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Business Central What’s New in Application BC18 to BC28

Here it is: the updated What’s New in Application for all versions from BC18 (Release Wave 1 2021) up until BC27 (Release Wave 1 2026).

This time the promised enhancements for the Manufacturing module has been included. Looking forward to try them out.

Other than that, a new module has been released. Check it out at Days of Knowledge Nordic.

As always, I have split the changes into the different modules so it is possible to get an overview of the progress over the years.

Finance BC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Bank reconciliation improvements X
Dimension corrections (for G/L Entries) X
More control over settings for Default Dimensions X
Payment reconciliation journal improvements X
Simplified bank statement file import X
Dimension issues detection and repair tool X
Account schedules – Budget Name filter for columns and more templates added X
Bank and payment reconciliations X
Chart of Accounts Overview page X
Improved user experience to keep posting setup and dimension issues from going wrong X
Posting Preview can now show G/L and VAT entries in hierarchical view and is easily extensible X
Blocking deletion of G/L accounts X
Payment reconciliation journal – Preview Posting enabled X
Bank Account Statement report X
Block VAT and General Posting Setups X
Check documents and journals in while you work X
Consolidate customer and vendor balances X
Finding documents and entries efficiently (Find Entries) X
More control over deferrals posting X
Set default dimensions on locations X
Create bank deposits X
Better bank reconciliation for checks and improved reporting X
Extended text functionality for VAT clauses X
Financial reporting replaces account schedules X
New VAT Date field on documents and entries X
Use multiple remit-to addresses for vendors (Checks) X
Reverse payment reconciliation journal entries X
New VAT date range limitation when posting documents X
Review general ledger accounts faster X
Set default dimensions on locations, inventory documents, and journals X
Usability improvements to Financial Reporting pages X
Use statistical accounts to collect data for financial reports X
Copy links when posting general journals X
Use realized gain or loss entries to reverse ledger entries X
Reverse a customer and vendor ledger entry with a realized gain or loss entry X
Consolidate financial information across environments in multicompany setups X
Use General Ledger Allocations to distribute costs and revenue more efficiently X
Adjust exchange rates easily, replace the built-in batch job X
More control over general journal approvals X
Use different general ledger accounts for payables, receivables X
Use deferral codes in purchase and sales journals X
Set up financial consolidation runs more efficiently X
Use general ledger account revaluation for more accurate financial statements X
Use currencies when posting employee transactions X
Use new reports and demo data for financial reporting X
Use embedded Power BI reports out of the box * X
Analyze subscription billing data with Power BI reports X
Require Intrastat classifications on documents X
Check total purchase amounts on documents X
New Contoso Coffee Demo Dataset for Intrastat X
Create multiple fixed asset cards X
Print the Audit Trail report X
Use the Account Payable Role Center X
Calculate excise taxes X
Use self-billed invoices X
Calculate withholding taxes for vendors X
Calculate taxes for plastic and sugar X
Manage employee expenses using expense reports X
Calculate excise taxes X
Enable Investment Boost for fixed assets X
Trade BC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Edit active prices in Prices Overview and implement price changes using Price Worksheet X
Use new templates with same flexibility as configuration templates X
Default line type in the sales and purchase documents X
Item variant code on demand forecasts X
Keep track of historical IBAN number when vendor bank account number changes X
More control over address information data entry X
More control over currency exchange rate adjustment X
Remove obsolete reports 204, 205, 206, and 207 X
Change default company bank account on sales and service documents X
Release and reopen multiple documents X
Find posted and non-posted document lines in search X
Catalog items use standard number series, can include in blanket sales orders X
Get more info about customer ledger entries when posting X
Navigate easier between order, receipt, and invoice documents X
Suggest the next step for sales and production orders X
Sync document and posting dates for sales and purchases X
Generate a customer statement only with open entries X
Include only open entries on customer statements X
Capture data from e-docs with Azure AI Document Intelligence X
Add invoice and receipt documents to e-documents in bulk X
Use e-documents with Power Automate X
Use multiple VAT numbers for a customer X
Add attachments when you send electronic documents X
Use new service providers in the e-documents framework X
Manage subscription billing and revenue and expense recognition X
Add more columns to various pages to gain more insight X
Create demo data for Subscription Billing with demo data tool X
Create subscription contract lines manually X
Add unit cost in subscription lines X
Track and rebill quantity changes in subscriptions X
Align Subscription Billing with standard user experience and terminology X
Sort lines by type and number in sales and purchase postings X
