Microsoft clarifies that Business Central’s twice-yearly release cadence is not changing — only how upcoming features get disclosed in advance.
Business Central 29.0 Preview Has a Release Date — And Release Plans Don’t
Business Central 29.0 preview overview: the Expense Agent’s biggest upgrade yet, new MCP data query tools, composable report layouts, and why release plans are being replaced by the AI at Work Roadmap.
PTE Deployment Moves to the Admin Center — And Business Central Just Set an Expiration Date on the Old Way
Business Central 2026 Wave 1 brings full PTE lifecycle management to the admin center, with API v2.29 and an MCP server behind it. The part that matters more: install capability in the Extension Management page is being phased out, targeted for removal in BC 2027 wave 1.
Seven of Ten Business Central Copilot Features Are Still Preview — Including Chat
Wer jede Feature-Seite einzeln statt der Marketing-Oberfläche prüft, findet: sieben der zehn Copilot-Features in Business Central sind weiterhin Preview — inklusive Chat, seit November 2024 ohne GA-Datum.
Business Central’s Semantic Search Feature Key Isn’t Just for Chat — It’s an MCP Fix Too
Ein Feature Key seit November 2025, der Copilot von Keyword- auf Bedeutungssuche umschaltet — und offenbar auch die Tool-Suche im MCP Dynamic Tool Mode betrifft.
Build Your Own Agent with the Custom Agent Designer — No Code Required
A while back I wrote about building your own agent in Business Central, and the honest summary was: yes, you can — if you’re comfortable with AL, agent tasks, and a fair bit of plumbing. That post aged fast. The interesting shift this year isn’t Build Your Own Agent. It’s…
Copilot Studio Has Three Harnesses Now — And Picking One Is a Pricing Decision
Microsoft shipped something significant to Copilot Studio on August 3rd, and I think most people are going to read the wrong paragraph. The headline is that the GitHub Copilot harness is now generally available for production. It gives Copilot Studio the same coding and reasoning layer that sits behind Copilot…
Sales Order Agent vs. Payables Agent vs. Expense Agent — Which One Actually Earns Its Keep?
Sales Order Agent vs. Payables Agent vs. Expense Agent — Which One Actually Earns Its Keep? Every customer conversation I’ve had this year eventually arrives at the same question, phrased in slightly different ways: “We’ve heard Business Central has agents now. Should we turn them on?” That’s not one question….
Stop Guessing — Agent Evaluation in Copilot Studio Is Now GA
My agent testing process used to be world-class: open the test chat, fire off five questions, watch it answer, nod approvingly, ship it. Bulletproof. … Just kidding. That’s not testing. That’s vibes. And vibes don’t scale. They especially don’t scale when a stakeholder walks over and asks why the agent…
BC 2026 Wave 1: Agents for Every Seat — and a New Engine Underneath
It’s that time again — the BC 2026 Wave 1 release plan is out, and like every wave there’s a pile of features competing for attention. I’ve been reading through it with a notebook open, and three items kept jumping back at me. Not because they’re individually the most exciting…