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Business Central engineering notes.
Practical, code-level writing on BC upgrades, AL development and AppSource.
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Still on Business Central 27? The enforced update starts in October
The five-month window for Business Central version 28 closed on 31 August, September is the grace period, and from October Microsoft can uninstall any extension that blocks the update. What the enforced update actually does, why version 29 is queued right behind it, and the ten-minute check to run in the admin centre this week.
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What's new in Business Central 2026 release wave 2 (v29)
The public preview of Dynamics 365 Business Central update 29 is out. A faster data model for table extensions, composable report layouts, an Expense Agent that handles approvals, and EDI over e-documents — with a consultant's view on what to test before October.
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PTE deployment is moving to the admin centre: what to change before April 2027
Business Central 28.4 lets administrators upload, schedule and uninstall per-tenant extensions from the admin centre and its API, and Microsoft has put a removal date on the old Extension Management upload. What it means for who deploys, how pipelines are built, and what to do this autumn.
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SOAP is retiring in Business Central: check your integrations before October
Business Central 2026 wave 2 removes the ability to publish standard pages as SOAP web services, and the switch that has kept them running goes with it. How to work out whether it affects you, and what to do before the October update lands.
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Critical NAV 2018 vulnerability: why your latest cumulative update is not the fix
CVE-2026-55944 lets an attacker run code on a Dynamics NAV 2018 server with no account and no user interaction. The fix is build 11.0.50704.0, which sits above the newest published cumulative update, so a system that looks fully patched can still be exposed.
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How to choose a Business Central implementation partner
A practical checklist for comparing Dynamics 365 Business Central partners in Lithuania: certifications you can verify, questions to ask in the first meeting, red flags in a quote, where the savings hide, and what matters after go-live.
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Business Central MCP server: setup, permissions and what AI agents can do
The Business Central MCP server is generally available. How the setup works, how MCP Server Configurations keep agents read-only until you allow writes, the 70-tool limit and Dynamic Tool Mode, and what the 2026 wave 1 release added.
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Lithuania's e-invoicing mandate and Business Central: what to do before 2028
Lithuania already forces electronic invoices on anyone selling to the public sector, and a domestic B2B mandate is being built for 2028. What is law today, what is still only planned, and how to get Business Central ready without overreacting.
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NAV to Business Central: an upgrade checklist
What actually decides the cost and duration of a Dynamics NAV to Business Central upgrade — nine questions we run through before giving a number, from your NAV version and ISV add-ons to integrations and licensing.
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Copilot and agents in Business Central: hype vs reality
A grounded look at Copilot and autonomous agents in Dynamics 365 Business Central — what is useful today, what needs careful scoping, and how to pilot AI features without surprises on the bill.
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Publishing your solution to Microsoft AppSource
What it really takes to ship a Business Central app to Microsoft AppSource — Partner Center, technical validation, the rules apps fail on, and the value of a partner who has done it end to end.
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Automating Business Central with Power Automate
How to use Power Automate with Dynamics 365 Business Central — the connector, triggers and actions, the scenarios where a flow is the right tool, and a clear-eyed look at when you should reach for AL or Azure Functions instead.
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Integrating Business Central: APIs, webhooks and Azure Functions
The main ways to connect Dynamics 365 Business Central to the outside world — REST APIs, webhooks, Azure Functions and connectors — with a consultant's view on when to use each and how to keep it upgrade-safe.
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From C/AL to AL: what a conversion actually involves
The difference between C/AL and AL, the route through BC14 and txt2al, why modified base objects are the expensive category, what has no SaaS equivalent, and how each modification is re-expressed as an extension.
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What's new in Business Central 2026 release wave 1 (v28)
The features that matter in Dynamics 365 Business Central update 28 — agents you can manage, external attachment storage, drop-shipment fixes and safer AL — with a consultant's take on what to turn on first.
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Clean your data before you migrate to Business Central
Data quality, not code volume, is the most common cause of migration timeline overruns — a practical checklist of what to clean before you move to Business Central.
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AL extensions vs modifying the base app: the upgrade-safe way to customise
Why editing base objects trapped NAV customers on old versions, how AL extensions and event subscribers keep customisations upgrade-safe through the twice-yearly Business Central updates, and what that means for long-term cost.
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Business Central licensing explained: Essentials vs Premium
A practical guide to Dynamics 365 Business Central licensing — the per-user named model, what Essentials covers, what Premium adds, Team Member licences, and how to choose the right tier without overpaying.
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What a Business Central implementation really costs
What a Dynamics 365 Business Central implementation costs for a mid-size company in Lithuania: the drivers that actually set the price, a realistic SMB timeline, and how a standard-first approach keeps the bill down.
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SaaS or On-Premise: choosing your Business Central deployment
The real factors that decide whether Dynamics 365 Business Central should run as SaaS or On-Premise — updates, infrastructure, cost, data residency and customisation — with a clear recommendation.
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What's new in Business Central 2025 release wave 2 (v27)
Dynamics 365 Business Central update 27 — enhanced Copilot chat and Tell Me, the open-sourced Power BI apps, e-document clearance models and concealed fields — and why they matter for customers.
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What's new in Business Central 2025 release wave 1 (v26)
Dynamics 365 Business Central update 26 — the Sales Order Agent, Autofill and Summarize with Copilot, Scope 3 sustainability tracking, and a big batch of AL language improvements — and what they mean for customers.
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What's new in Business Central 2024 release wave 2 (v25)
Dynamics 365 Business Central update 25 — subscription billing, multiple VAT numbers, the first Sales Order Agent preview, embedded Power BI and sustainability reporting — and why they matter for customers.
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