How to set up Vendor tagging in Pleo with Business Central v2


  1. In Business Central, access Pleo Integration Setup
  2. Under more options, click Actions 
  3. Click Sync Vendors Now
  4. Navigate to Accounts Setup 
  5. Create and set the Default Vendor Account 
  6. Go to Configurations 
  7. Set the Default Vendor Template 
    Note: Create a new Vendor template or map an existing one
  8. In Pleo, navigate to Settings
  9. Click Accounting
  10. Select Activate vendor tagging 
  11. Set the Generic vendor
    Note: It should match the Default Vendor Account vendor set for the integration under Accounts Setup


Vendor synchronisation is manual. To import Vendors into Pleo, or if you create a new Vendor in Business Central from Pleo, you must trigger the synchronisation manually.

  1. In Business Central, access Pleo Integration Setup
  2. Under more options, click Actions 
  3. Click Sync Vendors Now


How to record vendors for other expense types

By default, vendors are only recorded in Business Central for Pleo invoices. If you'd like to record vendors for other expense types, open Pleo Integration Setup. 

  • For card expenses: under Configurations, enable Record Vendor on Card Expenses
  • For out-of-pocket expenses and reimbursements:
    1. Set Pleo Out-of-pocket Account Type to Vendor
    2. Create a default vendor for pocket expenses
    3. Map this vendor to the Pleo Out-of-pocket Account


Good to know: Learn how to link Business Central vendors or employees to Pleo users to automatically select the correct vendor for pocket and reimbursement expenses. 


How to assign a vendor to an expense

  1. In Pleo, navigate to Export 
  2. Click on an expense 
  3. In the Vendor field, select the desired vendor 
  4. If the desired vendor is missing, click New Vendor and create it
  5. In Business Central, open Pleo Integration Setup
  6. Under Actions, click Sync Vendors Now 
  7. Export the expense


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

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


Learn more about Vendor tagging in Pleo.


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