Business Central 26 2025 release wave 1 preview

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Strong focus on AI

As part of Dynamics 365 2024 Release Wave 2, Microsoft introduced Business Central in October 25.

This update marks a milestone with a strong and clear commitment to integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into Business Central. With a focus on delivering smarter and more automated solutions, Microsoft has integrated AI tools and capabilities that help businesses make better decisions, optimize work processes and increase efficiency. Business Central 25 thus represents a step forward towards making business management more intelligent, automated and future-proof.

With Business Central 26, Microsoft builds on this development and expands the AI ​​functionalities in their business application.

Further improvements

In addition to the new and improved AI capabilities, which remain a key focus area for Microsoft, the upcoming upgrade will also add a number of other new features to Business Central that enhance user experience and efficiency.

In finance, tools will be introduced that make it easier to automate and streamline financial processes, while new reporting capabilities will provide more advanced data visualization and analysis capabilities. In the area of ​​supply chain management, users can look forward to improved solutions that optimize inventory management, logistics and collaboration with suppliers. In addition, the administration will be supported by new tools that ensure more flexible handling of daily tasks and resources.

These additions are designed to strengthen business processes across organizations and give companies better conditions to grow and adapt to changing market conditions.

Functions in Business Central 26

Business Central 26 will offer a number of new and exciting features designed to make the system even more user-friendly, efficient and adapted to the modern business user.

Among the new features, we will see improvements in data visualization and analysis, which make it easier for users to gain insight into business-critical data. In addition, new automation tools will be introduced to help streamline repetitive processes and reduce manual work.

Among other things, Microsoft has unveiled the following new functions in Business Central 26:

AI powered business

Finance

• Subscription billing: Automation
• Regulatory requirements
• Non-deductible unrealized VAT
• E-documents: Significant enrichments (payments, fin, charges, reminders, e-invoice preview, sending via e-mail ...)

Supply chain

• Manufacturing enhancements
• Quality management /wave 2)
• Subcontracting enhancements (wave 2)
• Shopify - Sales channels and more

Sustainability

• CSRD reporting
• Capturing emissions with Gen. journal
• Water and waste intensity management
• Scope 3 emissions value chain automation

Generative AI

• Sales order agent (more countries)
• Bookkeeper agent
• Copilot suggest GHG emissions
• Auto-fill fields
• Record summary
• Ask Copilot about errors
• ISV documentation as a knowledge source
• Improved E-invoice matching Copilot

Reporting

• Users can create queries
• Power BI: Cross-company reports, more reports, and new embed UI
• Enhanced reporting for manufacturing
• Enhanced financial reporting
• Enhanced Report Explorer and report documentation

World class service

Geographic expansion

• Additional countries
• Partner localization program

User experience

• Preview attachments in web client
• Better screen estate handling

Power Platform

• Copilot Studio can run agent actions in Business Central

Fundamentals

• Performance - faster client rendering, more posting throughput    
• Scalability
• Security and reliability
• High availability

Efficient development

• Developer tools for Copilot enhancements
• Microsoft-managed AI resources GA
• Move tables and fields between extensions for ISVs
• Mock outbound web services calls
• Use resource files in partner apps