Microsoft recently released Wave 1 2025 for Dynamics 365, introducing a range of new features and updates that change how businesses operate and interact with their customers. This update empowers the ERP with artificial intelligence and automation, enhancing business performance and simplifying your essential daily tasks to thrive in a digital world.
SME
Dynamics 365 Business Central enhances efficiency and automation for SMEs with integrated AI agents, focusing on sustainability and integration with Shopify and Field Service.
List of new features from Microsoft's website:
- Integrate Field Service with service management
- View item availability in Field Service work orders
- Use improved troubleshooting options for cost adjustments
- Chat with Copilot to learn how to use installed add-on apps
- Summarize with Copilot
- Use Sales Order Agent to automate sales order-taking
- Suggest gas emissions in sustainability journals with Copilot
- Enhance purchase order line matching with Copilot
- Autofill fields with Copilot
- Automate payables processes with the Payables Agent
- Post cash documents to projects in Czech localization
- Add more text in cash documents in Czech localization
- Calculate and post VAT settlement by Activity Code - Italy
- Enable additional countries and regions
- Install UK localization as an extension to the base app
- Use Peppol PINT A-NZ format for e-documents in AU and NZ
- Calculate GST on recurring journals for India
- Submit IRS 1099 forms electronically to IRIS in the US localization
- Define allowed languages per environment
- Showcase Business Central with Czech localization demos
- Comply with Australian Payment Times Reporting bill
- Use VAT Return to report VAT in local and functional currencies in Czech Republic
- Use modern search to access data in Czech localization
- Hide lines with zero quantity in Czech document reports
- Overloaded JsonObject data type GetValue method
- Move tables and fields with data across extensions as part of refactoring
- Extend CardPageId on list and listpart pages
- Use the new continue keyword for AL loops
- Read and write YAML in AL using JsonObject
- Select extensions to open in Visual Studio Code from the web client
- Troubleshoot clients, apps, and add-ins with telemetry
- Mock outbound HttpClient web service calls during testing
- Search, navigate and use app symbols as context for GitHub Copilot
- View build metadata in Extension Management page
- Validate certificates on external web service endpoints called from AL HttpClient
- Work with multiline strings in AL
- Use new properties on a report layout
- Self-service App Key Vault onboarding for AppSource apps
- Use new IncStr parameter to change integers by more than 1 in string variables
- Embed Power BI content in web client with new page type
- Convert simple type values to text using new ToText method
- Create lists and dictionaries of interfaces in AL
- Generate launch json file from the web client
- Running objects in actions defaults to UI descriptors on target object
- Import and export more data for Shopify B2B companies and company locations
- Activate sales channels in Shopify Connector
- Import and export more data using Shopify metafields
- Troubleshoot export issues on Shopify Skipped Records page
- Use the latest update for the Shopify connector
- Delete incorrect e-documents and avoid duplicates
- Use the E-Documents framework with Power Automate and other solutions
- Send e-documents via a service and email simultaneously
- Use payments with the E-Document framework
- Generate multiple incoming e-documents for multiple attachments
- Automate embedded attachments in PEPPOL
- Use Logiq as a service provider for e-documents
- Use ExFlow by SignUp connector for e-documents
- Create e-documents from posted sales invoices
- Process e-documents in two steps
- Preview incoming e-invoices prior to processing
- Export reminders and finance charges as PEPPOL files
- Use e-documents to fix unposted purchase documents
- Extend E-Documents features using a new interface
- Analyze subscription billing data with Power BI reports
- Require Intrastat classifications on documents
- Check total purchase amounts on documents
- Add support for MultiSubnetFailover
- Migrate record links and notes with cloud migration tooling
- View app compatibility with future versions in admin center
- Support IPv6 for enhanced security and scalability
- Update sandbox environments to preview versions
- Link to Power Platform to use Copilot Studio messages
- Automate environment management with Power Platform connector
- Enhance reports with PDF post-processing capabilities
- Validate report layouts for errors as an admin
- Add fields from related tables in analysis mode
- Use enhanced analytics for manufacturing
- Access report and request metadata in Word layouts
- Use enhanced Financial Reporting capabilities
- Use new templates for financial reporting
- Calculate values only for visible FlowFields
- Reschedule production orders within a safety lead time
- Use enhanced customer document layout for service management
- Cancel production orders that have consumption
- Add more columns to various pages to gain more insight
- Allow multiple people to post inventory at the same time
- Experience improved usability in manufacturing
- Enable overpicking for production orders
- Achieve greater accuracy in manufacturing costing
- Omit warehouse pick for manual flushing methods
- Create demo data for Subscription Billing with demo data tool
- Create subscription contract lines manually
- Add unit cost in subscription lines
- Track and rebill quantity changes in subscriptions
- Align Subscription Billing with standard user experience and terminology
- Receive project items with receipts or put-aways
- Block items or variants from production output
- Avoid document number errors when you post project journals
- Handle production output with warehouse put-aways
- Reopen finished production orders
- Use streamlined product design tools in manufacturing
- Print barcodes from production orders
- Manage document attachments in manufacturing
- Use Edit in Excel on output, consumption, and item journals
- Combine service shipments on a single service invoice
- Generate a CSRD preparation report
- Specify default sustainability values for various entities
- Enable taxonomy elements for ESRS and other standards
- Use enhanced analytics for Sustainability
- Capture sustainability data with general journals
- Use water and waste management with sustainability
- Enable sustainability Scope 3 value chain for assembly and transfers
- Provide carbon equivalent data for sales based on Scope 3 automation
- Use ESG Reporting integrated with Business Central
- Start value chain in purchase process for Scope 3 in sustainability
- Use refreshed demo data for Sustainability
- Use sustainability Scope 3 value chain in manufacturing
- Use new Out of Scope emission category
- Preview PDF attachments directly in web client
- Optimize screen estate usage on the web
- Adjust the FactBox pane width
- Use user interface enhancements for better experience
Conclusion
At Era Consulting Group, we understand how crucial it is to stay at the forefront of technology. The features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 offer numerous opportunities for transformation to strengthen your business. Our experts are prepared to support you in the update process and help you make the most of these powerful tools. Don't underestimate the impact of an effective update.
Contact us for a consultation and let's discover together how these new features can benefit your business!
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