Item dimensions

Article08/19/20232 min read

Define your company’s default item dimensions

In Business Central, dimensions are used to categorize entries so you can use them in your reporting. On master data, like customers, vendors, items, etc. you can define default dimensions. They will be copied to journals and documents.

In the General Ledger Setup, you can define your most important (reporting) dimensions: two global and eight shortcut dimensions. You can select them in a field on journal and document lines.

In the beverage industry, it is common practice to define specific dimensions for products. For instance, the brand, the packaging type or the packaging size are examples of product characteristics that you want to include in your reporting. And in your sales and purchase conditions, you might want to use them as a criterium for discount, promotion or charge.

In Aptean Beverage, you can define three item dimensions in the Aptean Beverage Foundation setup. These do not need to be a global or shortcut dimension. You can select them in fields on the item card, and in Aptean Beverage Sales-Purchase Conditions you can use them as a criterium for a condition rule.

  1. Select the Search icon , enter Drink-IT Foundation Setup, and then choose the related link.
  2. On the Dimensions FastTab, fill the fields as necessary. Hover over a field to read a short description.

See also

Working with Dimensions to Track and Analyze Data Easily - Business Central | Microsoft Docs

Item Dimension on the Item Card

When you finished the Drink-IT Foundation Setup for Item Dimensions, you can use them on your products:

  1. Select the Search icon , enter Items, and then choose the related link.
  2. Locate the card of the code for which you want to specify the item dimensions.
  3. On the Drink-IT Foundation FastTab, select Dimension Values in the fields in the Item Dimensions section. Hover over a field to read a short description.