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Omnichannel Chat Extension for Dynamics 365 Business Central

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EXTBC · Business Central Solutions

Stop switching tabs. Start communicating where your data lives.

The Chat Extension for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central bridges the gap between your ERP data and your daily communication. Whether you are collaborating with internal teams, supporting customers or negotiating with vendors, every conversation is centralized directly within Business Central.

Internal, Slack, Telegram and WhatsApp in one chat, docked on the record it belongs to.

Inside Business Central

See the Chat Extension at work

Watch the demo, then take a closer look. Select a screenshot to open it at full size.

Full chat window with the channel list open beside a conversation: General, IT Support, Notifications, Purchasing, Sales team and Operations channels on Telegram, Internal and WhatsApp, and a PDF shared in the thread
Full chat window. With room to spare, the channel list stays open beside the conversation, each channel marked with its integration, and files, emoji and voice messages are a click away in the message box.
Compact chat FactBox beside the channel picker, a searchable list of channels with their integrations
Compact FactBox and channel picker. The selected channel sits above the conversation, leaving more room to read and write, and the picker lists and searches your channels.
Chat FactBox on a Telegram channel with a shared screenshot above the messages
Photos and screenshots. Images shared straight into the conversation.
Emoji reaction picker open on a message in the chat FactBox
Reactions. React to any message with an emoji.

Why choose the Chat Extension

Every conversation, right where the work happens

Put the chat on the documents your team already works on, and reach colleagues, partners and customers on the apps they already use.

Contextual conversations

Never lose track of what you are discussing. Embed the chat as a FactBox and keep your team aligned by attaching conversations exactly where the work happens.

  • Sales orders and quotes
  • Purchase orders
  • Assembly orders
  • Each conversation stays on its record

Seamless omnichannel integration

Communicate with anyone, anywhere, without leaving Business Central. Messages sync in real time across the platforms your team and customers already use.

  • Internal: secure, BC-only messaging for your staff
  • Slack and Telegram: synced channels for partners, vendors and remote teams
  • WhatsApp: customers reached on their phone numbers

Rich media & file sharing

Words aren't always enough. Share exactly what you need, instantly, without leaving the conversation.

  • Photos from your webcam or PC
  • Screenshots of a specific browser window
  • PDFs, text files and ZIP folders by drag and drop
  • Voice notes with a built-in audio player

Fast & intuitive interface

Designed to feel like the messaging apps you use every day, docked on your working page or popped out for dedicated sessions.

  • Emoji reactions on any message
  • Conversation history
  • Search for specific attachments
  • Docked, or in a standalone window

Developer-ready automation

Built with extensibility in mind. An open interface connects the chat with other Business Central functionality.

  • Automated message triggers
  • Status updates
  • Custom workflows
  • Generated reports attached to messages

Channel setup in one place

Set up every channel from the Chat Channels page in Business Central: the integration it uses, who takes part and what it receives.

  • Channel users for each channel
  • Report and notification setups
  • WhatsApp templates
  • Telegram webhook registration

Developer-ready automation

Connect the chat to the rest of Business Central

Built with extensibility in mind. The open interface lets other Business Central functionality send messages too, so a conversation can carry what happens to the record, not only what people type.

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Automated triggers and status updatesSend messages from your own Business Central logic through the open interface.
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Generated reports, attachedReport setups attach reports to a channel's messages as PDF, DOCX or XLSX, zipped if you prefer.
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Custom workflowsBuild the chat into workflows of your own.
Chat Channels setup in Business Central: channels with their integration, attachment and report settings, channel users, the Telegram endpoint, API key and webhook, and which updates are received
Chat Channels. Each channel's integration, users, reports and notifications, the Telegram webhook, and which updates it receives.
Report setup for sales orders listing the reports to attach to messages, each with its format and a ZIP option
Report setup. The reports attached to messages, each as PDF, DOCX or XLSX, with optional ZIP output.

How it works

From setup to the first message in five steps

Connect the apps once, then talk, share and automate from the documents you already work on.

Set up channels

Add Internal, Telegram, Slack and WhatsApp channels and choose who takes part in each.

Open a document

The chat docks as a FactBox on sales orders, quotes, purchase orders and assembly orders.

Talk on any channel

Messages sync in real time with the apps your team and customers already use.

Share what you need

Photos, browser screenshots, PDFs, ZIP folders and voice notes, straight from the chat.

Automate the routine

Trigger messages and status updates, and attach generated reports automatically.

Frequently asked questions

Business Central chat, made practical

Which channels does the Chat Extension support?

Internal channels for secure, Business Central-only messaging between your staff, plus Slack, Telegram and WhatsApp. Slack and Telegram channels keep partners, vendors and remote teams in the loop, and WhatsApp reaches customers directly on their phone numbers.

Where does the chat appear in Business Central?

As a FactBox on sales orders, quotes, purchase orders and assembly orders, so each conversation stays with the document it is about. You can also pop it out into a standalone window for dedicated communication sessions.

What can be shared in a conversation?

Photos from your webcam or PC, screenshots of a specific browser window, PDFs, text files and ZIP folders by drag and drop, and voice messages recorded and played back in the chat. Any message can also get an emoji reaction.

Can messages be sent automatically?

Yes. The open interface connects the chat with other Business Central functionality for automated message triggers, status updates and custom workflows, and report setups attach generated reports to messages as PDF, DOCX or XLSX.

Bring every conversation into Business Central.

Tell us which Business Central version you run and what you would like to see, and book a demo of the Chat Extension.

  • Internal, Slack, Telegram and WhatsApp in one chat
  • Docked on sales, purchase and assembly documents
  • Files, voice notes and automated messages

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