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Process sales and purchasing in Business Central

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  • Understanding the user interface is essential to the efficient use of Business Central. This module shows you the components and possibilities of the Business Central interface.

    This module explains how to:

    • Understand, activate, and work with role center pages.
    • Understand and work with list, card, and document pages.
    • Use the app menu and app bar.
    • Find help on topics within the application.
  • The user interface for Business Central can be optimized for personal use. This module explains and demonstrates the personalization options that are available to users.

    By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

    • Change the theme for your organization.
    • Change user role centers.
    • Personalize list and card pages.
  • Searching for data is a frequent action in a business solution. Finding your data is crucial to the user experience. Understanding how to search makes all the difference. This module explains how to find your data efficiently.

    By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

    • Find data efficiently by using search functionality.
    • Learn how to filter data.
    • Use data analysis mode to query data.
    • Make use of the sort function.
  • Learn how to configure Purchases and Payables setup and create purchase documents like quotes, blanket orders, and invoices in Dynamics 365 Business Central.

    By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

    • Configure Purchases and Payables setup to control posting behavior, document numbering, and compliance options.
    • Set up payment journals to enable vendor payment processing and export.
    • Create purchase quotes and convert them to orders.
    • Create blanket orders and convert them to orders.
    • Configure recurring purchase lines to speed up document creation.
  • Do you want to know how to receive and invoice purchase documents in Business Central? This module will focus on how to receive items from vendors and how to process purchase invoices.

    By the end of this module, you are able to:

    • Receive items from vendors.
    • Post partial receipts.
    • Post a purchase invoice for one receipt.
    • Post a purchase invoice for multiple receipts.
    • Review posted purchase documents.
  • Do you want to know how to process vendor invoices in Business Central? If so, this module explains how to invoice from a purchase order, how to post an invoice for multiple receipts, and how to defer expenses to future periods.

    By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

    • Invoice from a purchase order.
    • Invoice multiple receipts manually.
    • Use deferrals in a purchase invoice.
  • Discover how to process prepayment invoices in Dynamics 365 Business Central, including setup, posting, and configuring general ledger accounts.

    By the end of this module, you're able to:

    • Understand the requirements for setting up prepayments.
    • Configure prepayment general ledger accounts.
    • Set up default prepayment percentages.
    • Set up prepayment posting verification for sales and purchases.
    • Create sales and purchase orders with prepayment percentages and amounts.
    • Post prepayment invoices that are from sales and purchase orders.
  • Learn how to configure Sales and Receivables setup, set up cash receipt journals, and create sales documents like quotes, orders, and invoices in Dynamics 365 Business Central.

    By the end of this module, you're able to:

    • Configure Sales and Receivables setup to control posting behavior, document numbering, and compliance options.
    • Set up cash receipt journals to enable customer payment processing and application.
    • Create sales quotes and convert them to orders or invoices.
    • Create blanket orders and convert them to orders.
    • Understand how to fulfill sales orders for products not kept in stock.
    • Create drop shipment orders.
  • Do you want to know how to ship items and invoice sales documents in Business Central? This module will focus on how to ship items to customers, and how to invoice items and services to customers.

    By the end of this module, students are able to:

    • Ship items to customers
    • Deliver partial shipments
    • Invoice one shipment
    • Invoice multiple shipments
    • Review posted sales documents
  • Do you want to know how to invoice customers in Business Central? This module explains how to invoice from a sales order and invoice multiple shipments. Also, you'll find out how to use deferrals in a sales invoice and how to include payment services.

    By the end of this module, you are able to:

    • Invoice a sales order.
    • Send invoices to customers.
    • Invoice multiple shipments manually.
    • Combine shipments for multiple customers at the same time.
    • Include payment services on posted sales invoices.
    • Use deferrals when processing sales orders
  • Do you want to learn how to adjust inventory and count items? This module explains how you can use the item journals to adjust, count, and reclassify items.

    In this module, you'll:

    • Adjust an item's stock.
    • Post negative and positive adjustments from the item journal.
    • Prepare the physical inventory count.
    • Adjust inventory based on the physical count.
    • Reclassify items between locations and dimensions.
    • Assess the relationship between item ledger entries, value entries, and general ledger entries.
  • Do you want to learn how to transfer items between locations? This module shows how to set up transfer routes and how to transfer items from one location to another.

