Problem There is a statement I hear often in the Business Central community: “The standard permission sets are not useful.” I disagree. Not because Microsoft permission sets are perfect—they are not—but because most of the time, they are not actually the problem. The problem is how they are being used. What typically happens is this….
Category: Setup and Configuration
From Dynamics SL to Business Central: Designing a Trial Balance That Actually Explains Itself
Many organizations moving from legacy systems like Dynamics SL to Business Central discover that the Trial Balance is one of the first reports that feels different. Not because the numbers are wrong, but because Business Central is far more literal about what it shows. It lists posted balances. It does not quietly calculate presentation values…
Missing out on important information in BC from sales and purchases?
If so, the underlying reason is often simpler than people expect, and it usually comes down to using Resources or G/L Accounts where Business Central was designed for Item Type Service. Which makes this a perfect topic for Sharing the Righter WayTM. Every time I teach this distinction, someone realizes they are still doing things…
