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Create the Division Dimension in Business Central

You may have to manage multiple divisions in your company. A division could refer to a division, department, profit center, geocenter, or other designation. For example, you may operate both a service division and an installation division. By specifying a division, all revenue and expenses originating in WennSoft Service related to a specific service call are attributed to the GL accounts set up for the division.

Examples of Divisions


Divisions are required fields on the:

  • Customer Account: The division added to the customer account will auto-populate on the service call.

  • Service Call

Examples of divisions:

  • Admin

  • Commercial

  • Installation

  • Residential

  • Service

Creating the Division Dimension

  1. In Business Central, search for and select Dimensions in Administration.

  2. Select New.

  3. Enter the following:

    • Code: Enter Division. Name of the dimension. After tabbing to the next field, this name defaults into the following fields.

      • Name: The full name of the dimension.

      • Code Caption: Adds the word Code after the code.

      • Filter Caption: Adds the word Filter after the code.

    • Description: Enter a description of the dimension.

Adding the Division Dimension Values

Dimension values further define the dimension. Enter the different divisions that your company uses.

  1. In Business Central, search for and select Dimensions in Administration.

  2. Focus on the Division dimension row.

  3. Select Dimension from the ribbon and then select Dimension Values.

  4. Select New and complete the following:

    • Code: Specifies the code name for the dimension value. After tabbing to the next field, this name defaults to the Name field.

    • Name: Specifies a descriptive name for the dimension value. This defaults from the Code but can be edited.

    • Dimension Value Type: Specifies the purpose of the dimension value. You can leave this at the default value of Standard.