Quick Tip: Troubleshooting Business Central Power BI Reports: My 5-Minute Checklist

Most Business Central Power BI Problems Aren’t Power BI Problems I spent some time browsing the Dynamics 365 Business Central Community forums recently. One thing immediately stood out: almos…

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Quick Tip: What’s in Business Central Update 28.2

Update 28.2 for Business Central 2026 Release Wave 1 shipped on 5 June 2026. Build numbers: Application 28.2.51034, Platform 28.0.50938. The hotfix details and on-premises download are in KB5100266…

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Quick Tip: How Can You Download the Standard Business Central Power BI Reports?

Microsoft provides standard Power BI reports for Business Central, but the download location is not as obvious as it used to be. If you are looking for the PBIX files, don’t search for the old GitH…

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Quick Tip: Almost Every BC Major Release Gets Paused. Are Your Environments Ready?

Microsoft pauses the Business Central major release rollout almost every time. This is not a bug in the process. It is the process working as designed, and it has been that way since at least 2020.…

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Quick Tip: What’s in Business Central Update 28.1

Update 28.1 for Business Central 2026 Release Wave 1 is available. Expense Agent and Expense Management The headline addition in 28.1 is the Expense Agent, entering public preview alongside a new E…

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How Do I: Choose the Right AI Assistant for AL Development?

GitHub Copilot’s move to usage-based billing with model multipliers taking effect June 1 is a good moment to step back and ask a question most AL developers have not had to think about seriou…

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Quick Tip: BC28: What Is New in Document Reporting

At the start of April I published a hands-on post about the Word add-in and mentioned that a new version was in preview with improvements coming in a minor BC28 update. BC28 is now generally availa…

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Quick Tip: Business Central Launch Edition 2026 Wave 1: 37 Sessions

The Business Central Launch Edition for 2026 release wave 1 went live on April 1, 2026: Thirty-seven sessions, just under ten hours, all free at aka.ms/BCLE. I covered the release notes a few weeks…

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How Do I: Use the Word Add-in for Business Central Report Layouts

Word layouts for Business Central document reports have always been a practical choice for invoices, quotes, orders, and other documents you send to customers or suppliers. Designing those layouts,…

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Which Power BI License Do You Need for Business Central?

One of the most common questions I get when setting up Power BI with Business Central is: do I need a paid Power BI license? The short answer is yes. But let me explain exactly why, and what happen…

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Business Central 2026 Release Wave 1: A Mix of Platform Evolution and Practical Improvements

Microsoft has published the release notes for Business Central version 28, which reaches general availability in April 2026. The preview has been available since early March, and the feature table …

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API Pages vs API Queries in Business Central: When to Use Each

When you need to expose data from Business Central, the first question is not how, but what kind of interaction you need: Are you writing data into the system, or reading data out of it? That singl…

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Where GitHub Copilot Actually Saves Time in AL Projects

A practical look at where GitHub Copilot saves real time in AL development for Business Central, with examples from Agent, Chat, Ask, and Edit mode.

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Quick Tip: Business Central Update 27.5 Released and Version 28 Preview Sandboxes Available

Microsoft recently released update 27.5 for Dynamics 365 Business Central, the latest monthly update for the 2025 release wave 2 cycle. At the same time, something else interesting happened: previe…

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Introducing AL Table Visualizer: An Interactive ER Diagram for Your Business Central Tables

Visualize Business Central table relations in VS Code. AL Table Visualizer turns AL TableRelation properties into an interactive ER diagram with base app support.

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How Do I: Replace Reports with Analysis Mode in Business Central

Introduction In many Business Central environments, reports are still the default answer to almost every data question. Need a Top 10 list? Create a report. Need balances by period? Run a report. N…

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How Do I: Analyze List Pages and Data Using Analysis Mode in Business Central

Introduction List pages in Dynamics 365 Business Central are central to daily operational work: customers, vendors, items, ledger entries, and documents.What is often overlooked is that these same …

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Quick Tip: Business Central Update 27.3 – What’s New

Microsoft has released Update 27.3 for Dynamics 365 Business Central as part of the 2025 release wave 2. While this update is still incremental in nature, it does introduce several notable improvem…

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Do You Really Need Plan Mode If You Already Use Agents Well?

A question that came up in a recent discussion made me pause. If you already use Copilot Agents with clear instructions to plan first and not modify anything, what does Plan mode really add? Is it …

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Microsoft hiring Product Manager in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark | LinkedIn

Posted 12:26:08 PM. OverviewWe are looking for a Product Manager to join our Business Central team focusing on…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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How Do I: Create a Business Central Trial From Scratch

At the start of a new year, many people decide to explore Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. This might be because of curiosity, a new role, a new project, a training, a demo or the need to e…

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Looking Back at 2025: What This Year Taught Me

Towards the end of 2025, I like to pause and look back, not just at what I published on this blog, but at what I learned by writing, building, and engaging with the community. This year covered a b…

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Copilot Plan Mode in AL: Clarifying Intent Before Writing Code

In the previous posts, I looked at Chat, Ask, Edit, and Agent, and how each supports a different moment in AL development. Introduction to GitHub Copilot in VSCode for AL Development – think about …

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Copilot Agent in AL: Using It Well Without Losing Control

In the previous post, I looked at Chat, Ask, and Edit and how each supports a different moment in AL development. All three operate at a local level: one file one selection one idea at a time That …

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Chat, Ask, or Edit? Using GitHub Copilot Effectively in AL Development

In the previous post, I introduced GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code and the different modes it offers for AL development. Once you start using Copilot more actively, one question comes up very …

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Introduction to GitHub Copilot in VSCode for AL Development

GitHub Copilot has quietly become one of the most helpful tools for anyone working with Business Central. What began as a smart autocomplete has now evolved into a full set of AI-powered features b…

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Quick Tip: Business Central Updates 27.1 & 27.2: A Quick Look at What’s New

Microsoft has released the latest incremental updates for Dynamics 365 Business Central, and both 27.1 and 27.2 bring practical improvements. Below is a concise overview you can share with your use…

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