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# [!INCLUDE[d365fin_long](includes/d365fin_long_md.md)] Trials and Subscriptions
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[!INCLUDE[d365fin](includes/d365fin_md.md)] is available in an increasing number of countries across the world. If you want to learn about [!INCLUDE [prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)], you can sign up for a free trial. Then, when you are ready, you can talk to a reselling partner about getting a subscription.
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If you are not already working with a partner, see [How do I find a reselling partner?](across-faq.md#findpartner).
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## Getting Started with a Trial
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You can sign up for a free trial [here](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=847861). Depending on your country or region, the trial includes the languages and functionality that your country or region requires. For more information, see [Changing Language and Locale](about-locale-language.md).
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You can sign up for a free trial [here](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=847861). We recommend that you work with [a reselling partner](across-faq.md#findpartner) to help your organization get started with [!INCLUDE [prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)].
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Depending on your country or region, the trial includes the languages and functionality that your country or region requires. For more information, see [Changing Language and Locale](about-locale-language.md).
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In [!INCLUDE[d365fin](includes/d365fin_md.md)], some things will be familiar to you, and other things might be unfamiliar. When you first log in to the demonstration company, you get access to a Getting Started page with links to videos that can help you get started. For more information, see [Getting Started with [!INCLUDE[d365fin_long](includes/d365fin_long_md.md)]](product-get-started.md).
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In [!INCLUDE[d365fin](includes/d365fin_md.md)], some things will be familiar to you, and other things might be unfamiliar. When you first sign in to the demonstration company, you get access to a Getting Started page with links to videos that can help you get started. For more information, see [Getting Started with [!INCLUDE[d365fin_long](includes/d365fin_long_md.md)]](product-get-started.md).
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If you encounter difficulties, the [Frequently Asked Questions](across-faq.md) page can help you answer some of your questions. If you were unable to sign up for the trial, the [Troubleshooting Self-Service Sign-Up](ui-troubleshoot-self-signup.md) page can help. You can also contact a [partner](across-faq.md#findpartner) and ask them to create a free trial for you.
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If you encounter difficulties, the [Frequently Asked Questions](across-faq.md) page can help you answer some of your questions. If you are unable to sign up for the trial, the [Troubleshooting Self-Service Sign-Up](ui-troubleshoot-self-signup.md) page can help. You can also contact a [partner](across-faq.md#findpartner) and ask them to create a free trial or a different type of preview of [!INCLUDE [prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] for you.
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### Try Out Your Own Company
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If you want to try out [!INCLUDE [prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] with your own data, you can switch to a free 30 day trial with an empty company. The **Set up my company** assisted setup guide can help you specify basic information about your business. Optionally, you can import data from your existing business management solution so that you can evaluate [!INCLUDE [prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] with your own data.
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If you want to try out [!INCLUDE [prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] with your own data, you can switch to a free 30 day trial with an empty company. The **Set up my company** assisted setup guide can help you specify basic information about your business. Optionally, you can import data from your existing business management solution so that you can evaluate [!INCLUDE [prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] with your own data. However, we recommend that you do not use a free trial to help run your business. Contact [a reselling partner](across-faq.md#findpartner) to learn more about how to get started with [!INCLUDE [prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)].
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If 30 days are not enough for you to decide, you can extend your trial. For more information, see [Need More Time to Decide Whether to Subscribe?](admin-extend-trial.md).
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### Setting Up Your Company in [!INCLUDE [prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)]
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To help you set up your company, the **Assisted Setup** page lists the assisted setup guides that can help you. Depending on your role and country or region, the page shows different assistant setup guides such as the following:
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To help you set up your company, the **Assisted Setup** page lists the assisted setup guides that can help you. Depending on your role and country or region, the page shows different assistant setup guides as illustrated in the following table:
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| Assisted Setup | Description |
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| Set Up My Company |Creates a new trial company for you to enter data and try out [!INCLUDE[d365fin](includes/d365fin_md.md)]. |
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| Set Up Approval Workflows |Sets up the ability to automatically notify an approver when a user tries to create or change certain values on documents, journal lines, or cards, such as an amount above a specified limit. |
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| Set Up Approval Workflows |Sets up the ability to automatically notify an approver when a user tries to create or change certain values on documents, journal lines, or cards. For example, you can set up approval of amounts above a specified limit. |
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| Set Up Email |Gets you ready for sending email messages directly from, for example, sales orders or contacts in [!INCLUDE[d365fin](includes/d365fin_md.md)]. |
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| Set Up Your Business Inbox in Outlook |Gets you ready to manage business interactions with your customers and vendors, directly in Microsoft Outlook. |
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| Migrate Business Data |Lets you import your existing company data such as vendors, customers, and items from Excel or Quickbooks. |
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| Set Up Reporting Data|Sets up data sets that you can use to build powerful reports using Excel or Power BI, for example. |
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| Invite External Accountant |If you use an external accountant to manage your books and financial reporting, you can invite them to your [!INCLUDE [prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] so they can work with you on your fiscal data. |
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The **Assisted Setup** page may contain other entries. When you go through a setup, this will be marked as **Completed**. You can set up additional areas of the company by using manual setup. For more information, see [Setting Up [!INCLUDE[d365fin](includes/d365fin_md.md)]](setup.md).
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The **Assisted Setup** page may contain other entries. When you go through a setup, the setup will be marked as **Completed**. You can set up additional areas of the company by using manual setup. For more information, see [Setting Up [!INCLUDE[d365fin](includes/d365fin_md.md)]](setup.md).
