Default dimensions are a control system to ensure financial transactions can be accurately reported in management reports and financial analysis. Rules and setups that control default dimensions in Business Central enforce the reporting and analysis strategy and are more than just master data setup.

Labour absorption defines how the costs associated with the time spent on manufacturing operations are applied to the manufactured item. In Business Central, labour absorption is set up on Work and Machine Centres, and it's divided into direct, indirect and overhead; these costs are tracked via a dedicated subsidiary ledger called Capacity Ledger Entries. In this post, we will learn how to set up and monitor these costs in Business Central.

Whether you are working on a new implementation or have started learning Dynamics 365 Finance for the first time, legal entities are amongst the first topics you must learn to ensure that the rest of the configuration falls in place. In this post, we will learn the basics of legal entities in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance.

Manage sales prices in Dynamics 365 Business Central with the new pricing experience update to optimise sales performance and...

Payables are the amounts that a business owes to its suppliers, vendors, or creditors for the goods or services it has received. In this...

If you manage multiple companies and need to record intercompany transactions like sales, purchases, and journals, you may be posting each transaction twice. Intercompany transactions in Business Central allow you to transact sales and purchasing documents and general journal entries to your satellite offices or subsidiary companies. Whether your organisation operates with multiple branches in different regions and currencies or multiple branches in the same country, Business

If you run a business that sells goods or services on credit, you know how important it is to collect payments from your customers on time. However, you also know how challenging and time-consuming it can be to keep track of overdue invoices and send reminders to your customers. Microsoft Business Central customer reminders allow you to create and send messages to customers when their payments are due or overdue. In this blog post, I will explain what customer reminders are,

Accounts receivable, or AR for short, refers to the outstanding amount your customers must pay you for the products or services you have delivered or performed but have not yet received payment. The process of managing receivables includes: - Sending invoices to your customers - Tracking their payments - Following up with reminders or phone calls - Receiving and matching the payments with the invoices Business Central supports various methods to register and match (or "apply"

Vendor Invoice Management is the process of recording and matching an invoice to a purchase order and receipt information. Business Central has its unique way of handling vendor invoices without requiring lengthy data entry or complex invoice matching. I explain how to process vendor invoices in Business Central in this post. Before we start, let's clarify an important concept: Vendor invoices in Business Central are called Purchase Invoices, and I will use this terminology i

Efficient invoicing is critical to any business, regardless of size or industry. A well-designed ERP must allow users to streamline invoicing, enhance accuracy, and optimise business operations. In this guide, I will discuss the step-by-step process of invoicing sales in Business Central. From how to configure sales categories to the different ways to create sales invoices, manage sales invoices approvals, and even integrate external billing and payment systems. Why Efficient

Collecting payments from customers before your team can ship an order is the purpose of sales prepayments in Business Central. This feature is designed to handle customer payments before posting a sales invoice, while establishing a direct link between a payment and the order via a Prepayment Invoice. This feature sits between the order fulfilment and credit control process, and does two jobs at once: It serves as a control mechanism for order dispatch, blocking the shipmen