Business Central has an indicator to help users identify which company and database they are working on. This is called the Company Badge which has configurable settings. On the Role Center page, the company is displayed in the address bar. However, there are environments which have multiple entities or multiple companies – this is where the company badge comes in handy.
This is useful for:
- Users working on multiple companies or entities
- Users who work on multiple database environments (Sandbox and Production Database)
The Company badge functionality can be configured from the Company Information page in BC and then at the Company Badge fast tab.
Here in Company Badge fast tab, we can choose to have a custom badge and we can add a badge style and badge text to identify the company or the database. For example, I added a text called CRON for the Cronus company with badge style, orange.
These are the field options you can setup:
Step 1. Company Badge
In the Company Badge field, select from one of the following options:
Option |
Description |
|
None |
Company will not be displayed as company badge anywhere in BC pages. This is not suggested unless otherwise required. |
|
Custom |
This will make the field Company Badge Style and Company Badge Text to be editable and user can update with customised Company name. |
Step 2. Company Badge Style
This field option gives the user choices to add color accent to the company badge. The accent will highlight the company name with a selected color as shown below:
There are ten badge accents to choose from:
- Dark Blue
- Light Blue
- Dark Green
- Light Green
- Dark Yellow
- Light Yellow
- Red
- Orange
- Deep Purple
- Bright Purple
Step 3. Company Badge Text
This field will function depending on the option selected in the Company Badge field. If Custom is selected, the field becomes editable, and the user can enter desired Company Name up to 4 characters.
Once you’re done with the company badge setup, this message will appear and will automatically log you out and back in again to update the changes you just added to the Company Badge setup.
NB: The changes in the company badge will also take effect for other users in the system when they log on.