Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premise - Fourth Edition

Workaround in action – using standard dimensions instead of customizing

Let's go back to our example of reporting the costs of a specific service. There are things in Microsoft Dynamics NAV and in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central called dimensions. These are actually meant to be able to analyze any information according to a specific value of a dimension.

One way to resolve the reporting goal in our example is to set up a dimension that will be called service. The values of this dimension will be all the different services the company provides.

The service dimension can then be set up as mandatory in all the general ledger accounts that are used to post expenses. This means that, before an expense is posted, whether it is a purchase ...