Stay on course for growth by choosing the right ERP
Unify your finances, sales, purchases, and operations within a single platform. Delphisoft, a leading Microsoft Dynamics integrator for over 30 years, designs and deploys your Business Central environment to simplify your business processes and secure your decisions.
From Navision to Business Central: The Evolution of Performance
Historically known as Navision and then Dynamics NAV, Microsoft's ERP has transformed into Dynamics 365 Business Central. This unified management system eliminates the complexity of old, rigid architectures in favor of a modern environment, accessible in the cloud (SaaS) or on-premise.
With over 220,000 corporate clients worldwide, Business Central integrates default compliance with European accounting standards, while natively interconnecting with the Office 365 suite, Teams, and your Power BI dashboards.
A global ERP standard for SMEs, backed by Microsoft's continuous research and innovation.
Unique business expertise to adapt the ERP to your processes, not the other way around.
The Functional Pillars of Business Central
Business Central groups all your activities into a single, shared system. Discover the key modules our experts deploy to structure your management.
Finance & Accounting
Simplify and automate your financial management. Analyze your performance in real-time, automate your entries, and secure your closings.
- Multi-company & multi-currency general ledger
- Unlimited analytical dimensions for detailed reporting
- Accounts payable & receivable (SEPA/PAIN)
- Fixed assets management and cash flow forecasting
Sales & Customer Service
Track your opportunities, manage your service contracts, and accelerate your sales cycle from quote to payment, integrated with Outlook.
- Tracking of contacts, opportunities, and sales cycles
- Quick creation of quotes and sales orders
- Outlook integration (quote directly from emails)
- Management of maintenance contracts and after-sales service
Purchasing & Replenishment
Optimize your purchases and inventory levels with built-in intelligence. Automatically generate purchase orders based on sales.
- Purchase requisitions and internal approval workflows
- Warehouse management by bins and storage units
- Full traceability by lot or serial numbers
- Automatic calculation of reorder points and replenishment
Production & Manufacturing
Plan and steer your industrial operations. Optimize your production orders, manage your workshop capacities, and control your costs.
- Multi-level bills of materials and routings
- Material requirements planning (MRP calculation)
- Management of subcontracting and work center capacities
- Tracking of manufacturing times and production scrap
Projects & Budgets
Manage your construction sites or complex services. Track planned costs versus actuals in real-time using timesheets.
- Planning of project tasks and resource allocation
- Employee time entry (Timesheets)
- Dynamic Budget / Actual / Invoiced comparison
- Progressive invoicing (milestones, time & material, or fixed price)
Add-ons & Enhancements
Enrich your ERP with recognized integrated solutions: certified payroll management, dematerialization, or visual scheduling.
- SwissSalary (Swissdec-certified HR & Payroll)
- Continia Document Capture (OCR & invoice dematerialization)
- Dime Scheduler (Visual resource scheduling)
- E-Commerce Connectors (Shopify, PrestaShop)
Adapt Business Central to your business processes without blocking future updates
The days of heavy modifications directly in the ERP's source code are over. Today, Delphisoft designs your specific developments as independent extensions. Thanks to the AL language and Microsoft's event architecture, your ERP adapts precisely to your expertise while remaining compatible with automatic monthly Microsoft updates.
Our certified engineers code your specific business rules in Visual Studio Code, strictly adhering to modern Microsoft programming standards.
By separating your specific features from the standard Business Central core, you automatically benefit from Microsoft's monthly innovations with no migration costs.
We develop robust APIs to connect Business Central with your internal business software, third-party CRMs, e-commerce platforms, or industrial tools.
Our ERP Deployment Approach
An ERP project is an organizational transformation. Our rigorous project methodology secures each step of the deployment to ensure compliance with your budgets and deadlines.
Audit & Analysis
We analyze your current operational workflows and map your accounting, commercial, and logistical processes. This phase identifies the gap between the standard ERP and your specific needs.
Design & Mock-up
Drafting functional specifications. We design the mock-up of the future system (general settings, analytical dimensions, invoice templates) and validate it step-by-step with your teams.
Development & Configuration
Configuring Business Central modules, writing custom extensions in AL code (VS Code), and implementing the required purchasing and sales approval workflows.
