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Update 23.1 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central online 2023 release wave 2

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Would you like to know what has changed in update 23.1? 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 that you might find interesting.

Hotfixes

Find an overview of hotfixes in this article and the downloads here.

Feature changes

Localization updates

Country Feature Description
Spain Non-Deductible and partly deductible VAT update Adding global non-deductible VAT feature to the Spanish localization to keep compliant with VAT reporting and SII requirements.
Spain Overdue Balance report update New requirements for Vendor - Overdue Balance report (10748) in the Spanish version where we added Amounts (Volumen Monetario) and Number of invoices (Numero de facturas) information.

Release Plan

If you want to get a comprehensive overview of what's new and planned for Business Central online for the entire 2023 release wave 2 (release from October 2023 through March 2024), find the link to the release plan here.

Upgrade to 23.1

Please note that new customers will automatically get the latest builds of Business Central (23.1). If you are an existing partner/customer, you will receive an email notification as soon as your environment has been upgraded.

Good to know

New Copilot content at the Business Central Launch Event

With more AI capabilities rolling out with Wave 2, we’ve published new, on-demand content covering three topics (note: you need to be logged in to the portal, before you can access the links below):

To access recordings on-demand from the Business Central Launch Event, register for free at: https://aka.ms/BCLE. There is a total of 35 what's new sessions created by the Microsoft engineering team.

Upcoming Business Central Office Hours Calls

During November, we will host the following calls, which you can already register for today:

  • November 14: Cloud Migration
  • November 21: Mobile app and barcode scanning

Register and stay tuned for upcoming calls: aka.ms/BCOfficeHours. Watch on-demand recordings: aka.ms/BCOfficeHoursRecordings.

Automatically update AppSource apps with minor updates

You can now change the app update cadence for your environments to have AppSource apps update with every minor update. Read the Release Plan for more details.

Follow our new YouTube channel

We're excited to announce that we're on YouTube now! Follow along as we're posting how to videos, Business Central Launch Event sessions, and much more! Subscribe now: aka.ms/BCYouTube.

If you’re a partner and you’re looking for relevant resources, you can find them in this article: aka.ms/BCAll.

If you’re a user and you’re looking for relevant resources, you can find them in this article: aka.ms/BCUsers.

Features becoming mandatory soon

Following features may have potentially disruptive effect on extensions and apps you have installed in the future, when they become mandatory. These features are now optional to use and can be enabled in the Feature Management page.

  • Extending G/L Entry Aggregations When Posting Invoices feature is generally available with Update 23.1 and becoming mandatory in Update 26.0 (2025 Release Wave 1). The Invoice Post. Buffer table is replaced by the use of the Invoice Posting interface. The replacement helps resolve extensibility issues for the legacy Invoice Post. Buffer table. You can now use your own implementation of G/L invoice posting. If you're a developer and want to learn more about how to extend G/L entry aggregations when posting invoices, go to Extending G/L Entry Aggregations When Posting Invoices.
  • New extensible exchange rate adjustment, including posting review feature is generally available with Update 23.0 and becoming mandatory in Update 26.0 (2025 Release Wave 1) The legacy Exchange Rates Adjustment Report is being replaced by a new capability that increases extensibility and makes it easier to comply with local and industry-specific requirements. It also gives you more control over exchange rate adjustments with a posting preview and how dimension values are post when you adjust exchange rate, and better reporting.

If you're a developer and want to learn more about how to extend G/L entry aggregations when posting invoices, go to Extending Currency Exchange Rate Adjustments.

Work with your partner to update extensions and apps you have installed before above features become mandatory. To view complete list of optional features and features that are becoming mandatory, go to [aka.ms/BCFeatureMgmt]https://aka.ms/BCFeatureMgmt

Are you looking for an aka.ms link, but simply can't find it? Remember that you can find all aka.ms links on aka.ms/BCLinks. Don't forget to bookmark it!