MB-800 Practice Questions

Requirement: Invoices must be automatically emailed to customers using a fixed template.

Solution:

A.  

E.  

F.  

Other options:

B.  

C.  

D.  

Comprehensive Detailed Explanation

The company’s reporting requirements are:

They need to analyze which customers are buying which items.

They need to analyze which salespeople are selling in which regions.

They also need consistent reporting for Customer Groups, Item Groups, Salesperson, and Region.

In Business Central, dimensions are the mechanism to capture these classifications (customer groups, item groups, salesperson, region). To configure reporting dimensions properly, the following steps are required:

Set up dimensions

Before using any dimensions, you must define them in the Dimensions page. This is where new entries such as Customer Group, Item Group, Salesperson, and Region are created.

Correct action: Create a new entry on Dimensions.

Configure global dimensions

Business Central allows two global dimensions that become available on all transaction lines and entries. These are the most used reporting breakdowns.

Since the company must always report sales by customer and item, these should be set as global dimensions.

Correct action: Change global dimensions on General Ledger Setup.

Configure shortcut dimensions

Shortcut dimensions (up to 8) are additional reporting dimensions that can be made available for entry on journals, documents, and transactions. These are perfect for Region and Salesperson requirements.

Correct action: Choose a shortcut dimension code on General Ledger Setup.

This setup ensures reporting can directly answer the business questions in financial results and enable analysis across Customer Groups, Item Groups, Salespeople, and Regions.

Microsoft Learn References

Work with Dimensions

Set Up Dimensions

General Ledger Setup – Global and Shortcut Dimensions

Analysis by Dimensions

The case study specifies that:

Salespeople manage opportunities/quotes and release orders to the warehouse.

Warehouse staff fulfill orders and complete shipments.

Office/accounting staff are responsible for invoicing (separation of duties).

Therefore, the correct sequence for processing sales orders is:

Add External Document No. to Sales Order

An office employee enters this reference (often the customer’s PO number) before processing.

This step ensures traceability for auditors and aligns with required documentation.

Warehouse employee performs Post and Ship

The warehouse is responsible for picking, packing, and shipping items.

They must post the shipment in Business Central, creating a posted shipment record.

The warehouse does not invoice, since invoicing is the responsibility of the office.

Office employee performs Post and Invoice only

After confirmation that the order shipped, the office staff posts the invoice.

This matches the new division of duties and provides the financial document to the customer.

Why not the other options?

Warehouse performs Post, Ship, and Invoice: Incorrect because invoicing is not the warehouse’s responsibility.

Warehouse performs Post and Invoice only: Wrong, warehouse does not invoice.

Office employee performs Post, Ship, and Invoice: Wrong, because shipping is handled by warehouse.

Warehouse employee changes Posting Date: Not a standard requirement for fulfilling orders in this case.

Microsoft Learn References

Process Sales Orders

Post Shipments and Invoices Separately

In BC, invoices can be generated from:

Sales Order Invoicing (D): Post invoices directly from sales orders.

Combine Shipments (A): Consolidate multiple shipments into a single invoice (used for customers who require weekly or monthly invoices).

Get Shipment Lines from Sales Order (B) is incorrect — shipment lines are retrieved in warehouse processing, not for invoicing.

Sales Order Shipping (C) posts shipment only, not invoices.

Get Shipment Lines from Sales Invoice (E) is used for service scenarios but is not the standard sales invoicing process here.

Correct: A and D

Create a Customer Discount Group

Create an Item Discount Group

Select the Item Discount Group for the Item

Comprehensive Detailed Explanation

To configure sales discounting in Dynamics 365 Business Central, you need to set up the relationship between customers and items so that the system can automatically apply the correct discounts during sales transactions. The process involves both customer grouping and item grouping.

1. Create a Customer Discount Group

This step defines which customers are eligible for group-based discounts (e.g., a retail chain, buying group, or brokers).

By creating a Customer Discount Group, you can later apply uniform discount rules across all customers belonging to that group, instead of configuring each customer individually.

2. Create an Item Discount Group

Next, you create Item Discount Groups to categorize items into discountable product lines (e.g., Olive Oils, Spices, Snacks).

This ensures that discount rules apply consistently across items in the same category, rather than having to define rules item by item.

3. Select the Item Discount Group for the Item

Finally, you link each relevant Item Card to the correct Item Discount Group.

This connection ensures that whenever a sales order/invoice is created for a customer belonging to a discount group and includes items in an item discount group, the system automatically applies the correct Sales Line Discounts.

Why not the other actions?

Define the Sales Invoice Discounts → Used for invoice-level discounts, but here the requirement is item/line-based discounting.

Define the Customer Special Sales Prices & Discounts → Used for customer-specific or promotional pricing, not for group-wide discount structures.

Configure Discount Posting in Sales & Receivable Setup → Relevant for accounting/reporting (whether discounts post separately) but not for setting up how discounts are determined and applied.

