Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central continues to evolve quickly, and Business Central 29.0, which launches the 2026 Release Wave 2, brings another substantial collection of enhancements across AI, reporting, finance, supply chain, ecommerce, administration, and the everyday user experience. Learn for at Endeavor4, our parent company
For existing Business Central organizations, the sheer number of updates can make it difficult to know where to start. Rather than reviewing every individual feature, let’s focus on some of the changes that may have the greatest practical impact on day-to-day Business Central use.
AI and Agents Continue to Move Into Everyday Business Central
Business Central 29.0 includes a new Microsoft Copilot chat experience in public preview, alongside several agent capabilities that have reached general availability. These include the ability to manage tasks from agents within a dedicated task pane, review agent-generated content directly on Business Central pages, and manage agent permissions more easily.
Microsoft has also improved purchase order matching within Payables Agent, which is now generally available as part of the 29.0 release.
The bigger story here isn't necessarily one individual feature. It is the continued integration of AI into the ERP experience. Microsoft is increasingly positioning AI capabilities alongside the processes Business Central users already perform rather than treating AI as a completely separate application.
Expense Agent Is Already Expanding
Another capability worth watching is Microsoft's Expense Agent. Expense Agent is relatively new, but 29.0 already introduces several additional capabilities in public preview, including:
- AI-driven approvals.
- Additional mileage functionality, including date ranges and vehicle types.
- VAT calculations based on expense reports.
- Automatic withholding tax calculations.
- Improved duplicate prevention.
- Additional countries and languages.
For organizations evaluating AI-based expense management, these additions demonstrate how quickly Microsoft's agent capabilities are evolving.
It is also an important reminder to pay attention to feature status. Several of these Expense Agent capabilities remain in public preview, so organizations should evaluate preview functionality accordingly rather than treating every announced capability as fully released functionality.
Financial Reporting Gets Several Practical Upgrades
AI may get most of the headlines, but some Business Central users may find the reporting enhancements in 29.0 equally interesting. Microsoft has introduced several generally available improvements to reporting and data analysis, including the ability to:
- Bookmark list views and analysis tabs.
- Automate report outputs.
- Run multiple financial reports and generate a single PDF.
- Trace G/L account usage in financial reports.
- Use system audit fields in Analysis Mode and profiles.
- Manage report layouts with greater flexibility.
- Apply themes across document reports.
Microsoft has also made financial report change logging standard functionality in 29.0.
Business Central Everyday User Improvements
Business Central 29.0 introduces several user-experience enhancements that fall into this category:
- Recently Searched in Tell Me: Business Central can now show recently searched items in Tell Me, making it easier to return to functionality you've recently looked for.
- Recently Used Values in Lookups: The new release also introduces recently used values in lookups, helping users return to selections they've previously worked with.
- Image Previews: Users can now preview images directly within the Business Central web client.
A Few More Updates to Keep on Your Radar
Organizations using Business Central beyond core financial management also have several additions to explore. Release Wave 2 includes generally available improvements different users and industries as well.
Supply Chain & Manufacturing: Microsoft introduced updates around subcontracting, warehouse-enabled direct transfers, quality testing and inspections, and manufacturing documents and capacity calendars. Depending on an organization's Business Central configuration, these more specialized improvements may prove more valuable than some of the broader platform changes.
Shopify: For companies connecting Business Central with Shopify, Microsoft has also expanded ecommerce functionality for areas including B2B company, catalog and pricing management; order changes, exchanges and refunds; and synchronization of tariff numbers and origin values.
Administrators: One interesting addition is telemetry for Open in Excel, allowing administrators to monitor usage of the feature. Administrators also gain the ability to turn SIFT indexes on or off. Both features are generally available in 29.0.
Why This Matters for Business Central Users
AI and agents are becoming more closely integrated with ERP processes. Reporting continues to become more flexible. Finance and operational capabilities continue to mature. And Microsoft is still investing in smaller usability improvements that can make everyday Business Central work easier.
For the complete list of features, availability statuses, and technical updates, review Microsoft's Update 29.0 for Business Central 2026 Release Wave 2 here:
At Endeavor4, our Business Central consultants continue to review Microsoft's latest releases and help organizations determine which new capabilities are relevant to their existing environment, processes, and long-term ERP strategy.
Have questions about 29.0 Release Wave 2 in Business Central? The Endeavor4 team works with organizations every day to relentlessly make your business applications work smarter and harder for you.
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