30 apps we are considering building
These are ideas, not finished apps. They come from what Business Central users have voted for at Microsoft and from what we have missed ourselves. Tick the ones you need, and we will build them, most votes first.
PURCHASING AND SALES
Container
The ship is delayed, and I have to change the expected receipt date on 40 purchase order lines one by one.
Link whole purchase orders or single order lines to a container. Change the arrival date in one place and the expected receipt date is updated on all linked lines.
Quote Rejection Reasons
When a quote is lost, I cannot see why.
Status "Rejected" and a rejection reason on sales and purchase quotes, with an overview.
PO Date Sync
If I change a date on the order header, the lines do not always follow.
Changes the expected receipt date on selected purchase order lines in one place, with a preview.
FINANCE
Dimension Correction
I corrected the dimension on the G/L entry, but the customer, vendor, item and project entries still have the old one.
Corrects dimensions on all posted entries (G/L, customer, vendor, item, fixed asset, job and bank) in one step, with a log and undo.
Instalment Invoicing
I cannot split an order into instalments or milestones.
Invoice plan with instalments on sales orders and projects.
Vendor Invoice Reversal
I posted an invoice in the wrong year and cannot undo only the invoice.
Guided reversal of a posted purchase invoice without touching the receipt.
Analysis View Repair
The analysis view is missing entries after an update.
Finds and restores entries that are missing in analysis views.
Bulk Asset Split
I need to split 40 fixed assets into several, but can only do one at a time.
Mass split of fixed asset cards.
VAT Return Check
I only find errors in the VAT return after it has been submitted.
Checks the VAT return against the entries and shows deviations before you submit.
APPROVALS
Recurring Journal Approval
Our recurring journals are posted without anyone approving them.
Workflow approval of recurring general journals through the standard approval engine.
Approve and Post
The journal is approved, but someone else has to remember to click Post.
Posts automatically once a journal is approved, with a block and a log.
FA Journal Approval
Fixed asset journals are posted without approval.
Approval of fixed asset G/L journals and fixed asset journals.
Master Data Approval
Someone can change a bank account or credit limit without approval.
Approval of changes to customers, vendors and items, for example credit limit and payment terms.
Print Guard
Orders pending approval still get printed and sent.
Blocks printing and sending while approval is pending.
Bulk Approval Sender
I send approval requests one at a time.
Send or cancel approval requests on several documents.
DOCUMENTS AND EMAIL
Bulk Document Sender
I post 80 invoices and have to send them one at a time.
Select several posted documents and send, print or post and send in one click, with the chosen layout and sending profile.
Attachment Carry-Over
The attachment on the purchase order disappears when the invoice is posted.
Moves attached files and notes from the order to the posted document automatically.
Sent Mail History
I cannot see whether and when the invoice was sent.
Shows sent emails on sales and purchase documents and on customer and vendor cards.
Smart Email Rules
Invoices go to the wrong recipient, and every email has the same subject line.
Sends to the bill-to customer's email address and puts, for example, the invoice number and customer name in the subject line.
WAREHOUSE AND PRODUCTION
Backdated Count
I need to count as of last month, but Calculate Inventory cannot go back in time.
Calculates a physical inventory journal as of an earlier date, based on item ledger entries.
Count Expiry
I cannot record the expiration date when counting.
Expiration date on physical inventory orders and recordings.
Undo Pick
A registered warehouse pick cannot be undone.
Undoes a registered pick and reopens the lines.
Overpick
I am not allowed to pick more than planned for production.
Allows over-picking with tolerance rules and a log.
Location Dimensions
Warehouse locations and transfers do not carry dimensions.
Links a dimension to a location, and from and to dimensions to transfers.
PROJECTS AND SERVICE
Project Hierarchy
Large projects cannot be split into subprojects with a combined overview.
Parent-child relation between projects with consolidated totals.
Quote to Project
Sales quotes and sales orders are not connected to the project.
Links sales quotes and sales orders to a project and its planning lines.
Service Credit Copy
I have to create a service credit memo from scratch.
Copies a posted service invoice into a credit memo.
Service Invoice Correction
A wrongly posted service invoice cannot be corrected the way sales invoices can.
Correct or cancel a posted service invoice with a corrective credit memo.
ADMINISTRATION
Bulk Edit and Delete
I cannot select 200 lines and delete or change them.
Mass deletion and mass editing of selected records on chosen pages, with confirmation and a log.
Safe Company Copy
After copying a company, job queues run and send emails from the test environment.
Puts all job queues on hold and clears the email setup when copying.