---
title: "Table 9040 Date Compr. Settings Buffer"
author: "Jonas Paprotka"
url: https://jonas-paprotka.de/ref/table/9040-date-compr-settings-buffer/
type: table
id: 9040
name: "Date Compr. Settings Buffer"
app: "Base Application"
namespace: Microsoft.Foundation.Period
versions: "18-28"
build: 28.5.54151.54365
source: "https://jonas-paprotka.de/ref/table/9040-date-compr-settings-buffer/source/29/"
checked: 2026-09-20
subject: "Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central"
license: "Content © 2026 Jonas Paprotka. Quote freely with attribution and a link."
---

# Table 9040 Date Compr. Settings Buffer

Jonas Paprotka, https://jonas-paprotka.de/ref/table/9040-date-compr-settings-buffer/

| | |
| --- | --- |
| App | Base Application |
| Namespace | Microsoft.Foundation.Period |
| Versions | 18-28 |
| Source file | Foundation/Period/DateComprSettingsBuffer.Table.al |

## Fields

| Id | Name | Type | Versions | Obsolete | Reason |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Primary Key | Code[10] | 18-28 | - | - |
| 2 | Compress G/L Entries | Boolean | 18-28 | - | - |
| 3 | Compress VAT Entries | Boolean | 18-28 | - | - |
| 4 | Compr. Bank Acc. Ledg Entries | Boolean | 18-28 | - | - |
| 5 | Compress G/L Budget Entries | Boolean | 18-28 | - | - |
| 6 | Compr. Customer Ledger Entries | Boolean | 18-28 | - | - |
| 7 | Compress Vendor Ledger Entries | Boolean | 18-28 | - | - |
| 8 | Compr. Resource Ledger Entries | Boolean | 18-28 | - | - |
| 9 | Compress FA Ledger Entries | Boolean | 18-28 | - | - |
| 10 | Compr. Maintenance Ledg. Entr. | Boolean | 18-28 | - | - |
| 11 | Compr. Insurance Ledg. Entries | Boolean | 18-28 | - | - |
| 12 | Compress Warehouse Entries | Boolean | 18-28 | - | - |
| 13 | Compress Item Budget Entries | Boolean | 18-28 | - | - |
| 100 | Starting Date | Date | 18-28 | - | - |
| 101 | Ending Date | Date | 18-28 | - | - |
| 102 | Period Length | Enum Date Compression Period Length | 18-28 | - | - |
| 103 | Description | Text[100] | 18-28 | - | - |
| 104 | Retain Dimensions | Text[250] | 18-28 | - | - |
| 200 | Delete Empty Registers | Boolean | 18-28 | - | - |
| 1000 | No. of Records Removed | Integer | 18-28 | - | - |
| 1001 | Saved Space (MB) | Decimal | 18-28 | - | - |

## Keys

| Name | Fields | Versions |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PK, clustered | Primary Key | 18-28 |

## Source

Symbols: Microsoft.BaseApplication.symbols.437dbf0e-84ff-417a-965d-ed2bb9650972, https://dynamicssmb2.pkgs.visualstudio.com/DynamicsBCPublicFeeds/_packaging/MSSymbols/nuget/v3/index.json, highest build per major on 2026-09-20.
AL source 29: https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps, MIT, releases/29.x at a66254c3b8b5bb1cea290dc8f9d097aec4381153.

Jonas Paprotka, 2026-09-20.