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Why Bring Your Team? | BCUG/NAVUG Summit Case Study - Stonewall Kitchen, LLC

By Delaney Freer

BCUG/NAVUG Summit Phoenix delivers 180+ breakout sessions and offers attendees a personalized learning experience through tracks based on industry, job roles, product version - including Business Central, and level of experience. Many organizations view BCUG/NAVUG Summit as an investment in their people and have found the best way to maximize knowledge consumption is to send a team of individuals representing several departments. BCUG/NAVUG Member, Stonewall Kitchen, LLC , is sending eight team members to BCUG/NAVUG Summit in 2018. Organizations who send teams to BCUG/NAVUG Summit find taking a 'divide and conquer' approach to the sessions aids ...

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Experience Dynamics 365 Portal

By Roberto Stefanetti

Experience Dynamics 365 Portal https://experience.dynamics.com/ The Dynamics Experience portal is changing continuously, now you can find everything you need for: Propose new ideas \ functionality (in two modes, Ideas and Insider) Test the trials versions See the updated roadmaps Access the all Dynamics Communities Access to powerapps available for the products As for the “Ideas” and “Insider” programs are very interesting (my opinion) Ideas Program What can you insert? Anything: requests for missing functionality, new features (ex: F8 Key in Web Client!), improvements to existing features, bug reports, ...

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Stand Out from the Crowd with a Dynamics Professional Credential

By Cynthia Priebe

In preparing to write an article on the value of the Dynamics Credentialed Professional Certifications and what it would take to help you recognize the value of this certification, I found the “5 Reasons Certifications Aren’t Worth It” by David Bolton[1]. David is correct in his assessment of why many certifications provide no value but his list also makes it easy for me to explain why Dynamics Professional Credentials are the exception. “Software Technology Moves Too Fast” – Knowledge that’s relevant today quickly becomes outdated. If I use the NAV Core Application Setup exam as an example, it is designed to test experience and knowledge of setups ...

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Are you interested in becoming a Credentialed Professional?

By Aspen Lindell

Are you interested in our Credentialing Program, but don't know where to start? Unfamiliar with the benefits of taking our exam? How much do the exams cost? We have the answers for you!! All the information you need to know about Dynamics Credentialed Professionals is presented here in this Informational Webinar, Dynamics Credentialed Professionals Info

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BCUG/NAVUG Summit Phoenix, Let’s Do This Together

By Delaney Freer

Thousands of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and legacy Dynamics NAV users and partners are marking their calendars as busy for October 15-18. Why, you ask? To gather in Phoenix, AZ for the 11th annual BCUG/NAVUG Summit conference, of course! Are you still scheduled to be in the office? Don’t delay your Summit registration – you can save $200 with Advanced pricing through Thursday, September 6. Register now. If you're not already registered, can we tempt you to join us in Phoenix? Here is a preview of what you can look forward to onsite: Learn from the Best. Take advantage of the kick-butt content and learning tracks. ...

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D365BC – Data Backups – Part 2

By Franz Kalchmair

Another way for backup/restore data in BC. Rapid Start cannot be found with the search function, also the Rapid Start Profile is missing. But the according pages are there: Config Templates Config Worksheet Config Packages Details can be found @ https://moxie4nav.wordpress.com/2018/08/05/d365bc-data-backups-part-2/ cheer

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Back to School

By Kenzie Jenson

What do you mean, Back to School ? With August in sight, back to school is on everyone’s mind. Feel like you’re missing out? Have no fear – new Academy courses are here! The Academy team has been working hard to add additional and NEW courses to the 2018 schedule. With all the upcoming training opportunities, you can be certain you won’t feel out of the loop on the back to school vibe. So what exactly is Academy? Academy offers a variety of virtual – that is, online – classes that provide training on different business applications that people like yourself use every day. How does it work? You choose a class and time that works in your ...

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Dynamics 365 Business Central October ’18 release

By Franz Kalchmair

Great news! Cloud and On-Premise: means D365bc can be installed on a local server, you can make then backups of the database. Extended VS-AL experience: support for .Net interop @ on-premise Optimized user interface Flow Filters, Limit Totals Permission sets editable Tenant admin a.m.m. details: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/business-applications-release-notes/October18/dynamics365-business-central/ cheer

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The Long Road to Demand Planning (AFP) - Part 3

By Marguerite Manelski

It’s been 7 months since my last blog and 8 months since our go live with Lanham Demand Planning and I cannot even begin to explain the amazing experience we as a company has experiences during this time. First things first I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved to allow this dream to be a reality, Lanham for the development, my IT manager for not just finding Demand Planning but sharing it with us, upper management for trusting not just the program but its employees that we could make it work and my co-workers for being willing to step out of their comfort zone and learning something completely different. 8 months ago, ...

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Data Backups in D365BC

By Franz Kalchmair

Hi, data backups is one of the most missed features in d365bc. So i checked out the feature list of current d365bc, what can be used for that functionality or is an extension needed? So in the end i found the "Data Exports", a quite well known feature in NAV. I worked with D365BC - Austria. Currently i don't know what in detail are the differences between the localized versions, so please check, if data exports is available in "your" d365bc. ;-) For the full posting follow https://moxie4nav.wordpress.com/2018/07/22/d365bc-data-backups/ cheers

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The Community Said What?! Caught on camera…

By Christen Anderson

We reached out to the user group community on what they thought about Summit over Skype interviews. We had interviews with MVPs, speakers of Summit, board members, members that are in the blogs daily and more – we asked and listened….and recorded! If anyone should be telling you about why attending Summit is a must, it’s YOUR community. So, hit play and check out what they said! --> https://youtu.be/jE774BszV-A <-- We hope to see you in Phoenix – mixing and mingling with all your peers. Learn more about Summit Phoenix after you watch the video. https://www.navugsummit.com/home Cheers

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Blockchain: The Next Generation in Food Supply Chain - From "Farm To Fork"

By Ari Smith

Monitoring Food Transportation From "Farm To Fork" While still in its early stages, blockchain promises to become the next disruptive technology that must be addressed by SMB executives today. But just like any new technology, it is done with proper planning and insight. NGL isn’t just talking about blockchain, but is playing a active part in its development and use as a leader in the food supply chain industry. For NGL, blockchain today means several things. First, blockchain does not exist in a silo. Like any technology, blockchain will need to be woven into the fabric of the wider IT enterprise like ERP and MRP systems. In this regard, NGL is developing ...

