Easily set up access with Microsoft 365 licenses

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Business value

At Microsoft, we're building the next generation of collaborative applications that help people work together to achieve their goals. Business Central leverages ContextIQ to bring data into the flow of work, helping our customers work smarter and increase team performance. However, the efficacy of collaboration within a team, across departments, or on large projects is often impaired by lack of group access to mission-critical data that drives decisions.

Building upon capabilities made generally available in November 2022, Business Central now makes it easier than ever for administrators to set up access with Microsoft 365 licenses, so that they can choose which employees can view specific business data shared with them in Microsoft Teams, without requiring a Business Central license.

Feature details

Business Central provides a guided experience for administrators to configure access with Microsoft 365 licenses.

New guided setup

• A step-by-step wizard explains and accelerates setting up Business Central, Microsoft Teams, and the Business Central admin center.
• Recommends security settings to improve data governance.
• Provides quick tips and assistance for admins to verify their setup immediately.
• The page is discoverable from within the Business Central web client, such as through Tell Me search and Role Explorer.

Enhancements to License Configuration pages

Convenient actions on the License Configuration list and card pages to quickly navigate to related tasks in the Business Central admin center, Microsoft 365 admin center, and users page.

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See also

Set Up Business Central Access in Teams with Microsoft 365 licenses (docs)