--- id: video/lRiED3AUfps type: video title: Getting Started with Business Central (2025) summary: "Getting started with Business Central (2025 video, about 1 minute): the Cronis sample company, the setup guide for new companies, and the data migration guide for importing customers, vendors and items from other accounting systems or Excel files." tier: official language: en tags: - getting started - sample company - data migration - setup guide - company creation - importing data - excel import - customer data - vendor data - item data system: finance review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-07T22:56:42.866Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-13T00:32:41.360Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-video: 1 summarize-video: 2 input_hash: 04c0099f5bd619da08633da9f69f48b1c7762179e5c48773a7cff5e8fb2aa9cd evidence: - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=1s title: Getting Started with Business Central (2025) date: "2025-05-22T16:01:57.000Z" commit: null t: 1 quote: We provide a sample company named Cronis. We've set it up with everything you need to try things out. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=12s title: Getting Started with Business Central (2025) date: "2025-05-22T16:01:57.000Z" commit: null t: 12 quote: You get customer, vendor, and item data transactions ready for posting. You also get historical data so it feels like a real company. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=25s title: Getting Started with Business Central (2025) date: "2025-05-22T16:01:57.000Z" commit: null t: 25 quote: The setup guide helps you through the steps that are unique to your business. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=51s title: Getting Started with Business Central (2025) date: "2025-05-22T16:01:57.000Z" commit: null t: 51 quote: The data migration guide makes it easy to import data such as customers, vendors, and items from other accounting systems. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=51s title: Getting Started with Business Central (2025) date: "2025-05-22T16:01:57.000Z" commit: null t: 51 quote: You can import your company data from Excel files. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=66s title: Getting Started with Business Central (2025) date: "2025-05-22T16:01:57.000Z" commit: null t: 66 quote: Once you're ready to use Business Central on your own, you can turn off the teaching tips in my settings. links: learn: [] objects: [] features: [] topics: [] localizations: [] videos: [] posts: [] guidelines: [] video_id: lRiED3AUfps channel: yt-microsoft source_name: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps published_at: "2025-05-22T16:01:57.000Z" duration_s: 85 captions: full audience: - end user - functional consultant - administrator chapters: - t: 0 title: Welcome and Sample Company Overview - t: 12 title: Sample Data and Historical Information - t: 25 title: Creating Your Own Company - t: 37 title: Setup Guides and Data Migration - t: 51 title: Importing Data from External Sources - t: 66 title: Settings and Conclusion features: - name: Sample Company Cronis status: unclear t: 1 verified: false status_source: video - name: Setup Guide status: unclear t: 25 verified: false status_source: video - name: Data Migration Guide status: unclear t: 51 verified: false status_source: video - name: Teaching Tips Toggle status: unclear t: 66 verified: false status_source: video objects_mentioned: [] quotes: - t: 1 text: We provide a sample company named Cronis. 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[Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2025-05-22 · 1:25 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus) ## Overview A short introduction for new Business Central users. It presents Cronis, a sample company with customer, vendor and item data and transactions ready for posting, plus historical data so it resembles a real company. It then covers creating your own company. The setup guide walks through steps specific to your business, and the data migration guide helps import customers, vendors and items from other accounting systems or Excel files. It ends with a user setting to turn off teaching tips once you no longer need them. ## Key points - Business Central provides a sample company named Cronis for trying things out. - Cronis includes customer, vendor and item data and transactions ready for posting. - Cronis also has historical data so it feels like a real company. - When you create your own company, the setup guide covers the steps that are unique to your business. - The data migration guide imports customers, vendors and items from other accounting systems. - Company data can be imported from Excel files. - Experienced users can turn off teaching tips in their settings. ## Chapters - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=0s) Welcome and Sample Company Overview - [0:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=12s) Sample Data and Historical Information - [0:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=25s) Creating Your Own Company - [0:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=37s) Setup Guides and Data Migration - [0:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=51s) Importing Data from External Sources - [1:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=66s) Settings and Conclusion ## Features Every feature below: status not stated. | Feature | At | |---|---| | Sample Company Cronis | [0:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=1s) | | Setup Guide | [0:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=25s) | | Data Migration Guide | [0:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=51s) | | Teaching Tips Toggle | [1:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=66s) | ## Quotes - [0:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=1s) "We provide a sample company named Cronis. We've set it up with everything you need to try things out." - [0:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=12s) "You get customer, vendor, and item data transactions ready for posting. You also get historical data so it feels like a real company." - [0:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=25s) "The setup guide helps you through the steps that are unique to your business." - [0:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=51s) "The data migration guide makes it easy to import data such as customers, vendors, and items from other accounting systems." - [0:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=51s) "You can import your company data from Excel files." - [1:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiED3AUfps&t=66s) "Once you're ready to use Business Central on your own, you can turn off the teaching tips in my settings."