Lasernet Essentials Explained: An FAQ Guide

Lasernet Essentials offers an exceptional opportunity to explore our innovative and robust output and document management solution, tailored specifically for your Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations platform - all with zero risk. Before you take the plunge, however, it's natural to have questions or considerations.

In this article, we aim to provide clarity and insight into how Lasernet Essentials can benefit your business. You can alternatively watch the video below where Pernille Wichmann, the Product Manager for Lasernet’s Dynamics 365 solutions, will delve into this fantastic offering to help you make an informed decision.

What is Lasernet Essentials?

Lasernet Essentials is a streamlined, lightweight version of our powerful Lasernet Software, offering a risk-free introduction to its capabilities. This solution integrates seamlessly into your Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O environment, enabling you to effortlessly create dynamic, business documents, consolidate data from multiple areas within your system, and streamline your document printing processes.

Once embedded, you will have access to our intuitive designer, which allows you to design and customise your documents and communications with ease. You can either build forms from scratch or utilise one of the pre-installed templates, all without the need for any coding expertise.

Will Lasernet Essentials expire?

No – your free trial of Lasernet Essentials will never expire. You’re free to use it for as long as you need, with no time limitations, allowing you to fully explore and leverage the solution at your own pace.

Why would you want Lasernet?

Many of our customers utilise Lasernet to enhance and expand their customer experience journeys directly from within their ERP system. Lasernet Essentials offers a streamlined approach to managing and optimising your printing processes, while also enabling the creation of dynamic, customer-facing documents and communications.

This ensures that you can deliver a seamless and highly effective customer experience – from the invoice or quote sent via email, to the label on the parcel, and even the packing slip inside. Every touchpoint is an opportunity to engage with your customers more professionally and efficiently.

How do you use Lasernet Essentials?

You can utilise the designer within Lasernet Essentials to create customised sales documentation, invoices, and more. You’re able to either build centralized business templates or tailor each document to meet the specific requirements of your end customers.

Because Lasernet Essentials is fully integrated into your Dynamics 365 F&O environment, it allows you to seamlessly pull in ERP data, ensuring that your forms and documents are always accurate and up to date.

How much downtime is required to install Lasernet Essentials?

The entire installation process for Lasernet Essentials can all be completed within just an hour.

What support is available if you have technical questions or face any issues?

Formpipe provides comprehensive support through our dedicated portal, which contains all the resources you need for Lasernet Essentials. From a rich knowledgebase to detailed release documentation, you’ll have access to everything required to keep the software running smoothly.

We also offer a library of videos and supporting documents that visually guide you through key features, such as creating documents, accessing data within the designer, and building custom shortcut print buttons within the software.

Where can you get Lasernet Essentials?

You can download the software directly from our dedicated Lasernet Essentials webpage. Everything you need to get started with Lasernet Essentials is available at your fingertips.

How can you upgrade from Lasernet Essentials?

If you're ready to unlock even more potential with your Lasernet software, simply contact our sales team via the email sales@formpipe.com. They will provide you with a licence code, which can be directly entered into your Lasernet Essentials environment. Once activated, this licence will convert your existing software into a full version.

Importantly, any work you’ve completed within Lasernet Essentials will carry over with your upgrade, meaning there’s no need to redo anything – all your existing configurations and document designs will remain intact.

Find our more about Lasernet Essentials

We are incredibly excited about the launch of Lasernet Essentials. You can download the software for yourself here. If you have any questions that haven't been addressed in this article, please don't hesitate to contact us below. A member of our sales team will be more than happy to assist you and provide any additional information you may need.