The release plan for Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 release wave 1 (BC22) is available now!!!

Dynamics 365 Business Central

Hi, Readers.
Early morning in Japan time today, the 2023 release wave 1 plans for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform has been released! More details: 2023 release wave 1 plans for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform now available

As before, this includes 2023 release wave 1 plans for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform.

This of course includes Dynamics 365 Business Central.
What’s new and planned for Dynamics 365 Business Central

Important
The 2023 release wave 1 plan covers all new functionalities planned to be delivered to market from April 2023 to September 2023. In this article, you’ll find the product overview and what’s new and planned for Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Highlights from Dynamics 365 Business Central:

Dynamics 365 Business Central will continue developing enhanced finance capabilities for intercompany transactions as well as several improvements to the warehouse management area to make customers’ processes more efficient. More default setup data will also be provided during this wave to expedite customers’ onboarding procedures. Furthermore, Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft 365, including Teams, capabilities will be improved enabling better reporting, automation, and collaboration opportunities.

And this time Microsoft has also prepared a great new release planning portal for us. Please try it out now. I think you will like it too.😀
Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform release planner

More details: Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform Release planner (Tracking new and upcoming functionality)

The following is extracted from the Microsoft documentation at the 2023/03/01, Microsoft may add or modify some of the features, please follow the MS Docs above.

Adapt faster with Microsoft Power Platform

The 2023 release wave 1 improves Business Central integration with Power Platform to increase productivity.

FeatureEnabled forPublic previewGeneral availability
Use business events to notify and trigger external systemsUsers by admins, makers, or analystsApr 2023
Get started with more sample Power Automate templates and Power AppsUsers, automaticallyMay 2023
Support dynamic environment and company in Power Platform connectorUsers, automaticallyJun 2023
Use Power Automate to post adaptive card or link to Business Central recordUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
New approval workflow experience with Power Automate templatesUsers, automaticallyApr 2023May 2023

Application

Application features are added to increase productivity, create better overviews, and enable compliant accounting and reporting.

FeatureEnabled forPublic previewGeneral availability
Adjust exchange rates easily, replace the built-in batch jobUsers by admins, makers, or analystsApr 2023
Use different general ledger accounts for payables, receivablesUsers by admins, makers, or analystsApr 2023
Add more columns to pages for better insightUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Avoid document number errors when you post item journalsUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Catalog items use standard number series, can include in blanket sales ordersUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Define content of created warehouse documents with filtersUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Demo tooland data for warehouse and inventory scenariosAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Easier to create opening balances for item tracked inventoryUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Intercompany posting provides a one-stop-shop setup experienceUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Post multiple transfer orders at the same timeUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Preview item journals and 20 other journals and documents before postingUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Review general ledger accounts fasterUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Set default dimensions on locations, inventory documents, and journalsUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Set up and sync master data across companiesUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Ship and receive non-inventory items on warehouse documentsUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Shopify connector becomes extensibleUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Undo transfer shipmentsUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Usability improves for transfer order: select multiple items, mandatory fieldsUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Usability improves for warehouse, inventory, and tracking areasUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Use advanced warehouse functionality with minimal complexityUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Use statistical accounts to collect data for financial reportsUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Synchronize returns, refunds from ShopifyUsers, automaticallyMay 2023

Country and regional

We added more countries in 2023 release wave 1, so Business Central is available in more countries and regions globally.

FeatureEnabled forPublic previewGeneral availability
Save time with automatic account codesUsers, automaticallyApr 2023May 2023
Swedish localization delivered as extensionUsers, automaticallyApr 2023May 2023
Country/regional expansion – AndorraUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – ArmeniaUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – AzerbaijanUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – BahamasUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – BermudaUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – BoliviaUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – British Virgin IslandsUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – CambodiaUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – CameroonUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – Cayman IslandsUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – EthiopiaUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – FijiUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – GhanaUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – GuernseyUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – Isle of ManUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – JerseyUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – KazakhstanUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – KosovoUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – LiechtensteinUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – Macau (SAR China)Users, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – MadagascarUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – MalawiUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – MozambiqueUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – NamibiaUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – NepalUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – San MarinoUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – Sao Tome & PrincipeUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – SenegalUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – TanzaniaUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – UgandaUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Country/regional expansion – ZambiaUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023
Supporting more countries and regionsUsers, automaticallyMay 2023Jun 2023

Development

Tooling, product capabilities, and enhancements for Business Central are added in the 2023 release wave 1 to help developers be more productive.

