From the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central blogs: Item charges; Automating sales orders; Cloud infrastructure; Customer payment registration

In this review of the Dynamics 365 Business Central blogs:

• How to use item charges to account for additional costs in purchases and sales
• Automating sales orders with Business Central's AI agents
• Understanding BC cloud infrastructure: Tenant ID, Environments & More!
• Transforming financial operations: The strategic impact of customer payment registration

How to use item charges to account for additional costs in purchases and sales

Writing on the Innovia Consulting blog, Carolyn Hannon stated that item charges in Business Central help you add extra costs to items you buy or sell. Hannon wrote that these extra costs—called landed costs—can include such things as shipping, handling fees, insurance, and transportation. She noted that adding these helps you get a more accurate value for your inventory.

However, she pointed out that before you can assign item charges to purchases or sales, you need to create an item charge. This tells the system how to record those costs in your accounting books. Hannon stated that setting up a new item charge is quick and simple, and it just takes a few steps.

In her blog post, Hannon explained how to set up a new item charge. She wrote that after you've set up your item charges, you can use them to add extra costs to your purchase or sales records. 

She noted that these charges can be added directly to an order, or you can add them later by using an invoice. In that case, she stated that you'll link the charges to the shipment or receipt that was already posted. Hannon also explained how to apply an item charge to a received item. 

Automating sales orders with Business Central's AI agents 

An author from Folio3 Dynamics writing on the ERP Software Blog stated that managing sales orders is a key part of running any business.