--- id: video/q7ZokiKuhcw type: video title: Use Company Badges to Identify the Company summary: "Company badges in Business Central give each company a visual identifier, which helps when working across several companies and environments. The video shows how to set badge style, color and text (up to six characters) in Company Information, and that badge shape shows environment type: round for production, square for sandbox." tier: official language: en tags: - company badges - visual identification - environment selector - sandbox environments - production environments - company information system: administration review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-07T23:08:19.821Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-13T00:32:41.360Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-video: 1 summarize-video: 2 input_hash: a1530bb53e3b837e7e2baa509576974f88621e881427ed3b0b3250f1fd442877 evidence: - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=0s title: Use Company Badges to Identify the Company date: "2024-04-17T12:45:25.000Z" commit: null t: 0 quote: when you work with multiple companies and multiple environments in business Central it can be useful to have a visual identification - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=18s title: Use Company Badges to Identify the Company date: "2024-04-17T12:45:25.000Z" commit: null t: 18 quote: I have four environments in this case and in some environments I have multiple companies and I like the visual identification - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=38s title: Use Company Badges to Identify the Company date: "2024-04-17T12:45:25.000Z" commit: null t: 38 quote: you may want to choose different colors notice that I can also set different texts on these company badges - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=52s title: Use Company Badges to Identify the Company date: "2024-04-17T12:45:25.000Z" commit: null t: 52 quote: round company badges signify produ C environments Square company badges signify sandbox environments - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=72s title: Use Company Badges to Identify the Company date: "2024-04-17T12:45:25.000Z" commit: null t: 72 quote: you can determine how the company badge you look in terms of should it be a custom one what is the style and - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=92s title: Use Company Badges to Identify the Company date: "2024-04-17T12:45:25.000Z" commit: null t: 92 quote: you can enter up to six characters in the company badge links: learn: [] objects: - object/page/1 features: [] topics: [] localizations: [] videos: [] posts: [] guidelines: [] video_id: q7ZokiKuhcw channel: yt-microsoft source_name: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw published_at: "2024-04-17T12:45:25.000Z" duration_s: 109 captions: full audience: - administrator - functional consultant - end user chapters: - t: 0 title: Introduction to Company Badges - t: 18 title: Visual Identification Benefits - t: 38 title: Badge Customization and Environment Types - t: 52 title: Accessing Company Information Settings - t: 72 title: Configuring Badge Styles and Text features: - name: Company Badges status: unclear t: 0 verified: false status_source: video - name: Environment Type Badge Shape status: unclear t: 52 verified: false status_source: video objects_mentioned: - page company information quotes: - t: 0 text: when you work with multiple companies and multiple environments in business Central it can be useful to have a visual identification check: exact - t: 18 text: I have four environments in this case and in some environments I have multiple companies and I like the visual identification check: exact - t: 38 text: you may want to choose different colors notice that I can also set different texts on these company badges check: exact - t: 52 text: round company badges signify produ C environments Square company badges signify sandbox environments check: exact - t: 72 text: you can determine how the company badge you look in terms of should it be a custom one what is the style and check: fuzzy - t: 92 text: you can enter up to six characters in the company badge check: exact --- # Use Company Badges to Identify the Company > Company badges in Business Central give each company a visual identifier, which helps when working across several companies and environments. The video shows how to set badge style, color and text (up to six characters) in Company Information, and that badge shape shows environment type: round for production, square for sandbox. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2024-04-17 · 1:49 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus) ## Overview The video, about two minutes long, shows why a visual identifier helps when you work with multiple companies and environments. The presenter has four environments, some with several companies, and uses badges to tell them apart. It then goes to the Company Information page and shows how to set the badge style and text and choose different colors. It also explains that the badge shape reflects the environment type. ## Key points - Company badges visually identify a company, which is useful with multiple companies and environments. - Badge shape shows environment type: round for production, square for sandbox. - Badge text can be up to six characters. - Badge colors and text can be set per company to tell companies and environments apart. - Badge settings are configured on the Company Information page, including whether the badge is custom and which style it uses. ## Chapters - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=0s) Introduction to Company Badges - [0:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=18s) Visual Identification Benefits - [0:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=38s) Badge Customization and Environment Types - [0:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=52s) Accessing Company Information Settings - [1:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=72s) Configuring Badge Styles and Text ## Features Every feature below: status not stated, demoed. | Feature | At | |---|---| | Company Badges | [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=0s) | | Environment Type Badge Shape | [0:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=52s) | ## AL objects mentioned As heard in the captions. A name that matches one object page by exact type and name links to it; the others stay as named. - [page 1 "Company Information"](../objects/page/1.md) at [0:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=52s) ## Quotes - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=0s) "when you work with multiple companies and multiple environments in business Central it can be useful to have a visual identification" - [0:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=18s) "I have four environments in this case and in some environments I have multiple companies and I like the visual identification" - [0:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=38s) "you may want to choose different colors notice that I can also set different texts on these company badges" - [0:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=52s) "round company badges signify produ C environments Square company badges signify sandbox environments" - [1:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=72s) "you can determine how the company badge you look in terms of should it be a custom one what is the style and" - [1:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZokiKuhcw&t=92s) "you can enter up to six characters in the company badge"