Mass Data Edit & Excel Round-Trip for Business Central

Key Features

Export any Business Central list (Items, Customers, Vendors, prices, dimensions, or custom tables) to a structured Excel edit sheet via page-extension actions

Validated bulk re-import that runs the same AL field validation, table relations, and posting-group checks as the standard BC card — no silent corruption

Mass field-update rules: apply a value, find/replace, percentage/factor math (e.g. raise all prices by 8%), or conditional updates across thousands of rows

Reusable template library so recurring jobs (price updates, master-data cleanup) use a saved, pre-mapped column layout

Change preview before commit: a row-by-row old-value → new-value diff on a staging table, approved before anything is written

Rollback of a committed batch, including reversal of posted entries where applicable

Permission-set integration so mass-edit and import rights are granted only to authorized roles

Job Queue offloading for large imports so big updates run in the background without blocking users

Built on the BC OData/REST API and Excel interop for reliable two-way round-trips in both cloud SaaS and on-prem environments

Detailed import log capturing who changed what, when, and which rows were rejected and why

Per-tenant extension install — clean upgrades, no source-code modification of base BC objects

Optional Power Platform / Dataverse hooks so edit sheets can also be driven from a Power Automate flow

Built to order, done for you

No DIY setup — a working app, built, installed and supported by ECOSIRE.

You order

Start with a one-time build price. We scope it with you at kickoff.

We build & install

ECOSIRE builds, configures and installs it on your Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Go live + support

You go live in about 2–4 weeks, with a post-launch support window.

About this Product

Editing hundreds or thousands of records one card at a time is the quiet tax on every Business Central rollout. Mass Data Edit & Excel Round-Trip removes it. ECOSIRE builds you a per-tenant AL extension that lets authorized users export any BC list to Excel, edit in the tool everyone already knows, then re-import through a validation engine that runs the same AL field validation, table relations, and permission checks as the standard BC pages — so a bad import can't silently corrupt your data.

This is build-to-order software, not an instant AppSource download. You buy the build; ECOSIRE develops the extension against your tables and pages (Items, Customers, Vendors, Resources, dimensions, prices, or your own custom tables), installs it as a per-tenant extension on your Business Central environment (cloud SaaS or on-prem), and supports it afterward. We scope the exact lists, field rules, and permission sets with you before a line of AL is written.

Under the hood it uses page extensions to add "Export to Edit Sheet" and "Import Changes" actions, the BC OData/REST layer and Microsoft.Office.Excel interop for structured round-trips, event subscribers to enforce validation, and a staging table so every batch gets a change preview (old value → new value, per row) before commit and a rollback if a posted batch needs reversing. Heavy imports can run through the Job Queue so large updates don't block users.

Typical jobs it eliminates: quarterly price-list updates, master-data cleanup after a migration, bulk dimension or posting-group corrections, and re-tagging records before a reposting run. Permission sets keep mass-edit rights with the people who should have them.

What you get

A per-tenant Business Central AL extension built to your scoped list of tables, fields, and validation rules

Installation and activation on your BC environment (cloud SaaS or on-prem) by ECOSIRE

Configured permission sets controlling who can export, edit, and import

A starter template library covering your priority recurring jobs (e.g. price updates, master-data cleanup)

Admin and end-user documentation plus a short handover walkthrough

Source AL code and the extension package (.app) handed to you, with a post-delivery support and update window

Who this is for

BC Finance / Pricing Manager

Runs quarterly price-list and posting-group updates across thousands of items and needs them done in minutes with a preview and rollback, not days of manual card edits.

ERP Administrator / BC Functional Consultant

Owns master data after a go-live or migration and needs a safe, validated way to clean up duplicate, mistyped, or mis-dimensioned records in bulk without writing one-off SQL or AL each time.

Operations / Inventory Lead

Frequently re-tags, re-categorizes, or corrects large batches of items, customers, or vendors and wants self-service bulk edits scoped to their permission set, without raising a ticket for every change.

How Mass Data Edit & Excel Round-Trip for Business Central Compares

Criterion	ECOSIRE	Custom Build	Competitor
Two-way Excel round-trip with AL-level validation on re-import	Included	Partial support	Partial support
Pre-commit row-by-row change preview and batch rollback	Included	Partial support	Partial support
Reusable mass-update rules (percentage math, conditional find/replace) and template library	Included	Partial support	Partial support
Built, installed, and supported by ECOSIRE on your environment	Included	Not included	Not included
Tailored to your exact tables, custom fields, and permission sets	Included	Included	Partial support
Ships as an upgrade-safe per-tenant extension (no base-object modification)	Included	Partial support	Included
No internal AL developer or ongoing dev backlog required	Included	Not included	Included
Job Queue offloading and import audit logging out of the box	Included	Partial support	Partial support

Frequently Asked Questions about Mass Data Edit & Excel Round-Trip for Business Central

How long does delivery take, and how is it installed?

This is a build-to-order extension, not an instant download. After a short scoping call to confirm which lists, fields, validation rules, and permission sets you need, a typical build runs about 2–4 weeks depending on how many tables and custom rules are involved. ECOSIRE then installs it as a per-tenant extension on your Business Central environment (cloud SaaS or on-prem), configures permissions, and walks your team through it. You receive the .app package and the AL source on handover.

What ongoing support and updates do I get?

Every build includes a post-delivery support window for bug fixes and questions. Because it ships as a per-tenant extension that doesn't modify base BC objects, it survives Microsoft's monthly and major BC updates cleanly; if a future BC release changes an API or table we depend on, we patch the extension under support. Beyond the initial window, you can add new lists, fields, or rules as scoped change requests, or take an ongoing maintenance agreement.

Is my data safe during a bulk import?

Yes — that's the core design. Imports land in a staging table first and run the same AL field validation, table relations, and posting-group checks as the standard BC pages, so invalid rows are rejected with a reason instead of corrupting your tables. You review a row-by-row old-value → new-value change preview before anything is committed, and a committed batch can be rolled back, including reversal of posted entries where applicable.

Can it edit our custom tables and fields, not just standard BC ones?

Yes. Because we build the extension against your specific environment, we can target standard tables (Items, Customers, Vendors, prices, dimensions) and any custom or ISV tables and fields you ask us to scope, as long as they're accessible via AL and the BC API. We confirm the full list during scoping so the export sheets and validation match your real data model.

Why buy this instead of just exporting to Excel and editing manually?

Standard BC can open a list in Excel and even edit-and-publish simple cases, but it doesn't give you reusable mass-update rules (percentage math, conditional find/replace), a saved template library, a pre-commit change preview, batch rollback, Job Queue offloading for large runs, or permission-scoped control over who can do it. This tool packages all of that as one governed, validated workflow built around your environment.