Split Purchase Lines

The purchase management journal in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central lets you split a purchase line directly, and the change flows back to the original purchase order automatically.

You use the split function when you need to break one purchase line into separate deliveries with different dates and prices. For example, you can split a line of 20 into a delivery of 5 and a remaining 15, each with its own confirmed receipt date and direct unit cost.

When you split a line, Business Central keeps the quantity you specify on the original line and moves the rest to a new line. The new line suggests the same direct unit cost as the original, but you can change it. This is useful when a later delivery comes at a different price, such as 0.05 instead of 0.06.

Splitting a purchase line in the purchase management journal

Start from the purchase management journal and select the line you want to split. From there, you set the quantity for the first delivery, a confirmed receipt date, and a new direct unit cost.

In a concrete example, you take a line and split it into a delivery of 5 with a direct unit cost of 0.06. You then go to the related functions and choose to split the purchase line.

What happens when you split a line

After the split, you have two lines instead of one. The first line holds the quantity you specified, in this case 5, with its new direct cost. Business Central puts the remaining quantity, the 15, on a new line.

The new line suggests the same cost you requested, 0.06, as a starting point. You are not locked to that value. If the second delivery arrives later and at a different price, you can adjust the new line. For instance, you might receive that quantity at 0.05 at a later date.

Accepting the lines and viewing changes on the purchase order

Once the two lines look correct, you accept them. You can then go to the purchase order and view the changes, where you see both lines reflected directly on the order.

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