Business central Brief: October, 2025 Edition
Business Central 2025 Release Wave 1 & 2 Highlights
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central continues to evolve with significant updates planned and released for 2025. The latest features focus on core application enhancements, e-commerce integrations, and advanced AI capabilities. Notable updates include improved troubleshooting options for cost adjustments, integration of Field Service with service management, and the ability to edit price lists in Excel. Enhanced Shopify connector capabilities allow for broader data import/export, activation of sales channels, and improved troubleshooting for Shopify exports. Market-specific pricing sync and staff-to-salesperson mapping further refine the integration, ensuring accurate regional pricing and better order attribution.
Business Central now features Copilot and autonomous agents, enabling generative AI-driven automation. The standout feature, Analysis Assist, allows users to ask natural language questions and receive instant insights. Other enhancements include Sales Order Agent for automated order processing, autofill with Copilot for smarter data entry, advanced “Tell Me” search, and improved chat and summarization for collaboration. Copilot billing transparency and enhanced chat capabilities provide deeper assistance and clearer usage management.
Enhanced Power BI Sales app, flexible financial reporting, and embedded Copilot summaries empower users to make data-driven decisions quickly. New tools for ESG compliance include Scope 3 emissions tracking, CO₂ equivalent calculations, and ESG reporting aligned with global standards. Approval workflows for sustainability journals support environmental accountability.
Developer Insights
AL Development and Extensibility: Recent enhancements include improved debugging tools, new AL language extensions, updated API endpoints, and better security. The extension model allows deeper customizations, and event-driven development options provide flexibility. Performance improvements include optimized SQL queries and enhanced background processing. Developers can now define profile extension objects, include resources in extensions, and access them from AL. The Explore in Visual Studio Code feature supports seamless GitHub access, and full-text search metadata delivers faster results.
The ongoing enhancements to Business Central’s extensibility and integration with AI agents suggest continued investment in developer tools and custom extension creation. The ability to use SecretText with control add-ins and in JSON objects is a notable addition for developers, improving security and flexibility in custom solutions. The integration of Copilot and autonomous agents provides a foundation for proof-of-concept projects in AI-driven task automation within Business Central. Features like autofill, advanced search, and summarization can be leveraged to automate routine tasks and improve operational efficiency.
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[1]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2025wave1/smb/dynamics365-business-central/planned-features "New and planned features for Dynamics 365 Business Central, 2025 ..."