Do it Best Retail Connection for D365 Business Central
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is built for real world hardware & building material dealers, designed around how independent hardware stores actually operate—using supplier provided electronic data to keep items, pricing, and purchasing accurate for a Do it Best POS, while letting your team stay in control of the entire business with a complete ERP software solution.
Retail Do it Best Dealer Catalog Updates
What this delivers
- Full access to the complete Do it Best catalog load (stocked, non‑stock, special order, and discontinued items)
- Automatic updates for:
- Item descriptions
- UPCs and product identifiers
- Vendor and manufacturer references
- Order quantities and packaging rules
- Eliminates manual item creation and cleanup
- Prevents outdated or mismatched item data
- Ensures cashiers and buyers can find any Do it Best item instantly
Retail Do it Best Dealer Item File Maintenance
What this delivers
- Maintenance for all items (stocked, non‑stock, special order, and discontinued items)
- Automatic updates for:
- Item descriptions
- UPCs and product identifiers
- Vendor and manufacturer references
- Order quantities and packaging rules
- Eliminates manual item creation and cleanup
- Non‑stock catalog items can update automatically
- Prevents outdated or mismatched item data
- Ensures cashiers and buyers can find any Do it Best item instantly
Retail Do it Best Dealer Item Images and Image Updates
What this delivers
- Retrieves product images from Do it Best for use in your ERP, POS, or eCommerce systems
- Enhances POS usability and improves eCommerce listings without the need to manually source and upload images
- Applies updates when product images change or new assets are available from Do it Best
Retail Do it Best Dealer POS Load
What this delivers
- Imports point-of-sale transaction data into Do it Best for reporting, analytics, and rebate/program participation
- Keeps your store aligned with Do it Best programs and reporting requirements without manual uploads or duplicate work
Retail Do it Best Dealer Product Classification
What this delivers
- Assigns and maintains standardized item categories from Do it Best within your item master
- Provides cleaner reporting, better merchandising, and more accurate filtering for purchasing and POS
Retail Do it Best Dealer Drop Ship Order Confirmation
What this delivers
- Receives confirmation of drop ship orders directly from Do it Best, including quantities shipped and pricing details
- Gives immediate visibility into customer orders fulfilled by the vendor, improving customer communication and billing accuracy
Retail Do it Best Dealer POS Warehouse Invoice
What this delivers
- Automatically downloads warehouse invoices and matches them to purchase orders in Business Central
- Streamlines receiving and invoicing, ensures accurate inventory and costing, and removes manual invoice entry
- Stocked items follow a review and label‑printing workflow
- Reduces unnecessary price review clutter
Retail Store Buy Online Pickup in Store (BOPIS)
What this delivers
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Retail Do it Best Dealer Price Change
What this delivers
- Supplier price updates flow into a controlled review process
- Staff can:
- Review cost and suggested retail changes
- Analyze margin impact
- Validate rounding behavior
- Print shelf and bin labels before prices go live
- Prevents surprise prices at the register
- Keeps POS pricing and shelf labels in sync
- Maintains pricing discipline and customer trust
Retail Do it Best Dealer Unit of Measure
What this delivers
- Supports items purchased in one unit and sold in another
- Maintains pricing alignment when supplier costs change
- Works naturally with POS unit prompts and pricing rules
- Critical for hardware, lumber, fasteners, pipe, and bulk items
- Prevents margin erosion caused by unit mismatches
- Improves POS speed and accuracy
Retail Do it Best Dealer Direct Invoice Record
What this delivers
- Do it Best invoices are received into Business Central:
- Accounts payable creation and item quantity updates
- Accurate item cost updates directly into Business Central chart of accounts
- Visibility into freight, tax, tariffs, currency, and quantity adjustments
- Supports investigation of rounding or tax differences when needed
- Ensures last‑direct cost stays accurate
- Feeds pricing and margin tools correctly
- Reduces reconciliation and accounting discrepancies
Retail Do it Best Dealer RSC On Hand
What this delivers
- Visibility into Do it Best warehouse inventory levels
- Supports:
- Purchasing decisions
- Special‑order commitments
- Customer availability questions
- Improves customer service
- Reduces backorders and surprises
- Increases buyer confidence
Retail Do it Best Dealer Promo Item
What this delivers
- Loads promotional items and sale pricing data provided by Do it Best into your system
- Ensures promotions are executed accurately at POS and purchasing aligns with current vendor programs
Do it Best Promotional Order Confirmation
What this delivers
- Confirms orders placed for promotional buys, including pricing and allocation details
- Gives visibility into special deal purchases, helping you validate costs and plan inventory around promotions
The Big Picture for Retail Do it Best DealerHardware or LBM Dealer
- Do it Best remains the authoritative source for catalog, item maintenance, pricing inputs, invoices, and warehouse availability
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central remains your control system for:
- Pricing approvals
- Margin protection
- POS accuracy
- Operational discipline
- This integration is built from real store experience—not theory—so it supports how your team actually works every day
BUSINESS CENTRAL + DO IT BEST
Powerful Functions Built for Do it Best Members
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, integrated with Do it Best, gives your hardware or lumber business one connected platform to run operations, finance, inventory, and the sales floor. Share the key terms or functions you'd like highlighted, and we'll build out detailed content for each one in this section.
→ Drop your list of key terms below (e.g., Catalog Sync, EDI, Rebates, POS Integration, Purchasing, Inventory Replenishment) and Angie will turn each one into a feature block with a description tailored to Do it Best.