Partner

Partner is a subject who sends you data. In most cases, you need to create one partner for each vendor. But in the specific scenarios, you will need to have more partners for each vendor.

Partners make relation between existing vendors and a possibility to import data from a file with a supported structure.

Each partener definition contains information about the mapping which links data from the external file to the auxiliar structure in Business Central. A part of the partner record can be a checklist which is used to validate the data before new ones are activated into the standard Business Central structures.

To create a new Partner

1. Choose the search icon, enter Partners, and then choose the related link.
2. Choose the New action to create a new partner.
3. Press Enter to generate No. from the default No. Series or type in unique number manually.
4. In field Vendor No., select a vendor from the standard list or create a new one.
5. On the Settings FastTab, select default mapping in Mapping Code. This will be used for each import.
6. Select OK to close the Partner Card page.

Related Information

Activation
BMECat import
DataNorm import
Excel import
Manage imports and items
XML import