intercompany/”>Intercompany functionality in Business Central lets two companies trade with each other automatically by linking them through IC Partner Codes. This guide explains how to set up the IC Partner Code on the company information and on the vendor and customer cards so the two companies connect correctly.
You set up the IC Partner Code on the Company Information page under the communication settings. Each company gets its own code, for example sales01 for the sales company.
You link the two companies by using the same IC Partner Code in two places. On the vendor card in one company and on the company information in the other company. The code that identifies the supply company on the vendor card must match the IC Partner Code set up in the supply company itself.
Setting up the IC Partner Code on company information
The starting point is the Company Information page. On the communication settings, you set up the IC Partner Code for the company you are in. In this example we begin in the supply company and define its IC Partner Code there.
In the sales company, you do the same. Open Company Information and set up the IC Partner Code, here named sales01. Every company in the intercompany setup needs its own code.
Linking companies through the vendor card
The IC Partner Code you set up for the supply company is the same code you enter on the vendor card in the sales company. When you open the vendor card in the sales company, the vendor representing the supply company carries that IC Partner Code. This is what tells Business Central which company on the other side the vendor points to.
Linking companies through the customer card
The link works the same way in the other direction. In the supply company, you have a customer that represents the sales company, and that customer card uses the same IC Partner Code that the sales company has on its own Company Information page.
When you open the customer card in the supply company, the IC Partner Code on the customer matches the code set up in the sales company. With the codes matching on both sides, the two companies are linked and can trade with each other through intercompany.
The principle behind the setup
The whole connection rests on matching codes. Each company defines its own IC Partner Code on its Company Information. Then each company references the other company’s code on the relevant vendor or customer card. As long as the codes line up across the two companies, the intercompany link holds together.
Q&A
Where do you set up the IC Partner Code for a company?
You set it up on the Company Information page under the communication settings. Each company gets its own IC Partner Code.
How do you link two companies together for intercompany trade?
You use the same IC Partner Code in two places. The code defined on one company’s Company Information must match the IC Partner Code entered on the corresponding vendor or customer card in the other company.
Which IC Partner Code goes on the vendor card in the sales company?
The vendor card in the sales company uses the IC Partner Code that was set up for the supply company. That way the vendor points to the supply company on the other side.
Which IC Partner Code goes on the customer card in the supply company?
The customer card in the supply company uses the same IC Partner Code that the sales company has defined on its own Company Information page.