Modernize your ERP without losing visibility into projects and financials
Dynamics SL to Dynamics 365 Business Central Migration
For decades, Dynamics SL helped project and service-based organizations manage accounting, project operations, resource management, and reporting. But as Dynamics SL approaches end of life, many organizations are evaluating how to modernize their ERP while preserving the processes that support their business.
GraVoc helps organizations assess their Dynamics SL environment, understand migration options, and create a clear roadmap to Dynamics 365 Business Central.
The Challenge
Is your Dynamics SL environment limiting growth?
Dynamics SL remains familiar and dependable for many organizations. However, aging ERP systems can become more difficult to support, integrate, secure, and optimize over time.
Common challenges include:
- Increasing reliance on aging infrastructure
- Limited access to newer Microsoft technologies
- Growing limitations around reporting and data visibility
- Rising support, compliance, and maintenance concerns
- Difficulty integrating modern business applications
- Limited opportunities to leverage automation and AI
The challenge is not just moving data from one system to another. It is deciding what your business needs from ERP next.
Get an assessment before you commit
A GP Migration Assessment gives your team a lightweight way to understand your current system, identify migration considerations, and explore a practical path to Business Central before starting a full project.
Why Migrate to D365 Business Central
Build a more connected foundation for Finance & Project Operations
Dynamics 365 Business Central helps organizations modernize financial management while improving visibility across their operations.
Organizations moving from Dynamics SL often gain:
Improved visibility into financial & operational performance
Built-in reporting & analytics
Better integration across Microsoft 365, Teams, Power BI, & Power Platform
Reduced infrastructure & maintenance overhead
Continuous updates & innovation from Microsoft
A successful Dynamics SL migration starts with the right plan
GraVoc helps you understand what should move, what should improve, and what needs to be carefully evaluated before go-live.
Understand Your Current Environment
Review your Dynamics SL configuration, project accounting requirements, reports, integrations, historical data, customizations, and business processes.
Evaluate Your Migration Approach
Determine the best strategy between upgrade vs re-implementation based on your business objectives and the complexity of your Dynamics SL environment.
Move to Dynamics 365 Business Central
Execute data migration, testing, user training, validation, and deployment activities with minimal disruption.
Continue Improving After Go-Live
Optimize reporting, workflows, integrations, and user adoption to maximize the value of Business Central.
A Better Partner Experience
ERP migration is stressful enough. Your partner should not add to it
Questions come up during every ERP migration. When they do, you should not be waiting days for answers or wondering what happens next.
GraVoc is known for responsive communication, practical guidance, and steady follow-through. Our team keeps you informed on scope, budget, milestones, and next steps so your organization can move forward with confidence.
Why GraVoc
Practical guidance for Dynamics SL modernization
Moving from Dynamics SL to Business Central is an opportunity to modernize financial operations, improve reporting, and establish a stronger ERP foundation for future growth.
Certified Microsoft Solutions Partner
Experience supporting and modernizing Dynamics SL environments
Guidance on data, integrations, reporting, and migration planning
100+ Microsoft certifications
Responsive support from assessment through optimization
Business Software in Action
See how GraVoc helps organizations move complex systems forward
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Ask about current Microsoft migration offers
Microsoft incentives and assessment offers may be available for qualifying organizations moving from Dynamics SL to cloud-based Dynamics 365 solutions. GraVoc can help you understand what applies to your situation.
Dynamics SL migration FAQ:
Is Dynamics SL being discontinued?
Yes, Microsoft ended mainstream support for all versions of Dynamics SL, including Dynamics SL 2011, 2015, and 2018.
Extended support for Dynamics SL 2018 is scheduled to end in 2028, making now a good time for organizations still running SL 2018 or earlier versions to evaluate future ERP options.
What’s the difference between Dynamics SL and Dynamics 365?
Dynamics SL was built primarily for project and service-based organizations, with a focus on project accounting and financial management.
Dynamics 365 Business Central is Microsoft's modern cloud ERP platform, offering continuous updates, built-in reporting, Microsoft 365 integration, automation, AI-powered capabilities, and ongoing product innovation.
Should I upgrade Dynamics SL or re-implement Business Central?
The right approach often depends on your Dynamics SL version and the complexity of your environment. Organizations running Dynamics SL 2018 with defined processes and limited customizations may be candidates for a more direct upgrade path.
Businesses on older versions or those with significant customizations, reporting challenges, or process improvement goals may benefit from a reimplementation approach. A migration assessment can help determine the best fit.
What should I expect during a Dynamics SL migration?
Most migrations involve reviewing business processes, evaluating reports and customizations, cleansing data, validating integrations, training users, and testing critical workflows before go-live. It’s also an opportunity to simplify legacy processes and take advantage of newer Business Central capabilities.
How can I prepare for a Dynamics SL migration?
Most migrations involve reviewing business processes, evaluating reports and customizations, cleansing data, validating integrations, training users, and testing critical workflows before go-live. It’s also an opportunity to simplify legacy processes and take advantage of newer Business Central capabilities.