FeatureEnabled forPublic previewGeneral availability
AL Explorer and AL Home in Visual Studio Code AL extensionAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically Feb 1, 2023Apr 2023
Improved compiler resource handling and faster code analyzersAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Provide Title and custom actions to Error dialogsUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Control database locking behaviorAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyApr 2023Apr 2023
Define regional settings per report using a region propertyAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyApr 2023Apr 2023
AL-Go for GitHub – modern DevOps for partnersAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Extensions that fail pre-upgrade validation get more detailed error insightsAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyApr 2023Apr 2023
Attach AL debugger to active session or next sessionAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyMay 2023May 2023
ISVs can organize a preview for their AppSource appsAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyJul 2023Jul 2023

Governance and administration

See the new tools for Business Central admins and partners to manage environments and apps in the 2023 release wave 1.

FeatureEnabled forPublic previewGeneral availability
Delegated admin’s job queue entries are run by userAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Get an improved cloud migration status overviewAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Manage user permissions using security groupsUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Experience improved app management settingsAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyJun 2023
Include or exclude tables from cloud migrationAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyJun 2023
Transfer environments between Azure AD tenantsAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyJun 2023

Legislation

Business Central 2023 release wave 1 delivers a set of legislative capabilities to help organizations meet the regulations set by government agencies.

FeatureEnabled forPublic previewGeneral availability
Non-deductible, partly deductible VAT expands functionalityUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Audit file export eases SAF-T complianceUsers, automaticallyApr 2023May 2023

Productive with Microsoft 365

Further productivity improvements helping users working with Business Central and Microsoft 365 apps and services such as Outlook, Excel, Word, OneDrive and Teams.

FeatureEnabled forPublic previewGeneral availability
Experience enhanced adaptive cards in TeamsUsers, automaticallyApr 2023
Configure security controls for Teams cardsAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyApr 2023
Easily set up access with Microsoft 365 licensesAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyApr 2023

Reporting and data analysis

In 2023 release wave 1, end users and data analysts can now easily access all their data from Power BI without the need for a developer or consultant.

FeatureEnabled forPublic previewGeneral availability
Analyze, group, and pivot data on list pages using multiple tabsUsers by admins, makers, or analystsApr 2023To be announced

Service and platform

In 2023 release wave 1, users will have fewer interruptions, the UI will feel generally faster, and web services and certain scenarios in the application will be faster.

FeatureEnabled forPublic previewGeneral availability
Allow application and tenant databases to differ in collationAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyApr 2023Apr 2023
Business Central server runs on .NET 6Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyApr 2023Apr 2023
New telemetry events and dataUsers, automaticallyApr 2023Apr 2023
Performance – OData calls are now fasterAdmins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automaticallyApr 2023Apr 2023

User experiences

The 2023 release wave 1 brings improvements to our user experiences that will help users enter, update, and analyze data across Dynamics 365.

FeatureEnabled forPublic previewGeneral availability
Copy and paste readable hyperlinksUsers, automaticallyApr 2023
Add existing table fields to optimize your pagesUsers by admins, makers, or analystsJun 2023
Drag and drop files onto the file upload dialogUsers, automatically Jan 19, 2023Apr 2023
Access actions and navigation menu efficiently with keyboardUsers, automaticallyFeb 2023Apr 2023
Get more productivity out of an optimized Action Bar on all app pagesUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Tailor the action bar to fit your needs on document linesUsers, automaticallyMar 2023Apr 2023
Improved alignment of headers in statistics pagesUsers, automatically Feb 1, 2023Apr 2023
Get unblocked using actionable error messages in select application areasUsers, automaticallyApr 2023May 2023

Early access period 

Starting January 30, 2023, customers and partners will be able to validate the latest features in a non-production environment. These features include user experience enhancements that will be automatically enabled for users in production environments during April 2023. To take advantage of the early access period, try out the latest updates in a non-production environment and effectively plan for your customer rollout. To take advantage of the early access period, try out the latest updates in a non-production environment, and effectively plan for your customer rollout. Check out the 2023 release wave 1 early access features for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform or visit the early access FAQ page.   

Key dates for the 2023 release wave 1:

Here are the key dates for the 2023 release wave 1.

MilestoneDateDescription
Release plans availableJanuary 25, 2023Learn about the new capabilities coming in the 2023 release wave 1 (April 2023 – September 2023) across Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform.
Early access availableJanuary 30, 2023Test and validate new features and capabilities that will be a part of the 2023 release wave 1, coming in April, before they get enabled automatically for your end users. You can view the list of Dynamics 365 early access features and Microsoft Power Platform early access features now.
Release plans available in 11 additional languagesFebruary 21, 2023The Dynamics 365 and Power Platform release plans published in Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, and Swedish.
General availabilityApril 1, 2023Production deployment for the 2023 release wave 1 begins. Regional deployments start on April 1, 2023.

PS:

Company limit (per environment): The company limit (300) will take effect in Business Central 2023 wave 1 release (BC22).

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