Create Content Understanding Service
To use the Content Understanding Service, you need to create the required service in your own Azure resource. This is necessary to ensure the security of your data and to keep costs fully transparent and under your control.
The setup is done outside of Business Central. As navigation in Azure AI Foundry can quickly become complex, this guide will walk you through the process step by step.
Prerequisites
What you need
- A Microsoft Azure account with administrator rights
- An active Azure subscription that is already set up in your Azure account
- The required Azure resource providers for the AI services being used, which are registered in the Azure subscription. Instructions can be found at Register Azure Resource Providers.
Setup Guide
Step 1: Navigate to the Microsoft Foundry Portal
Open the Microsoft AI Foundry Portal .
Disable New Foundry switch
Make sure the “New Foundry" switch is set to Off. Not all features required for this setup are available in the new Foundry yet.
Step 2: Create a New Project
- Click on “Create New"
- Select the recommended option “Microsoft Foundry resource"
- Click Next
You will now be prompted to create a new project.
Choose a meaningful, company-specific name, for example:
Simova-Foundry
A clear name will help you find this resource later.
If there is no suitable resource available, you can create a new one directly in this wizard window. This is the recommended approach.
Fill in all required fields, click Create, and wait for the deployment to complete.
Step 3: Open the Project
Once the project is created, navigate into it by clicking on the project name.
Step 4: Navigate to Content Understanding
In the left navigation, click on the Content Understanding tab.
Step 5: Open Content Understanding Studio
Direct Link to Content Understanding Studio
Navigate directly to the settings page: https://contentunderstanding.ai.azure.com/settings
On the settings page, click “Add resource" to connect your resource.
Step 6: Configure Resource via Wizard
A setup wizard will open to guide you through the creation process.
Recommended Configuration
Disable the “Enable auto-deployment" option. This allows you to manually upload your own AI model and always use the latest available version for the best results.
Complete the wizard and wait for the resource creation to finish. Then return to Microsoft Foundry.
Step 7: Open Management Center
Click on “Management center" in the lower left corner on the left side.
Step 8: Add New Connection
- Navigate to Connected Resources
- Click on “New Connection"
- Select Microsoft Foundry from the list
Step 9: Add Resource
Your newly created resource will appear in the list. Click Add to connect it.
Step 10: Verify Connection
Your resource should now be listed under Connected Resources. The Content Understanding Service is successfully linked to your Foundry project.
Step 11: Retrieve Credentials
Navigate to your credentials as follows:
- Open the Management center (lower left corner of your Foundry project)
- Navigate to Connected Resources
- Click on your newly added Content Understanding resource to open it
You will find the two values you need for setting up the Business Central AI Service:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Target | The endpoint URL of the service |
| API Key | The authentication key |
Enter both values into your Business Central AI Service configuration. You are now ready to go!
Important: Validation Limitation
The validation of the Business Central AI Service cannot determine if your resource is configured correctly – it can only check if the resource exists.
Test your entire process from start to finish after completing the setup to ensure everything works as expected.