The Dynamics 365 Business Central version (Wave 1) released in April 2021 offers many new functions and improvements.
We have summarized the highlights for you below:
Administration
- Plan the installation of extensions per client using the automation API
- Improve the reliability of the database export process for large databases with more companies
- Improvements for deputy administrators
- Reassign an environment from one Azure Active Directory organization to another (via Microsoft Support)
Application
- The assisted setup means that the task of adjusting article costs is pushed into the background
- Automatic creation of batch and serial number information cards
- Improvements in bank reconciliation
- Storage bins in projects
- Changed synchronization between customer or vendor
- Define batch sizes for different production stages
- Dimensional corrections (for non-cash items)
- Easy access to contact information and the history of interactions with contacts Users by administrators, creators or analysts March 2021 April 2021
- Stock documents - new function for adjusting the stock User, automatic
- Stock and transaction flow in the "Item availability by batch number" window
- More control over the settings for standard dimensions
- Improvements for payment reconciliation ledger sheets
- Simplified import of bank statement files User, automatic
- Variant code has been added to the production order header, including limited support for production BOMs and routes to inventory data
- Edit active prices in price lists and on price overview pages
Better with Microsoft 365
- Search for Business Central contacts from Microsoft Teams
- Activation of the Word merge in Business Central
- Cloud printing support using Microsoft's universal printing function
Country and region
- Country and regional expansion - Greece
- Country and regional expansion - India
- Country and regional expansion - Romania
- Country and regional expansion - Turkey
- Customs declaration tracking (RU) has been moved to an extension
Microsoft Power Platform
- Synchronize item availability from Business Central to Dynamics 365 Sales
Modern clients
- Improving client performance
- Improving the user-friendliness of the Business Central web client
- Activate cloud printing via the mobile app (smartphone and tablet) and via the Microsoft Teams app
- Users can change the assigned printer before printing a report
Modern development tools
- Partners can add keys (indices) to base tables and tables for table extension
- Using one-dimensional barcodes in reports (Business Central Online)
- Interface - Process enum extension value removal
- Interface - outdated support
- Return record link instead of the name for search operations
- Return of complex types
- Additional dimensions in item tracking as the basis for vertical solutions
- Improved expandability of reservation management
- New AL objects "Entitlement", "PermissionSet" and "PermissionSetExtension"
- Expandability of reports
- Enhancement check during upgrade
Onboarding
- First-step checklists for guided and faster setup
- Improved experience in setting up the company
- Improvements to the context-sensitive in-app help
- Improve experience when getting started with Power BI
Do you have questions about the current release of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central? Contact us, we will be happy to advise you!
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