Inside Business Central

  How to Troubleshoot Inventory Valuation Issues in Business Central (v27) Introduction Inventory valuation errors in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central can lead to serious financial misstatements, compliance issues, and operational confusion. This guide provides a detailed framework for investigating, diagnosing, and resolving these issues. It’s designed for finance managers, controllers, IT administrators, and power users who need a deep technical understanding of how inventory valuation works in Business Central. 1. Typical Causes of Wrong Inventory Values Misaligned inventory values often arise from a combination of configuration gaps, timing delays, and posting logic issues. Here's a breakdown of the most common causes: 1.1 Timing Differences in Posting Issue: Value Entries may not be immediately posted to G/L due to asynchronous processes. Mechanism: If the “Automatic Cost Posting” or “Automatic Cost Adjustment” settings are disabled or set to delay, discre...

The Complete Guide to Standard Cost Updates in Business Central Manufacturing Updating standard costs in Business Central is one of the most misunderstood processes across manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain environments. It affects inventory valuation, margins, production variances, and financial reporting. Yet many companies avoid updating their standard costs or perform the process incorrectly, resulting in inaccurate financials and difficult reconciliations. This guide explains how to correctly manage, calculate, and apply standard costs in Business Central, with a practical, real-world approach. 1. What Is Standard Costing and Why It Matters Standard costing assigns a fixed, predefined cost to every item, regardless of actual purchase or production cost. It is ideal for: Discrete manufacturing Repetitive production Stable product structures Companies needing predictable cost and variance reporting In Business Central, standard cost affects inve...

  APICS to Business Central: A Hands-On Reference for Senior Consultants A technical, field-ready reference that maps APICS concepts (ERP, MPS, MRP, CRP, SFC) to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central with step-by-step configuration, field-level guidance, and diagram placement cues." Senior ERP consultants need precise clicks, field meanings, and explainable system behaviour—not anecdotes. This guide connects the APICS planning hierarchy to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC) in a purely procedural style. The flow follows ERP → MPS → MRP → CRP → SFC . For each concept you will find: the APICS framing, the business purpose, where BC implements it, exact configuration steps with menu paths, integration notes, and a diagram placement cue. No illustrative scenarios are included. ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) 1) APICS definition & framework ERP is the integrated backbone that unifies planning (S&OP, MPS, MRP, CRP) and execution (SFC) with finance...