How to get a free trial for Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (F&O)?

Microsoft is offering free trials for Dynamics 365 solutions, including Finance and Operations.

How can you get a free trial for Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (F&O)?

Microsoft Dynamics 365 is the latest cloud business management solution, combining traditional CRM and ERP systems to handle varied business requirements, including sales, customer service, field service, operations, marketing, project management, and finance. Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (F&O) is an ERP system that can transform how you do business with an intuitive user interface personalized for each role and preference. Being on the implementation front, we get to hear praises about the exceptional Dynamics 365 F&O features, but nothing beats trying it yourself.

Microsoft is offering free trials for Dynamics 365 solutions, including Finance and Operations.

If you are considering Dynamics 365 F&O for your business, you can experience what Dynamics 365 has to offer before you buy. Here is how you can get Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations free trial.

How does the Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations Trial Work?

The Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations trial is available for the existing Microsoft Dynamics 365 channel partners and customers currently enrolled in the Business Ready Enhancement Plan (BREP) service plan.

If you are an existing customer, you can sign up for a customer trial by using your account. Then, you can create Lifecycle Services projects (LCS) and deploy demo and development environments. And host the virtual machines by yourself. 

If you are not a customer, you can sign up for a 30-day trial. However, this trial won’t give you access to an LCS project. Also, in this trial, you get only limited rights in the system, and it cannot be used for development.

Features of the Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations Free Trial

• You can test the modules of Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations through simple sign-in.
• You can work within the trusted Microsoft cloud.
• Microsoft offers a task guide that will help you to get started.
• You will be able to test the Microsoft environment and with registered sample records.
• You can know-how Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations work and check if it fits your business needs.
• Get demo data to ease the use of the product and make the experience more meaningful.
• And also make a demonstration of the main features and functionality of the solution.

Step by step guide to accessing Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations Trial

1. Subscribe to the preview offer once you receive an email that invites you to participate in the preview.

• Go to the PartnerSource Business Center to subscribe.
• On the Account setup page, select the country or region.
• And, follow the wizard and prompts to complete the sign-up
• Create a new Microsoft Online test tenant (group of subscriptions and users).

2. Navigate to Microsoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services (LCS) project where you can deploy an environment.

• To manage your environments, you need to create a new project. Using https://lcs.dynamics.com/Logon/Index
• Sign in to the LCS by using the account used for subscribing.
• Then, select the plus sign and choose the project type to create a new project.
• Enter the project information, and then select ‘Create.’

3. Add users to LCS.

• If you’ve added other Microsoft 365 users, you must add them to this project.
• First, select the ‘project users’ tile and use the plus sign (+) to add a new user on the project page.
• Then, select ‘Project Owner’ and select ‘Invite’ for each user in the Project role field.

4. Deploy environments to an existing Azure subscription.

• You can create environments by,
  • Deploying to Microsoft cloud services (Azure).
  • Download a local virtual hard disk (VHD).
• After you deploy your environment, it will be available in the Environments section.

5. Use the features and explore the project.

Get the Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations trial

The 30-day free Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations trial can be activated using trials.dynamics.com. Or, you can approach a partner who can help you with a live demo, assist you in setting up a free trial with prompt support and help with industry and other solutions to transform your business using Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations.

If you are excited about your Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations trial experience, talk to our experts to learn more about how Dynamics 365 will enhance your business success.