10 questions covering this official MB-800 domain.
Q01 - Question
A warehouse supervisor at CRONUS finds five extra units of item 1896-S on the shelf after a damaged pallet is repacked. The quantity must be added to inventory immediately, and the entry must be posted with a specific posting date and location code. Which action should the supervisor take in Dynamics 365 Business Central?
Domain: Perform Business Central operations Type: Single choice
- A. Create a purchase invoice for the vendor and post it with a zero unit cost.
- B. Open the item journal, create a line with the Positive Adjmt. entry type, enter the quantity, posting date, and location code, and post the journal.
- C. Open the item reclassification journal and enter the additional quantity on a new line.
- D. Change the Inventory field on the item card to the new total quantity.
B is correct.
Explanation: Use the item journal to post inventory increases and decreases directly to item ledger entries. A line with the Positive Adjmt. entry type lets you specify the item, quantity, posting date, and location code before you post.
A is incorrect: A purchase invoice records a purchase from a vendor and creates a vendor liability, which does not apply to a quantity correction found during repacking.
C is incorrect: The item reclassification journal moves existing inventory between attributes such as location, bin, or dimensions, and it does not change the total quantity on hand.
D is incorrect: The Inventory field on the item card is a calculated value from posted item ledger entries, so you cannot type a new quantity into it.
Q02 - Question
An accountant prepares a large item journal batch that adjusts several items. Before posting, the accountant wants to confirm which item ledger entries and general ledger entries the batch will create, without changing any data. Which action meets this requirement?
Domain: Perform Business Central operations Type: Single choice
- A. Post the journal and then review the posted item ledger entries.
- B. Run Renumber Document Numbers on the journal batch.
- C. Print the test report and then delete the journal lines.
- D. Choose the Preview Posting action on the journal.
D is correct.
Explanation: Preview Posting shows the entries that posting would create, including item ledger entries and general ledger entries, without posting the journal or changing data.
A is incorrect: Posting first commits the entries, so any error must be corrected with additional posted adjustments instead of being avoided.
B is incorrect: Renumber Document Numbers corrects the document numbers on the journal lines so that numbering follows the number series, but it does not show the resulting entries.
C is incorrect: Deleting the journal lines removes the prepared work, and a test report is not required to preview the resulting entries.
Q03 - Question
A sales order processor opens the item card for a single item and uses the Adjust Inventory action because a quick correction is needed for one item only. Which statement correctly describes how to complete this task?
Domain: Perform Business Central operations Type: Single choice
- A. Enter the new total quantity on hand, and Business Central posts the difference between the current inventory and the entered quantity.
- B. Enter the quantity difference, and Business Central adds it to the quantity already recorded in the general ledger only.
- C. Enter the new total quantity, and the change is saved as a draft that another user must approve before any entry is created.
- D. Enter the new total quantity, and Business Central updates the item card without creating item ledger entries.
A is correct.
Explanation: The Adjust Inventory action asks for the new total quantity on hand for the item. Business Central compares that value with the current inventory and posts the difference as an adjustment.
B is incorrect: The adjustment updates inventory quantity through item ledger entries, not the general ledger alone, and you enter a total rather than a difference.
C is incorrect: The action posts the adjustment when you confirm it, so no separate approval step is part of the task.
D is incorrect: Inventory quantity on the item card comes from posted entries, so the correction must create entries to take effect.
Q04 - Question
A company counts a large warehouse once per year. Four employees must count different items at the same time, and the warehouse manager must review all counted quantities in one place before any adjustment is posted. Which approach in Dynamics 365 Business Central supports this requirement?
Domain: Perform Business Central operations Type: Single choice
- A. Create four separate item journal batches and let each employee post one batch.
- B. Let each employee use the Adjust Inventory action on the item card for the items they count.
- C. Create a physical inventory order, create a physical inventory recording for each employee, and enter the counted quantities in the recordings before finishing the order.
- D. Create one item reclassification journal and let each employee add lines for the items they count.
C is correct.
Explanation: A physical inventory order can have several physical inventory recordings, so multiple employees can count at the same time. The counted quantities flow back to the order, where the manager reviews them before the order is finished and posted.
A is incorrect: Separate item journal batches let each employee post independently, which removes the single review point the manager requires.
B is incorrect: The Adjust Inventory action posts a correction for one item at a time and does not provide a consolidated count document for review.
D is incorrect: The item reclassification journal changes attributes of existing inventory, such as location or bin, and does not record counted quantities.
Q05 - Question
An inventory clerk must correct records for items that are already on hand. The total quantity in inventory is correct, but some entries were recorded with the wrong details. Which two corrections can the clerk make with the item reclassification journal? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
Domain: Perform Business Central operations Type: Multiple choice
- A. Move a quantity of an item from one location code to another location code.
- B. Increase the quantity on hand for an item that was received but never posted.
- C. Recalculate the unit cost of an item so that it matches the latest purchase price.
- D. Change the lot number assigned to a quantity of an item in inventory.
A and D are correct.
Explanation: The item reclassification journal changes the attributes of inventory that is already on hand. You can move a quantity between location codes and change item tracking details such as the lot number, while the total quantity in inventory stays the same.
B is incorrect: Adding missing quantity requires a positive adjustment in the item journal or the receipt document, because reclassification does not change the quantity on hand.
