Church Pharmacy: NetSuite to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Migration

Business Challenges

• Transitioning from an established ERP platform to a different system while maintaining the integrity of agreed financial and operational data.
• Mapping source-system records and structures to the corresponding Business Central setup.
• Configuring the company environment, financial periods and core accounting settings in the destination platform.
• Re-establishing sales and purchasing transaction flows in Business Central.
• Providing appropriate reporting and search capabilities, alongside integration or data-exchange arrangements required by the agreed scope.

Our Solution

Space Stem supported the NetSuite-to-Business Central transition with a structured migration and configuration approach. This included preparing and mapping the agreed data, setting up the destination environment, configuring core finance workflows and addressing reporting and integration requirements relevant to the new platform.

Key Features & Implementation

• Data migration and mapping: moved the agreed records from NetSuite to Business Central, mapping source data to the destination structure and validating migrated information.
• Company setup: configured the company environment and relevant accounting setup in Business Central according to the agreed requirements.
• Sales workflow setup: configured relevant sales processes and transaction flows in the destination system.
• Purchase workflow setup: configured purchasing processes and associated transaction flows to support routine operations.
• Accounting periods and finance settings: set up the relevant financial periods and core accounting configuration.
• Reporting and data retrieval: configured available reports and relevant search or analysis capabilities to help users access finance and operational information.
• Integrations and data exchange: supported required third-party integrations or synchronisation with connected systems where included in scope.
• Validation and transition support: supported checks of migrated data and configured processes to help users transition to the new environment.

Technology Stack

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Oracle NetSuite (source ERP system)
• Third-party integrations or data-exchange tooling, where applicable to the agreed scope

Results & Business Impact

The project supported Church Pharmacy’s transition from NetSuite to Business Central by moving the agreed data and establishing the required company and finance configuration in the destination system. The result was a configured starting point for the relevant sales, purchasing, reporting and integration processes in Business Central.

Key Insight

ERP migration between two established platforms requires more than a direct field-to-field transfer. Differences in data models, configuration and transaction behaviour must be accounted for so the destination system reflects the business processes it is expected to support.

Considering a move to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central? Space Stem can support ERP migration planning, data mapping, finance configuration and integration delivery.