Business Central Apps for Smarter ERP Workflows

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a flexible ERP solution that supports finance, supply chain, and day-to-day operations for growing businesses. At Calsoft Systems, we implement and deliver Business Central as a trusted Microsoft partner, helping organizations streamline processes and improve efficiency across departments. To expand the capabilities of Business Central, we also collaborate with Dynavision, an independent software vendor (ISV) that develops specialized Business Central add-ons to enhance ERP functionality. These add-ons cover advanced pricing, promotions, trade enhancements, and more. Dynavision’s Business Central apps give companies the flexibility to manage complex requirements without the need for custom development. 

In this blog, we’ll highlight Dynavision’s most impactful Business Central apps and demonstrate how they work in conjunction with Business Central to enhance its capabilities and create even greater value for users.

Advanced Pricing & Discounts in Dynamics 365 Business Central

Dynamics 365 Business Central gives organizations the tools to manage sales prices and discounts effectively. Many companies, however, deal with more complex pricing scenarios that go beyond the standard options. To meet those demands, Dynavision has developed a Business Central pricing app, the Advanced Pricing & Discounts app, which expands Business Central with capabilities such as custom pricing formulas, hierarchical structures, and composed discount options to give companies greater flexibility and control over how they manage sales prices and discounts.

Users can define prices based on purchase costs, apply fixed or volume-based discounts, manage multiple currencies and units, and calculate margins with accuracy. The result is faster, more accurate pricing management, fewer errors, and greater control over profitability without the need for custom development. 

Key features:

• Advanced price calculations: Define custom sales pricing formulas based on purchased prices, units, customers and price lists.
• Pricing hierarchy: Set multiple pricing levels and customize hierarchies and optimize profits.
• Composed discounts: Combine multiple discount types for accurate and precise discount amounts.
• Amount and quantity-based discounts: Define fixed-amount discounts and quantity-based incentives.
• Currency and unit conversion: Ensure accurate pricing with seamless currency and unit conversions.
• Margin calculations: Calculate items margins using sales and purchase prices.
• Easy price management: Simply price management with intuitive tools and reporting.

Advanced Promotions in Dynamics 365 Business Central

Running promotions, such as buy-one-get-one or multi-level discounts, often requires flexibility beyond standard ERP tools. Dynavision’s Advanced Promotions app enables Business Central users to launch campaigns quickly with guided wizards and ready-to-use templates.

Campaigns can be activated instantly or scheduled in advance, while both line-level and header-level promotions are supported to cover different sales scenarios. Since the app integrates seamlessly with sales documents and supports multiple currencies and languages, businesses can deliver consistent and accurate promotions across quotes, orders, and invoices. For Business Central users, this means promotions are easier to roll out, more reliable, and better aligned with sales growth goals.

Key features:

• Basic promotions wizard: Effortlessly set up standard promotions like “Buy one, get one free” or percentage-based discounts using guided wizard.
• Advanced promotion templates: Access library of pre-designed templates for complex promotions or create custom templates tailored to specific strategies.
• Instant and scheduled promotions: Activate promotions immediately or schedule them to run during specific periods.
• Dynamic line promotions: Design promotions based on invoice line items, quantities, or product attributes.
• Header-based promotions: Promotions based on customer details or order information, such as location-based offers.
• Multi-currency and language support: Operate promotions across different regions with varying currencies and languages.
• Integration with sales documents: Ensure promotions are consistently applied across quotes, orders and invoices.

Cross-Selling in Dynamics 365 Business Central

Every sales interaction is an opportunity to increase order value. With Dynavision’s Cross-Sell app, teams can suggest complementary products and services directly within Business Central, helping maximize revenue without slowing down workflows.

With this app, sales teams can create dynamic cross-selling links and offer personalized recommendations based on product attributes, categories, or customer preferences. It also supports nested assortments for improved product grouping, allows services such as transportation to be offered alongside goods, and integrates seamlessly into Business Central’s real-time sales workflows. By automating both cross-sell and up-sell suggestions, the app helps sales teams increase revenue, improve customer satisfaction, and ensure no opportunity is overlooked.

Key features:

• Effortlessly create personalized cross-selling links
• Dynamic product/service recommendations based on customer preferences
• Nested assortments for better organization of related products
• Option to cross-sell services like transportation alongside products
• Real-time integration with Business Central sales and order processes
•  Automatic suggestions for up-sell and cross-sell opportunities
• Customize cross-sell offers based on item categories and attributes
• Intuitive, user-friendly interface designed for ease of use

Drag & Drop in Dynamics 365 Business Central

The Drag & Drop app makes document handling in Business Central faster and more intuitive. Users can attach documents by dragging them directly into Business Central. The app also integrates with external storage solutions like Microsoft Azure and SharePoint, helping businesses optimize storage while keeping Business Central lean. Features such as factbox navigation, customizable folder structures, file previews, and one-click downloads provide users with quicker access to the information they need, without interrupting their workflows. By extending Business Central’s document capabilities, the app enhances usability and helps teams focus less on document handling and more on the business activities that drive growth. 

Key features:

• Drag-and-drop functionality: Effortlessly attach files to master data and documents with a simple drag-and-drop action
• External storage support: Integrates with Microsoft Azure and SharePoint, offering flexibility where documents are stored
• Intuitive interface: Factboxes and a hierarchical file structure make file retrieval fast and easy
• Configurable setup: Customize how your documents are structured and organized within Business Central
• File preview: Quickly preview files without having to open them, saving time during the document review process
• Single-click file download: Download any document with just a double-click
• Storage optimization: Reduce storage consumption within Business Central by offloading attachments to external storage solutions
• Easy rollout: Simple configuration and deployment ensure that businesses can implement the app with minimal effort.

