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Applies to: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (SaaS & On‑Prem). Screens and labels may vary slightly by version. The concepts are stable across recent versions. Suggested Blogger Labels: Business Central, Dynamics 365, Manufacturing, Costing, Standard Costing, FIFO, Average Costing, Work Centers, Machine Centers, WIP, Variances, Subcontracting, Month-end Close, Reporting 1) What this guide covers […]
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Audience: production planners, manufacturing managers, shop-floor leaders, and BC admins. Focus: header-level only—no sub-pages, no button tours. 1) Overview: Production Order Statuses at a Glance In Business Central, a production order’s Status shows its lifecycle stage. (People often call these “types.”) Simulated → costing / what-if analysis. Prevalence: low (≈0–10%). Planned → system-proposed supply […]
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Dynamics 365 Business Central · Manufacturing · APICS/ASCM By Grigorios Mavrogeorgis · Approx. 15–20 min read Who this is for Business Central consultants who need precise setup guidance. IT decision-makers evaluating ERP fit for manufacturing. Manufacturing managers who want to understand how BC will run their shop—today, not in theory. Table of contents APICS (now […]
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If you ever hit Finish on a production order and then notice a missing component, wrong lot, or time that “mysteriously” didn’t get posted… good news. In Business Central v26 there’s finally a built-in Reopen action for Finished production orders. You can reopen, fix what’s wrong (consumption, output, capacity time, tracking), and finish again […]
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Flushing methods in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central v27 determine when and how raw material inventory is deducted (consumed) for production. Configure them well and you’ll streamline shop-floor posting, keep on-hand stock honest, and keep WIP/costing accurate. What are flushing methods? They’re rules that tell Business Central when to post component consumption: manually by […]
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If you’ve seen “The record is locked by another user” in a busy system, you know how painful blocking can be. This post explains locking vs. blocking in Dynamics 365 Business Central v27, what’s improved in recent versions to reduce contention, how to read and act on the Database Locks page, and the AL […]
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When I first started working with Business Central, the word “indexes” felt too technical for me — like something only developers or database admins cared about. But then I discovered the Database Missing Indexes page. At first, I thought it listed all the indexes that exist in the database. Later, I realized it’s even more […]
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Many time admin ask same question: “Who upload this extension, and when it was install?” Answer is not same for all, because depend if you run Business Central SaaS (cloud) or On-Premise. 🔹 Business Central SaaS (Cloud) In cloud version, the old page Deployment Status (2000000206) not exist anymore. Now you must use Admin Center […]
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Introduction Subcontracting is one of those manufacturing scenarios that sounds simple in theory — “send something out, get it back, pay for the service” — but in practice it’s full of pitfalls. Costs need to stay tied to the production order, inventory must remain accurate, logistics costs can’t be ignored, and the finance team wants […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter 30 years implementing ERP systems across Greece, the UK, and the rest of Europe, I have come to a conclusion that surprises most people. ERP projects rarely fail because the software is bad — the real failure modes are something else entirely, and they are avoidable.
