Preview of the first 2021 update for Business Central now available
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central will soon benefit from a new version! Indeed, the first 2021 update for Business Central (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Release Wave 1) will be available soon, bringing new features starting in April 2021. Moreover, it’s now possible to preview these new features with a preview environment.
Overview of the first 2021 update for Business Central
The features available with this new version touch upon the following categories: administration, applications, integration capabilities, and development tools. Many other fixes and improvements also increase system performance.
Here’s some more information about these new features:
- Several features simplify the administration of clients, licenses, and authorizations.
- Some of the features most requested by the Business Central user community have also been brought to the solution. These mostly affect banking, payments, and continued improvements to performance.
- The integration to Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), Microsoft Dataverse, and Microsoft Power Platform has also been improved, increasing process speed and user productivity.
- The move to Visual Studio Code provides developers with modern development tools for improved productivity and extended development possibilities.
- Lastly, other changes were made to Business Central to improve performance, usability, and printing.
For more information regarding the new features available with this first 2021 update for Business Central, read What’s new and planned for Dynamics 365 Business Central on the Microsoft website.
Preview environment for Business Central
You can now preview the new version of Business Central. About one month before the release of a major update, a preview environment lets you visualize upcoming changes. This is in fact an online sandbox environment created on a preview of the new version of the application. When you create the new sandbox environment, simply select the version marked as “Preview” from the version list. You will then be able to preview the new version of the application from your new sandbox environment.
The data contained in this environment is only for demonstration purposes. However, you will be able to explore new product capabilities and carry out your tests to confirm hat everything works as planned. You should then be able to migrate to the new version of Business Central without issue. These preview environments will be available for 30 days after the release of the new version.
For more information, read Prepare for major updates with preview environments on the Microsoft website.