Microsoft Dynamics Business Central Features

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central provides an all-in-one business management solution for Small and Medium Businesses in need of affordable yet intelligent software. Able to streamline and automate your company, Business Central can simplify processes ranging from core financial management to sales, shipping, project management, services, and more.

Whatever you need, Business Central can get you up and running quickly with standard configurations or can handle more complex business needs with customization and integration.

Business Central Features: Essentials and Premium

With two different user types available (as well as “Team Members” able to be added as additional users), Business Central features and functionality are based on whether you choose Essentials or Premium. Learn more about the features available for each module by clicking the links or read about each module below.

Dynamics 365 Business Central Essentials Dynamics 365 Business Central Premium
Financial Management Everything in Essentials
Customer Relationship Management + Service Management
Project Management + Manufacturing
Supply Chain Management
Human Resources Management
Warehouse Management

Learn more in Dynamics 365 Business Central: Premium Vs. Essentials.

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Business Central Essentials

Built for easy setup, integration, and operation, Dynamics 365 Business Central Essentials provides the user friendliness of Microsoft Dynamics NAV in the cloud. Customizable and affordable, this version can provide the functionality that many businesses in distribution, professional services, and more need to get the job done.

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Financial Management

The core of any business management application, Financial Management delivers the backbone for your company. From general ledger to budgets, cash flows, payment handling, and more, Business Central Financial Management does its job and so much more. Learn more about about Business Central Financial Management.
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Customer Relationship Management

The relationship management features of Business Central help you manage and support your sales efforts. With these features, you have access to complete and accurate information so you can focus your interactions on preferred customer/contact segments. Learn more about about Business Central Customer Management.
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Project Management

For the professional services firm or project-based business, every hour counts. Part of the Business Central Essentials package, Project Management lets you perform common project management tasks, such as configuring a job and scheduling a resource, as well as providing the information needed to manage budgets and monitor progress. From quick turnaround projects to complex ongoing ones, Business Central Project Management can handle your needs. Learn more about about Business Central Project Management.
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Supply Chain Management

Controlling the way products flow into and out of your facility is a necessity for any product-centric business, and as your company grows, handling an ever-increasing number of transactions, SKUs, and warehouse square footage will require automation if you hope to gain the visibility and control you need. Fully integrated with other applications in the Dynamics 365 Business Central, supply chain management is designed to deliver the functionality needed to optimize inventory, reduce shortages, and maximize profitability. Learn more about about Business Central Supply Chain Management.
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Human Resources Management

Your employees are your most valuable asset, and Business Central is designed to deliver the control you need—whether you are managing time and expense, payroll, or one of the many other functions your human resources professionals and project managers need to get the job done. Keep a watchful eye over expenses, absences, and time with an easy-to-use human resources management platform.
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Warehouse Management

Controlling your operations at a growing business is unpredictable—especially if you don’t have the technology to make it work. After goods are received and before goods are shipped, a series of internal warehouse activities take place to ensure an effective flow through the warehouse and to organize and maintain company inventories. Learn more about Business Central Warehouse Management.

Business Central Premium

For some businesses in need of more complex functionality, Business Central can provide an extended set of features that go beyond the basics offered in Essentials. Business Central Premium can deliver, providing customizable and integrated service management and manufacturing capabilities that help you get the job done.

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Service Management

Providing ongoing service to customers is an important part of any business and one that can be a source of customer satisfaction and loyalty, in addition to revenue. However, managing and tracking service is not always easy, and Business Central provides a set of tools to help. From scheduling service calls and setting up service orders to tracking the status of repairs and supplies, and more, Service Management in Business Central Premium delivers.
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Manufacturing

When demand is planned for and the materials have been issued according to production BOMs, then the actual production operations can start and be executed in the sequence defined by the production order routing. From production orders to subcontract manufacturing, all the way to post production and finished production cost tracking, Business Central Premium’s Manufacturing Capabilities can deliver the functionality you need to create products and manage capacity.