Setting up Azure Blob Storage

• 19/09/2024
• 2 minutes to read

Continia Expense Management provides strong document file archiving capabilities with easy integration with Azure Blob Storage. To begin using Azure Blob Storage for Expense Management, follow these two processes in the given order:

1. In the Microsoft Azure portal, set up a storage account and container for Expense Management.
2. In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, set up Expense Management for Azure Blob Storage.

Both of these processes are described below.

To set up a storage account and container

To set up an Azure Blob Storage account and container for Expense Management, see Create an Azure storage account and Manage blob containers using the Azure portal (Microsoft articles).

To set up Expense Management

To set up Expense Management for Azure Blob Storage:

1. Select the icon, enter Expense Management Setup, and then select the related link.
2. On the General FastTab, under Document Storage Type, select Azure Blob Storage to open the Azure Blob Storage settings group.
3. In the fields Storage Account Name, Storage Account Key, and Blob Container Name, enter the corresponding values that you obtained when setting up the storage account and container.

See also

Microsoft's article on Azure Blob Storage
The Microsoft Azure portal
Archive file server requirements