What's new and planned for Dynamics 365 Business Central
Important
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This topic lists features that are planned to release from October 2023 through March 2024. Because this topic lists features that may not have released yet, delivery timelines may change and projected functionality may not be released. For more information, go to Microsoft policy.
For a list of the next wave's release plans, go to 2024 release wave 1 plan.
In the General availability column, the feature will be delivered within the month listed. The delivery date can be any day within that month. Released features show the full date, including the date of release.
This check mark (
) shows which features have been released for public preview or early access and for public preview, early access, and general availability.
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| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get control over how to view Power BI embedded content | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Oct 3, 2023 |
| Consolidated Power Automate flow creation from Business Central templates | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Oct 3, 2023 |
| Business Central virtual tables fully supported on Microsoft Dataverse | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | - |
Nov 1, 2023 |
| Enable specific virtual tables when you connect to Dataverse | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Sep 6, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Create Power Automate flows that dynamically support different companies | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Sep 4, 2023 |
Oct 3, 2023 |
| Power Pages support via Business Central virtual tables on Dataverse | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Nov 1, 2023 |
- |
| Use synthetic relationships to expose more Business Central data in Dataverse | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Mar 4, 2024 |
Apr 2, 2024 |
| Get list of companies using Business Central connector in Power Automate | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Oct 3, 2023 |
| Use Power Automate connector V3 actions instead of V2 | Users, automatically |
Jan 31, 2024 |
Feb 2, 2024 |
| Support business events in Business Central connector for Power Automate | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Jul 20, 2023 |
Oct 3, 2023 |
| Synchronize more fields in your integration with Dataverse and Dynamics 365 Sales | Users, automatically | - |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Simplified Power Automate approval flow experience | Users, automatically |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Oct 3, 2023 |
| Change modification limits for triggering flows and bulk updates | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Jul 20, 2023 |
Oct 3, 2023 |
Application
Core application functionality is a key investment area for us. It's what helps companies optimize their business processes. We listen to our partners and customers to make sure we deliver what they need to be even more productive with every release.
Copilot and AI innovation
This wave expands on our first Copilot capability, marketing text suggestions, boosting productivity for a broader set of SMB roles.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get marketing text suggestions with Copilot | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | - |
Nov 13, 2023 |
| Complete bank account reconciliation faster with Copilot | Users, automatically |
Nov 10, 2023 |
Oct 2024 |
| Easily integrate generative AI with your AL solutions | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - |
Dec 11, 2023 |
Country and regional
We've made Business Central available in more countries and regions around the world in this release wave.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct transfer - Czechia | Users, automatically |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| E-submission of VAT return in Denmark | Users, automatically | - |
Dec 1, 2023 |
| Intercompany posting cues to the Accountant Role Center - Czechia | Users, automatically |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Registration and notification functionality for Denmark | Users, automatically | - |
Nov 1, 2023 |
| New design for report Language and Region settings | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Iceland localization app - delocalization | Users, automatically | - |
Dec 1, 2023 |
| Supporting more countries and regions | Users, automatically |
Nov 1, 2023 |
Dec 1, 2023 |
| Responsibility Centers are supported for Advance Payments in Czechia | Users, automatically |
Oct 2, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Advance payment and a posting preview of tax documents - Czechia | Users, automatically |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| E-invoicing with NemHandel in Denmark | Users, automatically |
Dec 1, 2023 |
Jan 1, 2024 |
| New Intrastat - Czechia | Users, automatically |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
Development
Our focus is on making Business Central AL developers more productive, and empowering consultants, citizen developers, and users to do more while lowering the cost of changes.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use Azure Files with Azure File Service API module | Users, automatically | - |
Jan 10, 2024 |
| Get IntelliSense for adding variables in Visual Studio Code AL debugger console | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Aug 16, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Easier management of System Application permissions | Users, automatically | - |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Turn off data analysis mode on pages and queries | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Sep 8, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Set the default folder location for new AL projects | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Aug 16, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Get inlay hints in source editor for AL method parameters and return types | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Aug 13, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Define multi-worksheet datasets for Excel reports | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Oct 2, 2023 |
Nov 1, 2023 |
| Use the built-in rich text editor to enter data | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Sep 6, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Add teaching tooltips on queries and report request pages | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Oct 2, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Get smarter method signature recommendations in IntelliSense | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Aug 16, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Get the AL Language extension in prerelease versions on Visual Studio Code Marketplace | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Jul 1, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| AppSource ISV publishers can preview their AppSource apps with select customers | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Jan 31, 2024 |
Jan 31, 2024 |
| Use the AL Language extension for Linux in preview | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Aug 17, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Get syntax highlighting for AL in Azure DevOps | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Oct 2, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Call Microsoft Graph with AL Microsoft Graph module | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - |
Jan 10, 2024 |
| Extend general ledger posting aggregations | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | - |
Nov 3, 2023 |
| Show list of keys while working on AL code | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Aug 17, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Handle multiple file uploads and file drop zones | Users, automatically |
Mar 4, 2024 |
May 2024 |
| Segment AL code and reduce naming conflicts with namespaces | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Aug 17, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Use SecretText type to protect credentials and sensitive textual values from being revealed | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Aug 16, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Sell Business Central apps through AppSource | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Apr 2, 2023 |
Oct 9, 2023 |
| Hover over label variable to see text string value | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Aug 13, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Track source and build metadata on extensions | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Aug 16, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Choose between more sampling intervals for snapshot and in-client profiling | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Aug 16, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Document your extensions with the ALDoc tool for partners | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Aug 17, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Find all references now works on triggers, system methods, and trigger events | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Aug 13, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Validate AppSource app hotfixes against latest app version | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Dec 6, 2023 |