Add more fields and columns by personalizing pages X
Use self-billed invoices X
Calculate withholding taxes for vendors X
Calculate taxes for plastic and sugar X
Manage employee expenses using expense reports X
Calculate excise taxes X
Enable Investment Boost for fixed assets X
Post purchase invoices for drop shipments independently of related sales invoices X
Send posted sales shipments and return receipts by email X
Filter receipt and shipment lines to quickly find documents you want to invoice X
Match purchase invoices to multiple order and receipt lines X
Reverse drop shipments when sales and purchase documents aren’t invoiced X
Create purchase quotes for contacts X
Create purchase orders from drop shipments X
Add the Description 2 field to various pages to gain more insight X
Inventory & Warehouse BC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Inventory Receipt, Inventory Shipment, and Posted documents X
Introducing Availability by Lot X
Adjusting item costs to the background Automatically X
Automatic creation of lot and serial number information cards X
Bin codes in jobs X
Add non-inventory items on requisition and planning worksheets X
Enable or disable Item References from Inventory Setup X
Locations for non-inventory items X
Rounding for base unit of measure X
Support alternative units of measure in warehouse documents for items that are tracked by serial numbers X
Shipping agent information is copied from sales orders to warehouse shipments X
Support inventory pick and warehouse pick operations for jobs X
Flexible sorting in the Planning Worksheet page X
Make entry of variant codes required X
Post item charges for each step of the process X
Avoid document number errors when you post item journals X
Bin Code and Zone Code fields are dynamically shown on warehouse documents X
Define an invoice posting policy for various users X
Define content of created warehouse documents with filters X
Demo tool and data for warehouse and inventory scenarios X
Easier to create opening balances for item tracked inventory X
Navigate easier between warehouse and inventory documents X
Post multiple transfer orders at the same time X
Preview item journals and 20 other journals and documents before posting X
Ship and receive non-inventory items on warehouse documents X
Undo transfer shipments X
Usability improves for item tracking codes visibility, creation of new entries X
Usability improves for transfer order select multiple items, mandatory fields X
Usability improves for warehouse, inventory, and tracking areas X
Use advanced warehouse functionality with minimal complexity X
Availability overview helps you calculate quantities in your warehouse X
Block item variants X
Configure how to handle different warehouse operations X
Edit in Excel on item journals and warehouse worksheets X
Identify and track items easier with item references X
Improved processes for inventory counts and adjustments X
Print and scan barcodes X
Receive more items than ordered by using inventory put-away documents X
Usability improves for warehouse and inventory X
Use directed pick and put-away suggestions in basic warehouse configurations X
Allow multiple people to post inventory at the same time X
Approve requisition worksheets and item journals X
Evaluate the quality of goods and materials X
Add pictures to item variants to differentiate product options X
Define item attributes for item variants X
Shopify BC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Shopify connector X
Simpler Shopify connection X
Shopify connector becomes extensible X
Easier to set up price synchronization for Shopify X
Usability improves for Shopify Connector X
Synchronize returns and refunds from Shopify X
Troubleshoot Shopify integration issues X
Connect Business Central with Shopify B2B X
Simpler Shopify connection X
Export posted sales invoices to Shopify X
Reconcile payment transactions in Shopify with invoices X
Import, export product info using Shopify Metafields X
Import and export more data for Shopify B2B companies and company locations X
Activate sales channels in Shopify Connector X
Import and export more data using Shopify metafields X
Troubleshoot export issues on Shopify Skipped Records page X
Use the latest update for the Shopify connector X
Use the latest update for the Shopify Connector X
Troubleshoot the Shopify Connector X
Enable staff-to-salesperson mapping for Shopify orders X
Synchronize market-specific prices with Shopify X
Define sell-to and bill-to customer details per company location X
Use the latest update for the Shopify connector X
Assign custom collections to items exported to Shopify X
Export items to Shopify with product options based on item attributes X
Use checkout currency when you create sales documents from Shopify orders X
Sync images of product variants between Business Central and Shopify X
Contacts BC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Changes in synchronization between contact and customer or vendor X
Easy contact insights and access to history of interactions with contacts X
Create and resume interactions using guided experience X
Manufacturing BC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Define lot sizes for various stages of production X
Variant code added to production order header, plus limited support for production BOMs and routes on stockkeeping units X
Production BOMs and routes on stockkeeping units in planning scenarios X
Fixed Quantity in product bills of materials X
New UI for entering demand forecasts to add support for variant code and other improvements X