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### Resetting your [!INCLUDE[prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] trial experience
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If you have added data to your [!INCLUDE[prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] free trial, and you want to start over with a fresh experience, you can create a new evaluation company and then delete the first company. If you open the **Companies** page, and choose **New**, the **Create New Company** assisted setup guide can help you set up a fresh evaluation company with sample data. You can also create a copy of your current company, sign out, and then sign into your new company.
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If you have added data to your [!INCLUDE[prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] free trial, and you want to start over with a fresh experience, you can create a new evaluation company and then delete the first company. Open the **Companies** page and choose **New** to start the **Create New Company** assisted setup guide. The guide can help you set up a fresh evaluation company with sample data. You can also create a copy of your current company, sign out, and then sign into your new company.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> When you share [!INCLUDE [prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] with other people from your organization, you must make sure other people are not logged in when you delete a company.
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## Getting Started with a Subscription
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Each time you sign in during the trial period, a notification in a blue bar at the top displays the time remaining. If you decide to subscribe, find a [!INCLUDE[d365fin](includes/d365fin_md.md)] partner. For more information, see [How do I find a reselling partner?](across-faq.md#findpartner). The reselling partner can help you set up [!INCLUDE [prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] to fit your business, including importing your data from your previous system, and adding functionality such as apps from [Microsoft AppSource](https://appsource.microsoft.com/marketplace/apps?product=dynamics-365-business-central).
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Each time you sign in during the trial period, a notification in a blue bar at the top displays the time remaining. If you decide to subscribe, find a [!INCLUDE[d365fin](includes/d365fin_md.md)] partner. For more information, see [How do I find a reselling partner?](across-faq.md#findpartner). The reselling partner can help you set up [!INCLUDE [prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] to fit your business, including importing your data from your previous system. You can also customize [!INCLUDE [prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] by adding apps from [Microsoft AppSource](https://appsource.microsoft.com/marketplace/apps?product=dynamics-365-business-central).
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[!INCLUDE [prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] online uses Office 365. If your company uses a different type of email setup, the reselling partner can help you decided how to migrate, or if you should use [!INCLUDE [prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] on-premises.
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You can also contact the [[!INCLUDE[d365fin](includes/d365fin_md.md)] Sales team](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=828707).
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## Getting Started with Sandboxes
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Sandbox environments can be a way for you to practice with [!INCLUDE[d365fin](includes/d365fin_md.md)]. You can think of a sandbox as a non-production environment that you can use on top of your production instance of [!INCLUDE[d365fin](includes/d365fin_md.md)]. For example, if you want to take the free online training from [Microsoft Learn](/learn/browse/?products=dynamics-business-central), your administrator can create a sandbox environment so that you and your colleagues can practice there rather than in your production environment.
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Sandbox environments can be a way for you to practice with [!INCLUDE[d365fin](includes/d365fin_md.md)]. Think of a sandbox as a non-production environment that you can use on top of your production instance of [!INCLUDE[d365fin](includes/d365fin_md.md)]. For example, if you want to take the free online training from [Microsoft Learn](/learn/browse/?products=dynamics-business-central), your administrator can [create a sandbox environment](/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/tenant-admin-center-environments#create-a-sandbox-environment) so that you and your colleagues can practice there rather than in your production environment.
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If you are a developer, a sandbox lets you safely build and test extensions and develop new functionality to customize the service without affecting the data and settings of your production environment.
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The administrator of your [!INCLUDE [prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] and your reselling partner can create additional environments in the administration center. For more information, see [The Business Central Administration Center](/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/tenant-admin-center).
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### Building New Solutions and Intellectual Property
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[!INCLUDE[d365fin](includes/d365fin_md.md)] offers a set of development tools and a modern platform to build on so you can create your own add-on apps and embed solutions to connect or extend [!INCLUDE[d365fin](includes/d365fin_md.md)].
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For example, you can use an API to build a connected app to exchange data between [!INCLUDE[d365fin](includes/d365fin_md.md)] and your payroll app. Connect apps can also make use of extensions to create pages to be used for setup, configuration, or to support app-specific features. For more information, see [Build Your Business on Dynamics 365 Business Central](/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/readiness/readiness-welcome).-->
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## See Also
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[Getting Started](product-get-started.md)
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[How do I find a reselling partner?](across-faq.md#findpartner)
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[Choosing Your Dynamics 365 Business Central Development Sandbox Environment](/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-sandbox-overview?toc=/dynamics365/business-central/toc.json)
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[Country/Regional Availability and Supported Translations](/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/compliance/apptest-countries-and-translations?toc=/dynamics365/business-central/toc.json)
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[Extending trials (as an administrator)](/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/tenant-administration#extending-trials)
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[Get Started as a Reseller of Business Central Online](/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/get-started-online)
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[Preparing Demonstration Environments (as a partner)](/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/demo-environment)
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This was enhanced in 2019 release wave 2. For more information, see [Enhancements to Excel integration](/dynamics365-release-plan/2019wave2/dynamics365-business-central/enhancements-excel-integration).
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> When changing the company, make sure that the **Environment** field is not empty. If it is, then set it to one of the available options; otherwise, the add-in will not work correctly.
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The Excel Add-in was enhanced in 2019 release wave 2. For more information, see [Enhancements to Excel integration](/dynamics365-release-plan/2019wave2/dynamics365-business-central/enhancements-excel-integration).
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> For [!INCLUDE[prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] on-premises, the **Edit in Excel** action is only available if the Excel add-in has been configured by your administrator, and only available for the Web client. For administrators, if you want to learn how to install the excel add-in, see [Setting up the Excel Add-In for Editing Business Central Data](/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/configuring-excel-addin). For [!INCLUDE[prodshort](includes/prodshort.md)] on-premises.
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