Business Central: Camera from Browser and Mobile APP
With the new release of Business Central it is possible access the camera of a device from the Business Central Web client in the browser and from the Business Central Mobile App. This allows the user to take pictures and handle them directly from the same device, and in that way, improve accuracy of capturing data closest to the source, and reduce end-to-end time to perform tasks.
Not only does this modernize the experience, but when applied to the right scenarios, it can also reduce time and effort of data entry and help capture information closer to the source.
Business Central – Camera
“Create incoming doc from Camera”
SCENARIO
The use of the Camera by Web Client or in APP is very useful in certain usage scenarios if used together with document acquisition (a function that has already existed for some time); direct access to the Camera can be useful for collecting expense reports or any document that must have been transmitted (example in a company that works on Projects and must control resource costs fast).
Once “collected the document” through the Camera, it is possible to attach the picture acquired to a new document (incoming document) and use the document for different purposes, example to account for it directly.
ACQUSITION
- Click on “Use the camera”
- Click on “Take a picture”
Example
Capture my quarantined photo (in my son’s room).
Click “use” ore “retake” to acquire picture
After the image acquisition it is possible to see a new document in “incoming documents“…
Open the new “Incoming Document”
The document was created with the scanned image linked, the document is ready for use, to be edited, managed and posted.
Here is the acquired document 
Two options to create a new document
- Creare from Camera
- Create form File (this option already existed)
Management of the acquired document
- Create Manually
With this option it is possible to create new documents starting from the acquired document or to book them directly
From “Create Manually” you can create:
- Journal (direct posting)
- Sales Invoice
- Sales Credit Memo
- Purchase Invoice
- Purchase Credit Memo
Juornal posting batch example
Enjoy! Great feature for Demos!
hi stefano, is it also possible to take photos for items? regards franz
hi, with the “Camera” feature in BC SaaS you can “shot” a photo or import a picture from file using device’s camera. Nothing else.
About Items
I have not tried but on the Item Card there are TAKE and IMPORT options (so I think it is possible to acquire picture).
for Om-premise
You need programming to implement it in On-premise (nont in SaaS)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-implement-camera-al
On item DataType is mediaset, it will throw warning that DataType must be Media. You can add another field of data type Media and write the same code to store value.
Hi Stefano sir,
This query is regarding on-premises, I used that functionality and created a certificate binded in IIS and in chrome also gave camera permission but still it this does not detect camera.