Dynamics 365 Business Central, Release Wave 2, 2022

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It’s that time again… it’s time to share in the excitement of Wave 2 of the 2022 Business Central Release.

The majority of people within the NAV/Business Central world, will know that Microsoft release updates for Business Central, and further products in the Dynamics eco-system twice a year; April and October.

In a nutshell…

In the most recent update, Microsoft aims to help new users get onboarded through easy access to the right apps. Tooltips and continuing geographic expansion has been considered in this release to improve performance and usability through making it easier to navigate menus. Microsoft are also enhancing their automation story with Power Automate, with the aim of helping to increase users productivity.

Application

Updates in each release are delivered based on most popular requests for improvement. A key focus within the latest release wave is to improve reporting, and improvements to finance and supply chain areas. Some requested highlights include…

Extended text functionality for VAT clauses
Financial reporting replaces account schedules
Find posted and non-posted document lines in search
Flexible sorting in the Planning Worksheet page
Make entry of variant codes required
Post item charges for each step of the process

Development

Development updates have been released to continue investments in improving productivity in VS code. Microsoft have focused on bringing better and more efficient management of AL objects across projects and workspaces and respond to request from multiple productivity partners across the tools experience. These improvements include…

Connect to Azure Functions from AL code
Override entitlements with inherent permissions
Apply select code actions across objects and projects
Combine multiple UI actions with a split button
Define custom actions in AL code
Promoted action groups and action references
View SQL locks during AL debugging
Define inherent entitlements as a developer
AL-Go for GitHub – modern DevOps for partners

Onboarding

As with every release wave, improvements and efficiency to onboarding is a key focus – as better onboarding experiences ensure customers to get started with their Business Central system with minimal friction. The latest release has seen a focus on connectivity to third-party operational productivity services…

Easily access setup pages for new apps
Easily find apps to connect to core services
Easily install and set up new apps
New field descriptions improve clarity

Other noteworthy updates to Business Central Release Wave 2 include…

Productive with Microsoft 365:

Delegated admins can edit in Excel
Access Business Central with your Microsoft 365 license
Embed Business Central in Teams tabs

Reporting:

Choose the report layout on request page

Service and platform:

Use Power BI app on telemetry for insights into environments
Get telemetry for page views on-premises

User experiences:

Auto-save as you work
Experience updated UI elements
Switch companies across environments
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Get in touch

If you’re looking to find out more and take advantage of capabilities from the new release, speak to our team today. Our expert team are ready to help!

Don’t forget, you can find the full details of the latest Business Central Release Plan from Microsoft.

Check back soon for release details on Power Platform and other areas of the Microsoft Dynamics eco-system.