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How to Correct Dimensions in Business Central

  It is quite common that users might find out that some entries might mistakenly charge to wrong dimension, which will cause inaccurate financial reporting and analysis. The classic method of rectifying this type of error is to create a manual general journal entry to reverse it. One of the popular features which available in Business Central is “ Correction Dimension ” where it allows you to correct the dimension values in General Ledger Entries age in a simple way.     Important Note 1 : Dimension Correction apply only G/L entries. They do not change the dimensions that assigned in other ledgers for the same transaction. There will be mismatch between the dimensions assigned in the general ledger and the sub-ledgers. Important Note 2 : If you need to do Dimension Correction in a large scale, say more than 100 transactions, it is advised to schedule or perform during the non-peak hours as it may cause Table Locking during posting of other transactions by other users.   Page

How to Change Item's Based Unit of Measure in Business Central

 It is quite frequent that user need to change the existing based unit of measure of an item to another scale in order to fit the operation requirement. But do take note that once there is remaining quantity in the item, an error message will pop up to prevent user from changing the unit of measure in Item Cards. Refer to the following scenario where the user need to change one of the item, from "Box" to "Pcs"  with quantity still sitting in it. User will need to setup a UOM conversion where 1 "Box" of Apple is equivalent to 50 "Pcs" of Apple. 1.     You will need to perform an negative adjustment on the item quantity. Generate the Inventory Valuation Report to c onfirm the total quantity that need to adjust out. This is to make sure that the adjustment will not impact the item valuation after the quantity adjustment, as it should remain the same value before and after the adjustment. Report Path: Search > Items > More Options > Report &