Dynamics 365 Business Central agents: announcing new updates.
Business Central update 28.1 enables deploying custom agents to production environments and introduces GPT-5.3-chat as the default model for Copilot, rolling out from May to June. A new UI setting lets users view and select models for custom agents, with programmatic control via AL methods coming soon.
post Stefano Demiliani
"Dynamics 365 Business Central update 28.1 will allow you to deploy your own Business Central agents to production environments."
Key points
- Starting with update 28.1, custom Business Central agents can be deployed to production environments
- GPT-5.3-chat becomes the default Copilot model, rolling out gradually across regions between May and June
- A new setting on the Agents page shows which model each custom agent uses and lets you pick another
- An AL method to set the model from code is announced but not yet available
- Existing agents switch to the new model on their own, but the author advises testing them once the model selector appears
Quotes
- “Dynamics 365 Business Central update 28.1 will allow you to deploy your own Business Central agents to production environments.” (This marks a key milestone for agent capabilities, moving from preview to production-ready custom agents.)
- “You will be able also to control model selection programmatically from AL (new method to do that will be soon available).” (Developers gain programmatic control over AI models, enabling customization and integration with AL solutions.)
Context
- Features: Agents page, model selector UI, programmatic model selection, GPT-5.3-chat integration, custom agent deployment
- Versions: 28.1
Source: Stefano Demiliani, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.