Data Migration
Extraction, cleansing, and importation of your historical data (customer records, vendor records, chart of accounts, item catalog, opening balances) into your new ERP environment.
Testing & Training
Execution of comprehensive integration tests. In-depth training for Key Users followed by end-users based on real scenarios from your business.
Go-Live & Support
Close support during the official launch (Go-Live). We transition your live workflows and provide permanent technical assistance to stabilize the use of the ERP.
Our Implementation and Support Services
As a leading Microsoft Certified Partner in Switzerland, Delphisoft offers a comprehensive range of services to sustain your ERP investment.
Audit & Consulting
Scoping study, technical feasibility analysis, and audit of the existing infrastructure before migration or initial deployment of the ERP.
Upgrade & Migration
Migration of your legacy on-premise Dynamics NAV (Navision) databases to the modern Business Central Cloud version.
AL Development
Design and creation of custom extensions to integrate unique processes and connect the ERP with your specific business solutions.
Support & Maintenance
Permanent technical assistance, responsive hotline in French/German, and application maintenance to ensure the stability of your databases.
Case Studies & Success Stories
Discover how SMEs and organizations structure their daily operations using our integration expertise.
World Council of Churches
Global migration of invoicing and international accounting workflows to a secure Dynamics 365 Business Central Cloud instance, enabling consolidated multi-currency tracking and enhanced security for employees worldwide.
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Implementation of Business Central for end-to-end windshield supply chain management, mobile branch invoicing, and real-time interconnection with the Swiss insurance system.
Read the success storyarrow_forwardMaison Gilliard SA
Deployment of our dedicated vertical solution for Swiss viticulture, connected to accounting and bottle inventory management, and coupled with Power BI for decision-making regarding sales campaigns.
Read the success storyarrow_forwardFrequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Common questions asked by business leaders before launching a Business Central project.
What is the difference between Dynamics NAV (Navision) and Business Central?
Dynamics 365 Business Central is the official successor to Dynamics NAV. While retaining the historical functional richness of Navision, Business Central introduces a modern web interface, native cloud connectivity, and uses the AL programming language (instead of C/AL) to build extensions. This allows updates to be performed without blocking custom developments.
Can Business Central be deployed in the cloud (SaaS) or on-premise?
Yes, Business Central offers total deployment flexibility. You can opt for Microsoft's public cloud (SaaS) to eliminate physical server management and benefit from automatic monthly updates. You can also deploy it on-premise on your own servers or within a private cloud hosted in Switzerland if your regulatory constraints require it.
How does licensing work for Dynamics 365 Business Central?
The licensing model for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is based on a named user subscription (User Subscription), with no perpetual license costs. There are mainly three types of licenses:
- Essentials: Covers the majority of business management features (general accounting, sales, purchasing, inventory, and projects).
- Premium: Includes everything in Essentials and adds advanced modules for manufacturing and service management.
- Team Members: For employees with limited access needs, allowing them to view data, enter timesheets, or approve workflows.
How are ERP updates handled if we have custom developments?
With Business Central's modern architecture, all your custom developments are programmed in AL language within containers called "extensions." These extensions are separated from Microsoft's standard code. During the monthly standard ERP updates, Microsoft updates the base core without altering or deleting your specific modules, guaranteeing uninterrupted operation.
What integrations are possible with the Office 365 ecosystem?
The interconnection is native. For example, you can draft a sales quote directly from Outlook upon receiving an email from a customer without opening the ERP. You can also extract, modify, and republish data from Business Central tables directly from Microsoft Excel while maintaining Entra ID security and authentication controls.
Let's discuss your ERP project
Whether you are considering an initial implementation, a migration from Dynamics NAV, or the development of specific AL extensions — our consultants are ready to assist you.
What our initial consulting phase brings you
We understand your sector (commerce, service, manufacturing) before proposing a configuration. No sales jargon.
SaaS or On-Premise deployment, integration of Swiss-certified add-ons (SwissSalary), and estimation of AL development workload.
We accompany your teams from A to Z with continuous local support in the French and German-speaking regions of Switzerland.