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GrowBusiness CentralHow-To GuideJune 20, 2026

Dimensions and account schedules for management reporting in Business Central

The Short Version
  • Pick two strong global dimensions early; changing them after posting is heavy.
  • Default dimension values plus value posting make tagging automatic and enforceable.
  • Account schedules (now Financial Reports) are a row definition plus a column definition.
  • Column definitions give budget-vs-actual and this-year-vs-last, with drill-down and Excel export.
Bottom line: Dimensions plus financial reports turn a flat chart of accounts into real management reporting you can slice, compare, and drill into.

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