web
You’re offline. This is a read only version of the page.
close
Skip to main content

Announcements

Introducing our New Video Series: Community Spotlight
Community site session details

Community site session details

Session Id :
Dynamics 365 Community / Forums / Small and medium business | Business Central, N... / Item charge Assigment
Small and medium business | Business Central, N...
Suggested Answer

Item charge Assigment

(1) ShareShare
ReportReport
Posted on by PM-27041506-0 18

Hello everyone,

 

I have a question regarding landed cost allocation in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

 

In my case, I already know the total landed cost amount for a specific Purchase Order, and I have to pay the full landed cost amount.

 

However, the Purchase Order is received through multiple partial receipts during the year. Because of that, I do not know how much landed cost should be assigned to the first receipt.

 

Example:

 

Purchase Order: PO-00001

 

  •  

    Item A – Qty 100


  •  

    Item B – Qty 200


  •  

    Item C – Qty 100


  •  

    Total Landed Cost = 1,000



    •  
 

First Receipt:

 

  •  

    Item A – 50 Qty


  •  

    Item B – 50 Qty


  •  

    Item C – 10 Qty



    •  
 

My question is:

 

How can I calculate the correct landed cost amount for the first receipt based on the total landed cost of 1,000?

 

Should I use:

 

  •  

    By Amount


  •  

    Equally


  •  

    By Weight


  •  

    By Volume



    •  
 

Currently, we are calculating this manually.

 

Is there any standard function in Business Central that can automatically calculate and allocate the proportional landed cost for each partial receipt?

 

Thank you in advance.

Categories:
Dynamics 365 Business Central
I have the same question (0)
  • Suggested answer
    OussamaSabbouh Profile Picture
    OussamaSabbouh 10,406 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Hello,
     
    You don’t need to calculate the landed cost for each partial receipt manually—Business Central handles this with Item Charges: enter the total landed cost (1,000) as a Charge (Item) line on a purchase invoice (or separate charge invoice), open Item Charge Assignment, use Get Receipt Lines to pull the relevant posted receipt lines, then run Suggest Item Charge Assignment and choose one of the standard methods (Equally, By Amount, By Weight, or By Volume) and BC will automatically allocate proportionally to the selected receipt quantities; for partial receipts, you can assign the charge only to the receipt lines you want now and allocate the remaining amount later to subsequent receipts, so there’s no need to manually split the 1,000 unless you want to control timing by posting multiple charge invoices.
     
    Regards,
    Oussama Sabbouh
  • Suggested answer
    Rajvi Shah Profile Picture
    Rajvi Shah 29 on at
    Hello,
     
    Business Central has the functionality of Item Charge Assignment if we have multiple lines in the document. By selecting any one option from below 4, the system will calculate the Charge Assignment Proportionately and system will automatically split the charge amount to that multiple lines.
     
    Meaning of the below 4 Options are,
    • By Volume: Distributes the charge based on the total volume of each item line. This is calculated using the Unit Volume field on the multiplied by the quantity. This is ideal for freight charges based on space occupied.
    • By Weight: Distributes the charge based on the Gross Weight of the items. Use this for shipping fees that are weight-dependent.
    • By Amount: Proportional distribution based on the total currency value of each line. This is the most common method for insurance or taxes.
    • Equally: Splits the total charge amount evenly among all selected lines, regardless of their weight, volume, or price.
    In Your case correct method is as below.
    1. Click Suggest Item Charge Assignment -> By Amount.

Under review

Thank you for your reply! To ensure a great experience for everyone, your content is awaiting approval by our Community Managers. Please check back later.

Helpful resources

News and Announcements

Introducing our New Video Series: Community Spotlight

Quick Links

Introducing the 2026 Season 1 community Super Users

Congratulations to our 2026 Super Stars!

Congratulations to our 2025 Community Spotlights

Thanks to all of our 2025 Community Spotlight stars!

Congratulations to the January Top 10 Community Leaders

These are the community rock stars!

Leaderboard > Small and medium business | Business Central, NAV, RMS

#1
OussamaSabbouh Profile Picture

OussamaSabbouh 2,358 Super User 2026 Season 1

#2
YUN ZHU Profile Picture

YUN ZHU 1,160 Super User 2026 Season 1

#3
Dhiren Nagar Profile Picture

Dhiren Nagar 1,093 Super User 2026 Season 1

Last 30 days Overall leaderboard

Featured topics

Product updates

Dynamics 365 release plans