Use reports in your daily work
A report in Business Central gathers information based on a set of criteria you specify. It organizes and presents the information in an easy-to-read format that you can print or save as a file.
| To | Go to |
|---|---|
| Get an overview of available built-in reports using the Report Explorer. | Finding reports with the Report Explorer |
| Get an overview of available built-in reports. | Report overview |
| Learn how to run a standard report using the request page. | Run and print Reports |
| Quickly find your favorite reports using bookmarks in your Role Center. | Bookmarking a report |
| Learn how to specify default printers for different reports. | Set up default printers |
| Learn how to schedule reports right now or regularly on a specific weekday. | Scheduling reports |
| Download and share scheduled reports using OneDrive. | Share and export reports with the Report Inbox |
| Run a report with the same options and filters using saved settings on the request page. | Managing saved report settings |
| Learn how to change the default layout for a report. | Set the layout used by a report |
| View and analyze data from a report dataset in Microsoft Excel. | Save report dataset to Excel from the request page |
| Learn how to change the default layout for a report. We'll remove this legacy method in a future release. | (Legacy) Set the layout used by a report |
Alternatives to reports
There are several other ways to analyze your data than running reports. To learn more, go to:
- Analyze list and query data with analysis mode
- Ad-hoc data analysis by functional area
- Power BI apps/reports by functional area
- Using Financial Reporting