What's new and planned for Dynamics 365 Business Central 2019 release wave 2
Important
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This topic lists features that are planned to release from October 2019 through March 2020. Because this topic lists features that may not have released yet, delivery timelines may change and projected functionality may not be released (see Microsoft policy).
In the General availability column, the feature will be delivered within the month listed. The delivery date can be any day within that month. Released features show the full date, including the day of release.
This check mark (
) shows which features have been released for public preview or early access and for general availability.
Application enhancements
We will continue to enhance the application through our focus on performance in the most used areas. The Business Central Ideas site continues to be a source for application enhancements.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allow non-sequential numbering | End users, automatically | - | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Use the Standard Audit File - Tax (SAF-T) for Norway | End users, automatically | - | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Cancel reminders and finance charge memos | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Carry line descriptions to G/L entries when posting | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Create records and convert prospects with better templates | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Use the Copy Document function on blocked lines | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Batch-post sales and purchases as scheduled | End users, automatically | Sep 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Reconcile payables with the External Document No. field | End users, automatically | Sep 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| View External Document No. on Aged Accounts Payable report | End users, automatically | Sep 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Electronic Invoicing (CFDI) improvements for Mexico | End users, automatically | - | Nov 1, 2019 |
| Specify default purchasing method on item cards | End users, automatically | Oct 22, 2019 |
Nov 1, 2019 |
| Undo shipment or receipt lines for non-item types | End users, automatically | Oct 22, 2019 |
Nov 1, 2019 |
| Use receipt date when customizing the Purchase Order report | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | Oct 22, 2019 |
Nov 1, 2019 |
| Use the Post and New action on purchase documents | End users, automatically | Oct 22, 2019 |
Nov 1, 2019 |
| Add the Name 2 field to customer and vendor cards | End users, automatically | Nov 29, 2019 |
Dec 17, 2019 |
| Include job information in archived sales and purchase documents | End users, automatically | Nov 29, 2019 |
Dec 17, 2019 |
| Use VAT clauses on different document types | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | Nov 29, 2019 |
Dec 17, 2019 |
| View item availability by unit of measure | End users, automatically | Nov 29, 2019 |
Dec 17, 2019 |
| View the number of general journal lines | End users, automatically | Nov 29, 2019 |
Dec 17, 2019 |
| Skip empty lines in the Account Schedule report | End users, automatically | Jan 29, 2020 |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| View customers' contact and document info on sales documents | End users, automatically | Jan 29, 2020 |
Feb 21, 2020 |
| MICR fonts available in Business Central online | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | Feb 1, 2020 |
Feb 26, 2020 |
Application lifecycle management
Once partners have customers live on Business Central, there is an immediate need to be able to manage the lifecycle of the customer, manage the solution, provide support, manage updates, testing, and so on. We will continue our investment in expanding the scope of the tools available to partners.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detailed notifications for update events | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | - | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Multiple production environments | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | - | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Report production outage in the Business Central Administration Center | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | - | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Support for performant data upgrade from C/AL tables to AL tables | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Ability to download a database export file | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | - | Nov 1, 2019 |
Empower ISV acceleration
The Dynamics NAV business has been driven by strong vertical ISV solutions, surrounded by add-on solutions. For the 2019 release wave 2, our focus will be on streamlining the path for ISVs to bring their solutions—and in turn their customers—to Business Central online.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design for extensibility | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
Migrations to Business Central online
This area details our migrations to Business Central online roadmap.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhancements for customer migration tools | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | - | Oct 1, 2019 |
Modern clients
We accelerate our investment in speed and productivity features for the modern browser experience, achieving a major milestone in its transformation into a world-class desktop experience for new and expert users alike.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add links to your navigation menu | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Add notes and links to data | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Enhancements to Excel integration | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Filter reports more efficiently | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Full keyboard shortcut support | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| General user experience adjustments | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Get an overview of all business features | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Identify the company by a badge | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Longer timeout period for the server connection | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Modern clients only for Business Central | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Personalize actions on your Role Center | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Resize columns with fewer clicks | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Save and personalize list views | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Switch between companies in your business inbox in Outlook | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Multitask across multiple pages | End users, automatically | Aug 15, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Customize user profiles without writing code | End users, automatically | Sep 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Enter data with speed and agility | End users, automatically | Sep 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Filter option fields by multiple values | End users, automatically | Sep 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
Modern developer tools
For the 2019 release wave 2, Business Central retires the legacy development tool, C/SIDE, and development language, C/AL, replacing them with a modern solution based on Visual Studio Code, Azure DevOps, and an AL language that supports an extension-based approach to customization.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Translating other extensions | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | - | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Access modifiers | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Attach and debug next | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Base application delivered as AL applications | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Convert tables from C/AL definitions to AL table definitions | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Database insights made available in AL | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Filtering XmlPort objects | End users by admins, makers, or analysts | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Implementing hierarchical menus | End users by admins, makers, or analysts | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Improved app dependency handling on build and deploy | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| More power to developers using Designer | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| New events to unblock printer extensions in Business Central online | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | Feb 26, 2020 |
Mar 2, 2020 |
Service fundamentals
Laser focus on performance, reliability, supportability, and security is essential to ensure that service quality remains ahead of the growth in service usage. Accessibility, already in a strong position, must be preserved.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Support Request option in the Business Central Administration Center | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | - | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Partners can enter support contact details in the Business Central Administration Center | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | - | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Lock-free number series | End users, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Page background tasks | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Surrogate keys | Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically | Aug 1, 2019 |
Oct 1, 2019 |
| Sign-in attempt telemetry in Application Insights for partners | End users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 26, 2020 |
Mar 2, 2020 |
Description of Enabled for column values:
End users, automatically: These features include change(s) to the user experience for end users and are enabled automatically.
Admins, makers, or analysts, automatically: These features are meant to be used by administrators, makers, or business analysts and are enabled automatically.
End users by admins, makers, or analysts: These features must be enabled or configured by the administrators, makers, or business analysts to be available for their end users.
For a list of the countries or regions where Dynamics 365 business applications are available, see the International availability guide. For more information about geographic areas and data centers (regions), go to the Dynamics 365 and Power Platform availability page.