Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or Business Central for short, a comprehensive business management solution designed for small to medium-sized businesses. It serves as a platform that integrates key business processes allowing adaptations and enhancements for different countries and regulations. More on Business Central may be found on About Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Adjustments and enhancements to Business Central for Macedonian users is called Macedonian localization of Business Central.
Login Systems has implemented the Macedonian localization for Business Central by developing several localization applications, a.k.a. apps or extensions. This multi-layered architecture allows flexibility in configuring the solution for different kind of customers and different kind of needs.
Localization Categories
Localization apps contain a set of functionalities addressing local requirements that fall within one of the categories below:
Regulatory requirements - local functionality that helps businesses fulfill their legal requirements, such as tax reporting, local general accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and other regulatory requirements.
National standards requirements – local functionality that addresses local standards, such as banking and payment formats, address formats, or local interpretations of global standards.
Market requirements - nice-to-have, competitive requirements – local functionality beneficial to the productivity business processes in a country and thereby adding value to business but aren't required from a regulatory perspective.
Localization Apps by Login Systems
Login Systems localization apps have been developed and tested on the world-wide edition of Business Central (Business Central W1).
LSM Macedonian Translation. Translation of Business Central for Macedonian users.
LSM Reusables App. This is mandatory extension that acts like foundation for all other extensions. Base App and People Management are directly dependable of Reusables App.
LSM Base App. This app carries out basic Macedonian localization of Business Central. It includes adjustments and constraints in the chart of accounts, enhancements in sales document layouts, adaptations in VAT statements and additional financial reporting.
LSM Premium App. It is a set of functionalities for advanced localization, mostly addressing market requirements in Macedonia as well as the needs for larger organizations especially in the distribution industry.
LSM People Management. The extension has got enhanced functionalities in human resources module and a module for calculating and managing employees’ salaries.
LSM Retail Management. It is a module that allows companies to sell products and services via retail channel using fiscal printers (cash registers).
LSM Service Management. The extension enhances the functionalities of standard Service Management module in Business Central. Includes retail sales of spare parts and services as well.
While the Macedonian localization apps may be purchased and installed individually, users need to take in consideration the dependability among themselves (please see the structure shown above). All apps work on Business Central Online (cloud edition) и Business Central OnPrem (on hosted server).
About Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Dynamics 365 Business Central is modular and integrated software ERP solution that supports the following functional areas:
Finance. Make and collect payments, manage your cash flow, defer income and revenue, prepare year-end closing, and manage fixed assets.
Sales. Manage sales processes and information, such as quotes, orders, returns, and customer accounts, and make drop shipments.
Purchasing. Manage purchasing processes and information, such as invoices, orders, returns, and vendor accounts, and purchase items from sales documents.
Inventory. Register new inventory or service-type items, categorize items so they're easy to search for, adjust inventory levels, and track inventory costs.
Project Management. Create projects and schedule resources for them, manage project budgets, monitor progress, and track machine and employee hours.
Fixed Assets. Organize your fixed assets, ensure correct periodic depreciation, and track maintenance costs.
Planning. Plan the production operations required to turn components into finished goods.
Assembly Management. Assemble components into finished items, or combine them in kits.
Manufacturing. Define shop floor resources and their capacity, schedule operations, pull production components, and manage production operations.
Warehouse Management Overview. Ensure that you receive, store, transfer, and ship goods effectively.
Service Management. Schedule service calls, manage service orders, and track repair parts and supplies.
More info on Business Central can be found in the Microsoft documentation that is available on the following web address: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/.
Premium package of Business Central includes all functionalities from the Essential package plus the modules for service management and advanced warehouse management.
Description of the functionalities may be found on Business Central Capabilities | Login Systems. These functionalities are subject to change without prior notice from Login Systems.
