Rental Categories is used to setup Rental Unit Types

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The rental categories table in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central lets you set up rental unit types by linking your resources to specific rental durations. You first create the resources you want to rent out, then add them to the rental categories and map each one to a duration such as day, hour, minute, or month. The description and base unit of measure come directly from the resource card, while the duration you define controls how the resource is handled in Rental Management.

How rental categories connect to resources

Before you can set up a rental unit type, you need to have your resources in place. Once the resources are created, you select a resource from the standard resource list inside the rental categories table. This is the same resource list you already know from Business Central, so there is nothing new to learn there.

When you pick a resource, two fields are pulled automatically from the resource card. The description comes from the resource card, and so does the base unit of measure. You do not retype this information.

Mapping durations to your rental units

The main job in the rental categories table is to add the duration. This is where you decide how a resource is rented out over time. For example, you map a unit so that “day” corresponds to a duration of one day, and “hour” corresponds to one hour.

You are not limited to days and hours. If it makes sense for your business, you can set up a resource that you rent out per minute, or even per month. The rental categories table is the place where you map the actual duration that Rental Management uses.

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