Safely migrate from Dynamics GP to Business Central

Business Central is based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV, we have the tools and experience to migrate from GP to BC when you are ready.
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Deciding to leave Dynamics GP is bitter sweet. Our team at GP Support North will miss you, however, our Business Central migration and support team at Endeavour Solutions is eager to help you succeed. For clients with a desire and a business case for change, migrating to the cloud with Dynamics 365 Business Central (SaaS Cloud) or Dynamics 365 Business Central (On-premise and a Private Cloud) will be an exciting and rewarding business transformation journey.
Endeavour Solutions is in a unique position to be actively supporting both ERP systems, Business Central and Dynamics GP along with key ISV add-ons including SalesPad / Cavallo and Wennsoft. A number of Endeavour's Business Central consultants are former GP experts and can guide you on replacing your current GP functions with new cloud-based Business Central capabilities. Their invaluable experience will help to ease your transition from GP to BC. Download our PDF White Paper for 10 Proof Points GP to BC from our team.
Microsoft's Dynamics 365 Upgrade Program is designed for on-premise to cloud migrations. Ask our team about special Microsoft software discounts including "the bridge to the cloud" promo.
Contact: Steve Ewing, Vice President, to discuss and schedule your migration. sewing@endeavoursolutions.com / 888-257-3577 x 213
7 Steps to migrate from Microsoft Dynamics GP to Business Central in the cloud.
- Validate business case for change
- Conduct requirements gathering (GP to BC technical assessment)
- Review Chart of Accounts and reporting requirements,
- Past customizations and unique business processes,
- 3rd party ISV applications and add-ons,
- Integrations,
- Project Accounting GP to BC (this is HARD and non-standard)
- Other specialized capabilities, modules, and 'wish list' capabilities
- Review hosting options (SaaS Cloud, On-Premise, or Private Cloud)
- Create estimates and project plans
- Perform data migration (Special Endeavour tools & methods)
- Configure Business Central and add-ons to meet your business needs
- Change management and end-user training (Special GP to BC knowledge)
- Ongoing support via Endeavour Solutions Inc.



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GP to BC 2025 White Paper

Endeavour Solutions, as a GOLD ERP partner and 36+ years in Dynamics GP, has a specialized set of tools and processes to move Dynamics GP to the new cloud-based Dynamics 365 Business Central platform. The following are the types of data that can be migrated from Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 Business Central. Requires GP 2018 or newer.
- Migrate Dynamics GP Chart of Accounts (CoA) to Business Central dimensions
- GL Accounts and summary transactions history and open years
- Customers and Open Receivables Transactions
- Vendors and Open Payables Transactions
- Items and Quantity on Hand at the time of migration run
- Supporting data for salespeople ID, payment terms, shipping method ID, segments and codes as dimensions; additional ship to and order addresses
- Sales, Purchasing, and Inventory history data is brought over into Business Central Extension tables. Including inventory locations, quantity on hand, Serial Numbers, lot numbers.
- Additional historical data can be moved to Microsoft Azure Data-Lake for long term storage, analysis and reporting.

PDF Copy - As presented at DynamicsCon Live May 2024 - Why moving from Dynamics GP to Business Central can be HARD.
GP vs BC - Entering Cash Receipts into GP vs Microsoft Business Central (3min)
Full Introduction to Dynamics 365 Business Central (44min) showcasing the integrated and unified nature of Dynamics 365, with Office 365 and the Power Platform
Why Finance should care about Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM and Business Central

Why upgrade to Microsoft Business Central?
- You may be on an older version of GP and need to upgrade as your current version of Microsoft Dynamics GP may be ending mainstream support. (Dynamics GP Ends Dec/2029) Endeavour will still support you and your Business Applications, but Microsoft or your 3rd party add-ons may be ending their support for security updates and connectivity. Being off support presents risks associated with security, bug fixes and compatibility concerns. We recommend Dynamics 365 Business Central ERP with access to Microsoft Copilot (AI) and Power Platform (BI, Apps, & CRM).
- You may want to be Cloud-hosted by Microsoft using their latest SaaS Cloud ERP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Business Central is part of the Dynamics 365 Platform, and has tight integrations with Microsoft 365 (Office 365), Sales, Marketing & Customer Service (CRM), Field Service and Project Service Automation. Dynamics 365 is available on a subscription basis with cloud-hosting from Microsoft or can be implemented within in private cloud on Azure. (We do not support D365 Finance and Operations aka F&O, Business Central has a lower TCO and is easier to operate for organizations 100 or fewer ERP users.)
- New features and functions to support increased end-user productivity and analytics may be the cornerstone of your business case for change. The majority of new Microsoft R&D and major cloud investments are for the Dynamics 365 Platform, including Business Central. Dynamics GP What's New. What's New Business Central. Dynamics GP is still actively being updated and supported with a roadmap to 2029 with extended security till 2031+. GP Upgrade but lacks the recent cloud advancements seen in Business Central (see GP to BC whitepaper)
- You've out grown your current system and need radical changes or a re-implementation of Dynamics GP. Given the required financial investment for a re-implementation of GP, there may be a valid case for migrating to Business Central as a means to implement the required business changes and associated Change Management and end-user training efforts.
- You're looking to get more out of your Project Accounting moving from Dynamics GP to Business Central Project Accounting, Jobs and Statistical Accounting can help to yield greater control and analytics over your project based work. Project Accounting, AI Analytics, Statistical Accounting, WIP, Billable time, revenue recognition and other project-related details for contracts and service agreements can be set up by Endeavour Solutions to meet your needs. We also have specialized Business Central add-ons for professional services firms such as Endeavour (we use it in-house) that track billable hours, utilization and time-based billing to clients.
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Microsoft Dynamics GP migration to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Canada and USA.
Types of data than can be migrated from Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 Business Central.
- Migrate Dynamics GP Chart of Accounts (CoA) to Business Central dimensions
- GL Accounts and summary transactions history and open years
- Customers and Open Receivables Transactions
- Vendors and Open Payables Transactions
- Items and Quantity on Hand at the time of migration run
- Supporting data for salespeople ID, payment terms, shipping method ID, segments and codes as dimensions; additional ship to and order addresses
- Sales, Purchasing, Inventory history data is brought over into Business Central Extension tables. Including inventory locations, quantity on hand, Serial Numbers, lot numbers.
- Additional historical data can be moved to Microsoft Azure Data-Lake for long term storage, analysis and reporting.
- Note: may required an upgrade of Dynamics GP prior to migration.