Update 21.1 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central online 2022 release wave 2
Would you like to know what has changed in update 21.1? Below you'll find an overview and relevant links to what has been done on hotfixes and regulatory features in this update. In addition, we have gathered some good to know information and links, you might find interesting.
Hotfixes
Find an overview of hotfixes in this article.
Feature changes
- Access Business Central with your Microsoft 365 license
- Embed Business Central in Teams tabs
- Auto-Save as you work: due to popular demand, administrators can now choose to turn on or off the new auto-saving behaviour using Feature Management
- Business Central is available in 11 more countries/regions
- Accessibility declaration for Italy available
- Use SharePoint Connector module in System Application to build integration between Business Central and Sharepoint
- Use multiline text fields with Word mail merge
- Sync users based on environments security group
Localization updates
| Country/region | Feature | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Vendor Name as a column in EB Payment Journal | Vendor Name now exists in Belgium local EB Payment Journal, the same as in W1 Payment Journal feature. |
| W1 | Services Declarations [BE] F01DGS Declaration | Belgian authorities require reporting for exporting services to the other EU countries and this includes the F01DGS form for Belgium. Even primarily required for Belgium market, this feature is available as an extension and can be used in all countries/regions. Reporting is configurable, so it won't have a hard-coded format for export. It works with the Items (Type=Service), Resources, and Item Charges as services in both purchase and sales documents. |
| United States | IRS 1099 | All IRS 1099 form printouts are updated accordingly with 2022 requirements. When users open the 1099 Form Boxes page, they will see the notification about update to 2022 release. They can schedule an upgrade and when it is finished, new reports will be available for usage. |
| The Netherlands | Electronic Tax Declaration Setup | Previously used hardcoded endpoints for electronic tax declaration have been moved to the setup under the new “Endpoints” tab, so users now can configure endpoints manually. It will be deployed to 21.1 tenants. But for them, the upgrade would not be executed, and they will see all the values blank. But Digipoort solution still would work and take the hardcoded values if there are no values in the setup. For 21.2 the system will automatically run an upgrade. |
Release Plan
If you want to get a comprehensive overview of what's new and planned for Business Central online for the entire 2022 release wave 2 (release from October 2022 through March 2022), find the link to the release plan here.
Upgrade to 21.1
Please note that new customers will automatically get the latest builds of Business Central (21.1). If you are an existing partner/customer, you will receive an email notification as soon as your environment has been upgraded.
Good to know
You can still watch the Business Central Launch Event recordings
We have 15+ What's New sessions and recorded Q&As available throughout January 2023. If you didn't watch them yet, you can still go to aka.ms/BCLE to sign up. In November, two new sessions have been published for topics: Embed Business Central in Teams tabs and Access Business Central with your Microsoft 365 license.
Business Central at Ignite
At the Microsoft Ignite event on October 12, we unveiled new and exciting collaboration features for SMBs that usher in a new era for collaborative applications. Check out the announcements in the Microsoft Ignite Book of News and Dynamics 365 blog to learn how our customers can leverage 2022 release wave 2 to work smarter, increase team performance, and quickly adapt their digital collaborative spaces to make data-driven decisions.
Important: Take action before March 1 to retain your delegated admin access to your customers
Earlier this year, Microsoft Partner Center introduced Granular Delegated Administration Privileges (GDAP) as replacement for Delegated Administration Privileges (DAP) to enable partner-customer relationships that are time-bound and have more granular access rights. The timeline to migrate your existing DAP relationships to GDAP has been moved to March 1, 2023. If you do not take action by this date you will lose access to your customers' Business Central environments. Please refer to the Partner Center announcement here.
New versions of the Business Central mobile app for Android and iOS
New, updated 3.8.xxxx versions of the Business Central mobile app for Android and iOS have been released featuring support for additional Business Central localization, some minor improvements an fixes and newest requirements from mobile OS releases. Please note the required minimum supported versions of both iOS/iPadOS and Android (currently Android 10 is required for Business Central mobile app). Please keep your mobile app updated by downloading the update. Links:
- iOS/iPadOS on App Store: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=734847
- Android on Play Store: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=734849
Business Central newsletter for partners
Yay! We're now doing quarterly newsletters for Business Central partners. Each newsletter will be a summary of relevant information related to Business Central and you'll be able to find it on aka.ms/BCNews.
Upcoming Business Central Office Hours Calls
In November, we will be hosting the following calls, which you can already register for today:
- November 15: Non-deductible and partly deductible VAT
- November 22: Access Business Central using your Microsoft 365 license
Register and stay tuned for upcoming calls: aka.ms/BCOfficeHours. Watch on-demand recordings: aka.ms/BCOfficeHoursRecordings.
Discover resources on aka.ms/BCAll
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