Connect with Syvantis at Community Summit 2021

This year, Community Summit is October 12-15 in Houston, Texas. We’re revving up for our trip! Are you? We’ve already written a blog about how to get the most out Summit, and we hope you add our booth and sessions to your calendar when you sit down to strategize your time. We’ve compiled a complete list of where you can connect with us at Summit—including our booth and sessions—and we’ve also got a little surprise for you. (Yes, it’s a giveaway!)

Visit our booth

This year our booth is 1507, located one row in when entering Hall D from the Grand Concourse (the bottom right of the map below). We invite you to stop by and chat with our knowledgeable and friendly representatives, and while you’re there, feel free to play a little bean bag toss. We have a theme, but we’re going to keep that a secret for now.

Our Sessions

Several members of Syvantis—including the CEO and VP of Consulting Services!—will be attending Summit as presenters at their own sessions. Below are the who, what, where, and when of our four sessions. Check them out and add them to your calendar if they apply to your business!

What you need to know before migrating from Dynamics GP to Business Central

Tuesday October 12, 2:00-2:50 PM in room 350C

Presenter: Janelle Riley, CEO

Does the thought of making the transition from GP to Business Central give you the cold sweats? It’s a big project, but if you are prepared, it is a lot easier. Join us for a detailed presentation and in-depth Q&A with people that know the good, the bad, and the ugly of GP to BC migrations.

At this session, you will get answers to these questions:

• The Dynamics GP – Business Central back story (What was Microsoft thinking?)

• What features will you lose and what you will gain when you move from GP to BC?

• Should you use the Microsoft migration tool or implement from scratch?

• How much does a migration cost?

• What if you are not quite ready to migrate yet?

What finance professionals need to know before diving into Power BI

Wednesday October 13, 9:30-10:20 a.m. in room 360AB

Presenter: Jack Walther, Senior Developer

Power BI is a fabulous reporting tool for finance professionals, but it can get really complicated, really fast. How do you cut through all of the technical terminology and just use it?  How do you know when you are over your head and need to ask for help from a technical resource?

In this session, you will see Power BI from the perspective of a finance user, including: 

• What Power BI does well (and not so well)

• How to create a basic report with GP, NAV, or BC data 

• How to publish a report for use by the rest of the finance team

• How to communicate with your developer

Every little difference between Dynamics GP and Business Central

Wednesday October 13, 1:40-2:30 p.m. in room 330B

Presenter: Todd Froemming, VP of Consulting Services

If you are considering an eventual move to Business Central from GP, this session is a must!  Working in Dynamics GP compared to Business Central is not at all a 1-1 experience.  By the end of this session, you will have a firm grasp on what the system differences are so that you are prepared for an eventual transition to Business Central. 

During this session, you will get detailed information of how GP and BC vary: 

• The user experience 

• System design and configuration  

• Vocabulary 

• Data imports and integrations 

• System customizations 

• And much more!

8 underutilized tools in Dynamics GP and how to use them

Thursday October 14, 1:10-2:00 p.m. in room 352B

Presenter: Chuck Robinson, Consulting Manager

Feel like you’re missing out on functionality in Dynamics GP? Many users miss out on out-of-the-box features that can make their life much easier while using Dynamics GP day-to-day. During this session, get detailed information on underutilized tools in Dynamics GP and how to use them, including: 

• PSTL 

  • Company Copy 

  • Master Record Triggers 

  • Master Record Modifiers 

  • RM Unapply 

  • Item Reconciler 

  • Shortcut Copy 

• Refreshable Excel Reports 

  • Add & Retain Calculated Fields 

  • Add & Retain Formatting

Giveaway

This year, we will be hosting a giveaway featuring many exciting items that align with our booth theme! We don’t want to give away too many details, but rest assured you will want to sign up for our drawing to win these prizes.

We’ll be talking about the giveaway on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, so make sure to add us so on social media to get all the details. Then stop by during Summit to check out the prizes first-hand and sign up for the drawing.

See you at Summit

Registration ends on September 30, and if you cannot attend in-person, there’s a Summit Streaming Pass available as well (stream ninety sessions live plus fifty additional sessions on-demand thirty days following the conference).

We can’t wait to see you at Summit! Check out Summit’s Agenda and add some of our sessions to your schedule. Come check out our booth, chat with our friendly staff, and (if you haven’t already) follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for all our updates, including reminders for our sessions and details about all the giveaway items!