Minneapolis ERP reseller continues to grow Boyer & Associates continues to grow its Dynamics ERP consulting team with the addition of Mary Bricco. The Wisconsin native has 18 years of experience as a NAV developer.Bricco comes highly recommended by another Boyer employee, Janet Gallia, who worked with her for 7 years until moving to Boyer. Bricco said Gallia spoke very highly of her new job and it took little convincing for Bricco to apply.“She really did catch my attention right away. She just loves it here (at Boyer),” said Bricco, who is glad to be part of a smaller, closer-knit team and working with Gallia again.“I’m looking forward to working with a small team of people and there’s so much new stuff to learn right now,” … [Read more...] about Boyer hires new ERP consultant
Dynamics 365 practice grows with new hire
Lex Edison is back as cloud ERP consultantAs more companies think about moving business operations to the cloud, Boyer & Associates is readier than ever to help them make that transition. Lex Edison of Chaska has rejoined the Boyer team as a Dynamics 365 Business Central consultant.Boyer & Associates has supported Microsoft’s cloud ERP since it debuted in 2016. With prospects now waiting in line for Boyer to help them implement the accounting solution, the company is hiring additional staff to help with the influx of new clients.Long-time Boyer clients might recognize Edison’s name. He worked at Boyer from 2005 to 2010 as a Dynamics GP consultant and programmer. He left because he missed Texas but soon discovered he missed … [Read more...] about Dynamics 365 practice grows with new hire
Move over NAV, the cloud is taking over
Microsoft takes another step toward fully cloud accounting This week, Microsoft’s cloud accounting solution for growing businesses is taking over its predecessor, if only in name. As of Oct. 1, Dynamics NAV will officially be referred to as the on-premise version of Dynamics 365 Business Central.At first glance, it might be easy to shrug off this news as just another name change, but the significance of this decision cannot be overlooked. Microsoft’s world-renowned Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution has just been relegated to the “on-premise version” of its newer alter ego, the cloud ERP.It’s a small but significant step that reflects Microsoft’s not-so-subtle push toward the cloud. As cloud technology moves from trendy to … [Read more...] about Move over NAV, the cloud is taking over
Boyer hires new NAV and D365 consultant
UPDATE: After 6 months with the company, here's what Gallia had to say about her new position: "I love working at Boyer! The team approach is so awesome. Everyone helps each other and is positive and welcoming. Boyer cares not only for the employee but the customer. They do the right thing and puts Honesty and Integrity as a #1 measurement. Customers can expect the very best and so can the employee!" Boyer & Associates is pleased to announce the addition of a new consultant to our Dynamics NAV and Dynamics 365 Business Central team. Janet Gallia will join the Boyer team on Sept. 17.Gallia has more than 35 years of experience working in the technical industry, specifically with Dynamics SL and NAV.Born and raised in … [Read more...] about Boyer hires new NAV and D365 consultant
Dynamics 365 fills gap to ERP
Microsoft’s latest accounting product is unique from anything else on the market. Although it’s branded as a type of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) product, it’s not quite the same as its predecessors, Dynamics SL, Dynamics GP and Dynamics NAV. Two in One Dynamics 365 is actually two products: Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (previously referred to as Dynamics 365 for Financials: Business Edition) and Dynamics 365 Enterprise Edition. Though both editions can be an all-in-one business solution, the Business edition is stronger on the financials/accounting side of a business while the Enterprise edition focuses offers more on the operations/sales side.What Dynamics 365 does for prospects is offer a stepping stone from simple … [Read more...] about Dynamics 365 fills gap to ERP
In the trenches with Dynamics 365 for Financials
It’s official: Boyer & Associates’ first implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Financials is now live! We sat down with consultant Jason Baldwin to hear what it was like in the midst of our first implementation of Microsoft’s newest Software as a Service ERP product. What was unique about this ERP implementation? A typical ERP implementation can take from 3 months to a full year to complete. By contrast, our first Dynamics 365 implementation was done in a short 45 days.“The quick turnaround for 365 was really huge,” Baldwin said.The time savings was due in large part to the standard tool set available in Dynamics 365 for Financials. Whereas Microsoft’s on-premise solutions typically have multiple ways to configure each … [Read more...] about In the trenches with Dynamics 365 for Financials
Configure New Company in Dynamics 365 (Part 2)
Standard Assisted Setup Review — Additional Configurations Yesterday I showed you several standard configurations that are set up automatically when using the standard assisted setup tools to create a New Company in Dynamics 365 for Financials. Today's blog covers even more configurations that are set up automatically. Posting Groups Posting Groups are used by Dynamics 365 for Financials to help determine which G/L Accounts should be used for General Ledger Accounting when various transactions are Posted.As a simple example, consider recording a sale to a Customer. When you record a sale to a Customer, in many cases Dynamics 365 needs to know which G/L Account to use to record a receivable. The system determines this by looking at the … [Read more...] about Configure New Company in Dynamics 365 (Part 2)
Configure New Company in Dynamics 365
Standard Assisted Setup Review of Configurations In my last blog, Assisted Company Setup in Dynamics 365, I reviewed the prompts involved in creating a new Dynamics 365 for Financials Company using the standard assisted setup tools. This blog will outline some of the many configurations that are set up automatically. Chart of Accounts Dynamics 365 for Financials creates a standardized Chart of Accounts when using the standard assisted setups. This can save tons of time in getting Dynamics 365 for Financials up and running. Keep in mind that you can add and remove G/L Accounts as needed. Setup Pages Standard Companies in Dynamics 365 for Financials are created with numerous preconfigured setups. Again, this gets you up and running … [Read more...] about Configure New Company in Dynamics 365
Assisted Company Setup in Dynamics 365
As discussed in my previous blog, when you create a new company and use the assisted company setup tool’s Standard Setup option, you get a lot of preconfigured data. This blog walks through using the assisted setup tools and reviews the configurations that are set up automatically.Keep in mind that Microsoft is updating Dynamics 365 for Financials regularly, so the content of this blog might become dated. I am writing this blog in February 2017 using Dynamics 365 for Financials in North America. Walkthrough:Create a new Dynamics 365 for Financials Company using the Enable Assisted Company Setup option (for instructions see How to Set Up a New Company in Dynamics 365 for Financials). I set up the following Company:Log into the … [Read more...] about Assisted Company Setup in Dynamics 365
Set Up New Company in Dynamics 365
Follow these five steps to set up a new company in Dynamics 365 for Financials:After logging into your Dynamics 365 for Financials instance, search for and open the Companies page. Click the New button on the Ribbon. Assign a Name to the new Company. Note: After you specify the Name, Dynamics 365 for Financials will take a while to create the new Company. Assign a Display Name to the new Company. Specify if you want to use the Enable Assisted Company Setup tools. See the notes below for information about how to use this field.After opening the Companies page, you'll see the following:Enable Assisted Company Setup Options You have two options within this tool:Option 1 — Blank: If you leave this field blank, the company … [Read more...] about Set Up New Company in Dynamics 365
