MB-310 Practice Question: Implement and Manage Accounts Payable and Expenses
A company requires that vendor invoices for services be approved by the department manager before they can be posted. Which configuration must be enabled in Accounts payable parameters?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often select general ledger posting parameters or vendor posting profiles, missing the specific accounts payable parameter required to enable the invoice approval workflow engine.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Activate 'Vendor invoice workflow' in the Accounts payable parameters.
Activating the vendor invoice workflow is the primary mechanism to enforce hierarchical approval logic in Dynamics 365. When enabled, the invoice status transitions from 'Draft' to 'In Review', preventing posting until final approval. This ensures internal controls are satisfied by verifying that expenses align with departmental budgets and service expectations before financial impacts are recorded in the general ledger.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Enable the 'Post invoice automatically' parameter.
Why it's wrong here
Enabling automatic posting bypasses human review, which directly contradicts the requirement for manager approval. This setting is typically used for high-volume, low-risk invoices where automated matching rules are sufficient to validate the transaction without manual intervention or oversight from departmental budget owners.
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Configure the 'Allow invoice matching' parameter.
Why it's wrong here
Invoice matching ensures that vendor prices and quantities align with purchase orders. While this is a critical control for physical goods, it does not manage the logical approval flow for services or provide a workflow mechanism to route documents to specific department managers for authorization.
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Activate 'Vendor invoice workflow' in the Accounts payable parameters.
Why this is correct
Activating the vendor invoice workflow is the mandatory prerequisite for utilizing the workflow engine. Once enabled, you can define specific approval steps and conditions, allowing the system to route invoices to the correct department manager based on the organizational hierarchy defined in the application.
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Set the 'Financial dimensions' validation to Mandatory.
Why it's wrong here
Mandatory financial dimensions ensure that account strings are complete during posting. While this ensures data integrity, it does not provide an approval process or workflow path for managers to review and authorize invoices. It is a data validation rule, not a business process approval tool.
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