This post is part of the In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Customisation), how do I… series and of the wider In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, how do I… series which I am posting as I familiarise myself with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
So far I’ve shown how to personalize Dynamics BC to make pages, FactBoxes and action bars, but only for the user you’re log in as. However, it is possible to personalize Dynamics BC for multiple people via a profile. A profile is the personalization name for a role which can be assigned to users and give them the same set personalizations.
In this article, I’m going to show how you can create a profile of personalizations.
Start off by searching for Profile
and select the Profiles (Roles) list page:
Find the profile you want to amend and click Manage » Edit on the action bar:
Once the profile page opens, click the Customize pages action on the action pane:
A new browser tab will be opened in Customization mode where you can navigate around either by searching, using Ctrl + Click or clicking on the red triangle which appears on hover and select Open:
Once you have customized everything you want to do, click the {b]Close[/b] button on the customization bar; A confirmation dialog will be displayed telling you that you can close the browser tab:
Any user who selects this role in their My Settings page will see the customized pages.
You can reopen a profile at any point and select Related » Manage customized pages:
All customisations on the profile will be listed; the only manage option available is to delete the customization:
One important point to note is that profiles are shared within an environment, so making a change in one company will affect all others.
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