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Cross Instance for Business Central (BC)

The BC Cross Instance feature allows administrators to configure and manage multiple BC instances (BC-tenants) within a single Exflow Web environment. This enables organizations to work with multiple BC environments/databases from one unified interface.

Prerequisites

  • LineTypes must be consistent across all instances.
  • All instances must use the same BC and AP versions.
  • Total number of companies must remain well below 75.
  • User ID and User Email must be identical across all instances.

Instance Management

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The Instance Management section provides a comprehensive interface for configuring and managing multiple Business Central instances.

Configured Instances List

The main interface displays all currently configured instances with the following information:

  • Instance Name Display name for the instance (e.g., "My Company (ABC)")
  • Abbreviation Short identifier used throughout the system.
  • Dynamics Service URL Connection endpoint for the BC instance
  • Default Company Automatically extracted from the Dynamics Service URL

Each configured instance includes a remove option for deletion when no longer needed.

Add New Instance

To add a new BC instance, use the "Add New Instance" form with the following fields:

  • Instance Name User-friendly name for the instance (required)

  • Abbreviation Short identifier (3-4 characters recommended) used in UI references

  • Dynamics Service URL Full URL to the Business Central OData endpoint (required)

  • Default Company Automatically extracted from the Dynamics Service URL

  • Azure Tenant ID Leave it empty for default tenant

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The Default Company field is automatically extracted from the Dynamics Service URL and does not require manual entry.

Configuration Validation
  • Ensures instance names are unique
  • Validates abbreviation format and uniqueness
  • Checks for required fields completion

Instance Registration

New instances must be properly registered before they can be used:

  1. Configuration Complete the instance details in the admin interface
  2. Registration Instance is registered and becomes available
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Changes to instance configurations may require a cache refresh to take effect in all user sessions.