Define the Sales Line Discounts → This is the outcome of linking customer discount groups and item discount groups, but it requires the setup steps above first.

Microsoft References

Set Up Customer and Item Discount Groups

Work with Sales Line Discounts

Special Prices and Discounts in Business Central

Comprehensive Detailed Explanation

The case study mentions reconciliation issues caused by manual entries being made directly into certain G/L accounts, which led to discrepancies between subledger balances (like customers, vendors, or inventory) and the General Ledger. To resolve this, Business Central allows you to restrict how accounts are posted.

Restrict use on → G/L Account Card

The most appropriate place to restrict usage of specific accounts (such as control accounts for A/R, A/P, or Inventory) is on the G/L Account Card.

Here, you can configure posting restrictions for each account individually (e.g., Accounts Receivable account should only be posted through the customer subledger, not by manual G/L journals).

Other options:

General Ledger Setup → Controls global accounting settings, not account-specific restrictions.

Sales & Receivable Setup → Defines control accounts but does not enforce restrictions.

Chart of Accounts → Displays accounts but restrictions are managed per account card.

Set value for → Direct posting

On the G/L Account Card, the field Direct Posting determines whether users can post manual entries directly into the account.

To prevent reconciliation issues, Direct Posting must be disabled (unchecked) for accounts controlled by subledgers (e.g., A/R, A/P, Inventory).

This ensures that postings only come from system-generated entries (like sales invoices, purchase invoices, or inventory adjustments) and not from manual journals that could break reconciliation.

Other options:

Reconciliation account → Relevant in SAP, not B

C.  

Check G/L account usage → Not a standard control in B

C.  

Gen. Posting Type → Defines how entries are posted (Sale, Purchase, Inventory), but does not enforce direct posting restrictions.

With this setup:

Reconciliation issues are avoided because control accounts cannot be posted to manually.

Users are guided to post through the proper subledger processes (sales, purchasing, inventory, etc.).

Financial integrity between subledgers and the G/L is maintained.

Microsoft References

G/L Account Card - Direct Posting Field

Prevent Direct Posting to Control Accounts

Chart of Accounts in Business Central

Query successful

Based on the image, the correct sequence of actions to configure a purchase order process is:

Add a vendor

Add a Purchaser Code

Add Items, including Quantity, to the lines

Change the Purchase Order to a Status of Released

This sequence follows the logical flow of creating and finalizing a purchase order for an audit trail:

Add a vendor: A purchase order must be linked to a specific supplier (vendor).

Add a Purchaser Code: This identifies who is creating the order, which is crucial for accountability and audit purposes.

Add Items, including Quantity, to the lines: You must specify what is being purchased and in what quantity.

Change the Purchase Order to a Status of Released: Releasing the purchase order locks it from further changes and makes it ready for processing, fulfilling the auditor ' s requirement for a finalized, traceable document.

Buying groups require all invoices in a month to be due on the 20th of the following month (from the case study).

In BC, this is achieved by setting up Payment Terms = CM+20D (Current Month + 20 Days). Example: Invoice on Sept 5 → due Oct 20.

Payment terms are assigned directly to the customer card, not to the posting group or price group.

Option E (D20) would set due date 20 days after invoice date, which is incorrect.

Assigning to Customer Posting Group or Price Group does not control due dates.

Correct: A and C

Comprehensive Detailed Explanation

The requirement is to ensure that every transaction posted to a customer account includes the Customer Source dimension (e.g., Cash & Carry, Brokered). This is achieved by creating and enforcing a mandatory dimension rule in Business Central.

Step 1: Create a dimension code to identify the customer source

First, define a Dimension Code such as Customer Source.

This will hold values like Cash & Carry and Brokered.

Dimensions are the foundation for all reporting segmentation in Business Central.

Step 2: Create dimension values for the customer source dimension code

After creating the dimension, define the specific Dimension Values (e.g., Cash & Carry, Brokered).

These represent the business lines the company wants to track.

Step 3: Add the Customer table

To enforce the dimension on customers, link the dimension to the Customer table.

This ensures that every transaction involving a customer account requires this dimension.

Step 4: Set the Value Posting to Code Mandatory

On the Default Dimensions page, set Value Posting = Code Mandatory for the Customer Source dimension.

This forces users (or the system) to provide a dimension value on every transaction involving customers.

Without this, users might skip dimension assignment, leading to incomplete reporting.

Step 5: Select the Dimension Value Code that is used for the customer source

Finally, assign the correct Dimension Value (Cash & Carry or Brokered) to each customer record.

This ensures automatic defaulting during transaction entry, reducing user errors and maintaining consistency.

Why not the other actions?

Chart of Accounts: Not needed here, since the requirement applies to customers, not G/L accounts.

Account Type Default Dimension: Useful for G/L accounts, but here we are applying it at the Customer table level.

Search icon, Customers: While this helps you navigate, it’s not a required setup step in the sequence.

Microsoft References

Work with Dimensions in Business Central

Set Up Default Dimensions for Customers

Dimension Value Posting Options