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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.

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  1. 0:00 Introduction to GP Assessment Tool
  2. 0:15 Assessment Tool Design Principles
  3. 0:36 Data Safety and Process Overview
  4. 0:54 Getting Started - Signup and Download
  5. 1:11 Running the Assessment
  6. 1:30 Reviewing and Sending Results
  7. 1:48 Assessment Report Analysis
  8. 2:08 Next Steps and Additional Resources
video Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2024-08-26Watch on YouTube

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.

Features

Feature Status At
GP Assessment Tool status not stated, demoed 0:00
Assessment Report with Module Drill-Down status not stated, demoed 1:48
Non-Intrusive Assessment Execution status not stated 0:15

Quotes

  • 0:00 “are you a current GP user wondering what a move to the cloud and business Central might look like”
  • 0:15 “it needed to be super easy to use fast and non-intrusive and finally free and available to everyone”
  • 0:15 “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 “the assessment tool only reads data from the GP SQL Server nothing is ever written or changed to your GP system”
  • 1:30 “after all tasks have been complete you can easily review the information captured by the tool before sending”
  • 1:48 “you can review modules and features that are being used in GP drill into any isv solutions you have installed”