If your procurement process feels like a school car line at 3:15 p.m., you are not alone. Lots of people, unclear rules, and one stalled minivan can back up everyone else. In F&O, smart workflows and clear policies turn that chaos into flow... workflow that it (pun intended). Lets just jump into it without some more bad puns shall we? Part 1: The practical map for newcomers Requisition vs PO vs Release order Purchase requisition Internal request for goods or services. It uses

Vendors ask for money up front. You need clean books. This guide shows two supported prepayment patterns in D365 Finance, the exact setup to avoid mispostings, and how to apply deposits to vendor invoices manually and with automation.

If someone in the plant tells you to update the BOO, they do not mean Halloween decor. They mean the sequence of steps, machines, and time that actually make the thing. In D365 F&O, that is your routing . Same concept, different label. What people mean by “BOO” “Bill of Operations” is classic MRP language for the operation steps and resource needs to produce a product. In D365 F&O, you build that with: Operations : your reusable step library Routes : the ordered list of steps

Revenue recognition in D365 F&O is not about when you send an invoice or collect cash. It is about when your business actually delivers value. In this article, we break down revenue recognition in plain language using real-world examples from products, services, subscriptions, and long-term projects. No configuration steps. Just clarity.