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Certification
Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant Associate
As a functional consultant, you implement core application setup processes for small and medium businesses. You configure the application in collaboration with the implementation team to provide the business with manageability and ease of use.
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Renewal Frequency
12 months -
Last Updated
12/17/2025
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Overview
As a candidate for this certification, you’re a functional consultant who implements Business Central including the configuration of the core application, creating companies, and migrating data for small and medium businesses. You configure the application in collaboration with the implementation team to provide the business with manageability and ease of use by setting up modules, including:
- Financial management
- Sales
- Purchasing
- Inventory
- Fixed Assets
You have applied knowledge of meeting business needs by specializing in one or more feature sets of Business Central.
As a candidate, you may configure role centers including adapting insights, cues, action tiles, reports, charts, and utilize copilots inside Business Central. You also may expand functionality by using extensions.
You understand how to connect and use technologies with Business Central, including:
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Power Platform
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service
Important
The English language version of this certification will be updated on June 30, 2026. Review the study guide linked in the Certification resources section for details about upcoming changes.
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Exam policy
This exam will be proctored. You may have interactive components to complete as part of this exam. To learn more about exam duration and experience, visit: Exam duration and exam experience.
If you fail a certification exam, don’t worry. You can retake it 24 hours after the first attempt. For subsequent retakes, the amount of time varies. For full details, visit: Exam retake policy.
Assessed on this exam
- Set up Business Central
- Configure financials
- Configure sales and purchasing
- Perform Business Central operations
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We offer a variety of accommodations to support you.
This exam is offered in the following languages:
English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), German, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Arabic (Saudi Arabia)
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