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How to manage VAT rate changes in Dynamics 365 Business Central 

Many countries have turned to value-added tax (VAT) to stimulate their economy in response to the disruption of COVID-19. In addition, several countries are planning economic stimulus packages with VAT rate changes in response to COVID-19. For example, Germany recently lowered standard VAT rates from 19 percent to 16 percent, starting July 1 and continuing...Read more
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Extend data storage for Dynamics 365 Business Central 

  • By Mike EhrenbergMicrosoft Technical Fellow | CTO, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Operations Applications
Each Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central cloud instance comes with 80 GB of database storage, which is more than ample for most organizations. Some businesses have unique scenarios that may require additional storage. For those organizations that need more space, we’ve introduced a new add-on SKU that provides additional storage capacity, available now by contacting...Read more
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Deprecating Basic Authentication for Outlook Integration in Business Central 

As announced in the Microsoft Tech Community, Basic Authentication for Exchange Web Services (EWS) will be decommissioned in October 2020. Dynamics 365 Business Central integrates with Outlook and Exchange, and these features allow the option of Basic Authentication with EWS. In response to the change in EWS, beginning October 1, 2020, the option to use...Read more
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Learning paths for Dynamics 365 Business Central on Microsoft Learn 

We’re proud to announce that you can now find learning paths and e-learning modules on Microsoft Learn specifically for Dynamics 365 Business Central. You can use this new content to educate yourself about business functionality, or to brush up on how to use multiple currencies, for example. Microsoft Learn is a completely free, open training...Read more
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The DynamicsFinancials connector will be turned off September 30, 2019 

Last year, we published a notification regarding the deprecation of the Project “Madeira” and Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Business edition connectors for Power BI, Microsoft Flow and PowerApps, the DynamicsFinancials connector. The deprecation was to happen on December 31, 2018. Due to a larger number of customers still using the old connector, we...Read more
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Customization INSIDE the System Application in Dynamics 365 Business Central 

In Business Central 2019 release wave 2 we’re introducing a shift in the story around customization. In fact, it’s a big step toward a future where the term “extend” has replaced “customize.” To make Business Central lighter and easier to maintain and upgrade, we’re componentizing its platform and business logic in the System Application. If...Read more
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Important changes for the Business Central connector for Microsoft Flow and PowerApps 

An update to the Dynamics 365 Business Central connector for Microsoft Flow, Logic Apps and PowerApps will be released in the coming week. The existing triggers and actions were modified to improve the overall performance in the connector as well as adding support for multiple environments, including multiple sandbox and multiple production environments. For more...Read more
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Business Central icon missing from Home.Dynamics.com 

You may have recently run into an issue where the Business Central icon\link was missing from Home.Dynamics.com.  A lot of you know that when this happens you can still access your environment through a direct link using your Tenant ID.  Example:  businesscentral.dynamics.com/<Tenant ID> That is a valid work-around, but what if you don’t have a...Read more
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