--- id: video/2430rfEywuI type: video title: GP Assessment Tool - Optimize Your Migration to Dynamics 365 Business Central (2024) summary: The GP Assessment Tool is a free, downloadable tool. It only reads data from the Dynamics GP SQL Server and gives guidance for planning a move to Business Central. The roughly 3-minute video covers signup, downloading the tool and using a token, connecting to GP SQL Server, choosing companies, running the assessment, reviewing and sending results, and reading the report. The report shows modules used, lets you drill into installed ISV solutions, lists migration risks with recommendations, and can be shared with your partner. tier: official language: en tags: - gp assessment - migration planning - cloud migration - gp to business central - assessment report - risk identification - isv solutions - data analysis system: integration review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-07T23:06:51.716Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-07T23:06:51.754Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-video: 1 summarize-video: 2 input_hash: b0f5528ed0519dd1a5257fb2562feac385a3414ce5c1a0fe2fff23d999f750b5 evidence: - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=0s title: GP Assessment Tool - Optimize Your Migration to Dynamics 365 Business Central (2024) date: "2024-08-26T13:49:36.000Z" commit: null t: 0 quote: are you a current GP user wondering what a move to the cloud and business Central might look like - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=15s title: GP Assessment Tool - Optimize Your Migration to Dynamics 365 Business Central (2024) date: "2024-08-26T13:49:36.000Z" commit: null t: 15 quote: it needed to be super easy to use fast and non-intrusive and finally free and available to everyone - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=15s title: GP Assessment Tool - Optimize Your Migration to Dynamics 365 Business Central (2024) date: "2024-08-26T13:49:36.000Z" commit: null t: 15 quote: there's no need to wait for nights and weekends to run the assessment as it can be done during business business hours - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=36s title: GP Assessment Tool - Optimize Your Migration to Dynamics 365 Business Central (2024) date: "2024-08-26T13:49:36.000Z" commit: null t: 36 quote: the assessment tool only reads data from the GP SQL Server nothing is ever written or changed to your GP system - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=90s title: GP Assessment Tool - Optimize Your Migration to Dynamics 365 Business Central (2024) date: "2024-08-26T13:49:36.000Z" commit: null t: 90 quote: after all tasks have been complete you can easily review the information captured by the tool before sending - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=108s title: GP Assessment Tool - Optimize Your Migration to Dynamics 365 Business Central (2024) date: "2024-08-26T13:49:36.000Z" commit: null t: 108 quote: you can review modules and features that are being used in GP drill into any isv solutions you have installed links: learn: [] objects: [] features: [] topics: [] localizations: [] videos: [] posts: [] guidelines: [] video_id: 2430rfEywuI channel: yt-microsoft source_name: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI published_at: "2024-08-26T13:49:36.000Z" duration_s: 164 captions: full audience: - functional consultant - administrator - partner - decision maker chapters: - t: 0 title: Introduction to GP Assessment Tool - t: 15 title: Assessment Tool Design Principles - t: 36 title: Data Safety and Process Overview - t: 54 title: Getting Started - Signup and Download - t: 71 title: Running the Assessment - t: 90 title: Reviewing and Sending Results - t: 108 title: Assessment Report Analysis - t: 128 title: Next Steps and Additional Resources features: - name: GP Assessment Tool status: unclear t: 0 verified: false status_source: video - name: Assessment Report with Module Drill-Down status: unclear t: 108 verified: false status_source: video - name: Non-Intrusive Assessment Execution status: unclear t: 15 verified: false status_source: video objects_mentioned: [] quotes: - t: 0 text: are you a current GP user wondering what a move to the cloud and business Central might look like check: exact - t: 15 text: it needed to be super easy to use fast and non-intrusive and finally free and available to everyone check: exact - t: 15 text: there's no need to wait for nights and weekends to run the assessment as it can be done during business business hours check: exact - t: 36 text: the assessment tool only reads data from the GP SQL Server nothing is ever written or changed to your GP system check: exact - t: 90 text: after all tasks have been complete you can easily review the information captured by the tool before sending check: exact - t: 108 text: you can review modules and features that are being used in GP drill into any isv solutions you have installed check: exact --- # GP Assessment Tool - Optimize Your Migration to Dynamics 365 Business Central (2024) > The GP Assessment Tool is a free, downloadable tool. It only reads data from the Dynamics GP SQL Server and gives guidance for planning a move to Business Central. The roughly 3-minute video covers signup, downloading the tool and using a token, connecting to GP SQL Server, choosing companies, running the assessment, reviewing and sending results, and reading the report. The report shows modules used, lets you drill into installed ISV solutions, lists migration risks with recommendations, and can be shared with your partner. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2024-08-26 · 2:44 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus) ## Overview The video, published in August 2024, introduces a free assessment tool for current GP users who want to know what a move to Business Central in the cloud might look like. The tool was designed to be easy to use, fast, non-intrusive and available to everyone. It only reads data from the GP SQL Server and never writes or changes anything in GP. It walks through signing up, downloading the tool, running the assessment, reviewing the captured information before sending it, and analyzing the resulting report. The report lists modules and features used in GP, lets you drill into installed ISV solutions, and flags potential migration risks with details and recommendations. The video closes with next steps and additional resources. ## Key points - The tool is free and does not require a Business Central license to be purchased already. - It only reads data from the GP SQL Server; nothing is written or changed in the GP system. - It can be run during business hours while users work in GP, with no need to wait for nights or weekends. - Running it requires a user with GP SQL Server access. - Excluding test or sample companies from the assessment is recommended. - You can review the captured information before sending it. - The report shows modules and features used in GP, allows drill-down into installed ISV solutions, and lists migration risks with details and recommendations. ## Chapters - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=0s) Introduction to GP Assessment Tool - [0:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=15s) Assessment Tool Design Principles - [0:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=36s) Data Safety and Process Overview - [0:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=54s) Getting Started - Signup and Download - [1:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=71s) Running the Assessment - [1:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=90s) Reviewing and Sending Results - [1:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=108s) Assessment Report Analysis - [2:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=128s) Next Steps and Additional Resources ## Features | Feature | Status | At | |---|---|---| | GP Assessment Tool | status not stated, demoed | [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=0s) | | Assessment Report with Module Drill-Down | status not stated, demoed | [1:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=108s) | | Non-Intrusive Assessment Execution | status not stated | [0:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=15s) | ## Quotes - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=0s) "are you a current GP user wondering what a move to the cloud and business Central might look like" - [0:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=15s) "it needed to be super easy to use fast and non-intrusive and finally free and available to everyone" - [0:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=15s) "there's no need to wait for nights and weekends to run the assessment as it can be done during business business hours" - [0:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=36s) "the assessment tool only reads data from the GP SQL Server nothing is ever written or changed to your GP system" - [1:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=90s) "after all tasks have been complete you can easily review the information captured by the tool before sending" - [1:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2430rfEywuI&t=108s) "you can review modules and features that are being used in GP drill into any isv solutions you have installed"