Integrationer > Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (tidl. Navision)
| Type | Integration |
| Plan | Professionel |
| Set-up | Advanced |
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
(previously Navision)
Get complete control of your product data, media assets and ERP data with Kontainer’s integration to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
With the integration, you connect your ERP system directly to Kontainer’s DAM & PIM platform — ensuring product information, images, and files are always up-to-date and ready for use in webshops, catalogs and marketing.
Description
What is the integration between Kontainer and Business Central?
With Kontainer’s integration to Business Central (formerly Navision), your ERP data is automatically linked with your product images, videos, manuals and marketing files.
This means you always work with up-to-date product data across all channels — without the need for manual export/import.
The result: one single system where Kontainer serves as your “Single Source of Truth” for product data and digital assets.
Benefits
Benefits of integrating Kontainer with Business Central
✔ Save time and reduce manual work
All product, variant, price and stock data from Business Central is synchronised automatically to Kontainer, so marketing and e-commerce always have correct information.
✔ Consistent brand and product data
With Kontainer you ensure uniform use of images, descriptions and metadata across languages and markets, based on your ERP data.
✔ Scalable & secure Microsoft ecosystem integration
Kontainer works seamlessly with the Microsoft Dynamics 365 ecosystem, Power BI, Teams and Office 365. You gain cloud-based stability, security and governance.
✔ Automated PIM & DAM in one system
Instead of several siloed systems, you have DAM for media, PIM for product data, and the ERP integration via Business Central.
✔ Easy setup and dedicated support
Kontainer offers consultancy, onboarding and technical support to ensure the integration is implemented correctly and efficiently.
Features
Core features of the Kontainer ⇄ Business Central integration
✔ Automatic data transfer of products, variants, prices and stock levels from ERP to Kontainer.
✔ Linking of product data with media assets (images, videos, PDFs, manuals etc.).
✔ Real-time synchronisation — changes in Business Central update immediately in Kontainer.
✔ Support for multiple languages, markets and channels.
✔ User and access management: roles and permissions in Kontainer can align with your Microsoft login structure.
✔ API-based integration via REST, OData or Webhooks.
✔ Export capabilities to CMS, webshop platforms (Shopify, Magento, Umbraco, Dynamicweb etc.) and other marketing channels.
Why?
Why integrate Kontainer with Business Central?
Companies using Business Central as their ERP system often struggle to maintain consistent product data and media across various channels. Here, Kontainer becomes the visual and data-logical extension of your ERP system.
Benefits include:
✔ One integrated flow from finance → product data → marketing.
✔ Faster time-to-market.
✔ Fewer errors and duplication.
✔ Stronger brand consistency and a professional visual presence.
✔ Easy access for internal teams and external partners via controlled sharing portals.
Kontainer is built to be the central hub for DAM and PIM, and the integration with Business Central enables you to create fully automated processes from ERP to market.
Use Cases
Typical Use Cases
- Marketing & e-commerce: automatically updated product descriptions and images triggered by updates in Business Central.
- Sales team: access images, technical specs and pricing directly from Kontainer — no need to log into the ERP.
- Warehouse & logistics: stock changes in Business Central reflect in real-time across channels.
- External partners & distributors: via Kontainer you give access to only relevant product data and assets.
- Executive & IT: centralized data management, reduced system-complexity, better governance.
Support
Links and Support
Please contact Kontainer Customer Service to learn more about the integration between Kontainer and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
You can reach out at support@kontainer.com.
We are happy to help with setup, training and best practices.
You can also read the step-by-step guide in our helpdesk here
FAQ
To connect ERP data from Business Central with your digital assets and product information in Kontainer — ensuring accurate and accessible data across channels.
Yes. Kontainer offers flexible setup based on your data-model, markets, languages and channel requirements.
Access to Business Central API (OData/REST), active Kontainer licence, and mapping of data between systems.
By managing your image files, product data and metadata in Kontainer you ensure correct filenames, alt-texts and descriptions—critical for SEO and brand consistency.
Data exchange happens via secure API channels (HTTPS + token authentication). Kontainer meets GDPR compliance; role-based access can be aligned with your Azure AD (Microsoft Entra) setup.
Yes—both Business Central and Kontainer support multilingual metadata, variant setups and international channel distribution.
Depending on complexity: reviewing ERP data model (1-2 weeks), metadata structure & asset onboarding (1-2 weeks), integration configuration (2-4 weeks), testing & go-live (1 week).
Marketing, e-commerce, sales, logistics, finance and IT all gain from unified product and media flows.