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Good Morning Admin! First session topic is Application Setup and Dynamics Credentials

By Cynthia Priebe

Each month our Advisory Board Chairman, Holly Kutil will be hosting a ½ hour webinar to keep us up to date on the latest community news with Laurie Kuehl, Microsoft product news with AJ Ansari, and chat with a community member on a specific topic or two. Join us on July 17th @ 11am ET when I will be Holly's first special guest. We will be talking about how taking advantage of the credentialing program sets us apart from our peers. We will also discuss how becoming credentialed has benefited the careers of those that have taken the time to affirm their knowledge and become credentialed professionals as well as the organizations that employ them. We will ...

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When Google Can't, BCUG/NAVUG Summit Phoenix Can

By Delaney Freer

Shake up your routine this fall at BCUG/NAVUG Summit Phoenix . BCUG/NAVUG Summit, October 15-18 in Phoenix, AZ, is the ONLY place you can get answers to your burning questions—without Googling—through: Dynamic content. Lively networking. Authentic community. Learn from peers, industry, and technical experts in 650+ sessions across the user groups. Make lasting connections over food, cocktails, and software, to fuel your conversations for months. BCUG/NAVUG Summit is an unparalleled experience. Why? Because it’s created for users, by users. ...

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Don't miss your opportunity to nominate this year's BCUG|NAVUG All-Stars!

By Mary Berens

One of the highlights of the year is to see the BCUG|NAVUG community recognize and reward those individuals that have made significant contributions of their time and expertise to educate and connect the greater BCUG|NAVUG community. For those of you not familiar with the All-Star award program, please take a few minutes to read through the information below and submit your BCUG|NAVUG nominations now ! before the July 27th deadline. Then get ready to vote in August for those extraordinary All-Star volunteers! Awards will be announced at the annual BCUG|NAVUG Summit Conference ; so b e sure to join us October 15-18 in Phoenix, AZ to help ...

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MVP Award 2018-2019

By Franz Kalchmair

Hi, today i got a message from Microsoft. Received the MVP Award for Business Solutions the 3rd time now! Congratulations 2018-2019 Microsoft MVP! Follow these steps to get your MVP benefits Dear Franz Kalchmair, We look forward to re-awarding you the 2018-2019 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award to recognize your role in the technical community. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your great contributions from the past year in the following technical communities: - Business Solutions cheer

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Time to Geek Out - BCUG/NAVUG Summit Phoenix Session Line-up Released

By Delaney Freer

There’s only one week left to save $400 on your BCUG/NAVUG Summit Phoenix registration . Don’t wait to register and miss the lowest price offered - the price increases after Thursday, June 28. Register Now. Why attend BCUG/NAVUG Summit, October 15 -18? BCUG/NAVUG Summit is an unbeatable way to get answers to your burning questions that will boost your ability to succeed in your job every day. What you learn at BCUG/NAVUG Summit will fuel your company for years to come. Content line-up released At BCUG/NAVUG Summit, “content is king and networking is queen!” With over 650 sessions to choose from across all user groups, ...

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Once you go, you get it

By Mark Rhodes

Every year many first-timers at Summit tell me how incredibly valuable it was and how they wish they would have gotten there sooner. True story. And for all those that have never been - it's easy to say you don't know what you've been missing. But talk to anyone that's been, Summit is unlike any other conference you've been to. I don't think anyone says it better than our community leaders, so I asked them about attending Summit so you can hear for yourself: Why you should attend Summit If you've been thinking about attending but haven't pulled the trigger, do it now. 1) You'll save $400 if you register by June 28. 2) If you plan on keeping NAV at your ...

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Collaborate with Peers and Experts at BCUG/NAVUG Summit Phoenix (now $400 off)

By Delaney Freer

Get away from your desk to connect in-person with peers, friends, and experts in a lively, engaged environment at BCUG/NAVUG Summit Phoenix, October 15-18 . BCUG/NAVUG Summit is your place to share product insights, trouble-shoot your toughest challenges, and walk away with lifelong friends and more new knowledge than you thought possible. Early Bird Pricing Ends June 28 You’re running out of time to save big on your BCUG/NAVUG Summit registration. There’s only 14 days left to SAVE $400 before the price increases after June 28. Don’t miss this discount: Register Now! Hear From Peers in Summit 2017 Video Learn why Summit ...

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My Focus 2018 Experience

By Holly Kutil

All-Star Podcast (Pre-Conference Event) 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Along with 4 other All-Stars, Kerry Rosvolt, Steve Chinsky, Tom Doran, and AJ Ansari I participated in a pre-conference podcast discussion the Dynamics NAV product, Microsoft, and what the future holds for us using their products. BCUG - NAVUG All Stars May 2018 by BCUG/NAVUG Podcasts MONDAY Networking Breakfast 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM Jumped right into the day with a networking breakfast talking with other key leaders in the dynamics community. Good Morning Admin! 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Maher and I opened each day in the Admin Track with a talk show type format that was presented ...

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