Dec 6, 2023 |
| Use cookies in HTTP calls from Business Central | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Mar 1, 2024 |
Apr 2, 2024 |
| Set new output folder setting for storing app files at AL project build | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Aug 13, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Add a new FieldGroup to an existing table | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Sep 12, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Call web services with AL Rest Client module | Users, automatically | - |
Nov 3, 2023 |
| Open Visual Studio Code from web client to investigate or troubleshoot extensions | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Sep 10, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
Governance and administration
We're adding new tools and improving existing tools for administrators to manage environments, apps, and data migrations.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delete data from uninstalled extensions as an admin | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Sep 8, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Copy companies with Dataverse integration safely | Users, automatically |
Mar 4, 2024 |
Apr 1, 2024 |
| Improved data upgrade troubleshooting for Dynamics GP migration | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - |
Dec 1, 2023 |
| Analyze telemetry events across browser and server for a session or user | Users, automatically |
Mar 31, 2024 |
Apr 2, 2024 |
| View and filter users with additional user details | Users, automatically |
Mar 4, 2024 |
Apr 5, 2024 |
| Retain permissions when enabling cloud migration | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Granular administration as Dynamics 365 Business Central Administrator | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - |
Feb 29, 2024 |
| Automatically update AppSource apps with minor updates | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - |
Oct 31, 2023 |
| Detect invalid cloud migration configurations with proactive warnings | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - |
Jan 1, 2024 |
| Get more information about effective permissions | Users, automatically |
Sep 6, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Transfer environments between Microsoft Entra tenants | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - |
Feb 1, 2024 |
| Include or exclude tables from cloud migration | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - |
Nov 1, 2023 |
Legislation
This Business Central release wave delivers a set of legislative capabilities that can act as a foundation for more specific requirements in local versions.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use drop shipments for triangular Intrastat trade | Users, automatically |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| E-documents core as a global solution | Users, automatically |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Digital vouchers | Users, automatically | - |
Dec 1, 2023 |
| Large companies to report payment times | Users, automatically |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Start faster with refreshed and enhanced setup data | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Sep 8, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| VAT posting in General Ledger setup | Users, automatically |
Nov 1, 2023 |
Dec 1, 2023 |
| Achieve sustainable compliance with Business Central | Users, automatically |
Mar 1, 2024 |
Apr 1, 2024 |
Onboarding
Partners have more capabilities for improving their customers' onboarding experience with their solutions.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demo tool and data for service scenarios | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Sep 8, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Set initial role before first sign-in for a better first-run experience | Users, automatically |
Sep 8, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Modify texts on the welcome banner and skip banner intro state | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Sep 8, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
Reporting and data analysis
Access to the right reports and data analysis capabilities is essential for companies wanting to be in control of the business and identify new growth opportunities.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analyze, group, and pivot data from queries | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Sep 8, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Make use of static and runtime metadata available in Excel layouts | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Jan 3, 2024 |
Jan 3, 2024 |
| Translatable Excel layouts | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Jan 3, 2024 |
Jan 3, 2024 |
| Share a data analysis with a co-worker | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Analyze, group, and pivot data on lists | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | - |
Oct 2, 2023 |
Service and platform
We're continuing to invest in the fundamentals of our service, with a focus on performance, stability, resource governance, security, and compliance.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faster tab opening and navigation and action bar rendering | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Sep 8, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Better performance when working with multiple extensions | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Sep 8, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Performance gain by reducing locks in the database | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Sep 8, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Faster application scenarios | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Sep 8, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Service-to-service apps and device license users can schedule tasks | Users, automatically | - |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| New operational limits on scheduled tasks and web requests improve throughput | Users, automatically |
Dec 21, 2023 |
- |
| Synchronize multiple Business Central companies with the same Dataverse environment | Users, automatically |
Sep 6, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
User experiences
Great user experiences help users enter, update, and fix mistakes in their data in an intuitive way.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search for pages and data in the mobile app | Users, automatically |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Oct 3, 2023 |
| Get to data search from anywhere in Business Central | Users, automatically |
Oct 2, 2023 |
- |
| Go to pages that contain a field that's causing a platform error | Users, automatically |
Mar 4, 2024 |
Apr 1, 2024 |
| Show related record details from lookup | Users, automatically |
Sep 6, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Add existing table fields to optimize your pages | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Oct 2, 2023 |
- |
| Share readable deep links to pages and records | Users, automatically |
Sep 8, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Distinguish between browser tabs when multitasking | Users, automatically |
Sep 8, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Share error details to get help from another user | Users, automatically |
Mar 4, 2024 |
Apr 1, 2024 |
| Mark fields as read-only when customizing UI | Users, automatically |
Sep 8, 2023 |
Oct 2, 2023 |
| Use actions to go to or fix errors inline | Users, automatically |
Sep 6, 2023 |
Nov 3, 2023 |
| Scan barcodes with Business Central mobile app for iOS and Android | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Sep 1, 2023 |
Oct 3, 2023 |
- You are able to opt into some features as part of early access on July 31, 2023, including all mandatory changes that affect users. To learn more, go to Early access FAQ.
Description of Enabled for column values:
Users, automatically: These features include changes to the user experience and are enabled automatically.
Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically: These features are meant to be used by administrators, makers, marketers, or business analysts and are enabled automatically.
Users by admins, makers, or analysts: These features must be enabled or configured by the administrators, makers, or business analysts to be available for their users.
For a list of the countries or regions where Dynamics 365 business applications are available, go to the International availability guide. For more information about geographic areas and datacenters (regions), go to the Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform availability page.