Trade Enhancements in Dynamics 365 Business Central

Repetitive tasks like recurring sales lines or shipment consolidation can slow down trade operations. Dynavision’s Trade App introduces over 50 Business Central trade enhancements designed to streamline purchasing and sales activities. These include recurring sales and purchase lines to reduce manual entry, advanced shipment consolidation to combine multiple orders into one delivery, combi items for bundled product packages, smarter purchase proposals, flexible item attributes for e-commerce, and contextual pop-up comments that guide users during critical steps. Together, these enhancements save time, cut costs, and give teams more control over daily trade workflows—all within their familiar Business Central environment.

Key features:

• Recurring sales and purchase lines: Maintain templates for frequently used transaction lines to expedite order processing and maintain consistency
• Advanced combine shipments: Consolidate multiple orders or shipments into a single delivery to enhance efficiency and reduce shipping costs
• Combi items functionality: Create bundled products by combining multiple items, offering attractive packages
• Contextual pop-up comments: Configure informative pop-ups to provide users with critical information during specific actions, reducing errors and improving decision-making
• Integrated payment recording on sales orders: Record partial or full customer payments directly within sales orders for accurate financial tracking

Layouts in Dynamics 365 Business Central

Dynamics 365 Business Central includes built-in reporting and document generation that allows companies to produce invoices, sales orders, and other essential business documents. For organizations that want even more flexibility without relying on development resources, the Dynavision Layouts app empowers users to design and customize layouts directly within Business Central.

With this app, teams can edit headers, columns, and fields, adjust formatting, and apply brand-specific colors and styles, all without writing code. Users can also manage text constants across multiple documents, set up report versions and translations, and instantly preview documents before finalizing them. By putting layout control in the hands of business users, the app helps reduce dependence on technical development, lower costs, and ensure that every document reflects the company’s brand and requirements.

Key features:

• No coding required: Easily create and edit layouts with intuitive controls
• Document parameterization: edit header fields, edit columns, position addresses, choose report colors, pricing setup
• Configure report lines and determine the fields, order of the fields and format
• Easily add/delete fields on your documents and take full control over the content
• Manage commonly used terms across multiple documents through text constants
• Manage report versions & translations
• Various printing setup options
• Add labels that are used throughout BC with the attribute printing set
• Preview your documents instantly

Advanced Item & Price Import in Dynamics 365 Business Central

Keeping product catalogs and vendor pricing up to date in Business Central is crucial, but supplier files often arrive in varying formats. One vendor may provide an Excel sheet with custom headers, while another uses CSVs with different structures. These inconsistencies create extra steps for teams, slowing down updates and increasing the risk of errors.

The Advanced Item & Price Import app from Dynavision makes this much easier. It allows catalogs and price lists to be brought directly into Business Central without conversions or complicated adjustments. With flexible field mapping, users can easily match supplier data to Business Central attributes, such as product names, item descriptions, and pricing fields, ensuring that information flows into the system correctly.

 The app also includes features that go beyond basic imports. Teams can map units of measure across suppliers, create calculated fields during the import process, and automatically close out old pricing when new data is added. Built-in validation checks help catch errors before they cause issues, even with large or complex files.

For companies that work with multiple suppliers, this means faster updates, fewer mistakes, and more reliable pricing information.

Key features:

• Direct import functionality: Import item catalogs and vendor price lists in their original formats without adjustments
• Comprehensive field mapping: Easily map and transform supplier data fields to match your Business Central setup
• Measure mapping: Ensure consistency by aligning supplier units with your internal standards
•  Calculated columns creation: Perform on-the-fly calculations during import to generate new data columns as needed
• Automated price updates: Import new purchase prices and automatically conclude previous pricing periods to maintain up-to-date records
• Transformation and validation: Apply rules during import to ensure data accuracy and integrity
• Support for complex file structures: Handle files with multiple headers, worksheets, and data groupings seamlessly
• Multi-table data conversion: Convert single rows of imported data into multiple related tables within Business Central.

Why Apps for Dynamics 365 Business Central Matter

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central offers a robust ERP foundation for managing financial, operational, and supply chain activities. Yet, many businesses require capabilities that extend beyond the standard system, especially those in industries with complex pricing, trade requirements, or compliance obligations. Dynavision’s apps add industry-specific tools that streamline workflows, ensure compliance, and make ERP adoption easier as businesses scale without requiring extensive custom development.

Streamline Workflows: Automating tasks like data imports, pricing updates, and promotions reduces manual effort and speeds up day-to-day operations.

Cut Down on Custom Development: Manufacturers and service providers often require specialized features but don’t want the cost and complexity of custom coding. Dynavision’s ready-made apps provide functionality that would otherwise take months of development, helping organizations save money while keeping future upgrades simple.

Ensure Compliance: Companies operating across borders must comply with strict reporting and regulatory requirements. With apps such as Contributions & Declarations, businesses can accurately and consistently meet local and international compliance needs, reducing risk and avoiding penalties.

Boost User Adoption: Implementing ERP systems can often be a challenge due to change management. Features like drag-and-drop document handling and no-code layout customization make Business Central easier for employees to learn and use daily. This improves adoption across departments and increases return on investment.

Our Partnership Commitment

At Calsoft, we know that long-term success comes from strong partnerships, both with our customers and with the technology providers we trust. That’s why we work closely with Dynavision, an ISV that develops Business Central apps built to extend and strengthen the ERP. By bringing together Business Central’s reliable ERP platform with Dynavision’s specialized apps for Dynamics 365 Business Central, we help companies shape the system around their own processes.

This partnership means our customers don’t have to choose between a robust standard ERP and the specific capabilities their industry demand. They get both. The outcome is straightforward: an ERP platform that continues to grow with the business.

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