Microsoft Dynamics Business Central Wave 1, 2020 Updates

The first wave of updates for Dynamics Business Central in 2020 is coming! Those in early access will get to test out a lot of these features starting February 1st. Public availability for all features will drop to users in April. Microsoft has released a pretty extensive set of webpages that detail each feature. Below you will find a list of the planned updates and upgrades along with a link to the explanation of each feature.

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For a complete list of the Dynamics 365 Business Central features, see What’s new and planned for Dynamics 365 Business Central.

FeatureEnabled forEarly accessGeneral availability
AL interfacesAdmins, makers, or analysts, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Application version for aliasing base applicationAdmins, makers, or analysts, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Auto-insert recurring sales and purchase linesEnd users, automaticallyJan 27, 2020Apr 2020
Bank reconciliation improvementsEnd users, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Business Central integration with Common Data ServiceEnd users, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Camera/location AL API available in the browserEnd users by admins, makers, or analystsFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Disable export of data to ExcelAdmins, makers, or analysts, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Enable non-interactive printing with advanced printer selectionEnd users, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Enhanced customer and vendor document layoutEnd users, automaticallyJan 27, 2020Apr 2020
Enhanced Dynamics GP Chart of Accounts migrationEnd users, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Enhanced mobile accessibility related to device orientationEnd users, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Expanded country and regional availabilityEnd users, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Import profiles and UI customizationsAdmins, makers, or analysts, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Improved load time for pagesEnd users, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Improved onboarding experienceEnd users, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Improvements to data entryEnd users, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Improvements to filters and views on listsEnd users, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Improvements to pages composed of multiple partsEnd users, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Look up events and insert event subscriber in codeAdmins, makers, or analysts, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Manage direct-debit collections in Service ManagementEnd users, automaticallyJan 27, 2020Apr 2020
Migrate all or only active customer master records from Dynamics GPEnd users, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Migrate all or only active vendor master records from Dynamics GPEnd users, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Migrate data from Business Central 14.x on-premises to Business Central 15.x onlineEnd users, automaticallyJan 6, 2020Apr 2020
Multiple languagesEnd users, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Multiple variable declarations of the same type in the same lineAdmins, makers, or analysts, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Navigate trees more easilyEnd users, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Notify requester about all changes for an approval requestAdmins, makers, or analysts, automaticallyJan 27, 2020Apr 2020
Obsolete tag and URL propertiesAdmins, makers, or analysts, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Print to attachmentEnd users, automaticallyJan 27, 2020Apr 2020
Receive more items than orderedEnd users, automaticallyJan 27, 2020Apr 2020
Register capacity in secondsEnd users, automaticallyJan 27, 2020Apr 2020
Resource limits for reports and web service callsEnd users, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Revert Qty. to Invoice when canceling orderEnd users, automaticallyJan 27, 2020Apr 2020
Telemetry in Application Insights for partnersEnd users by admins, makers, or analystsFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020
Unhide parts on a pageEnd users, automaticallyFeb 1, 2020Apr 2020