From the October 1, 2025 launches the new Release Wave 2 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. With this version, Microsoft is once again delivering numerous improvements that allow companies to work even more efficiently, networked and sustainably. From AI-supported co-pilot functions to optimized finance and supply chain processes: the highlights are versatile and forward-looking.
AI & co-pilot features
- Intelligent agents take on complex tasks such as creating purchase invoices from PDFs.
- Improved interaction with co-pilotadvanced instructions during task checking, automatic field suggestions and context-based recommendations.
- Analysis support (Analysis Assist) for faster, AI-supported evaluations and reports.
Financial management & reporting
- New Financial reporting with more flexible definition of rows, columns and additional currencies.
- Audit trail report for more traceability and audit security.
- Support for several Investment cards (fixed assets) for more differentiated asset management.
E-Commerce & Integration
- Extended Shopify integration with market- and country-specific prices and better seller allocation.
- Improved synchronization between ERP and online stores, including automatic price updates.
Electronic documents (e-docs)
- New Framework for electronic receiptscompatible with standards such as Peppol.
- Sending of e-documents in parallel via service and e-mail.
- Support for other document types, e.g. outgoing goods or transport deliveries.
Supply Chain & Manufacturing
- Quality management for incoming goods and material testing.
- Expansion of the Subcontracting.
- Improved personalization in order and sales bookings, including sorting options.
Sustainability & ESG
- Integration of ESRS taxonomy elements for standardized ESG reports.
- Automated suggestions from CO₂ equivalentsalso for Scope 3 areas of the supply chain.
Development & Platform
- Copilot extensions via AL code possible - developers can integrate their own AI scenarios.
- New AL methods such as truncating table data.
- Concurrent Inventory Posting replaces sequential booking logic - more efficient, but with potential need for adaptation in the event of extensions.
- Improved Performance analysisincluding SQL trace in debugging.
Conclusion
The Release Wave 2 for Business Central 2025 brings numerous innovations that offer tangible benefits to both users and developers. Particularly noteworthy are the new copilot functions, Extended integrations and important progress in the area of Sustainability. Companies should test the preview versions at an early stage in order to be optimally prepared for the changeover.
