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Technical Code Changes in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2024 Release Wave 2

Thursday, November 14, 2024
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On October 1st, Microsoft launched Dynamics 365 Business Central 2024 Wave 2 (version 25), introducing a range of new features and updates. This release includes enhancements across security, environment management, and migration functionalities, as well as a list of removed or replaced functionalities. Key updates include:

  • Encrypt at rest with customer key
  • IPv6 support
  • Manageable Apps List (December)
  • PTEs (December)
  • App Compatibility (December)
  • Update Flexibility (Preview, March)
  • Failed Job Queues Notification (In-app)
  • Failed Job Queues Notification (External, Preview)
  • Record Links and Notes (November)
Here we’ll take a closer look at some of the updates.

Get a List of Manageable Environments for Microsoft Entra Apps

In the admin center, you can view a list of Microsoft Entra apps that can access your environment. This list allows partners to keep their customers updated. However, partners often face a challenge—they may not know exactly which environments they can access.
To address this, the system will be updated to show partners the specific environments accessible to them through each Microsoft Entra app. This feature will help partners manage and support their customers more effectively.

Manage Per-Tenant Extensions (PTEs) in the Admin Center

In the admin center, you can currently view Microsoft AppSource apps that are installed. Soon, this list will be expanded to include per-tenant extensions (PTEs), allowing you to install and manage PTEs directly from the admin center.

Failed Job Queue Notification

Business Central already provides job queue notifications. Previously, if something went wrong with job queues, administrators had to check each environment individually. Starting with Business Central version 25, an in-app notification feature shows a blue banner at the top, alerting users if a job queue issue occurs, with the option to restart it directly from there.

An external notification feature is now also in preview. This feature emits a business event, allowing integration with tools like Microsoft Power Platform. This means external systems can query environments or receive alerts when job queue issues arise, signaling administrators to take action.

Developer Changes in Business Central 2024 Release Wave 2

The latest Business Central release also brought key updates for developers, including:

1. AL Language Enhancements

For more information, visit:

2. New Date/Time/DateTime Methods

Business Central v.25 introduces new Date functions in AL (documented in the AL compiler changelog). These standard functions provide an additional way to retrieve day, month, and year values, aligning with conventions in other Microsoft languages.

For further details:

3. Capture Performance Profile

VSCode Changes

Other Changes in Business Central 2024 Release Wave 2

Evaluate Your Options for Migrating to the Latest Version of Business Central

For those considering migrating to the most recent version of Business Central, you can accelerate the process through the Companial Migration & Modernization Program. With over 900 successful migrations and assessments of more than 6,000 NAV/Business Central solutions, we bring extensive experience to the table. This program, developed in collaboration with Microsoft, is designed to assist Dynamics partners who may face resource constraints that limit their migration capabilities. For more information, visit our Migration and Modernization Program page.

If you want to learn more about the technical, functional, and administrative enhancements in the latest Dynamics 365 Business Central release, as well as view a live demo, check out our webinar.

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