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Omar K Profile Picture Omar K 201

This is like a quick translation from MS Dynamics GP idioms, terms, names…etc to Business Central, It will help to understand better and give a clearer image.

First of all, the sample company in MS Dynamics GP is “Fabrikam” and in Business Central is “Cronus”

The following terms have exactly the same meaning in both:

General LedgerAccounts ReceivablesAccounts PayablesFixed AssetsInventory
General Ledger AccountCustomerVendorFixed Assets BooksItem
DimensionsGeneral JournalRecurring JournalsDeferralsSales Quote, Order and Invoice.
Purchase Quote, Order and Invoice.Lots & Serial TrackingBins

The following terms are different:

MS Dynamics GPBusiness Central
ChequebookBank Account
Dimension CodeDimension Value
Advanced FinancialsAccount Schedules
SiteLocation
Fixed Assets Account GroupFA Posting Group
AR Transaction EntrySales Journal
AP Transaction EntryPurchase Journal
Cash ReceiptCash Receipt Journal
Manual PaymentPayment Journal
Landed CostItem Charges
Bank ReconciliationReconcile Bank Statement
Classes (Customer, Vendor, Item)Templates

Quick tips to start with:

  • To quick start navigating, use the search feature, I will be discussing the menu in Business Central in another post.
  • There is no dedicated page for Bank Transfers and Bank Transactions, Use General Journal.
  • There is no smart list in Business Central, The design will open a list page (Listing the records) and then the card page, so if you search for a customer (using the search feature), Business Central will open the customer list.
  • Business Central uses “Flow Fields”, which is a type of field that is calculated on the fly when you open a page (for example customer balance), clicking on that filed will open a list page display the related records.

I will be updating this article as needed to add more terms.

Until Next post

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