Setup & Configure Fully Functional Legal Entity in D365 from scratch – System Administration (Global Settings)

In this blog post which the first part of legal entity setup in Dynamics 365. We will create and configure following options.

  • User Setup
    • Users
    • Security roles assignment
    • Duties & privileges
    • Segregation of duties
  • Number Sequences (Global)
    • Shared number sequences (e.g., vouchers)
  • Batch Job & Batch Groups
    • Batch groups
    • Batch server assignment
    • Recurring batch jobs

User Stup

We will create and configure following users

User IDNameAssigned Company
IYAE-RIZWANRizwan KhanIYAE
IYAE-STOREMGRStore ManagerIYAE
IYAE-ACCOUNTAccountantIYAE

We need to create account in Microsoft Azure Portal first.

Login to Azure Portal and Navigate to Users

Click on New User option > Enter User principal name (IYAE-ACCOUNT) > Enter Username & Password > Click on Create

Now we will import this user in Dynamics 365

Navigate to System Administration > Users > Users > Click on new > Enter following Details User ID (IYAE-ACCOUNTANT) > User name (IYAE Accountant) > Email (iyae-accountant@yourdomain.com > Save

Assign Security Roles to Users IYAE-STOREMGR

System Administration > Users > Users > Select a user > Assign roles >

  • Assign:
    • Accountant

Number Sequences

Number sequences define document numbers across the system. Number series are used for Master Records like Vender, Journals & Order like Purchase Order, Posted Transaction like Invoice Number.

Create number sequences needed globally:

PurposeNumber sequenceFormatScope
Worker IDIYAE-WRK-####IYAE-WRK-0001Shared
Batch job IDIYAE-BAT-#####IYAE-BAT-00001Shared
Security role IDIYAE-SRL-###IYAE-SRL-001Shared

Example: Creating Worker ID Number Sequence

Navigate to Organization administration > Number sequences > Number sequences > Click New > Number sequence code: IYAEWRKID > Name: Worker ID – IYAE > Scope: Shared > Format: IYAE-WRK-#### > Continuous: Yes > Save.

Alphanumeric – Number which increases every time the number sequence is
used, replacing the number signs (#) in the format with the next number. The
length of the alphanumeric segment must cover the largest number (specified
on the tab General).
Constant – Segments for prefixes (e.g., for a format “INV#####” or “12#####”)
and for suffixes (e.g., for a format “#####-INV”). In general, prefixes are
preferable since they are easier to use (e.g., for filtering).
Other types – Segments with the type Company, Legal entity, Operating unit or
Fiscal calendar period are only available if they are included in the Scope of the
number sequence.

General Options

Pre-Allocation Numbers

On the tab Performance in the Number sequence detail form, we can set pre-allocation to yes, to pre-load number from database to computer memory for faster access & better performance. Pre-Allocation should not be used with continuous number series. We can see the pre-allocated list of number by click on Status List. To remove / Free the pre-allocated number, Click on Manual Clean up option

Batch Job & Batch Groups

Batch groups help control where jobs run.

To create Batch Group > Navigate to System Administration > Batch jobs > Batch groups > Click New > Batch group: IYAE-FIN > Description: Financial processing group for IYAE > Save

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