Tensoft has been located in Silicon Valley for many years, and over time I have observed the development of this hub of technology companies. Despite growing costs, Silicon Valley has remained the central location for high tech for many reasons, including the mobility of information, funding, support systems, people, and culture. However, for a variety […]
Revenue Recognition Challenges in the Software Industry
Recognizing revenue can be particularly challenging in the software industry. The challenges can arise from the sales process, the volume / complexity of the sales transactions, the number of inputs required in the revenue process, or from the appropriate accounting standards that apply to your business. Occasionally you may have all of the above! I’ll […]
SMB With “Big Data” Challenges? You’re Not Alone
If you’re an SMB (Small and Medium sized Business) with “big data” challenges, you’re probably like many of Tensoft’s customers – trying to find key and actionable information in a sea of data. You have sales information, customer information, inventory information, revenue information, details about customer contracts and future billings. But wait a minute, you’re […]
How to Upload Data in Business Central Using Configuration Packages
Configuration Packages is an alternative method to “Edit in Excel” to upload lots of data into Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. This was called “RapidStart” in the Navision days. It is extremely useful around go-live configurations and can be used post go-live or during ongoing integrations with external systems. It can be used to upload […]
How to Personalize Your Screen in Business Central
Personalization is one of the cool features in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. You can personalize almost any screen in Business Central, including your homepage, the listing screen (a purchase order listing, transaction listing, etc.) and the data entry screen (purchase invoice, G/L screen, etc.). With personalization you can change pages and lists to display […]
New Features in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central October 2019 Release: Part II
Continuing the previous blog post on some of the new features in Dynamics 365 Business Central October 2019 release: Add Links to Navigation Menu You can now add links to different pages – like favorites – using the new bookmark icon. Let’s say purchase invoice is not on your homepage and you go to it […]
New Features in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central October 2019 Release: Part I
The October release of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is here with new features and functionalities to enhance the user experience and improve productivity. To see a full list of what’s available right now and is in the works, click here. In this blog post, I’ll be covering a few features that I thought were […]
Workflow and Approval Users in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
In our previous blog post, we looked at workflow templates in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Once you enable these workflows, there are some slight configurations. There are a lot of articles available on how to do it – Microsoft’s user manual for approvals is a great resource! How to set up Workflow Users The […]
Approval Process in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Last month Tensoft hosted Momentum 2.0 – an online user conference exclusively for Tensoft customers. And it was a success! One of the most popular topics from this quarter’s Momentum was ‘Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Explained’. During this webcast, Tensoft’s Business Systems Consultant and Dynamics 365 expert Jason Ochipa covered some of the basic […]
ASC 606: Types of Contract Modifications and How to Account for Them
Below is a partial transcript from our latest webcast, “ASC 606: Understanding Contract Modifications and Variable Consideration,”. It covers the types of contract modifications in ASC 606 and how you can account for them. If you would like to view the full recording, click here. “Judgement is required on how you account for modifications. While […]