Do you want to know how to create financial budgets in Business Central? If so, then this module is for you. It explains how to set up general ledger budgets in Business Central, demonstrates how to create budgets manually, and shows how to copy and import budgets from Microsoft Excel.
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Create a new general ledger budget.
- Enter budget entries manually.
- Create budgets by using the Copy Budget function.
- Export budgets to Excel.
- Import budgets from Excel.
If you want to know more about financial reporting in Business Central, then follow along with this module to find out about how to create your own customized reports without needing to develop them.
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Set up financial reports.
- Set up column definitions.
- Use financial reports and column definitions to compare actuals to budgets.
- Export financial reports to Microsoft Excel.
Do you want to analyze your business using dimensions? If so, then complete this module and discover how you can use dimensions in financial reports. After demonstrating how to use global dimension in financial reports, this module also explains how to set up analysis views and run analysis by dimensions.
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Use global dimensions in chart of accounts analysis reports.
- Filter financial reports by using global dimensions.
- Configure financial reports with global dimensions.
- Set up analysis views.
- Run an analysis by dimensions.
- Combine analysis views with financial reports.
Learn how to use the cash flow forecast feature in Dynamics 365 Business Central to gain insights into your company's cash flow.
By the end of this module, you're able to:
- Understand how to use the cash flow forecast feature in Business Central.
- Enable the option for using machine learning (Cortana Intelligence) in cash flow forecasting.
- Set up a chart of cash flow accounts.
- Create a cash flow forecast.
- Analyze a company's future cash flow by using account schedules.
- Configure the cash flow forecast chart in the role center.

Syllabus

Create budgets in Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Introduction - Create budgets manually
- Copy budgets
- Export and import budgets
- Exercise - Create and copy budgets
- Check your knowledge
- Summary
Configure financial reports in Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Introduction to setting up financial reports
- Create column definitions
- Use preconfigured financial reports
- Use statistical accounts in financial reports
- Export your financial reports to Excel
- Exercise - Create a financial report
- Check your knowledge
- Summary
Use dimensions in your financial reports in Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Introduction to the G/L balance by dimension report
- Filter financial reports by using global dimensions
- Create an analysis view
- Combine analysis views with financial reports
- Check your knowledge
- Summary
Forecast your cash flow in Dynamics 365 Business Central
- Introduction to cash flow forecasts
- Use assisted setup to set up cash flow forecasting
- Set up cash flow manual expenses and revenues
- Create a cash flow forecast
- Analyze the forecasted cash flow
- Check your knowledge
- Summary