VS Code reorganised Copilot Chat recently. Modes became agent roles. Edit disappeared into Agent. A new Session Target control showed up in the chat input. My earlier post was a quick correction co…

Since I wrote the Copilot modes series, VS Code has reorganised Copilot Chat. Open the dropdown today and it looks different, so this is a quick correction. What changed Ask, Edit, and Agent used t…

The preview period for Business Central 2026 release wave 2 has started. From the admin center you can now create a new sandbox environment on version 29.0 (Preview), or update an existing sandbox …

Most Business Central Power BI Problems Aren’t Power BI Problems I spent some time browsing the Dynamics 365 Business Central Community forums recently. One thing immediately stood out: almos…

Update 28.2 for Business Central 2026 Release Wave 1 shipped on 5 June 2026. Build numbers: Application 28.2.51034, Platform 28.0.50938. The hotfix details and on-premises download are in KB5100266…

Microsoft provides standard Power BI reports for Business Central, but the download location is not as obvious as it used to be. If you are looking for the PBIX files, don’t search for the old GitH…

Microsoft pauses the Business Central major release rollout almost every time. This is not a bug in the process. It is the process working as designed, and it has been that way since at least 2020.…

Update 28.1 for Business Central 2026 Release Wave 1 is available. Expense Agent and Expense Management The headline addition in 28.1 is the Expense Agent, entering public preview alongside a new E…

GitHub Copilot’s move to usage-based billing with model multipliers taking effect June 1 is a good moment to step back and ask a question most AL developers have not had to think about seriou…

At the start of April I published a hands-on post about the Word add-in and mentioned that a new version was in preview with improvements coming in a minor BC28 update. BC28 is now generally availa…

The Business Central Launch Edition for 2026 release wave 1 went live on April 1, 2026: Thirty-seven sessions, just under ten hours, all free at aka.ms/BCLE. I covered the release notes a few weeks…

Word layouts for Business Central document reports have always been a practical choice for invoices, quotes, orders, and other documents you send to customers or suppliers. Designing those layouts,…

One of the most common questions I get when setting up Power BI with Business Central is: do I need a paid Power BI license? The short answer is yes. But let me explain exactly why, and what happen…

Microsoft has published the release notes for Business Central version 28, which reaches general availability in April 2026. The preview has been available since early March, and the feature table …

When you need to expose data from Business Central, the first question is not how, but what kind of interaction you need: Are you writing data into the system, or reading data out of it? That singl…

A practical look at where GitHub Copilot saves real time in AL development for Business Central, with examples from Agent, Chat, Ask, and Edit mode.

Microsoft recently released update 27.5 for Dynamics 365 Business Central, the latest monthly update for the 2025 release wave 2 cycle. At the same time, something else interesting happened: previe…

Visualize Business Central table relations in VS Code. AL Table Visualizer turns AL TableRelation properties into an interactive ER diagram with base app support.

Introduction In many Business Central environments, reports are still the default answer to almost every data question. Need a Top 10 list? Create a report. Need balances by period? Run a report. N…

Introduction List pages in Dynamics 365 Business Central are central to daily operational work: customers, vendors, items, ledger entries, and documents.What is often overlooked is that these same …

Microsoft has released Update 27.3 for Dynamics 365 Business Central as part of the 2025 release wave 2. While this update is still incremental in nature, it does introduce several notable improvem…

A question that came up in a recent discussion made me pause. If you already use Copilot Agents with clear instructions to plan first and not modify anything, what does Plan mode really add? Is it …

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At the start of a new year, many people decide to explore Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. This might be because of curiosity, a new role, a new project, a training, a demo or the need to e…

Towards the end of 2025, I like to pause and look back, not just at what I published on this blog, but at what I learned by writing, building, and engaging with the community. This year covered a b…

In the previous posts, I looked at Chat, Ask, Edit, and Agent, and how each supports a different moment in AL development. Introduction to GitHub Copilot in VSCode for AL Development – think about …

In the previous post, I looked at Chat, Ask, and Edit and how each supports a different moment in AL development. All three operate at a local level: one file one selection one idea at a time That …

In the previous post, I introduced GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code and the different modes it offers for AL development. Once you start using Copilot more actively, one question comes up very …

GitHub Copilot has quietly become one of the most helpful tools for anyone working with Business Central. What began as a smart autocomplete has now evolved into a full set of AI-powered features b…

Microsoft has released the latest incremental updates for Dynamics 365 Business Central, and both 27.1 and 27.2 bring practical improvements. Below is a concise overview you can share with your use…

I was recently asked how to share Power BI reports both internally and externally. Power BI offers several options—each with different levels of security, flexibility, and licensing. In this post, …

Power BI Monitor. Contribute to srenders/power-bi-monitor development by creating an account on GitHub.

Managing Power BI resources directly from Business Central is now easier than ever with the Power BI Monitor extension. In this guide, I’ll walk you through the complete installation and conf…

When I look at our release plan for Sustainability in the 2025 release wave 2, I feel really proud. This list of new features is amazing, and I want to share what we focused on for this release and wh...

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Summary of all technical changes in Business Central 2025 release wave 2 (BC 27 / runtime 16.0) mentioned in the docs and beyond.