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Business Central is far more powerful when it is wired into the Microsoft Power Platform. Here is what each connection unlocks.
Short answer: Power Platform extends Business Central without writing code in the ERP itself. Power BI gives reports and management dashboards, Power Automate automates approvals and notifications, and Power Apps lets you build simple mobile apps for the warehouse, field service or sales reps. Everything connects through standard connectors and APIs, so Business Central updates do not break it.
What each tool does
| Tool | What it is for | Business Central example |
|---|---|---|
| Power BI | Reports and dashboards | Margin by customer and product, overdue receivables, daily sales |
| Power Automate | Process automation | Approve a purchase invoice above a limit, with a notification in Teams |
| Power Apps | Simple apps | Stock counts on a phone, or a service report signed by the customer |
Power BI: numbers that match the books
Business Central includes ready-made Power BI apps for finance, sales, purchasing and inventory that you can switch on straight away. When you need more, we build reports on the ERP data, so the report and the accounts show the same figures because they come from the same source, not from Excel exports.
This is what a group report looks like with several companies and years, cross-filtering and per-user permissions:
Power Automate: no more chasing by email
Flows we typically set up:
- approval of an order or purchase invoice above an agreed amount;
- an alert to the sales rep when a customer exceeds their credit limit;
- an order confirmation sent to the customer as soon as the document is released;
- email attachments saved against the right Business Central document.
Power Apps: an app where there is no computer
The warehouse counts stock with a phone, the field engineer captures photos and the customer's signature, the sales rep checks availability at the customer's premises. Data goes straight into Business Central, with no retyping from paper.
How to connect it well
- Through APIs and connectors, never directly to the database: that way updates do not break anything.
- One owner per flow on the business side, who knows what should happen when something stops.
- Start with one process, measure the result, then add the next.
Licensing without surprises
Some scenarios run within the Microsoft 365 licences a company already has. Others, such as sharing Power BI reports with colleagues or richer apps, need additional licences. We check this during analysis, before building anything, so the cost is known up front.
FAQ
Do we need a separate licence for Power BI? For personal use of reports, what the company already has is often enough. Sharing reports with others usually needs Power BI Pro. We check before starting.
Can Power Automate approve documents in Business Central? Yes. A flow can send an approval request in Teams or by email and, once approved, release the document in Business Central.
Do Power Apps work on phones? Yes, on Android and iOS phones and tablets, writing directly to Business Central.
How is this different from AI agents? Power Automate flows follow fixed steps; AI agents can read documents themselves, such as orders arriving by email. See AI agents in Business Central.
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