This topic lists features that are planned to release from April 2024 through September 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.
Adapt faster with Power Platform
Microsoft is continuously investing in a seamless experience for customers who use Business Central together with Power Apps, Power Automate or Power BI.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use synthetic relationships to expose more Business Central data in Dataverse | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |  Mar 4, 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Improve approval processes via Power Automate | Users, automatically | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Add table and field mappings for existing integration tables | Users, automatically | Apr 2024 | – |
| Find a matching record in a Power Automate flow | Users, automatically | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
Application
Core application functionality is a key investment area for Microsoft. It’s what helps companies optimize their business processes. Microsoft listens to their 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 Microsofts first Copilot capability, marketing text suggestions, boosting productivity for a broader set of SMB roles.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start creating Power Automate flows with Copilot | Users, automatically | May 2024 | – |
| Chat with Copilot | Users, automatically | Apr 2, 2024 | – |
| Map e-documents to purchase order lines with Copilot | Users, automatically | Apr 2024 | – |
| Create sales lines easily with Copilot | Users, automatically | Apr 2024 | – |
| Extend Copilot using richer development tools | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | – | Apr 2, 2024 |
| Get to insights faster with Copilot-generated analysis tabs | Users, automatically | Apr 2, 2024 | – |
| Create product information faster with Copilot | Users, automatically | Jul 2024 | – |
| Ask Copilot for help about fields | Users, automatically | Apr 2024 | – |
Country and regional
Microsoft made Business Central available in more countries and regions around the world in this release wave.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automate IRS 1099 Form submission in US | Users, automatically | – | Apr 2024 |
| Enable additional countries and regions | Users, automatically | Jun 2024 | Jul 2024 |
Development
Microsoft 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 in-client page scripting tool for acceptance testing | Users, automatically | Apr 2024 | – |
| Use AL-controlled barcode scanning for all scenarios | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Write flexible and performant code with NumberSequences | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Handle multiple file uploads and file drop zones | Users, automatically | Mar 4, 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Debug the System application | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Remove friction when working with external app dependencies | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| Use the OData V4 IN operator in web service queries | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Define extension objects in same app as their base object | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
Governance and administration
Microsoft is adding new tools and improving existing tools for administrators to manage environments, apps, and data migrations.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use linked environment in Dataverse integration | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | – | Apr 2024 |
| Copy companies with Dataverse integration safely | Users, automatically | Mar 4, 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Audit Business Central operations in Microsoft Purview | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | – | May 2024 |
| View and filter users with additional user details | Users, automatically | Mar 4, 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Encrypt data at-rest with customer-managed encryption key | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | – | Aug 2024 |
| Allow customers to consent to Microsoft Support accessing their data | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | – | May 2024 |
| Link Business Central environments to Power Platform environments | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | – | May 2024 |
| Control partner access per environment | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | – | May 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| See VAT date in posting previews | Users, automatically | – | Apr 2024 |
| Automate country of origin listed for item tracking code in Intrastat reporting | Users, automatically | May 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| Achieve sustainable compliance with Business Central | Users, automatically | Mar 1, 2024 | Apr 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discover report and data analysis content easily | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Jun 2024 | Jun 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use drag and drop to attach multiple files | Users, automatically | Apr 2024 | May 2024 |
| Go to pages that contain a field that’s causing a platform error | Users, automatically | Mar 4, 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Access worksheet pages from mobile phones | Users, automatically | Apr 2024 | Apr 2024 |
| Share error details to get help from another user | Users, automatically | Mar 4, 2024 | Apr 2024 |
- Users are able to opt into some features as part of early access on February 5, 2024, 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.