Doc Summary 
Easy Connect is an extension for Microsoft Business Central designed to simplify and automate internal flows between companies in the same group.
It’s core purpose is to make Intercompany flows (IC-flows) easy, hence the name Easy Connect.
Where Business Central standard Intercompany functionality is strict, order-dependent and often error-prone in real operations. Easy Connect offers a flexible, configurable and automated alternative that works reliably in day-to-day logistics and finance.
What Problems Does Easy Connect Solve? #
Internal group flows often break down because Business Central standard requires that:
- events occur in a specific sequence
- documents match perfectly when invoiced
- deliveries must always happen before intercompany invoices
- master data must be identical across companies
In reality:
- deliveries and invoices rarely happen in the same order
- subsidiaries and warehouse companies often use different posting groups, prices or item structures
- maintaining master data across companies is time-consuming and error-prone
Easy Connect removes these limitations by providing:
- automatic order synchronization between companies
- central master data distribution
- automated intercompany pricing flows
- improved handling of store replenishment
- configuration-based behaviour instead of rigid rules
Order Synchronization (Core Feature) #
Easy Connect replaces Business Central’s rigid IC-flow with a simplified, reliable and configuration-driven process.
The key difference: the same order number is synchronized between companies and Easy Connect ensures that documents flow correctly even when delivery and invoicing do not happen in the same order.
Business Central standard IC-flow requires a strict sequence:
- Sales Order in company A
- Creates Purchase Order in company B
- Delivery must occur
- Invoice arrives
- Documents must match line by line
If invoice arrives before the delivery has been posted — which is extremely common — the flow breaks.
How Easy Connect Handles Orders #
The process involves two companies:
- Selling Company
- Warehouse Company
Step-by-step Flow #
- Sales Order is created in the Selling Company
A customer places an order or an order is entered manually. - Easy Connect synchronizes the Sales Order to the shelf company
- The self company receives a Sales Order with the same order number.
- Customer, location, pricing and posting groups are mapped based on configuration.
- Shelf company posts the shipment (utleverans)
- This creates a posted shipment (Sales Shipment).
- Easy Connect updates the Selling Company
- Shipment information is sent back to the Selling Company.
- The Selling Company now knows that goods have been shipped.
- The Selling Company creates the invoice without matching requirements
- Unlike standard IC, Easy Connect removes the need for line-level matching.
- The Selling Company can invoice as soon as the shipment is registered even if items have not yet physically reached the customer.
- Shelf company invoices its internal customer (standard Business Central IC)
- This is allowed to run independently.
- Easy Connect ensures it does not interfere with the Selling Company’s external customer invoice.
This eliminates fragile dependencies and ensures consistent order handling with minimal setup.
Master Data Synchronization -LÄNK #
When the same items are sold across multiple companies, maintaining and updating the item master in several Business Central companies becomes time-consuming.
Easy Connect provides master data synchronization to automatically distribute the item catalog from a single source company.
Read more about that in Easy Connect Master Data Handling LÄNK
Price List Synchronization Between Companies #
If the selling company is outside the EU there is often a customs advantage in:
- Selling the product at a lower internal transfer price from the shelf company
- Then selling externally at normal sales price
Manually updating interconnected price lists between companies is error-prone.
Easy Connect automates this:
- Shelf company maintains the sales price list
- Easy Connect generates a purchase price list in the selling company
- Prices remain synchronized without manual maintenance
Store Replenishment Handling (IC-flows with better matching) #
Standard Business Central IC-flows require:
- The receiving company (subsidiary) must post its inbound delivery
- before receiving the intercompany invoice
- otherwise the documents do not match
This fails frequently because:
- The intercompany invoice typically arrives faster than the physical goods
- Stores or subsidiaries cannot post inbound deliveries instantly
- Line-level matching becomes impossible
How Easy Connect Fixes This #
Instead of creating an IC Purchase Invoice, Easy Connect:
- updates the existing Purchase Order
- sets the vendor invoice number
- sets the invoice amount
- preserves the original lines
- avoids line matching problems entirely
So when the goods are fully received, the purchase order can be invoiced directly cleanly and without mismatch.
Requirement:
The warehouse company must not use consolidated invoicing for these flows.
Related docs /länk
Easy Connect Setup
Easy Connect Master Data Handling
Easy Connect – Sync Log Entries