Extract data from Business Central

A common problem that organizations face is how to gather data from multiple sources, in multiple formats. Then you'd need to move it to one or more data stores. The destination might not be the same type of data store as the source. Often the format is different, or the data needs to be shaped or cleaned before loading it into its final destination.

Various tools, services, and processes have been developed over the years to help address these challenges. No matter the process used, there's a common need to coordinate the work and apply some level of data transformation within the data pipeline. Read More

Webhooks

Webhooks is the way to get notified if an entity changes in Business Central. For general information about webhooks, see Webhooks

Power BI

It's easy to get insights into your Business Central data with Power BI - a data visualization system from Microsoft. Power BI retrieves Business Central data so that you can build dashboards and reports based on that data. Power BI provides a flexible alternative to reports built in Business Central, enabling you drill down and customize the visualization, and even merge data from different companies in Business Central. Some Power BI reports can also be embedded in Business Central and viewed without leaving the system. More complex dashboards are better experienced from the Power BI web site. Read more on this Learn Page: Introduction to Business Central and Power BI

Analytics needs in organizations

When you think about analytics in your organization, it might help to use a persona-based model to outline different needs. Read more: Different analytics needs