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

Announcements

No record found.

News and Announcements icon
Community site session details

Community site session details

Session Id :
Small and medium business | Business Central, N...
Answered

Business Central Mobile App Licensing

(0) ShareShare
ReportReport
Posted on by Microsoft Employee
Hello Everyone, 
 
I was asked What license does the mobile app user require for Business Central for the following scenario (CSP):
 
 
  • A user works in an app on a mobile device that works in offline mode (does not need a live connection to the back-end Dynamics platforms)
  • The back-end environment has functionality running on both D365 Sales and Business Central
    • The user in my scenario never uses these applications directly - they only work in their mobile app
  • The user's app shows data its own database, not directly from either system
    • BUT, data gets pushed from D365 Sales and Business Central out to the database for the mobile app
  • The user also performs actions in the app that get recorded (details of work performed, items used, etc.)
  • A non-real-time integration process (running on an integration platform...assume every 5 minutes) picks up the details of items that were used and pushes them into Business Central where they are automatically posted as negative item adjustments

 

My suggestion was to:
  • purchase the full BC license
  • download the mobile app
  • purchase the D365 Sales attach
 
Would anyone either confirm my suggestion, or offer a better solution please?
 
Regards, 
LC
I have the same question (0)
  • Suggested answer
    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    98,242 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Hi, Sorry, I am not very clear about the D365 Sales license, but on the BC side, if you don’t need to write data, you can consider the Dynamics 365 Business Central Team Members license, because it is much cheaper.
     
    Download Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide - June 2023:
     
    Hope this helps.
    Thanks.
    ZHU
     
  • Verified answer
    Ben Baxter Profile Picture
    6,824 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Since your third-party mobile app is writing transactions (negative item adjustments) into Business Central, it is going to require a Device License.
     
    If the people using the mobile app were only looking at the data, not writing anything back, it would require a Team Member license.
     
    P.S. If you found this answer helpful, please mark it as verified.  This helps the other forum users find answers.
     
    Best Regards,
    Ben Baxter
    Accent Software Inc
    Carmel, IN

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

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!

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

#1
OussamaSabbouh Profile Picture

OussamaSabbouh 2,055 Super User 2026 Season 1

#2
YUN ZHU Profile Picture

YUN ZHU 1,063 Super User 2026 Season 1

#3
Dhiren Nagar Profile Picture

Dhiren Nagar 1,014 Super User 2026 Season 1

Last 30 days Overall leaderboard

Featured topics

Product updates

Dynamics 365 release plans