When you use the job mobile functionality, there’s a small setup that you need to be aware of, we call it the job mobile setup or mobile flow job set up in here.
When you work with the job mobile functionality in Business Central, there’s a small but important setup you need to know about. It controls how time, items, and material registered on a mobile device flow back into your journals and timesheets. This article explains what the job mobile setup does, which predefined flows come with it, and what to watch out for if you decide to modify them.
The job mobile setup defines predefined flows that determine where registrations end up when you use the My Tasks and material functions in the mobile app. Each flow controls how the registered information is transferred to the relevant journals, timesheets, and other destinations.
The functionality ships with default mobile flows, including a job time start-stop flow. You should leave these standard flows as they are. If you need a different behaviour, copy the flow and modify the copy instead of the original. When you create a modified copy, remember to update the reference on the job setup so it points to your new flow. Otherwise the system will keep using the original.
What the job mobile setup controls
The setup, also called the mobile flow job setup, is where you define the predefined flows used to register time when working with My Tasks and material on a mobile device. These flows decide how data captured in the field moves into the right journals and timesheets in Business Central.
The default mobile flows
The mobile flow functionality comes with a set of default flows out of the box. One of these is the job time start-stop flow. These flows are ready to use and handle the standard transfer of registered information to the different journals and timesheets.
How to modify a flow safely
Avoid changing the standard flows directly. If you need different behaviour, make a copy of the flow and adjust the copy. Once you’ve created the modified version, go back to the job setup and update it to reference your copied flow. If you skip this step, the registrations will still run through the original flow rather than your modified one.
Q&A
What does the job mobile setup do in Business Central?
It defines predefined flows that control how time, items, and material registered through the mobile app, using My Tasks and material functions, are transferred into the correct journals and timesheets.
Should I change the default mobile flows?
No. Leave the standard flows as they are. The job time start-stop flow and the other default flows come with the mobile flow functionality and should not be edited directly.
How do I modify a mobile flow without breaking the standard one?
Make a copy of the flow and change the copy instead of the original. Then update the job setup to reference your new copied flow, otherwise the system will continue using the original.