Update 24.2 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central online 2024 release wave 1

Would you like to know what's changed in update 24.2? Below you find an overview and relevant links to what has been done on hotfixes and regulatory features in this update. In addition, we have gathered some good to know information and links that you might find interesting.

Hotfixes

Find an overview of hotfixes in this article and the downloads here.

Feature changes

• Automate country/region of origin listed for item tracking code in Intrastat reporting (preview)

• Enable Sustainability features for integrations with APIs (preview)

• Use linked environment in Dataverse integration

• Copilot in Business Central is now available in more languages for the following features:

  • Analysis assist
  • Bank reconciliation assist
  • Marketing text suggestions
  • Sales lines suggestions
  • E-documents matching

  Note

  Some languages aren't yet fully supported by Copilot. You can use them, but the quality of the results might vary. To find out which langauges are supported for a feature, refer to the documentation.

Localization updates

Release Plan

If you want to get a comprehensive overview of what's new and planned for Business Central online for the entire 2024 release wave 1 (release from April 2024 through September 2024), find the link to the release plan here.

Upgrade to 24.2

New customers automatically get the latest builds of Business Central (24.2). If you're an existing partner/customer, you receive an email notification as soon as your environment is upgraded.

Good to know

New Copilot video and blog

Watch the latest video showcasing Copilot in Business Central, and read the blog post by Mike Morton covering AI innovation.

Recent service features

The following Business Central online service features were rolled out during May 2024:

• Audit Business Central operations in Microsoft Purview (preview)
• Allow customers to consent to Microsoft Support accessing their data
• Link Business Central environments to Power Platform environments

Business Central channel on YouTube

Check out the new Business Central channel on YouTube at aka.ms/BCYouTube, where you can find the latest videos from the 2024 release wave 1 Launch Event.

Upcoming Business Central Office Hours Calls

Join the Office Hour Call Thursday June 13 to about Business Central integration with Power Platform and Dataverse.

Register and stay tuned for upcoming calls: aka.ms/BCOfficeHours. Watch on-demand recordings: aka.ms/BCOfficeHoursRecordings.

Features becoming mandatory soon

Prepare for features becoming mandatory soon on aka.ms/BCFeatureMgmt. Following features might have potentially disruptive effect on extensions and apps you install in the future, when they become mandatory. These features are now optional to use and can be enabled in the Feature Management page.

Extending G/L Entry Aggregations When Posting Invoices feature is generally available with Update 23.1 and becoming mandatory in Update 26.0 (2025 Release Wave 1). The Invoice Post. Buffer table is replaced by the use of the Invoice Posting interface. The replacement helps resolve extensibility issues for the legacy Invoice Post. Buffer table. You can now use your own implementation of G/L invoice posting. If you're a developer and want to learn more about how to extend G/L entry aggregations when posting invoices, go to Extending G/L Entry Aggregations When Posting Invoices.

New extensible exchange rate adjustment, including posting review feature is generally available with Update 23.0 and becoming mandatory in Update 26.0 (2025 Release Wave 1) The legacy Exchange Rates Adjustment Report is being replaced by a new capability that increases extensibility and makes it easier to comply with local and industry-specific requirements. It also gives you more control over exchange rate adjustments with a posting preview and how dimension values are post when you adjust exchange rate, and better reporting. If you're a developer and want to learn more about how to extend G/L entry aggregations when posting invoices, go to Extending Currency Exchange Rate Adjustments.

Work with your partner to update extensions and apps you have installed before above features become mandatory. To view complete list of optional features and features that are becoming mandatory, go to aka.ms/BCFeatureMgmt.

Discover all partner related resources on aka.ms/BCAll

If you’re a partner and you’re looking for relevant resources, you can find them in this article: aka.ms/BCAll.

Discover all user related resources on aka.ms/BCUsers

If you’re a user and you’re looking for relevant resources, you can find them in this article: aka.ms/BCUsers.