When you work with orders across companies in Business Central, you sometimes need to change an order after it has already been sent to your intercompany partner. With the intercompany functionality, those changes flow automatically between the linked orders and between the companies. You don’t have to update each order manually.
If you change the quantity on a sales order in your sales company and release it again, the linked sales order in your supply company updates with the new quantity. The same works for changing the item number and for sending a confirmed shipment date between the companies.
How intercompany orders are linked in Business Central
When you work with orders and documents between companies, a sales order in your sales company creates two linked documents. It creates a purchase order in the sales company and a sales order in your supply company.
You can follow this link by switching to the supply company, where the linked sales order matches the original order. The order numbers connect the documents across both companies, so you always know which orders belong together.
Making changes after an intercompany order has been sent
After an order has been sent to your intercompany partner, you may still need to adjust it. The intercompany app handles this for you. The changes flow back between the orders and between the companies without manual rework.
Here is how it works in practice. You reopen the released sales order in your sales company and change the quantity. Then you release the order again, which sends the update to your supply company. When you refresh the linked sales order in the supply company, the new quantity is already there.
What changes you can send between companies
The same flow applies to more than just quantity. You can:
- Change the quantity on the order
- Change the item number
- Send a confirmed shipment date between the companies
In each case, you make the change, release the order, and the update reaches the linked document in the other company.
Q&A
What documents are created when I make an intercompany sales order?
A sales order in your sales company creates a purchase order in the same sales company and a linked sales order in your supply company. The order numbers connect the documents across the companies.
Can I change an order after it has been sent to my intercompany partner?
Yes. You reopen the order, make the change, and release it again. The update flows automatically to the linked order in the other company.
What changes can I send between intercompany companies?
You can change the quantity, change the item number, and send a confirmed shipment date. All of these flow back between the linked orders.
How do I send a quantity change to my supply company?
Reopen the sales order in your sales company, change the quantity, and release the order again. Refresh the linked sales order in the supply company and the new quantity will be there.