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Changing Purchase Invoice Line Type

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Hi,

When we post a purchase invoice in Dynamics BC, the default Type for line is selected as "Item". We have to change this everytime from Item to G/L. Is there a way the default can be changed from Item to G/L?

I have looked at vendor settings, vendor posting groups but could not find any option to do this. I have also tried "personalise" and design options in sandbox. 

Many thanks

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  • Manish Prasad Profile Picture
    317 on at
    RE: Changing Purchase Invoice Line Type

    Hello Everyone,

    He needs to make this feature on action button for the Payment Journal page. They do not need auto line creation, as I discussed with him earlier.

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    Dynamics 365 Profile Picture
    2 on at
    RE: Changing Purchase Invoice Line Type

    Hi

    As per 2021 Wave 2, Microsoft have added this functionality at Purchase & Payable Setup and Sales & Receivable Setup page.

    Purchase & Payable Setup

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    Sales & Receivable Setup

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    Please Verify my answer if you found this relevant.

    Hope it will help.

    Thanks

    Aman

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    pankaj.k Profile Picture
    974 on at
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    Hi muhammadnadeem,

    you can do this setup form the "sales & Receivable Setup" and "Purchase & Payables Setup"  where you can find "Document Default Line Type"  assign value as per your requirement.

    IF this field is not available on the page then add on the page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/ui-personalization-user

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    Manish Prasad Profile Picture
    317 on at
    RE: Changing Purchase Invoice Line Type

    Hello Muhammadnadeem,

    In the previous version in BC it was not available, but in last update we got the option on Purchase & Payables Setup, where you can do the setup functionally at your end just by selecting what you want the initialize the system to put on the lines first.

    Go through the shard image for your reference.

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    If my answer helped you, maybe it can help others, please verify it, so other users know it worked or helped you.
    Thank you.

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    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    82,798 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at
    RE: Changing Purchase Invoice Line Type

    Hi, just adding some info.

    Business Central 2021 wave 2 (BC19) new features: Default line type in the sales and purchase documents (Document Default Line Type)

    https://yzhums.com/17750/

    Hope this helps someone else.

    Thanks.

    ZHU

  • Darrell Goodwin Profile Picture
    10 on at
    RE: Changing Purchase Invoice Line Type

    You can update this default from the Accounts Payable Setup window

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  • CPA-AKB Profile Picture
    5 on at
    RE: Changing Purchase Invoice Line Type

    Following.  Would love this option to default to G/L as well!!!!

  • Valerie00 Profile Picture
    10 on at
    RE: Changing Purchase Invoice Line Type

    I'm new to Business Central and I have this same question - I'm not sure I understand how to apply the suggestion below. Did you ever find a solution to this?

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    Avinash B Profile Picture
    1,455 on at
    RE: Changing Purchase Invoice Line Type

    Hi

    this is the standard behavior. 

    You can create a page extension for these pages and use the OnNewRecord event. Then assign the type whichever is required.

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    This might solve the issue.

    Regards

    Avinash B

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