C is incorrect: Cost changes are handled by cost adjustment and revaluation, not by reclassifying inventory attributes.
Q06 - Question
A controller at Contoso wants users to review and summarize data on the Sales Order Lines list in Business Central without waiting for a development project. Users already have permission to open the list page. Which approach meets this requirement with the least effort?
Domain: Perform Business Central operations Type: Single choice
- A. Request a developer to create a new report object in AL for each summary the users need.
- B. Grant users SUPER permissions so they can change the list page layout for the whole company.
- C. Instruct users to open the list page and turn on data analysis mode to interact with the data.
- D. Have users export the list to a file and rebuild the summary manually each time they need it.
C is correct.
Explanation: Data analysis mode is turned on directly from a list page, so users who can already open the list can start analyzing its data without any development or extra objects.
A is incorrect: Creating report objects in AL requires a development and deployment cycle for every new summary, which is unnecessary when the list page can be analyzed in place.
B is incorrect: Elevated permissions are not a prerequisite for analyzing list data, and changing permissions to reach a reporting goal adds risk without adding capability.
D is incorrect: Rebuilding a summary outside Business Central after every export repeats manual work, while data analysis mode keeps the analysis on the live list data.
Q07 - Question
A sales manager must compare open orders by customer and by salesperson, using the same list page in Business Central. The manager wants to move between both views quickly during a meeting. What should the manager do in data analysis mode?
Domain: Perform Business Central operations Type: Single choice
- A. Create a separate analysis tab for each comparison, configuring specific columns and filters for each.
- B. Change the default view of the list page so that all users see the customer comparison.
- C. Leave data analysis mode each time a different set of columns or filters is needed.
- D. Ask an administrator to publish two copies of the list page for the two comparisons.
A is correct.
Explanation: In data analysis mode you can add several analysis tabs on the same list, and each tab keeps its own column selection and filters, so you can switch between prepared comparisons immediately.
B is incorrect: Changing the page default affects other users and still provides only one arrangement of columns and filters.
C is incorrect: Leaving and re-entering data analysis mode to rearrange columns is slower than keeping each comparison on its own analysis tab.
D is incorrect: Duplicating page objects requires administrative or development work, and analysis tabs already cover multiple views of the same list.
Q08 - Question
An accountant analyzes a list of posted entries in Business Central and must review amounts by year, then drill into quarters and months of the posting date. The accountant does not want to add calculated fields to the table. What should the accountant use?
Domain: Perform Business Central operations Type: Single choice
- A. A filter on the posting date column for each period that needs to be reviewed.
- B. A separate analysis tab for every month in the fiscal year.
- C. A sort on the posting date column in descending order.
- D. The date hierarchy on the posting date field to group the data by year, quarter, and month.
D is correct.
Explanation: Date hierarchies group a date field into year, quarter, and month levels inside data analysis mode, so you can expand from year down to month without changing the table.
A is incorrect: Applying a filter for each period returns one period at a time and does not give the grouped structure that a date hierarchy provides.
B is incorrect: Building a tab for each month multiplies the number of analyses to maintain when a single hierarchy already exposes all levels.
C is incorrect: Sorting orders the rows by date but does not aggregate the values into year, quarter, and month groups.
Q09 - Question
A finance user wants a cross-tab summary of sales amounts, with customers down the side and months across the top, starting from a list page in Business Central. Which two actions should the user take in data analysis mode? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
Domain: Perform Business Central operations Type: Multiple choice
- A. Export the list to a spreadsheet and build the cross-tab there.
- B. Turn on pivot mode and place the customer field in the Row Groups area and the date grouping in the Column Labels area.
- C. Request a developer to extend the list page with a new summary field.
- D. Add the sales amount field to the Values area so that pivot mode aggregates it for each row and column.
B and D are correct.
Explanation: Pivot mode builds a cross-tab layout from the fields you assign to the row and column areas, and it summarizes the numeric fields that you add as values, so assigning customers to rows, the date grouping to columns, and the sales amount as a value produces the required summary.
A is incorrect: Exporting the data moves the analysis out of Business Central, and pivot mode already summarizes the list data in place.
C is incorrect: Pivot mode uses the fields that are already available on the list, so no page extension or development work is needed for this summary.
Q10 - Question
A purchasing lead prepares an analysis of vendor spending in data analysis mode and wants two colleagues to open the same analysis in Business Central. One colleague does not have permission to the underlying list data. What should the purchasing lead expect?
Domain: Perform Business Central operations Type: Single choice
- A. Sharing the analysis creates a static copy of the data, so permissions no longer apply to the recipients.
- B. Sharing a link allows colleagues to open the analysis, but users without data permissions cannot view the results.
- C. Sharing the analysis automatically grants the colleagues the permissions they need for the list data.
- D. The analysis can only be shared after an administrator publishes it as a company-wide report.
B is correct.
Explanation: You share a data analysis by sending a link to it, and recipients open the analysis against live data in Business Central, so each recipient still needs permission to the underlying data to see the results.
A is incorrect: The shared analysis opens on current data rather than a permission-free snapshot, so existing data access rules continue to apply.
C is incorrect: Sharing a link does not change permissions; an administrator must assign the required permissions separately.
D is incorrect: Publishing a company-wide report object is not a prerequisite, because an analysis created on a list page can be shared as a link.