What's new and planned for Dynamics 365 Business Central
Article 04/24/2023
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This topic lists features that are planned to release from October 2022 through March 2023. 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 2023 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.
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In 2022 release wave 2, we deliver updates based on the most popular requests for improvement. We'll invest in better reporting, and several improvements to the finance and supply chain areas.
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Better bank reconciliation for checks and improved reporting Users, automatically
Extended text functionality for VAT clauses Users, automatically
Financial reporting replaces account schedules Users, automatically
Find posted and non-posted document lines in search Users, automatically
Flexible sorting in the Planning Worksheet page Users, automatically
Make entry of variant codes required Users by admins, makers, or analysts
Post item charges for each step of the process Users, automatically
Service - minor improvements Users, automatically
Simpler Shopify connection Users, automatically
Track items that are used in projects, including picks Users, automatically
New VAT Date field on documents and entries Users, automatically
Set up data exchange more easily Users, automatically
Use multiple remit-to addresses for vendors Users, automatically
Sync sales orders both ways in Business Central and Sales Users by admins, makers, or analysts
Use multiline text fields with Word mail merge Users, automatically
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Easily comply with email-sending limits through email throttling Users by admins, makers, or analysts
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Use default attachments in email sent from Business Central Users, automatically
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Reverse payment reconciliation journal entries Users, automatically
Access attachments on additional list pages Users, automatically
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New VAT date range limitation when posting documents Users, automatically
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More countries are added to bring Business Central to availability in more than half of all countries and regions globally.
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Check the GL journal balance by correction - Czechia Users, automatically
Configurable and redesigned Intrastat solution Users by admins, makers, or analysts
Specify a default bank account by currency - Czechia Users, automatically
Word layout email template for CZ documents Users, automatically
Country/regional expansion - Albania Users, automatically
Country/regional expansion - Georgia Users, automatically
Country/regional expansion - Israel Users, automatically
Country/regional expansion - Jordan Users, automatically
Country/regional expansion - Kuwait Users, automatically
Country/regional expansion - Monaco Users, automatically
Country/regional expansion - Mongolia Users, automatically
Country/regional expansion - Montenegro Users, automatically
Country/regional expansion - North Macedonia Users, automatically
Country/regional expansion - Oman Users, automatically
Country/regional expansion - Pakistan Users, automatically
IRS 1096 Form (United States) Users, automatically
Accessibility declaration for Italy available Users, automatically
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Service declarations F01DGS for Belgium and Intrastat for Italy and France Users, automatically
New electronic document status for canceling a stamp Users, automatically
This release continues investments in improving AL developer productivity in Visual Studio Code.
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Connect to Azure Functions from AL code Users, automatically
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Override entitlements with inherent permissions Users, automatically
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ApplicationArea on fields defaults to page value Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Apply resource exposure policy to DEV extensions Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Apply select code actions across objects and projects Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Combine multiple UI actions with a split button Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Define app entitlements to map permission sets to AppSource monetization licenses Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Define custom actions in AL code Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Enable NoImplicitWith feature by default Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Exclude temporary records when debugging record writes Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Exclude Try functions when debugging errors Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
IntelliSense for defining sorting on data view properties now includes table keys Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Launch in a specific company from Visual Studio Code Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
New command to generate or update AL permission set Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Promoted action groups and action references Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Record tooltip has new primary key indicator Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Resource exposure policies for apps are on by default Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
See the primary key for table fields in IntelliSense Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Use option access syntax in formulas Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
View size of text, code fields in page inspection Users, automatically
View SQL locks during AL debugging Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Visualize code lines executed in snapshot capture Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Access database row version from AL code Users, automatically
Define inherent entitlements as a developer Users, automatically
Developers can write faster upgrade code Users, automatically
AL-Go for GitHub - modern DevOps for partners Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
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Integrate Business Central with SharePoint Users, automatically
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Reuse launch configurations across workspace projects Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Governance and administration Business Central 2022 release wave 2 delivers a set of admin and governance capabilities to help admins and IT pros set up, secure, manage, govern, and monitor customer environments.
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Cloud migration data upgrade for extensions Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Migrate more data from Dynamics GP Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Permission set handling enhancements Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Update licensed users from Microsoft 365 faster Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Use service-to-service authentication with admin API Users, automatically
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Sync users based on environment security groups Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
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Exclude permissions from wildcard permission sets Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
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Move custom fields to extensions during cloud migration Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
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Get more, better communications as admin Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
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Restrict traffic on system integrations with service tags Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
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Get more visibility into service interruptions Users, automatically
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Restore deleted environments Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
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Restore environments to point in time Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
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In 2022 release wave 2, we continue to improve the way Business Central integrates with Power Automate, Power Apps, Power Virtual Agents, and Dataverse. We also continue improving the integration with Power BI.
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Allow multiple Power BI charts to appear on Role Center Users, automatically
Personalize and design the Automate actions in the web client Users, automatically
Rely on personalization to show or hide Power BI parts on lists Users, automatically
Switch Power Automate features on or off Users, automatically
Use a Power Automate flow to notify Business Central of Dataverse entity changes Users, automatically
Add media/image support for Business Central connectors Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Power Apps and Power Automate support for document attachments Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Onboarding is a key focus in every release wave. Better onboarding experiences allow customers to get started with Business Central in minimal time, with minimal friction. In this release wave, we focus on connectivity to third-party operational productivity services.
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Easily access setup pages for new apps Users, automatically
Easily find apps to connect to core services Users, automatically
Easily install and set up new apps Users, automatically
New field descriptions improve clarity Users, automatically
Productive with Microsoft 365 Empower SMBs to work smarter with collaborative experiences, tools, and insights within the flow of work.
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Configure OneDrive integration Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Delegated admins can edit in Excel Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Share to Teams action now includes link preview Users, automatically
Access Business Central with your Microsoft 365 license Users by admins, makers, or analysts
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Embed Business Central in Teams tabs Users by admins, makers, or analysts
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In this release wave, we continue the work we introduced in the previous release wave for Excel layouts.
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No matter the type of industry of a small or medium-sized business (SMB), business users expect a dependable service and platform that they can run their business on.
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Performance - faster data stack Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
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Use Power BI app on telemetry for insights into environments Users, automatically
Get telemetry for page views on-premises Users, automatically
Compile against installed AppSource apps Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Improvements across the portfolio of clients for desktop and mobile devices.
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Auto-save as you work Users by admins, makers, or analysts
Experience updated UI elements Users, automatically
Switch companies across environments Users, automatically
Legacy list views will be hidden Users by admins, makers, or analysts
Modern Action Bar Users, automatically
Scroll through more records in lists Users by admins, makers, or analysts
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 .
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