The preview environment for Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 release wave 1 (BC18) is available

Hi, Readers.
Today, the preview environment for Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 release wave 1 (BC18) is available. Learn more: https://twitter.com/MSDYN365BC/status/1369711785721335812

March 11, 18:15 JST, the Preview environment for BC18 is available in the Cloud (SaaS version).

Version: W1 18.0 (Platform 18.0.22913.0 + Application 18.0.22967.0)

You can also download the Docker version now.

Docker Artifacts:

To get the Docker Artifacts for the Public Preview use the latest BcContainerHelper PowerShell module and use:

• Get-BcArtifactUrl -storageAccount BcPublicPreview -country <country> -type <type>

• Where <country> is the localization you need (w1, us, dk, de,..)
• And <type> is OnPrem or Sandbox based on whether you need the OnPrem release or the “Sandbox simulation” release.

For example:

Get-BcArtifactUrl -storageAccount BcPublicPreview -country jp -type sandbox

Measure-Command {
    $artifactUrl = Get-BcArtifactUrl -storageAccount BcPublicPreview -country jp -type sandbox
    if ($credential -eq $null -or $credential -eq [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]::Empty) {     
  $credential = get-credential -UserName $env:USERNAME `
                           -Message "Please enter your Windows credentials." 
  } 
    New-NavContainer `
        -accept_eula `
        -containerName test180311 `
        -artifactUrl $artifactUrl `
        -Credential $credential `
        -auth UserPassword `
        -updateHosts `
        -imagename myownp180311
}

Version: W1 18.0 (Platform 18.0.22913.0 + Application 18.0.22967.0)

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Hope this will help.

Thanks for reading.

ZHU