---
title: "Create data sheets from source documents"
slug: "bc-create-data-sheets-from-source-documents"
description: "Learn how to create data sheets from purchase orders and other documents, streamlining your data collection process efficiently."
tags: ["BC", "Business Central", "Food", "Task"]
updated: 2026-06-25T09:59:16Z
published: 2026-06-25T09:59:16Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/bc-create-data-sheets-from-source-documents"
---

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# Create data sheets from source documents

You can instruct the program to create data sheets from source documents. A data sheet consists of the data collection lines of the appropriate type defined for master records included as part of a source document.

The following steps describe how to create data sheets from a purchase order. The same procedure applies to sales returns, outbound documents such as sales orders and purchase returns, transfer orders, and released production orders. For simplicity, only a purchase order is described in detail.

## Steps

1. In the search box, enter **Purchase Orders**, and then choose the related link.
2. Open the purchase order for which you want to create data sheets.
3. On the **Navigate** tab, in the **Order** group, choose **Data Sheets**. The **Data Sheets** page appears.
4. On the **Actions** tab, in the **New Document** group, choose **Create Data Sheets**. The **Create Data Sheets** page appears.

The upper portion of the **Create Data Sheets** page displays each location assigned on one of the source document lines. A separate data sheet can be created for each location. When you select a location, every record with defined data collection lines assigned to the source document and location appears on the **Entities** FastTab. For example, if a purchase order's location code, vendor, and items all have defined receiving data collection lines, each of these records appears on the **Entities** FastTab. By default, all locations and entities are initially selected for inclusion in the new data sheets.
5. Clear the **Include** field for Anywhere Mobility Solutions locations and entities you do not want included in the new data sheets.
6. Choose **OK**.

The program creates a new data sheet for every selected location. Each data sheet consists of the lines selected in the **Create Data Sheets** page. New data sheets appear in the **Data Sheets** page.

## Related

- [Execute process-data collection activities](/bc-execute-process-data-collection-activities.md)
- [Create data sheets from log groups](/bc-create-data-sheets-from-log-groups.md)
- [Record data sheet values](/bc-record-data-sheet-values.md)