Dynamics 365 Business Central, Release Wave 2, 2022
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
- Modern Action Bar
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.
