Business Central Administration for SaaS¶

This section is for administrators, IT staff, and consultants who manage Business Central online environments. Whether you're setting up a new environment, onboarding users, or configuring permissions — start here.

Where to start?¶

If you are new to Business Central administration, we recommend going through the topics in the following order:

1. Managing Users — How users get into Business Central, license types, adding and removing users
2. Managing Permissions and Security Groups — Our recommended approach to permissions, security groups, and concrete role examples
3. Managing Environments — Production vs. sandbox, creating environments, updates, and storage capacity
4. Email Setup — Setting up email accounts, scenarios, and troubleshooting common issues
5. Installing Apps from AppSource — Step-by-step guide for installing extensions from AppSource
6. Using Printers — Setting up interactive, unattended, and pull printing
7. Local Disk Access — How to work with local files from a cloud-based Business Central

The Business Central Administration Center¶

All administration tasks are done through the Business Central Administration Center. This is the central place where you manage environments, updates, users, and support requests.

For more details see the Business Central Administration Center documentation on Microsoft Learn.

Further reading¶

The following Microsoft Learn resources provide additional depth on specific topics:

• Administering Business Central Online — training module
• Managing Users and Security — training module
• User Security in Business Central — reference documentation
• Layered Security Model — technical deep-dive
• All Admin Tasks — comprehensive admin reference