The public preview of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Release wave 1 2023 is now available.
All of us that are working with Business Central is constantly looking forward to new functionality being added to the solution. Most of the new functionalities is added in the two main releases that are coming typically in April and October every year. About one month ahead of the formal release Microsoft is giving customers…
Keep readingNew minor update 21.1 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Release Wave 2 is out
Microsoft have today released a new Minor update for Business Central. You can read more about this minor update in the release note. The following features are changed in the new release: Feature changes Localization updates CountryFeatureDescriptionUnited StatesIRS 1096 FormForm 1096 is used to transmit paper forms 1097, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498, and W-2G…
Keep readingMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Release Wave 2 is now released.
Earlier this week Microsoft released the latest major upgrade for Business Central – Release Wave 2 2022. So from this week new online environments will be created on the newest release. We also expect Microsoft to soon start the upgrade for the existing environments. This is also a great opportunity to remind you about the…
Keep readingGet ready for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Release wave 2
Join the free online launch event From October 10th to October 12th Microsoft will host an online launch event for the newest major release of Business Central. The event is free and open for both partners and customer. During this event you can watch Microsoft present the latest innovations for Business Central and you will…
Keep readingIf you are in Norway and a user of Microsoft Dynamics – get ready for the Norwegian DYNUG conference this autumn.
The annual DYNUG Autumn conference is taking place at the Microsoft office in Oslo on the 8th and 9th of November 2022. There are separate tracks for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and the other Dynamics products. There is also a social dinner on the evening of the 8th. So i really recommend all Dynamics…
Keep readingHow to create your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central sandbox
In this short video i show you how you can create your own Business Central sandbox. The sandbox can be great for checking out new functions in Business Central, for training or for development. When creating a new sandbox you have the option of creating a completely new sandbox or use a copy of one…
Keep readingMicrosoft wants to recruit users to the insights panel for Dynamics 365 Business Central
If you are a user of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central this is a great opportunity to have your voice heard when Microsoft is shaping the future of Business Central. If you are accepted into the Insights User Panel you will be able to give Microsoft feedback around the Business Central product both through online…
Keep readingMicrosoft will now resume the updates of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central to version 20.5
Following yesterdays announcement from Microsoft that they would postpone the updates of Business Central to version 20.5. They have today announced the the issue with the upgrade is fixed and they will resume the updates. Microsoft have published the following message: Updates to version 20.5 will resume today We’ve identified and resolved the issue that…
Keep readingMicrosoft is launching a new landing page for the Power Platform Communities
Power Platform is becoming a more and more important part of the Business Central experience. And most Business Central users will gain a lot from combining the capabilities in Business Central with the capabilities of the Power Platform. There is already a very active Business Central Community out there that is helping lots of Business…
Keep readingAnnouncement from Microsoft – updates to Business Central 20.5 is being postponed:
We’re temporarily postponing updates to version 20.5 Microsoft today sent out this announcement regarding updates of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for SaaS customers: We’re temporarily postponing updates to version 20.5, and your tenant has one or more environments currently scheduled to receive this update. If you have an environment scheduled to receive an update…
Keep readingDocument layouts for customer and vendors in Business Central
Companies that use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central will often have the need to define more than one recipient of business documents. Some customers may want several people to receive different types of documents or they have dedicated e-mail addresses for certain kinds of communication. The same can be the case for vendors. To accomplish…
Keep readingMinor update 20.5 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is out.
New customers will get the new version from today. The update of existing customers will happen in the following days and weeks. In the release note you can see what is changed. And if you are running Business Central on-premise you can download the new update and install it on your system.
Keep readingGlobal roll out of Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Release wave 2 (Version 21) is starting today.
From now on it is possible to create online sandboxes to preview the coming release of Business Central. That gives customers and partners an opportunity to look at whats new features looks like in the product. The preview version is also available for those who is running Business Central in Docker containers. The plan for…
Keep readingHow to activate use of Power Automate flows in Dynamics 365 Business Central
Power Automate is becoming a more and more important part of the functionality in Business Central. And the possibility to design Power Automate flows is now available in almost all pages in Business Central. But to active this possibility you need to enable it through the feature management page in Business Central. To go to…
Keep readingUse keyboard shortcuts in Dynamics 365 Business Central
A lot of functions in Business Central can be reached with the use of keyboard shortcuts. This is good to know so you are able to use the system as efficient as possible. Some of you may also have been effected by the browser trouble that Business Central experienced a couple of days ago. The…
Keep readingBrowser trouble for Business Central online customers
A lot of Business Central customers around the world are reporting an issue with missing top icons in Business Central. If you are unable to access the “Tell Me” and the “My settings” – you can use shortcut ALT+Q for “Tell me” and shortcut ALT+T for “My settings”. The issue is raised with Microsoft so…
Keep readingThings i wish i knew when i started working with XML files in AL and Business Central – Part 1
Recently i have done lost of work with handling of XML files in Business Central. I have had many eureka moments while doing this and sometimes really struggled to find good documentation on how to best handle XML files in Business Central. Well there are lots of documentations out there, but i guess it is…
Keep readingSwitching companies across environments in Business Central
New feature that will be added with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central In my last blog post i talked about the country and region expatiation of the Business Central product that will come with the 2022 Release Wave release that we expect to be released in October 2022.But for multinational organizations that is not the…
Keep readingMicrosoft to expand the country and region availability of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central with the major 2022 release wave 2 upgrade.
Business Central is already available in more than 100 countries and regions. This makes the product a good option for organization that do business in different countries and regions around the world. In October 2020 Microsoft made it possible to purchase an unlimited number of Business Central production and sandbox environments. This means a organization…
Keep readingFixed asset with a negative acquisition cost and positive depreciations? Can it be done in Business Central?
Working as an Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central consultant is a very interesting and of course also sometimes a challenging job. And you can come across customer requirements and business cases that makes you have to twist your mind to find a solution. A while ago i was talking to a customer that raised an…
Keep readingFree training for Microsoft Business Application partners – Cloud Week for partners – September 12th to September 16th 2022.
Created exclusively for Microsoft partners, Microsoft Cloud Weeks for Partners offer solution-focused, five-day blended learning experiences at no cost. Held during flexible hours that best fit into busy schedules, each virtual training session is designed to help technical learners prepare for Microsoft role-based certifications, and to train sales professionals to position and sell Microsoft Cloud…
Keep readingHow to handle doublets in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central customer or vendor lists.
Especially when there are many users maintaining the customer or vendor lists in Business Central it sometimes happens that a customer or a vendor is registered more than once. Typically this can happen when people are in a rush. Then they tend to not search properly among the existing records before they start creating a…
Keep readingPrintOnlyIfDetail can’t be used for cloud development
What is the work around? I was working on making some adjustments to one of the standard reports in Business Central. – Report 104 “Customer – Detail Trial Bal.” After making a copy of the standard code i noticed that my VS Code showed that on of the lines could not compile. The CurrReport.PrintOnlyIfDetail property…
Keep readingHelp to identify transactions in your Business Central general ledger accounts.
Do you wonder what parts of the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central setup your general ledger accounts are used in? The where used function in the chart of accounts will help you.
Keep readingTrouble when upgrading to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Release wave 1
I had my first customer upgraded to the latest version of Business Central the other day. But after the upgrade was complete i was unable to log onto Business Central. The Dynamics logo was just flashing on my screen. So again i went to Twitter for help. What i had to do to solve the…
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