#11375 Obsolete GPT-5.5 chat and add GPT-5.6 Ceres deployments
GPT-5.5 chat deployment getters in AOAI Deployments are marked obsolete because those deployments retire on 11 September 2026. New GPT-5.6 Ceres latest and preview getters are added, and Sales Order Agent attachment extraction and item search now use them.
- 8files
- 6AL files
- 6objects
Pull request · merged into main (BC30) on 2026-09-23 by darjoo · 8 files (+162 -8), 6 AL · obsoletion · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus)
What changed
- GetGPT55ChatLatest() and GetGPT55ChatPreview() methods marked obsolete in version 30.0 with retirement telemetry
- New GetGPT56CeresLatest() and GetGPT56CeresPreview() methods added returning gpt-56-ceres deployment models
- Sales Order Agent attachment extraction and item search callers migrated to GPT-5.6 Ceres deployments
- GPT-5.5 preview retained for file-content compatibility until cleanup, GPT-5.6 preview enabled for file-content messages
- Five AL tests added covering deployment names, obsolete method retention, file-content preview support, and unsupported model rejection
- Behaviour changes for users or extensions.
AL objects touched
- Codeunit 4421 “SOA Attachment MLLM”, SalesOrderAgent: modified
- Codeunit 4596 “SOA Broader Item Search”, SalesOrderAgent: modified
- Codeunit 4417 “SOA Item Selector”, SalesOrderAgent: modified
- Codeunit 7768 “AOAI Deployments”, System Application: modified
- Codeunit 7769 “AOAI Deployments Impl”, System Application: modified
- Codeunit 7764 “AOAI Chat Messages Impl”, System Application: modified
Obsoletions
- AOAI Deployments: GetGPT55ChatLatest(), replaced by GetGPT56CeresLatest()
- AOAI Deployments: GetGPT55ChatPreview(), replaced by GetGPT56CeresPreview()
Also merged into
- #11772 into
releases/29.xon 2026-09-30
Context
- Work items: AB#650712
- Labels: AL: Apps (W1), AL: System Application, Ownership: Needs Review, Team: Other
- Systems: copilot, development
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