Configure how to handle different warehouse operations X
Suggest the next step for sales and production orders X
Reschedule production orders within a safety lead time X
Cancel production orders that have consumption X
Add more columns to various pages to gain more insight X
Experience improved usability in manufacturing X
Enable overpicking for production orders X
Achieve greater accuracy in manufacturing costing X
Omit warehouse pick for manual flushing methods X
Block items or variants from production output X
Handle production output with warehouse put-aways X
Reopen finished production orders X
Use streamlined product design tools in manufacturing X
Print barcodes from production orders X
Manage document attachments in manufacturing X
Use Edit in Excel on output, consumption, and item journals X
Use subcontracting capabilities in production processes X
Evaluate quality of incoming goods and materials X
Configure the default calculation for the Calculate Consumption report X
Experience improved usability in manufacturing X
Use subcontracting capabilities in production processes X
Miscellaneous BC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Send documents as emails with any attached files automatically added as email attachments X
Support authentication of an SMTP connection using OAuth 2.0 X
Get report (raw) data in Excel from the request page X
Add additional columns through personalization in various pages to gain more insight X
Edit in Excel in recurring general journals and intercompany general journals X
New automation API to create user groups X
Tour of Business Central to help users get to know the basics X
Unlock time sheets in Business Central using assisted setup and data entry on mobile devices X
Send mail from entities using Word templates as body or attachment X
Customer Consent capabilities for all features that exchange data with third-party services X
Document attachments are available on mobile devices X
Log emails using a shared mailbox and Graph API X
Two-digit year evaluates to 1950-2049 range X
Set up data exchange more easily X
Use multiline text fields with Word mail merge X
Easily comply with email-sending limits through email throttling X
Use default attachments in email sent from Business Central X
Access attachments on additional list pages X
Add more columns to pages for better insight X
Set up and sync master data across companies X
Use enhanced mail merge with Word templates X
Use attachments from document lines while sending emails X
Add more columns to pages for better insight X
Use new Excel layouts for 35 selected reports X
Use embedded Power BI reports out of the box * X
Access keys with Key Tips in more languages X
Use drag and drop on file upload dialog to attach multiple files X
Resize columns even when personalization isn’t enabled X
Calculate values only for visible FlowFields X
Use enhanced Financial Reporting X
Use enhanced purchasing analytics X
Use the enhanced Power BI Sales app and modernized reports in sales analytics X
Migrate record links and notes with cloud migration tooling X
Automate environment management with Power Platform connector X
Run reimplementation projects using cloud migration tool X
Migrate to the cloud from any SQL database X
Comply with local data residency requirements in Italy X
Audit user and group permissions across apps X
Connect AI agents to the admin center through MCP server X
Jobs/Projects BC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Allow the sell-to and bill-to customers to be different for jobs X
Report selection for projects X
Support inventory pick and warehouse pick operations for jobs X
Track items that are used in projects, including picks X
Configure how to handle different warehouse operations X
Use standard terminology for project management X
Archive projects X
Usability improves for service and projects X
Define default location for project or project phase X
Create projects that you can invoice to multiple customers X
Assemble to project X
Invoice a customer for multiple projects X
Replenish items for projects X
Use directed put-away and pick warehouses with projects X
Receive project items with receipts or put-aways X
Avoid document number errors when you post project journals X
Service BC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Service – minor improvements X
Usability improves for service and projects X
Define a service invoice posting policy for various users X
Block item, item variant or service item from use in service management transactions X
Integrate Field Service with Service Management X
Archive service management documents X
View item availability in Field Service work orders X
Combine service shipments on a single service invoice X
Use enhanced customer document layout for service management X
Create contract service orders with One Service Item Line/Order setting X
Intercompany BC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Auto-accept transactions for intercompany journals X
Intercompany posting provides a one-stop-shop setup experience X
Include approvals for intercompany general journals in your workflows X
Make intercompany transactions across Business Central environments X
Time sheets BC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Get more productive while entering time sheets X
Copilot & Agents BC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Suggest number series with Copilot X
Chat with Copilot and learn to use installed add-on apps X
Complete bank account reconciliation faster with Copilot X
Create product information faster with Copilot X
Summarize any record with Copilot X
