How do you find information in Business Central today? You navigate to a list page, apply filters, scroll, open a card, scroll some more. For a simple question like “what's the balance for customer Adatum?” you need 4-5 clicks and 30 seconds of navigation.
Natural language queries flip this model: you type a question, get an answer. No pages, no filters, no scrolling.
What does “natural language query” mean?
A natural language query is a question written in plain English (or French, German, or any language) instead of a structured query or filter. The AI interprets your intent, builds the right API call, and returns a formatted answer.
You don't need to know BC page names, field names, or filter syntax. Just ask what you want to know.
50 queries you can ask today
Customers & Sales
- “Show me customer 10000”
- “What's the balance for Adatum Corporation?”
- “List all customers with overdue invoices”
- “Top 5 customers by sales this quarter”
- “Open sales orders for customer 20000”
- “Sales trend for the last 6 months”
- “Compare Q1 vs Q2 sales”
- “Customer profile for Trey Research”
Vendors & Purchasing
- “Show me vendor Fabrikam”
- “Open purchase orders for vendor 10000”
- “Top vendors by purchase volume this year”
- “Vendor profile for Contoso”
- “Open purchase invoices over CHF 10,000”
- “What are the payment terms for vendor 30000?”
- “Purchases trend last 6 months”
Inventory
- “Stock level for item 1928-S”
- “Items with stock below reorder point”
- “Show me all items in category FURNITURE”
- “Item movements for 1896-S last month”
- “Value entries for item 1001”
Finance
- “Financial dashboard for Q1”
- “P&L for February”
- “Balance sheet as of today”
- “Trial balance for March”
- “Aged receivables over 60 days”
- “Aged payables”
- “Cash flow last 6 months”
- “GL entries for account 6100”
Documents
- “Show me purchase invoice 108001”
- “Status of sales order 104001”
- “Open credit memos”
- “Purchase quotes from this month”
How fast is it?
| Query | Manual (BC navigation) | Natural language |
|---|
| Customer balance | 30-60 seconds | 3-5 seconds |
| Open POs for a vendor | 45-90 seconds | 5-8 seconds |
| Stock level for an item | 20-40 seconds | 3-5 seconds |
| Top 5 customers this quarter | 5-10 minutes (export + Excel) | 5-8 seconds |
| P&L for a month | 3-5 minutes (Account Schedule) | 8-12 seconds |
For simple lookups, it's 10x faster. For analytical queries that normally require Excel or Power BI, it's 30-50x faster.
Works in any language
The AI understands questions in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and more. You can ask in French and get answers with data from an English BC environment — the Agent handles the translation.
- “Montre-moi les factures ouvertes pour le fournisseur 10000”
- “Zeige mir den Lagerbestand für Artikel 1928-S”
- “Mostra il profilo del cliente Adatum”
Beyond text: visual answers
Not all answers are text. The Agent generates:
- KPI cards — Revenue, expenses, margins, receivables
- Bar charts — Top customers, period comparisons
- Line charts — Sales trends, monthly progression
- Tables — Open invoices, vendor ledger entries, item lists
- Profiles — Full customer/vendor profiles with KPIs and detail tables
Security: your permissions apply
The Agent queries BC using your own credentials. If your BC user doesn't have access to GL entries, the Agent can't see them either. No privilege escalation, no separate admin account.
Getting started
Natural language queries are available on all plans, including the free tier (20 credits/month).
- Install the Zentriq extension in BC
- Sign in with Microsoft
- Ask your first question
Stop navigating. Start asking.
20 credits/month free. No credit card required.
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