The following table describes the different basic types of reports that are available in Business Central:
Type |
Description |
List |
This is used to list volumes of similar data in a tabular format, such as a list of Sales Order Lines, a list of Customers, or a list of General Ledger Entries. |
Document |
This is used in record-per-page header plus line item detail dual layout situations, such as a Sales Invoice, a Purchase Order, a Manufacturing Work Order, or a Customer Statement. |
Transaction |
This generally presents a list of transactions in a nested list format, such as a list of General Ledger Entries grouped by G/L Account, Physical Inventory Journal Entries grouped by Item, or Salesperson To-Do List by Salesperson. |
Test |
This prints in a list format as a pre-validation test and data review, prior to a Journal Posting run. A Test Report option can be found on any Journal page, such as the General Journal, Item Journal, or the Jobs Journal... |