Splitting a bill across jobs or cost centres means giving each line of one supplier invoice its own job, department or project so costs land where they belong. In Dynamics 365 Finance you do it with financial dimensions.
Before you start
- Financial dimensions set up
The Dynamics 365 Finance way
Where to find it: Vendor invoice line > Financial dimensions and Accounting distributions
- Open the invoice line and the accounting distribution.
- Use Split to divide the amount by percentage, amount or quantity.
- Set the main account and dimensions on each part.
- Post.
Limits in Dynamics 365 Finance
- After posting, distributions cannot be changed.
Good to know in Dynamics 365 Finance
- Distribute equally spreads an amount evenly.
- Without a purchase order, line dimensions merge from dimension link, invoice header and item. The order is dimension link first, then header, then item.
Words Dynamics 365 Finance uses
- Financial dimension. A tag such as department or project added to an account, so one account can report by many groups.
- Accounting distribution. The split of an amount across accounts and dimensions on a document line.
The Pulsify way
- Forward the supplier's invoice to your Pulsify address. Pulsify reads every row as its own line.
- Review each line and set its account. Line-item coding learns from how that vendor was coded before.
- Approve. The vendor invoice is created in Dynamics 365 Finance with one line per row.
Pulsify connects to Dynamics 365 Finance. We set up the connection for you.
What Pulsify does not do here
- Pulsify does not split a line by percentage. A shared cost needs separate lines with set amounts.
- Tagging a line to financial dimensions is done in Dynamics 365 Finance unless the line already carries it.
Example in Dynamics 365 Finance
Example Timber Supplies sends a vendor invoice for $4,400.00 including GST. The net amount is $4,000.00 on one invoice line, split by percentage across two financial dimension values for Site A and Site B.
| Line | Amount | Tagged to |
|---|---|---|
| Framing timber, Site A share | $2,400.00 | Split by percentage: 60%, dimension Site A |
| Framing timber, Site B share | $1,600.00 | Split by percentage: 40%, dimension Site B |
The distributions add up to $4,000.00 before GST. Check Accounting distributions before you Post, because they cannot be changed afterwards.
Common mistakes
- Posting before checking the accounting distributions, which cannot be changed afterwards.
- Forgetting how dimensions merge on an invoice with no purchase order: dimension link first, then invoice header, then item.
More help
- How to split a supplier invoice across jobs in Kinetic
- How to split a supplier invoice across code parts in IFS Cloud
- How to split a voucher across distributions in CloudSuite Industrial
- How to job cost vendor invoice records in Dynamics 365 Finance
- How to code one vendor invoice to several main account codes in Dynamics 365 Finance
- How to code a vendor invoice with mixed GST lines in Dynamics 365 Finance
- All Dynamics 365 Finance how-to guides
- Pulsify setup guides
Sources
Last checked 2026-10-19. Confidence: confirmed.
Common questions
How do I split an invoice line in Dynamics 365 Finance?
Open the invoice line and the accounting distribution. Use Split to divide the amount by percentage, amount or quantity. Set the main account and dimensions on each part, then Post.
Can I spread an amount evenly?
Yes. Distribute equally spreads an amount evenly across the distribution lines.
Can I change a split after posting?
No. After posting, distributions cannot be changed, so check the accounting distributions before you Post.
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