    In this module, you'll:

    • Set up transfer routes.
    • Specify how long it takes to transfer between locations.
    • Create a transfer order.
    • Ship and receive a transfer order.
    • Create a direct transfer.
    • View items in transit.

Syllabus

  • User interface essentials in Dynamics 365 Business Central
    • Introduction to the user interface - The app bar
    • App launcher
    • Business Central main pages
    • Search for Page or the Tell Me icon
    • Search for a record in your data
    • My settings
    • Get help
    • Chat with Copilot
    • Tour Business Central
    • Different types of pages in the user interface
    • Use the Role Explorer
    • More user interface features
    • Exercise - Assign another role center, use the search for page icon, and find and use keyboard shortcuts
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Personalize the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central user interface
    • Introduction - Personalize the Business Central user interface
    • Personalize the Role Center
    • Personalize list and card pages
    • Personalize document pages and add fields
    • Customize pages for profiles
    • Exercise - Personalize the customer list and clear personalization
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Search, filter, sort, and select data in Business Central
    • Introduction - Sort and select data
    • Search data
    • Filter data
    • Use data analysis mode to query and analyze data
    • Use the Inspect Pages and Data feature
    • Exercise - Use filter criteria and filter the item list and open in Excel
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Create purchase documents in Dynamics 365 Business Central
    • Configure Purchases and Payables Setup
    • Set up payment journals
    • Introduction - Create a purchase quote
    • Create a blanket order
    • Manage blanket purchase orders
    • Manage purchase orders
    • Configure recurring purchase lines
    • Describe responsibility centers
    • Exercise - Create and process a purchase order and review the posted documents
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Receive and invoice items in Dynamics 365 Business Central
    • Introduction - Receive items
    • Receive more items than ordered with over-receipt codes
    • Reverse a receipt
    • Process vendor invoices
    • Review posted purchase documents
    • Reverse or correct a posted purchase invoice
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Processing vendor invoices in Dynamics 365 Business Central
    • Introduction - Invoice from a purchase order
    • Invoice multiple receipts
    • Use deferrals in purchase invoices
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Posting prepayment invoices for sales and purchase orders in Dynamics 365 Business Central
    • Introduction - Set up prepayments
    • Assign prepayment percentages
    • Process prepayment sales and purchase orders
    • Correct prepayments
    • Exercise - Set up prepayments
    • Exercise - Process the prepayment
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Create sales documents in Dynamics 365 Business Central
    • Configure Sales and Receivables Setup
    • Set up cash receipt journals
    • Introduction - Create a sales quote
    • Create a blanket order
    • Manage sales orders
    • Configure recurring sales lines
    • Offer similar products to your customers
    • Map multiple references to an item
    • Sell catalog items
    • Create purchasing codes
    • Process drop shipments
    • Process special orders
    • Exercise - Create a sales quote and convert it to an invoice, create a drop shipment and sell catalog items
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Ship and invoice items in Dynamics 365 Business Central
    • Introduction - Ship items to customers
    • Reverse a shipment
    • Invoice customers
    • Review posted sales documents
    • Reverse or correct a posted sales invoice
    • Process prepayment invoices for sales and purchases
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Invoicing customers in Dynamics 365 Business Central
    • Introduction - Invoice from a sales order
    • Invoice multiple shipments
    • Review posted transactions
    • Post and Send using Document Sending Profiles and email
    • Include payment services on posted sales invoices
    • Use deferrals with sales documents
    • Exercise - Invoice a customer
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Adjust inventory in Dynamics 365 Business Central
    • Introduction
    • Assess item relationships
    • Adjust inventory with the item journal
    • Renumber document numbers and preview posting
    • Adjust inventory from the item list or item card
    • Adjust inventory with inventory documents
    • Count inventory with the physical inventory journal
    • Count inventory with physical inventory orders
    • Reclassify items with the item reclassification journal
    • Exercise - Count items
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary
  • Transfer items in Dynamics 365 Business Central
    • Introduction
    • Set up transfers
    • Transfer items
    • Undo transfer shipments
    • Use direct transfers
    • View items in transit
    • Exercise - Set up a transfer route
    • Exercise - Transfer items
    • Check your knowledge
    • Summary

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