Don’t Overdo It — Leave That Local Currency Blank! When setting up Business Central, remember that your local currency (LCY) is already defined in the General Ledger Setup — no need to create it again on the Currencies page. Adding the same currency there can confuse the system, causing errors such as “Currency Code cannot be found in the related table.” It also leads to inconsistent setups where some records use a blank currency and others use the LCY code. To keep things clean and accurate, leave the Currency Code blank for your local currency in bank accounts, customers, and vendors. Business Central automatically treats blanks as your local currency — so keep it simple and let BC do its thing! If you’ve ever run into this error in Business Central 👇You're not alone! "The field Currency Code of table Gen. Journal Line contains a value (LCY) that cannot be found in the related table (Currency)." This error pop-up when using Bank Account in General Journal: The Root Ca...
Project Accounting in Dynamics GP vs. Business Central: A Side-by-Side Comparison When comparing Dynamics GP Project Accounting (PA) with Business Central Projects (Jobs) , the differences become much clearer when you see both the conceptual structure and the transaction flows . Dynamics GP and Business Central take very different approaches—yet both aim to give businesses the tools to manage costs, billing, and profitability effectively. For organizations considering the move from GP to Business Central, it’s important to understand not just the terminology changes, but also how the overall project accounting flow shifts. In this post, I’ll walk through a side-by-side comparison of GP’s contract and cost category structure versus Business Central’s job, task, and planning line approach—complete with flow diagrams, key features, and links to official Microsoft documentation to help you navigate the transition with confidence. Visual Flow Comparison Dynamics GP – Project Accou...