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Introduction Templates can be used to make adding static data quicker and easier however I found that after creating templates I was then forced to use one for any new customers or vendors I added. This post shows one way you can get around this. The Issue To highlight the issue when I click “New”…
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Introduction This post highlights a great way to pay multiple invoices, on multiple suppliers quickly and easily from the Vendor Ledger Entry page. Creating payments There are numerous ways to pay vendors quickly and easily in Dynamics 365 Business Central. You can do this manually by going directly to a payment journal and entering the…
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Introduction Since I’ve been working with Dynamics 365 Business Central I’ve loved the concept of posting groups. As a way of a very brief background, posting groups are used by Dynamics 365 Business Central to gather the required G/L codes when you post a transaction. Therefore you add posting groups to entities like Customers, Vendors,…
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Introduction Due dates are automatically calculated using payment terms however sometimes you may wish to change them after posting the transaction. You can do this on both the Sales and Purchase side using the relevant “Ledger Entry” page. Below I’ll demonstrate how this is done on a Payables Invoice using “Vendor Ledger Entries”. Demo First…
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Introduction When I talk to users about Dynamics 365 Business Central we often discuss the ledger entries, such as Customer and Vendor Ledger Entries, but never really touch on Detailed Ledger Entries. They kind of go under the radar, however in reality they perform a crucial function, and underpin lots of information shown on the…
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Introduction If you are just starting out with dimensions, or have created a new dimension, you may need to assign this to multiple Customer, Vendors, Items or GL Codes very quickly. To do this you can use the “Dimensions – Multiple” function. An Example In this example I have a dimension called “Department” that I…
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Introduction I’ve noticed that when you reverse a bank account ledger entry its removed from the “Bank Account Ledger Entries” (right hand pane) in the Bank Account Reconciliation window however the entries remain “Open”. To close the bank account ledger entries I’ve found you have to run the “Suggest Lines” function to populate the “Bank…
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This is the second video in a series I’ve called GP to BC Fundamentals. The videos hope to give anyone moving from GP to BC a good understanding of some key concepts in Business Central. This video focuses on how Business Central defaults VAT onto transactions using VAT Posting Groups. Hopefully new GP to BC…
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Introduction You may have situation where you have an outstanding customer invoice, and an outstanding purchase invoice for the same company. (i.e. the company is both a customer and a supplier) In this scenario you may come to an agreement that instead of you paying the outstanding purchase invoice, and them paying you the outstanding…
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Introduction I had a user report the error “Amount must be positive in Gen. Journal Line Journal Template Name=’PURCHASES’…..” when posting a Purchase Journal and although the solution is straight forward (the error is telling us the problem) it started a fascinating learning journey into the world of journals in Business Central. The Beginning –…