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  • Stop Exporting to Excel: Analyze Business Central Data in Seconds
    Hiding in Plain Sight, Article 1 of 7  |  By Kim Dallefeld, Microsoft MVP A manager stops by your desk… Read more: Stop Exporting to Excel: Analyze Business Central Data in Seconds
  • Who Changed That Record? One of My Favorite New Features in Business Central v28
    Kim DallefeldMicrosoft MVP | Business Central SME Microsoft MVP | Business Central SME One of my favorite “small but mighty”… Read more: Who Changed That Record? One of My Favorite New Features in Business Central v28
  • Business Central Financial Reporting 2026 Wave 1: Automating Recurring Reports
    Scheduling and Distribution Author: Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP For many organizations, Financial Reporting doesn’t stop when the report is… Read more: Business Central Financial Reporting 2026 Wave 1: Automating Recurring Reports
  • Business Central Financial Reporting 2026 Wave 1: Control & Governance
    Author Control Without Breaking Governance Logo, Per-Report Overrides, and Global Defaults Author: Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP How many financial… Read more: Business Central Financial Reporting 2026 Wave 1: Control & Governance
  • Business Central Financial Reporting 2026 Wave 1: Find the Right Report
    How to Find (and Trust) the Right Financial Report Author: Kim Dallefeld, MCVP, MCT, MCP If you’ve ever heard (or… Read more: Business Central Financial Reporting 2026 Wave 1: Find the Right Report
  • Financial Reporting Enhancements in Business Central 2026 Release Wave 1: What’s New and Why it Matters!
    Kim Dallefeld, MVP Microsoft didn’t introduce a brand-new reporting engine in Business Central 2026 Release Wave 1—but they removed friction… Read more: Financial Reporting Enhancements in Business Central 2026 Release Wave 1: What’s New and Why it Matters!
  • Changing Posting Dates Every Month in Business Central….
    Kim Dallefeld, MVP You know you need to set your Allow Posting From and Allow Posting To in General Ledger… Read more: Changing Posting Dates Every Month in Business Central….
  • Financial Reporting Heroes – #10 Financial Reports v28
    Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP
  • Financial Reporting Heroes – #9 Financial Report Templates
    Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP
  • Financial Reporting Heroes #8 – Financial Report Overview
    Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP
  • A Business Central Consultant’s Copilot Journey
    Step 6 – Analysis Views with Copilot Author: Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP I’m a big fan of Analyze Mode… Read more: A Business Central Consultant’s Copilot Journey
  • A Business Central Consultant’s Copilot Journey
    Step 5 – Copilot Summary in BC Author: Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP You may have noticed a feature when… Read more: A Business Central Consultant’s Copilot Journey
  • A Business Central Consultant’s Copilot Journey
    Step 4 – Trying Copilot in BC Author: Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP Now that we’ve seen the prompts in… Read more: A Business Central Consultant’s Copilot Journey
  • A Business Central Consultant’s Copilot Journey
    Step 3 – Finding Copilot in BC Author: Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP As I started trying to learn how… Read more: A Business Central Consultant’s Copilot Journey
  • Financial Reporting Heroes #7 – Using Dimensions/Analysis Views
    Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP
  • Financial Reporting Heroes #6 – Column Definitions (Part 2)
    Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP
  • A Business Central Consultant’s Copilot Journey
    Step 2 – Computer Support Assistance Author: Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP I’ve managed my own Microsoft 365 tenant for… Read more: A Business Central Consultant’s Copilot Journey
  • A Business Central Consultant’s Copilot Journey
    Step 1 – Computer Support Assistance Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP If you’d asked me a year ago what I… Read more: A Business Central Consultant’s Copilot Journey
  • Financial Reporting Heroes #5 – Column Definitions (Part 1)
    Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP
  • Financial Reporting Heroes #4 – Row Definitions (Part 2)
    Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP
  • Financial Reporting Heroes #3 – Row Definitions (Part 1)
    Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP
  • Financial Report Heroes #2 – Analysis Views
    Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP
  • Financial Report Heroes #1 – Overview
    Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP
  • 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #30 Excel Layouts
    Kim Dallefeld, MCP, MCT, MCP There are Excel Preview reports what’s the difference between that an Excel Layouts? Excel Previews… Read more: 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #30 Excel Layouts
  • 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #29 Analysis Mode
    Kim Dallefeld, MCP, MCT, MCP Excel and Saved Views are nice but I need to summarize, change columns, I just… Read more: 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #29 Analysis Mode
  • 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #28 Saved Views
    Kim Dallefeld, MCP, MCT, MCP Filtering on the same data, day after day, week after week or month after month…..Stop… Read more: 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #28 Saved Views
  • 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #27 Open in Excel
    Kim Dallefeld, MCP, MCT, MCP Just want the data from Business Central so that you can analysis or build a… Read more: 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #27 Open in Excel
  • 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #26 Shortcuts
    Kim Dallefeld, MCP, MCT, MCP Back in NAV, I used shortcuts or F-keys and they saved so much time….I need… Read more: 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #26 Shortcuts
  • 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #25 Filter to this Value
    Kim Dallefeld, MCP, MCT, MCP I see the value that I want but then I choose the filter icon. I… Read more: 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #25 Filter to this Value
  • Using Analyze Mode in Business Central
    Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT, MCP Business Central’s Analysis Mode in version 26.2. What Microsoft added to this version for Analysis… Read more: Using Analyze Mode in Business Central
  • 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #24 Badge
    Kim Dallefeld, MCP, MCT, MCP It is so hard to know which company that I’m working in, is there a… Read more: 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #24 Badge
  • 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #23 Peeks
    Kim Dallefeld, MCP, MCT, MCP What is a ‘peek’? One or two clicks to get to additional data, are simply… Read more: 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #23 Peeks
  • 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #22 Bookmarks
    Kim Dallefeld, MCP, MCT, MCP Do you have “a pretty good Role Center but are missing several things that you… Read more: 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #22 Bookmarks
  • 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #21 Role Center
    Kim Dallefeld, MCP, MCT, MCP I have to search for every single thing that I want/need to do, can’t this… Read more: 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #21 Role Center
  • 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #20 Dates
    Kim Dallefeld, MCP, MCT, MCP I enter dates constantly, is there anything that can improve efficiency for date? Recommendation:              … Read more: 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #20 Dates
  • 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #19 Payment Tolerance
    Kim Dallefeld, MCP, MCT, MCP Sometimes my customer’s payment is for a wrong amount, typically a small amount, isn’t there… Read more: 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #19 Payment Tolerance
  • 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #18 Recurring Lines
    Kim Dallefeld, MCP, MCT, MCP Do you ever ask “why can’t I setup default general ledger accounts for vendors”? For… Read more: 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #18 Recurring Lines
  • 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #17 Bank Recs
    Kim Dallefeld, MCP, MCT, MCP Do you find Bank Reconciliation time-consuming? Are you doing your Bank Reconciliations in Excel? Recommendations:… Read more: 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #17 Bank Recs
  • 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #16 Deferrals
    Kim Dallefeld, MCP, MCT, MCP Recurring journals to record expenses for prepaids such as insurance is really helpful. However it… Read more: 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #16 Deferrals
  • 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #15 Fixed Assets
    Kim Dallefeld, MCP, MCT, MCP Excel spreadsheets have errors. There is a better way to track assets and their depreciation.… Read more: 30 Problems/30 Fixes – Tip #15 Fixed Assets