Business Central 2024 wave 2 (BC25): Start using Copilot without having to set things up

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The public preview for Dynamics 365 Business Central 2024 release wave 2 (BC25) is available. Learn more: Link.

I will continue to test and share some new features that I hope will be helpful.

Start using Copilot without having to set things up:

Business value:
Microsoft Copilot is an integral part of Business Central that helps workers boost creativity, improve productivity, and eliminate tedious tasks. No matter the country or region in which you operate Business Central, Copilot is readily available without requiring any one-time administrative setup.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave2/smb/dynamics365-business-central/start-using-copilot-without-having-set-things-up?wt.mc_id=DX-MVP-5004336

Copilot is the AI-powered assistant that helps spark creativity, boost productivity, and eliminate tedious tasks. Copilot in Business Central is the world’s first AI-powered assistant across all lines of business. With Copilot in Business Central, small and medium-sized organizations empower their workers through intuitive AI tools that boost creativity and save time.、

In Business Central 2024 wave 1 (BC24), Microsoft released some copilot features.

More details’ About Copilot in Business Central

There are also many enhancements in this release (BC25). Most will be available over the next month. More details: Copilot and AI innovation

And first, in some regions where Azure OpenAI Service is not yet available, administrators must first consent to business data moving across geographic boundaries from the Copilot & AI capabilities page.
More details: Dynamics 365 Business Central: Configure Copilot and AI capabilities (New Copilot & AI capabilities page)

PS: If this feature is not found in your environment, please create a US Region environment. Copilot feature starts rolling out with Update 24.0 to US customers, then proceeding to other regions.

This has changed in this version. Customers with environments deployed to the United States, United Kingdom, India, and Australia Azure regions continue to benefit from Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service availability in their own geography with no administrative setup for Microsoft Copilot in Business Central.

For all other geographies, the administrative setting on the Copilot & AI Capabilities page is now on by default.

New environments of version 25.0 or later no longer require administrative setup, and users are immediately able to enjoy Copilot capabilities.
Environments upgrading to version 25.0 in 2024 release wave 2 are automatically updated. The Allow data movement setting in the Copilot & AI Capabilities page is switched on, and users will be able to access Copilot capabilities as soon as the environment is upgraded.
Administrators can use this switch at any time to opt out of data movement across geographies, which deactivates Copilot for all users of that environment.

Great, give it a try!!!😁

PS:
1. Youtube Playlist: Quick Bite-sized Copilot Demo

2. Work smarter with Microsoft Copilot in Dynamics 365 Business Central

3. Business Central resources for partners: AI innovation and Copilot

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Hope this will help.

Thanks for reading.

ZHU