From the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central blogs: Calculate average cost; AL extensions; Manage inventory; Year-end close

In this review of the Dynamics 365 Business Central blogs:

• Calculate average cost
• Using resources in AL extensions
• How to manage your inventory
• Year-end close tips & tricks

Calculate average cost in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

On the ArcherPoint blog, Michael Opatrny wrote that sometimes customers ask how Business Central determines an item’s average cost. Opatrny said to clarify, ArcherPoint provides them with a straightforward example demonstrating how this calculation works for inventory.

After explaining how Microsoft calculates its average cost, Opatrny stated that the average cost is used for inventory decreases for the item (or item, location, and variant) based on their posting dates within the average cost period.

He added that if an inventory increase is directly linked to a decrease during this time, D365BC passes the average cost from the increase to the corresponding decrease.

In his blog post, Opatrny provided an example of how this works.

Using resources in AL extensions

Writing on his blog, Stefano Demiliani stated that the new AL Language version 14.2 lets you include various resources, such as images, data files, or configuration packages, directly in your AL extension.