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Pick a starting point by the stage you are at
If you are still deciding whether Business Central is right at all, begin with the comparisons and the licensing guide. They explain what the product includes and which edition covers manufacturing or service work. They also show how it stacks up against the other systems you are likely weighing. Reading those first saves time in vendor demos. You will know which questions separate one option from another.
Once you have decided and a budget talk is coming, the cost and timeline guides are the useful pair. They break a project into its parts and show which choices make each part bigger or smaller. Then you can walk into a scoping call knowing what matters to you and what can wait.
Already committed and planning the work? Next, read the data migration checklist and the partner selection guide. They cover the two places projects most often go wrong. One is moving history nobody needed; the other is hiring a team that does not ask hard questions early.
Four common reasons people land here
Leaving Dynamics GP
Microsoft has stopped selling GP to new customers. Our end-of-life guide lays out what that means for existing users and the realistic paths forward.
Preparing a budget
Our cost and licensing guides separate subscription spend from project services. That keeps the two apart in a board paper.
Fixing a slow close
Month-end, chart of accounts and dimensions guides show how a cleaner ledger shortens the work after period end.
Getting inventory right
Costing and sales tax guides cover two setups that are hard to change once transactions start posting.
How to get the most from these pages
- ✓Read the frequently asked questions at the foot of each guide first; they give the short answer before the detail
- ✓Share a guide with the colleague who owns that area, such as the controller or the warehouse lead
- ✓Bring your notes to a scoping call, where the general advice turns into a written plan for your company
All Business Central guides
Business Central implementation cost →
What makes up the cost of a Business Central project, which drivers move it, and how to get a written scope you can compare.
Business Central pricing and licensing →
How Business Central is licensed: Essentials, Premium and Team Members, full and limited users, device licences, environments and storage.
Business Central implementation timeline →
The six phases of a Business Central project, what makes each one longer or shorter, and the warning signs that a go-live date is slipping.
Dynamics GP end of life →
What Microsoft has announced about Dynamics GP, the realistic options for GP companies, and how to plan a move without rushing it.
Data migration checklist →
A practical checklist for moving data into Business Central: cleanup, what moves, load order, reconciliation and the mistakes to avoid.
Choosing a Business Central partner →
How to verify a Business Central partner in Microsoft's directory and AppSource, the questions to ask, and the red flags to walk away from.
Month-end close in Business Central →
The close sequence, posting controls, recurring journals and cost routines that shorten month end in Business Central.
Chart of accounts design →
Account types, numbering, posting groups and the dimension-first approach to a Business Central chart of accounts.
Business Central dimensions →
Global and shortcut dimensions, default dimensions, value posting rules, dimension sets and analysis views in plain English.
Inventory costing methods →
FIFO, LIFO, Average, Specific and Standard compared, with the cost adjustment and posting routine that keeps inventory and G/L aligned.
US sales tax setup →
Tax jurisdictions, areas, groups and details, the tax liable flags, and when a tax engine such as Avalara is worth adding.
Compare →
Fair Business Central comparisons against other ERPs, older Microsoft products, editions, deployment options and CRMs.
Go-live, reporting, security and selection guides
Guides for the later stages of a project and for teams still choosing a system.
Dynamics NAV end of support →
What NAV end of support means in practice, the routes to Business Central, and how custom C/AL code and history shape the choice.
User acceptance testing →
How to run user acceptance testing on Business Central: roles, scripts built from real transactions, defect severity and honest sign-off.
Go-live checklist →
What to confirm before switching to Business Central, the cutover order, go or no-go criteria, and the first days after going live.
Reporting options →
Every way to report from Business Central compared: standard reports, financial reporting, analysis mode, Excel, layouts, Power BI and AL.
Business Central API →
How to integrate with the Business Central API: standard v2.0 endpoints, OData web services, custom API pages, Entra ID and webhooks.
Per-tenant extensions →
What per-tenant extensions are, how they compare with AppSource apps, how they are built in AL, and how to keep them working through updates.
Copilot in Business Central →
What Copilot in Business Central does today, which tasks it helps with, how to enable it, and the controls that keep people in charge.
QuickBooks vs ERP →
The real signals that a company has outgrown QuickBooks, what an ERP changes, and when staying is the better choice.
ERP selection checklist →
A phase-by-phase ERP selection checklist: requirements, shortlist, scripted demos, partner checks, cost components and scoring.
Dynamics 365 Sales implementation →
Process design, data model, security, Outlook, data import, Business Central links and adoption for a Dynamics 365 Sales rollout.
Dynamics 365 Field Service guide →
What Dynamics 365 Field Service does, how it fits with your ERP, what to decide before buying, and when a lighter tool is enough.
Power BI with Business Central →
Connect Power BI to the right Business Central environment and company, install the apps, schedule refresh and secure published reports.
Permissions and security roles →
Permission sets, security groups, company-specific assignment, licence limits and profiles in Business Central, explained plainly.
Warehouse setup options →
Location card switches, bins, basic and advanced warehouse documents, and directed put-away and pick in Business Central.
QuickBooks migration →
Move from QuickBooks Online or Desktop to Business Central with clean master data, open items and balances that tie out.
BC vs NetSuite →
A fair look at Business Central and NetSuite: hosting, Microsoft 365 fit, subsidiaries, customization and when each is the right call.
About these guides
Who writes these guides?
The consultants who run Business Central projects for D365Consultant write them. The content comes from the questions clients ask in real scoping and delivery work. We keep them general enough to apply to most small and mid-sized US companies. We also point out where your own situation will change the answer.
Why do the guides not include prices?
Because any figure we printed would be wrong for most readers. Microsoft changes its licence prices from time to time. Project cost depends on scope, data and integrations that differ from one company to the next. The guides explain what drives the number, and a scoping call turns that into a written estimate for you.
Are the guides kept up to date?
Yes, we revise them when Microsoft changes something material, such as licensing rules or lifecycle announcements. Where a detail changes often, the guide tells you where to check the current version at the source. For anything time-sensitive, Microsoft's own pages are the final word.
Can I ask a question a guide does not answer?
Yes, use the contact form or email hello@d365consultant.com. A consultant will reply with a plain answer. If the question depends on your setup, they may suggest a short call. Useful questions often become new guides.
Talk to us about your project.
Tell us what you run today and what has to change. A senior consultant replies with a written next step.