Your Microsoft Dynamics GP / Great Plains environment may still power critical financial and operational processes. But as business requirements evolve, you may need a more connected cloud ERP platform, modern integrations and greater access to Microsoft cloud capabilities.
Sarakadiya helps organizations assess and modernize Dynamics GP and Great Plains environments and transition eligible systems to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
Move your ERP forward while carefully managing your financial data, business processes, historical information and existing integrations.
Great Plains is the historical name associated with the ERP product that became Microsoft Dynamics GP.
Over the years, organizations have operated different versions of the platform under names such as:
Organizations may therefore search for migration services using either Great Plains or Dynamics GP, even though the current product name is Dynamics GP.
Microsoft provides built-in cloud migration tools for eligible Dynamics GP 2015 and later environments to migrate data to Business Central online. The migration approach includes assessment, data replication, data upgrade and validation.
Dynamics GP can remain a capable ERP platform, but organizations may increasingly evaluate modernization because of:
Organizations looking to move ERP workloads to the cloud may evaluate Business Central as part of their broader Microsoft cloud strategy.
Legacy integrations can become increasingly difficult to maintain as businesses add new applications, e-commerce platforms and digital processes.
Organizations may want more connected reporting and analytics across ERP and other business systems.
Years of customizations and third-party solutions can make an ERP environment more complex to maintain and modernize.
Organizations may want to take advantage of the broader Microsoft ecosystem, including Power Platform, Power BI, Microsoft 365, Azure and AI capabilities.
The right timing for migration depends on your specific GP version and business requirements. Microsoft currently states that Dynamics GP product enhancements, regulatory updates and technical support end on December 31, 2029, with security updates potentially available until April 30, 2031.
The historical Great Plains ERP product that evolved into Microsoft Dynamics GP.
Older GP releases that are now beyond Microsoft's extended support period.
Earlier GP releases that reached the end of extended support in April 2025.
Earlier GP releases whose extended support ended in July 2026.
A later GP generation with extended support ending in January 2028 under the fixed lifecycle policy.
Current GP releases are governed by Microsoft's Modern Lifecycle Policy. Microsoft currently states that Dynamics GP support for product enhancements, regulatory updates and technical support ends December 31, 2029.
A successful migration requires assessment of your:
Microsoft’s cloud migration framework provides a structured process for moving supported Dynamics GP on-premises data to Business Central online. Microsoft Learn
Important: The exact migration scope should be determined during the assessment. Not every GP module, customization, third-party solution, or historical record should be assumed to migrate automatically.
General Ledger | Accounts Payable | Accounts Receivable | Fixed Assets | Bank Reconciliation
Inventory | Purchasing | Order Processing | Distribution
Customer Management | Sales Transactions | Receivables Management
Manufacturing | Project Accounting | Field Operations, where applicable to your GP environment.
Management Reporter | GP Reporting | Excel-based reporting | Power BI
Assess your current GP version, database, companies, modules, customizations and integrations.
Identify migration risks, technical dependencies and potential data issues before the project begins.
Plan and execute the transition from supported Dynamics GP environments to Business Central online.
Define, migrate and validate supported financial, customer, vendor, inventory, banking and historical data.
Compare migrated Business Central data with source GP data to identify discrepancies before go-live.
Review custom functionality and determine what should be retained, redesigned, replaced or retired.
Modernize connections between ERP and other business applications.
Transition legacy reporting requirements toward Business Central, Excel, Power BI and other modern reporting capabilities.
Support users, integrations, reporting and Business Central optimization after migration.
Modernize financial management, accounting, budgeting and reporting.
Connect purchasing, inventory, warehouse and supply chain processes.
Connect customer and sales processes with your broader Microsoft ecosystem.
Turn Business Central data into actionable financial and operational insights.
Use Power Apps, Power Automate and Power Platform to extend processes and automate workflows.
Connect ERP processes with the productivity tools your teams already use.
Adopt relevant AI and Copilot capabilities available within the Microsoft ecosystem.
Transition eligible GP workloads from on-premises infrastructure toward Business Central online.
Reduce dependence on aging GP customizations and legacy integrations.
Create a more connected foundation for financial and operational reporting.
Adopt Business Central functionality rather than reproducing unnecessary legacy processes.
Bring ERP together with Power BI, Power Platform, Microsoft 365 and other Microsoft services.
Position your business to adopt relevant Microsoft AI and Copilot capabilities.
Our approach is centered around the Microsoft Dynamics ecosystem, with Business Central as a core ERP modernization platform.
We start with your business processes and requirements rather than treating migration as a purely technical database exercise.
We carefully assess what financial, master and historical data needs to move and how it should be validated.
We identify opportunities to simplify legacy processes rather than automatically rebuilding every GP customization.
Our capabilities extend beyond ERP into Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Power BI, Microsoft 365, Copilot and integrations.
Is your version supported for the intended migration path?
Does your on-premises environment meet Microsoft's technical prerequisites?
Which GP companies are being migrated?
What financial, master and historical information needs to move?
Which GP-specific functionality needs a replacement?
Which ISV products need Business Central equivalents?
Which external systems need to be reconnected?
Does your environment fall within the supported market scope for Microsoft's built-in GP migration tooling?
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Great Plains is the historical name associated with the ERP product that became Microsoft Dynamics GP. Many organizations still use “Great Plains” when referring to their GP environment, so both terms are relevant when discussing migration.
Yes. Microsoft provides built-in migration tools for eligible Dynamics GP 2015 and later environments to migrate data to Business Central online, subject to Microsoft’s technical requirements and supported migration scenarios. Microsoft Learn
Yes. If your Great Plains environment is part of the supported Dynamics GP migration lineage and meets Microsoft’s technical and version requirements, it can be assessed for migration to Business Central.
Yes. GP 2018/2018 R2 environments can be assessed for the supported GP-to-Business-Central migration process, subject to the environment and prerequisites.
The built-in migration tooling currently supports Dynamics GP 2015 and later. Older GP versions such as GP 2013 therefore require a different upgrade or modernization strategy rather than being presented as a direct built-in cloud migration. Microsoft Learn
No. Microsoft’s migration tooling supports defined categories of GP data. The migration scope should be assessed rather than assuming that every module, customization and historical record moves automatically. Microsoft Learn
Customizations need to be assessed individually. Some business requirements can be addressed through standard Business Central functionality, extensions, apps or redesigned processes rather than directly reproducing GP customizations.
Microsoft provides support for historical GP data within its migration framework, including a GP Historical Snapshot. The exact historical-data strategy should be defined according to the migration scenario and business requirements. Microsoft Learn
Microsoft’s Business Central migration validation compares selected source GP data with migrated Business Central data to identify discrepancies. Microsoft Learn
Yes, depending on the version and lifecycle policy. Current Dynamics GP 18.x is under Microsoft’s Modern Lifecycle Policy. Microsoft currently states that product enhancements, regulatory updates and technical support end on December 31, 2029, with security updates potentially available until April 30, 2031. Older GP releases have earlier end-of-support dates. Microsoft Learn
Not necessarily. The right timing depends on your GP version, business strategy, technical environment, Microsoft lifecycle considerations and desired cloud roadmap. A migration assessment can help determine whether to migrate now, prepare first or pursue another modernization approach.
Your Dynamics GP environment contains years of financial data, business processes and operational knowledge.
The right modernization strategy can help you protect that investment while moving toward a modern Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central environment.
Assess your GP environment. Define your migration path. Modernize with confidence.
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