D4: GP to BC Adventure Series: Overview License & Pricing in Business Central
Welcome to my Day4 blog! After learning about Environments and Companies in my previous blogs, it is also important to understand the licensing and pricing as we transition from GP to BC. What are the things to consider? Here's some tips on how many user license you need in Business Central: Make a list of your existing Dynamics GP users. Identify users that has full access and view only mode. Ask those view only users how often they use Dynamics GP. If view only users use Dynamics GP occasionally like once a week or twice a month, check to see if one license is enough per Team - that means one member will do the Inquiry for the team. Your Partner will ask if you need Essential or Premium License in Business Central. The quick answer is if you don't need Manufacturing or Service Management, you only need Essential License. Please see below for more details. Dynamics GP licensing has changed over the years, I honestly lost track when the changes happens. In my understanding t