Entering Information
When entering information into fields, Dynamics 365 BC provides the format for the type of information you are entering. For example, a date field can only accept date parameters, a number field only accepts numbers, and a text field accepts everything.
Entering a Date
Dynamics 365 BC is very flexible in how you enter dates. The following are valid entries in a date field:
| User Input | Result |
| W | Work date |
| T | Today's system date |
| C | Closing date |
| # | Number of the day in the current work month |
| Month-day-year | 122502, 12 25 02, 12-25-02, 12/25/02 |
| Weekday-weeknumber-year | Fr5202, fr 52 02, fr-52-02, fr/52/02 |
You may also enter abbreviations for the weekday and Dynamics 365 BC enters the date for that weekday based on your Work Date:
| User Input | Result |
| M | Monday |
| Tu | Tuesday |
| We | Wednesday |
| Th | Thursday |
| F | Friday |
| Sa | Saturday |
| su | Sunday |
Keep in mind that the Dynamics 365 BC week starts on Monday.
Enter as few numbers as possible when entering dates since Dynamics 365 BC is set to accept dates through the next millennium, we must be very careful with the years we enter.
Dynamics 365 BC uses the year of your Work Date if you just enter the day and month. So, if your Work Date is 12/25/02 and you enter 1225, the date is set to 12/25/02.
Dynamics 365 BC uses the month and year of your Work Date if you just enter the day. So, when your Work Date is 12/05/02 if you enter a day of 25, the date is set to 12/25/02.
Dynamics 365 BC supports the default Windows date range of 1930 to 2029. Therefore, when you enter the year portion of a date with two digits, it will be interpreted as 19XX if the number is between 30 and 99 and 20XX if the number is between 00 and 29.
Check Boxes and Option Buttons
Press your space bar or click on these boxes and you will see a check mark or a
black dot to select that field.
Entering a Number or Amount
If a field accepts only numbers, enter the numbers without commas but with decimals. Numbers will always be right justified on the screen and on printed material. Use a period as a decimal sign. All decimal number fields have a built in mathematical function; you can enter calculations such as 13.50 * 2 − 12. The four basic mathematic operators are + (plus), − (minus), * (multiply), and / (divide).
Entering Codes
A code is used to identify a record such as a Vendor No. or Customer No. Codes are also values that are used for the sorting of information on the screen and in reports. You can use numbers and letters for identification codes. If you use pure numbers as the Codes for a table, all Codes in the table should be pure numbers.
If you use alphanumeric fields you can also use pure alpha codes in the same table. By using this format, filtering will be easier.
It is best not to use special characters, such as the ″&″ sign, in codes because sometimes these characters are used in filtering Dynamics 365 BC information. You may use a dash (-) but avoid all other non-alphanumeric characters.
When entering Codes from a related table containing alphanumeric or pure alpha codes, you only need to enter the characters that make this Code unique in the table. For example: If you wanted to enter a Salesperson on a Customer Card and the table contained the following:
• SAM Sam Jones
• SUSAN Susan Smith
You would just need to enter SA for SAM or SU for Susan. When entering Code Type fields, Dynamics 365 BC changes all lowercase characters to uppercase.