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Accounting and ERP

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your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central data.

Business Central's Table Information page reports records and storage by table. The tenant database export is a separate administrator operation that can collect a broader business-data snapshot.

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Find your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central data size

  1. Use the search icon and open Table Information with the required access.
  2. Filter Company Name to the company or companies in scope.
  3. Record No. of Records for the relevant ledger and document tables.
  4. Note Size (KB) separately, which includes data and index storage.
Table counts describe rows in different business tables. Keep each table named rather than treating the sum as one transaction type.

What to include in your data inventory

Report in records, listing the relevant tables and company scope. Add database size separately if available.

Give the earliest retained business dates and licensed users represented. Describe attached-file and extension data.

Add the dates covered and the people who use this software. Label estimates and describe how you calculated them.

Export your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central history

  1. For selected tables or reports, use the supported export controls available to the account.
  2. For a database snapshot, have an authorized administrator review Business Central administration center → Environment → Database → Create Database Export.
  3. Configure the approved Azure storage destination according to Microsoft's requirements and start the export.
  4. Collect the BACPAC, a package of database structure and data, and check the environment scope.

Database export requires the appropriate subscription, administrator access and backup/restore permissions.

The export represents tenant business data with a defined scope. Review extension, application and attached-file requirements separately.

Why Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central data has value for AI training

Ledger and document relationships can show how orders, inventory and accounting records connect.

That structure can provide examples of multi-step operational work across a company's system.

What stays private

Choose companies, tables and fields in scope, with sensitive financial and personnel information reviewed.

Telegraph Lab reviews the proposed material with you and agrees how sensitive information will be handled. Preparation can include excluding material, redacting details and replacing personal identifiers. Your company keeps ownership; the licensing agreement defines the material, permitted uses and authorized recipients.

Common questions about Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central data

Where is the record count?

Table Information shows No. of Records by table and company.

What does Size (KB) include?

Microsoft defines it as table data plus index size.

Can a business user run the database export?

It requires the appropriate administrator and backup/restore permissions.

What is a BACPAC file?

It packages database structure and data for a supported SQL import workflow.

Your data inventory

Add your numbers to the picture.

Enter the quantities and years covered in your data inventory, then share it with your Telegraph Lab contact. We’ll review the material and discuss the next step with you.

Discuss your data