Experience enhancements to Analysis Assist with Copilot X
Start using Copilot without having to set things up X
Create sales lines easily with Copilot X
Automate tests for your Copilot extensions with the Business Central Test Toolkit X
Chat with Copilot to learn how to use installed add-on apps X
Summarize with Copilot X
Use Sales Order Agent to automate sales order-taking X
Suggest gas emissions in sustainability journals with Copilot X
Enhance purchase order line matching with Copilot X
Autofill fields with Copilot X
Automate payables processes with the Payables Agent X
Give more instructions for the agent when you review its tasks X
Capture more sales with enhanced Sales Order Agent X
Use Sales Order Agent to automate sales order-taking X
Suggest gas emissions in sustainability journals with Copilot X
Find pages and reports with advanced Tell Me search X
Get more contextual invoice drafts with Payables Agent X
Match purchase invoices to orders with Payables Agent X
Prioritize invoice draft changes using Payables Agent confidence level X
Use Payables Agent in more countries and regions X
Use enhanced chat with Copilot X
Get better field suggestions using autofill with Copilot X
Connect AI agents to Business Central through MCP server X
Understand how each Copilot and agent capability is billed X
Use AI resources for your Copilot extensions X
Use enhanced analysis assist with Copilot X
Summarize with Copilot enhancements X
Adjust width of Copilot, help, and page scripting panes X
Manage tasks from all agents in dedicated task pane X
Suggest gas emissions in sustainability journals with Copilot X
Use AI resources for your Copilot extensions X
Show avatars for record creators and modifiers in lists X
Envision and design AI agents in Business Central X
Review content generated by agents directly on pages X
Discover emails in the mailbox that have been processed by Payables Agent X
Stop all active tasks for selected agent X
Sustainability BC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Navigate the sustainability manager role center with ease X
Record greenhouse gas emissions using purchase invoices X
Report sustainability entries with financial reports X
Purchase carbon credits X
Enable Internal Carbon Fee calculation in Sustainability X
Enable taxonomy elements for ESRS and other standards X
Use sustainability Scope 3 value chain for assembly and transfers X
Provide carbon equivalent data for sales based on Scope 3 automation X
Support Digital Product Pass reporting requirements X
Use updated demo data for Sustainability X
Use ESG Reporting integrated with Business Central X
Avoid changing the Emissions Unit of Measure when entries already exist X
Start value chain in purchase process for Scope 3 in sustainability X
Track energy consumption in Sustainability X
Measure all gases as CO2 equivalents in Sustainability X
Report on social and governance information for employees in Sustainability X
Use CBAM and EPR calculations X
Track item charges across value chain automation in Scope 3 X
Enable projects with value chain automation in Scope 3 X
Track items of concern related to gas emissions X
Require approvals for sustainability journals X
Use an updated Sustainability Manager Role Center X
Use sustainability Scope 3 value chain in manufacturing X
Use new APIs in Sustainability for better integration X
Use new sales document report layouts that show your carbon footprint X
E-Documents BC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Delete incorrect e-documents and avoid duplicates X
Use the E-Documents framework with Power Automate and other solutions X
Send e-documents via a service and email simultaneously X
Use payments with the E-Document framework X
Generate multiple incoming e-documents for multiple attachments X
Automate embedded attachments in PEPPOL X
Use Logiq as a service provider for e-documents X
Use ExFlow by SignUp connector for e-documents X
Create e-documents from posted sales invoices X
Process e-documents in two steps X
Preview incoming e-invoices prior to processing X
Export reminders and finance charges as PEPPOL files X
Use e-documents to fix unposted purchase documents X
Extend E-Documents features using a new interface X
Use the E-Documents framework with Power Automate and other solutions X
Send e-documents via a service and email simultaneously X
Use payments with the E-Document framework X
Use the ForNAV Peppol connector for e-documents X
Export reminders and finance charges as PEPPOL files X
Use the Admin permission set with e-documents X
Use e-documents for shipment and transfer shipment document types X
Set up the Clearance model in the E-Documents framework X
Use purchase draft page to preview Peppol electronic invoices X
Process sales e-documents in two steps X
Use payments with the E-Document framework X
Set a default e-document type on vendor templates X
Set up Service Participants to Company Information X
Link inbound e-documents to purchase invoices X
Use purchase draft page to preview Peppol electronic invoices X
Reporting BC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Enhanced Subscription Billing Power BI app X
Financial Reporting enhancements X
Use new APIs for analyzing approval workflows for auditors and IT staff X
Use new APIs for analyzing permissions for auditors and IT staff X
Modernizing analytical reports for inventory X
Set default language for documents on the company level X
Showcase analytics with enhanced demo data X
Control the lifecycle of report layouts X

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