Development in Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Business Central general concepts – setup versus customization

Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central offer many configuration options within all of the modules. These options make ERPs work differently in different companies, depending on the option selected; for example, you could define that your locations will use warehouse documents for shipping or process shipping directly from the sales order.

When you set up a new company, you will find more than 200 tables that can be considered setup tables. You will find the setup table of each module, its journals, and its sections. In addition, there are global setups, such as the accounting periods, the payment terms, and dimensions.

You will find there are hundreds of setup options in the base Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central product. It is really difficult for a person who does not work with ERPs full time to be aware of all the options and...