How to link Business Central vendors or employees to Pleo users

Whenever you export a pocket expense (out-of-pocket, mileage and per diem expenses) or a reimbursement, it can be booked on the corresponding Vendor or Employee account in Business Central based on the Pleo user who made the expense.


Before you get started, ensure you have the Pleo Out-of-pocket Account Type selected as Vendor or Employee:

If you select Pleo Out-of-Pocket Account Type as Vendor, create and map a new Vendor in Business Central (serve as a fallback when no vendor is linked to a Pleo user).


  1. In Business Central, access the Vendors/Employees page
  2. Open a Vendor/Employee profile 
  3. Copy the Vendor No./Employee No. 
  4. In Pleo, access the People page
  5. Search for the corresponding user
  6. Paste the Vendor No./Employee No. into the Employee Code field
  7. Save
  8. Repeat these steps for all other employees/users


As an example, linking a Business Central vendor to a Pleo user means that the same code appears under the user in Pleo and the Vendor in Business Central:


So when the Pleo user submits an out-of-pocket expense, it is exported to Business Central both as a purchase invoice:


And as a journal entry:



Good to know: You can choose how expenses booked to a Vendor are recorded 

  1. In Business Central, access Pleo Integration Setup
  2. Click Configurations
  3. Toggle the Purchase Invoices switch
    • Enable to record expenses as purchase invoices
    • Disable to record expenses as journal entries


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