Dynamics 365 Enterprise Edition with Dynamics 365 for finance and Operations
interoperability is provided to this modern, enterprise, ERP by: the Common Data Model, Power Apps, and Flow.
What does that really mean?
Dynamics 365 for Operations is written in HTML 5 and all the functionality can be used on almost any device from anywhere including mobile device from iPhones to android tablets.
Dynamics 365 for Enterprise Edition brings togetherall your businesses pieces : ERP (Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations), Adobe Marketing Cloud CRM, Office 365, Cortana, Power BI, Microsoft Azure, and the Azure IoT suite.
This seven suite package is one unified software system that helps you run your business easier. The enterprise edition package handles:
• Operations
•Sales
• Field Service
• Project Service Automation
•Customer Service
And all from one integrative, communicative, familiar platform extended further with Power Bi, Power apps and Flow functionality with a managed environment, telemetry and much more.
Workspace: The workspace or dashboard is a list of your most commonly used items; if you cannot find what you need on the workspace the module will have it.
Dashboard: A user interface that organizes and presents your job functions information in a way that is easy to read.
Recently Viewed: A list of all links that have been recently viewed in the software.
Module: Functional compartments of the software; 33 in total allowing access to anything your job functions require from accounts payable to warehouse management.
The software is designed to make your work life easier, and your employees happier. That is a winning combination for your business. An example of this is exemplified in the dashboards and workspaces alone.
These two features alone can increase productivity by as much as 40% considering a worker’s time is lost when switching between tasks. This productivity waste costs the global economy $450B per year.
Watch this video for a taste of Power Bi reporting?
What is the difference between Dynamics 365 for Operations and Dynamics 365 Financials?
Dynamics 365 has two editions, Enterprise and Business editions. The Enterprise edition is optimized for 250+ employees and includes the capabilities of Dynamics CRM Online and Dynamics AX products that existed in market pre Q4CY16. The Business edition is optimized for 10-250 employees and includes Dynamics 365 for Financials. Business edition and is not inclusive of Dynamics GP, Dynamics NAV or Dynamics SL.
What is the difference between Dynamics 365 Enterprise Plan 1 and Plan 2?
Enterprise Edition Plan 1 gives you the flexibility to work with any app functionality. Plan 1 includes flexibility to use Dynamics 365 for Sales, Dynamics 365 for Field Service, Dynamics 365 for Customer Service, Dynamics 365 for Project Service Automation, and full PowerApps P2. Licensing becomes simpler because all Plan 1 business application rights are included.
Why would I need Plan 2?
Plan 2 adds Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations to the Enterprise edition of Dynamics 365. Dynamics 365 for Operations provides cloud-based ERP designed to help your entire enterprise work smarter with connected systems—including financials, demand planning, supply chain management, project management, project accounting, human resource management, retail, and much more.
Where did CRM go?
CRM is alive and well, but is packaged differently since the release of Dynamics 365 Enterprise and Business Editions. Dynamics 365 delivers the full spectrum of CRM through five individual apps— Sales, Customer Service, Field Service, Project Service Automation, and Marketing —that work seamlessly together. So you can implement just what your business needs now, and add others as those needs grow.
When you are a current Dynamics CRM Online customer you’ll find that converting to Dynamics 365 will require considerable thought. There is no direct relationship between the previous structure and the new structure. Instead of levels (essential, basic and professional), you’re now providing access to users based on their job function. In the end, it is a better fit all around but reaching out to your partner or Indirect CSP for help will make life much easier.
A Dynamics 365 (online) subscription doesn’t include Office 365 applications such as Exchange Online or SharePoint Online. You can significantly enhance your company’s online, collaborative experience by integrating Office 365 applications with your Dynamics 365 (online) subscription. However, that requires a separate purchase.
Is Dynamics AX still for sale?
Microsoft has recently extended the mainstream support date of AX 2012 R3 to October 2021. This is perfect for companies who have recently implemented AX 2012 R3 and those requiring more time to migrate to AX7 and Microsoft Azure.
Dynamics 365 for Operations will be available to purchase on-premise starting this month, June 2017 The special caveat to remaining on premise is as follows: The on-premise data will not benefit from Microsoft’s intelligence capabilities of embedded analytics, machine learning, or other capabilities available to cloud subscribers. An Azure AD tenant will be needed.
Synergy Software Systems has been leveraging the power of Microsoft Dynamics AX since the pre-cloud days when Dynamics 365 for Operations was called Axapta and we have implemented and supported it for 15 years since v 2.5. Synergy Software Systems has also implemented and supported Dynamics CRM since its launch for almost 10 years. That reflects our partnership with Microsoft since 1993.
