Business Central 2024 wave 2 (BC25): Suggest number series with Copilot

Hi, Readers.
Dynamics 365 Business Central 2024 wave 2 (BC25) is generally available. More details: General availability: Dynamics 365 Business Central 2024 release wave 2 (BC25).

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

Suggest number series with Copilot:

Business value:
Getting started fast on new implementations and recurring maintenance in Business Central setup saves companies time and money. Copilot can reduce the time it takes to set up number series and make their maintenance quick and easy. For example, when you need to update year or month-based numbering for many draft and posted documents in Business Central.
Feature details:
Copilot can help you create and update number series faster on the No. Series page. The Generate action opens the Generate No. Series with Copilot dialog, where you can enter a prompt to create new, or modify existing, number series.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave2/smb/dynamics365-business-central/suggest-number-series-copilot?wt.mc_id=DX-MVP-5004336

This is a completely new Copilot feature in Business Central 2024 wave 2 (BC25).

Let’s see more details.

To help you write the prompt, the Create new action in the Generate No. Series with Copilot dialog provides sets of prompt guides that you can use as inspiration.

When you choose Generate, Copilot creates proposals for one or more number series, and you can review the proposals in the No. Series Proposals view. For example, “Create number series for purchase module”

You can remove the proposals that you don’t like, and edit the ones you do. When you’re ready, you can choose Keep it to add or update a proposal.

In addition, Copilot updates various setup pages with the number series you decided to keep.

Test video:

PS: If Number Series already exists, the following message will be displayed

Number series already configured. If you wish to modify the existing series, please use the Modify number series prompt.

In the Generate No. Series with Copilot dialog, Modify existing offers sets of prompt guides to help you write a prompt to update an existing number series.

For example, “Change the purchase order number to PO000001”

In the Generate No. Series with Copilot dialog, Prepare for next year offers sets of prompt guides to help you set up number series for the next year.

Since it is still in the preview stage, the following error may be prompted sometimes.

Note:

This feature is available as a production-ready preview for production and sandbox environments of any country localization. Production-ready previews are subject to supplemental terms of use. For more information, see Supplemental terms of use for Dynamics 365 preview.
This feature is supported in English only. While it can be used in other languages, it may not function as intended. Language quality may vary based on the user’s interaction or system settings, which may impact accuracy and the user experience.
AI-generated content may be incorrect.

Geographic areas:

This feature will be released into the following Microsoft Azure geographic areas:

Germany
Norway
Singapore
South Africa
Switzerland
United Arab Emirates
United States
Europe
Asia Pacific
United Kingdom
Australia
Brazil
Canada
India
Japan
France
Korea

Great, give it a try!!!😁

PS:

Business Central short video: Suggest number series with Copilot (Generate No. Series with Copilot)

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Hope this will help.

Thanks for reading.

ZHU