Parties

Learn how to setup a Party, a company in Business Central sharing data with other companies.

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A Party refers to a Business Central company that shares data with other companies. Each party can send and receive data. All companies involved in data sharing must be set up as a party.

Before setting up the parties, ensure a consistent format for Party Codes is chosen. It is recommended to combine a land code with a number for uniqueness and clarity (e.g., UK10, UK11).

Set Up the Standard Party Code

  1. Choose the 🔎 icon, enter Pryme Intercompany Setup, and then select the related link.
  2. Enter the Party code in the My Party Code field.

Parties

Each company must have a unique Party code to identify it. Establish a consistent naming strategy and adhere to it.

  1. Choose the 🔎 icon, enter Parties (IDM), and then select the related link.
  2. Fill in the required fields. Hover over a field to read a short description.

Party Groups

A Party Group is a subset of parties that can be used in a topic to restrict which companies are allowed to receive data.

  1. Choose the 🔎 icon, enter Party Groups (IDM), and then select the related link.
  2. Fill in the required fields. Hover over a field to read a short description.
  3. Enter the code of the Parties that should be grouped under the Parties subpage.