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Business functionality

Business functionality in Business Central covers the business processes the product supports: finance, sales, purchasing, inventory, projects, fixed assets, manufacturing, warehouse, service, sustainability, Shopify, local functionality, setup and design details. It answers setup, how-to and which-feature questions by area.

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Overview

This section is the top-level map of what Business Central does. Its one own page gives an overview of supported processes: finance and payments, sales and quotes, purchasing, inventory, projects, fixed assets, CRM, HR, manufacturing, assembly, warehouse and service management. Each area then has its own subtopic with detailed how-to and setup pages.

The subtopics fall into groups. Core transaction areas are General business functionality (posting, journals, email, workflows), Finance, Sales, Purchasing and Inventory. Operations areas include Project management, Fixed assets, Planning, Assembly, Manufacturing, Warehouse, Quality and Service management. Others cover Relationship management, Human resources, Sustainability, Shopify, Expense management (preview) and Company hub.

Three subtopics support the rest. Local functionality holds country-specific content for 20+ countries and regions. Set up Business Central covers initial configuration and links to setup guides per area. Design details explains internal logic such as costing, supply planning and item tracking. Start with the area subtopic that matches your process, then check Set up for configuration and Local functionality for your country.

Key points

  • Finance is the largest functional area (256 pages): general ledger, dimensions, currencies, receivables, payables, bank reconciliation, VAT, cost accounting, period closing and multi-company setups.
  • General business functionality covers features shared across areas: posting and batch posting, comments, extended text, email, job queues, general journals, incoming documents, workflows and approvals.
  • Sales and Purchasing follow the document flow from quotes and orders through shipping, invoicing, returns and corrections, with analytics subtopics.
  • Supply chain areas include Inventory (item tracking, reservations, transfers), Planning (MPS, MRP, replanning), Assembly, Manufacturing and Warehouse management.
  • Service management is available in the Premium experience only.
  • Quality management is a Microsoft-published extension, and Expense management is a preview feature with an optional AI-based Expense Agent.
  • Local functionality (603 pages) holds country-specific tax, banking, e-invoicing and statutory reporting content for 20+ countries and regions.
  • Set up Business Central covers company information, number series, calendars and report selection; Design details explains costing, planning and posting logic.

Subtopics

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Business Central pages and reports

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