Data Query Tools (Preview) is a server feature on the Business Central MCP server. Switch it on and an agent gets four system tools: it can...

Business Central 29.0 lets you stop baking branding into every Word layout. Instead of one file carrying structure, letterhead and typogra...

Business Central 29 adds IsDirty to the Record API. It lets your AL code ask a record whether anything has changed since it was loaded, so...

In Part 1 I argued that NAV, GP and SL customers should start planning now instead of waiting for a lifecycle date to force the decision. ...

Microsoft has deprecated the in-product upload on the Extension Management page and the Automation API extensionUpload endpoint. Both are sc...

Direct transfers have always been the shortcut option for moving stock between locations. No in-transit location, no separate ship and recei...

One of the most practical user experience enhancements in Dynamics 365 Business Central 2026 Release Wave 2 (BC29) is the ability to previe...

Business Central 2026 release wave 2 removes a constraint that has shaped how we index extended tables since table extensions existed. In ...

One of the practical usability enhancements coming in Dynamics 365 Business Central 2026 Release Wave 2 (BC29) is the new Recently Used in ...

If you've ever started a database backup or restore and then sat there wondering how much longer it'll take, you already know the problem....

The Gap That Existed Until Now If you've worked with Business Central approval workflows, you know the story. General journal batches had ...

Business Central 28 introduces DateFormula-based posting period fields that automatically calculate your allowed posting range. Here's wha...

Let me paint you a picture. It's Monday morning. You fire up Business Central. You've set your Work Date to March 31st because you're d...

If you have worked with drop shipments in Business Central, you know the process has always been a bit... indirect. You would create a sales...

The public preview for Dynamics 365 Business Central 2026 release wave 1 (BC28) is now available, and there’s a feature in this release that...

The public preview for Dynamics 365 Business Central 2026 release wave 1 (BC28) is now available, and there are some really useful features ...

If you've ever tried to set up an API template for a custom API page in Business Central and wondered why nothing seems to apply, you're n...

Validating Your BC MCP Setup with Real-World Queries Introduction Your BcMCPProxy is built, Claude Desktop is configured, and the BC MCP...

Introduction In the previous posts, we covered the concepts ( Blog 1 ) and the BC MCP Server setup ( Blog 2 ). Now it’s time to get hand...

Enabling, Configuring, and Understanding the Architecture Introduction In Blog 1 , we explored what AI agents and MCP are. Now let’s foc...

What They Are and Why They Matter for Business Central Introduction The world of enterprise software is being reshaped by AI agents. Ima...

It's quite easy setting up Power Automate approvals to work with Business Central. However, after the initial setup there are quite some pitfalls and you may find yourself wrestling with unexpected behavior. This session will discuss various lessons learned from implementing Power Automate approvals with Business Central. We will discuss the proper way of canceling approval requests, monitoring progress, exception handling and maintaining and upgrading existing approval flows. Combined with many demos this session will give you a lot of take-aways that can be applied immediately in your daily work. Presenter: Arend-Jan Kauffmann Moderator: Bert Verbeek 00:03:19 - Introduction Arend-Jan 00:03:51 - Lessons learned while... 00:06:25 - Common Sense 00:08:34 - Maintaining existing flows 00:09:45 - Using variables for environment and company 00:14:35 - Demo 00:25:19 - Power Automate Approvals 00:33:46 - Demo 00:44:59 - Canceling an approval flow 00:47:22 - Demo 00:50:28 - Upgrading approval request 00:54:46 - Request an approval as delegated admin 00:56:38 - Delete approval workflow as delegated admin 00:58:03 - Investigating why a flow is stuck 00:59:35 - Handling error situations 01:02:58 - Q&A

You've probably used the IncStr method to increment numbers embedded in string variables, especially when dealing with number series. Tradit...

In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, developers often want to customize the page that opens when a user double-clicks on a record in ...

In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1, you can prevent specific items or item variants from being used in production by b...

As always, Microsoft takes a proactive approach to improving Business Central with each release. In the case of the 2025 Release Wave 1, t...

Overview In the upcoming Business Central 2025 Wave 1 release, Microsoft has introduced a new feature that allows users to preview PDF ...

One of my colleagues recently asked how to determine the last restart time of a Business Central service. If you've ever needed to check w...

In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, users often need quick access to historical sales invoice data while working on Sales Orders. ...

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In Business Central, purchase orders typically allow users to either receive items, invoice them, or both. However, in some cases, busin...

The requirement is to design an approval workflow in Business Central with the following structure: Level 1 Approval Group: This group consi...

Recently, while upgrading version 25.1 , we encountered a critical error related to the Master Data Management app by Microsoft. This err...

If you've ever added a custom table/Page in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and found that it doesn't show up in the "Search Company...