Release wave 1 of Dynamics 365 Business Central outlines all new functionalities that are planned to be released between April 2024 through to September 2024.  Delivery time scales may differ, and projected functionality may not be deployed in the next 6 months.

A few highlights from Wave 1 release of Dynamics 365 Business Central include: –

  • It’s easier to set up workflows in Business Central Adapt faster with Microsoft Power Platform with delivering more templates that support more scenarios out of the box, so that you can automate more processes to be more productive.
  • Business Central is now available in around 155 countries and regions, extending its global reach.
  • Invested in better project and service management capabilities. For the finance area Microsoft have improved the consolidation experience.
  • Microsoft have expanded the Copilot capabilities to boost productivity for a broader set of SMB roles.
  • More capabilities to Analysis mode, and Power BI and Excel Layouts are ready for use.
  • This release offers new capabilities for accessing VAT dates when you preview the results of posting transactions. In this release you’ll also find the sustainability journal, which will help you with sustainability reporting.
  • Business Central delivers a set of additional self-service features to help administrators manage more granular access to environments, and audit critical admin operations using Microsoft 365 Audit Log, which provides ever stronger options for reinforcing data privacy with customer-managed encryption keys and Azure Lockbox.

If this has whet your appetite, then for the full and comprehensive list of additional or improved functionality for Business Central 2024 Release Wave 1 follow this link for Microsoft`s update.