you have a few options, you can control when you deploy\nupdates, and you have access to the underlying data. The three deployment\noptions available to you with Business Central include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. SaaS cloud subscription <\/li>
  2. Internal IT department <\/li>
  3. Hosted environment <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Solution Interactivity –<\/strong> MS has advanced the Business Central interface across core applications that your business already uses. MS Office 365\u2019s Word, Excel, and Outlook are most common, but many organizations are now using Teams, Power BI, and Flow. While GP has some functionality with these solutions, one of msdyn365bc<\/a> core value propositions is its flawless integration with other MS products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Modern user experience –<\/strong> GP interface has essentially remained the same during the last 20+ years. However, the Business Central interface is based on cloud access, so your non-developer internal resources can personalize the windows to meet your specific needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    <\/span>Upgrading Options<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Upgrading to Business Central is\na significant project.  It\u2019s important to\ntake the time to do this right, as your new system will be in place for years\nto come. To leverage the new capabilities in Business Central, you will need to\nplan for process changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There are two primary ways to upgrade to Business Central:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Implement from Scratch – <\/strong>With\nthis, you can import master records and open transactions using import\ntools.  This is the required method for upgrading\nto Business Central on Azure or on-premise, but can also be used for Business\nCentral SaaS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Update Master Records in GP\nand then Upgrade to Business Central – <\/strong>Preferred upgrading method for\nBusiness Central SaaS, you can use Microsoft\u2019s Cloud Migration tool to bring\nmaster records, open transactions, and historical data into Business Central.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As a result, the rise of the cloud as the dominant force in computing seems to have happened more quickly than anyone expected, with Business Central being a cloud-based ERP software<\/a>, you can access your system or software from anywhere and you never have to worry about upgrading as you are always on the latest version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Contact us<\/a> at MetaOption to\u202fschedule a personalized demo and learn more about Dyn365BC<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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