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Does Business Central support sending Reminder Level 1 before the invoice due date (Pre Reminder)?

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Hi everyone,

I have a requirement to send a payment reminder to customers before the invoice due date.

For example:

  • Invoice Due Date: 20-Aug-2026
  • Reminder Level 1: 7 days before the due date

Expected behavior:

  • Reminder Level 1 should be generated on 13-Aug-2026.
  • After the due date, the standard reminder process (Reminder Levels 2, 3, etc.) should continue as usual.

My question is:

  • Does standard Business Central support pre reminders (before the due date)?
  • Is there any standard setup or configuration to achieve this without customization?
  • If not, what is the Microsoft-recommended approach for this scenario?

Thanks in advance!

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    Teagen Boll Profile Picture
    3,868 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    Haven't tested it myself in a live scenario but you should be about to set the Reminder Level to a negative value like in my screenshot with the due dates:

     

    When you create reminders just make sure to disable “Only entries with overdue amounts”:

     

     

    That should work for you.

     

    Best,

    Teagen Boll, CPA
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    AndrewThomas81 Profile Picture
    2,717 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    You can set negative dates as suggested, I have successfully implemented this previously.

     

    Give it a try!

     

    Kind Regards

     

    Andrew Thomas FCCA MCP

    YouTube - Use Business Central

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    Grigorios Mavrogeorgis Profile Picture
    3,361 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    Hi, no, standard BC doesn't do pre-due reminders, the whole engine is built around overdue amounts. The grace period is added after the due date, not before, and negative values in the levels are not really usable, people try it and either hit validation or get odd results.

    The closest native trick is unchecking Only Entries with Overdue Amounts on the Create Reminders request page and playing with the document date. I wouldn't build a process on that. Once level 1 is consumed before the due date, your real overdue chain starts at level 2, so the whole ladder shifts and the fees and interest follow it.

    For a proper courtesy notice 7 days ahead, an extension is the honest answer, a small report over open customer ledger entries filtered on due date and emailed from a job queue. Keep it away from the reminder levels so the dunning stays clean.

    Is this for all customers, or only certain payment terms?

    Glad to help - follow up if anything is unclear.   

    â–ş  If this solved it, marking it verified helps others too.       

    Regards,
    Grigorios Mavrogeorgis
    Business Central Consultant & AL Developer

    Work: Gmsoft Limited
    Blog:  insidebusinesscentral
    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gregorymavrogeorgis

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    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    103,085 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    Hi, Alternatively, this should be achievable using Power Automate, though it would require some custom API development.

     

    Hope this helps as well.

    Thanks.

    ZHU

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    OussamaSabbouh Profile Picture
    19,350 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    Hello Shivanshu,

    Yes, newer Business Central versions can support this through Reminder Automation: the Create action has an option to include all unpaid invoices, not only overdue invoices, and you can apply filters/cadence to target upcoming due dates. However, the normal Reminder Level Grace Period is not a pre-reminder setting—Microsoft defines it as the time after the invoice due date (or after the previous reminder). So for your example, use Reminder Automation to generate/issue Level 1 for invoices approaching their due date (for example, due in 7 days), then Levels 2/3 can continue based on their configured grace periods. If your BC version doesn't have Reminder Automation or the required filtering isn't sufficient, then a small customization is required.

    Regards,
    Oussama Sabbouh

  • Saurav.Dhyani Profile Picture
    14,468 User Group Leader on at

    Hi @Shivanshu Bijlwan ,

     

    You should be able to achieve this using grace period in reminder.

     

    Regards,

    Saurav Dhyani

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    LinkedIn: Saurav Dhyani | LinkedIn

    Blog: Saurav Dhyani - #MSDynNAV & #MSDyn365bc

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