Post purchase invoices for drop shipments independently of related sales invoices

Enabled for Public preview General availability
Users, automatically - Apr 1, 2026

Business value

This capability aligns Business Central with workflows where vendor obligations are independent of customer payment timing. It makes drop shipment functionality more practical for businesses that have complex shipping and invoicing requirements.

Feature details

You can post invoices for drop shipment purchase orders, even if you haven't invoiced the related sales order. You can post an invoice from a purchase order or by using the Get receipt lines action.

This feature might affect your extensions and customizations. This change modifies the posting logic for drop shipments and removes checks that previously blocked purchase invoice posting until the related sales invoice was posted. The following events are no longer called:

Codeunit 90 "Purch.-Post"

  • OnCheckAssocOrderLinesOnBeforeCheckOrderLine
  • OnBeforeCheckAssociatedSalesOrderLine

Codeunit 22 "Item Jnl.-Post Line"

  • OnBeforeVerifyInvoicedQty
  • OnVerifyInvoicedQtyOnAfterGetSalesShipmentHeader

Partners and ISVs should review any customizations or extensions that rely on these events and adjust their logic accordingly.

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