--- id: post/mohana-blog/tag-blogger-com-1999-blog-1492436440038408053-post-8684128894807176700--1c15d5bf7d type: post title: Recently Used Lookup Values Improve Everyday Productivity (BC29) summary: "BC29 (2026 release wave 2) adds Recently Used in Lookups: lookup dialogs can show records a user recently searched for or selected, personalized per user, so common values like vendors or customers are picked by switching to the Recent view instead of searching again. The author found Global Search activity also influences the list and wishes manually entered values were included and Recent could open by default." tier: community language: en tags: - usability - lookups - data entry - productivity - user experience system: sales review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-07T23:46:46.128Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-07T22:42:12.892Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-post: 1 input_hash: 550646b523542ecf7bb408580bac90ccac0eb1286f9b96f67e0ccb5736e25e98 evidence: - kind: blog url: http://mohana-dynamicsnav.blogspot.com/2026/09/recently-used-lookup-values-improve.html title: Recently Used Lookup Values Improve Everyday Productivity (BC29) date: "2026-09-07" commit: null t: null quote: null - kind: blog url: http://mohana-dynamicsnav.blogspot.com/2026/09/recently-used-lookup-values-improve.html title: Recently Used Lookup Values Improve Everyday Productivity (BC29) date: "2026-09-07" commit: null t: null quote: Business Central now surfaces recently used records directly within lookup dialogs. - kind: blog url: http://mohana-dynamicsnav.blogspot.com/2026/09/recently-used-lookup-values-improve.html title: Recently Used Lookup Values Improve Everyday Productivity (BC29) date: "2026-09-07" commit: null t: null quote: The suggestions are personalized to each user based on their usage patterns. - kind: blog url: http://mohana-dynamicsnav.blogspot.com/2026/09/recently-used-lookup-values-improve.html title: Recently Used Lookup Values Improve Everyday Productivity (BC29) date: "2026-09-07" commit: null t: null quote: By surfacing recently selected records directly within lookup dialogs, Microsoft is making everyday navigation and data entry faster and more intuitive. links: learn: [] objects: [] features: [] topics: [] localizations: [] videos: [] posts: [] guidelines: [] post_id: tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1492436440038408053.post-8684128894807176700 source_id: mohana-blog source_name: Mohana's Dynamics NAV & BC blog url: http://mohana-dynamicsnav.blogspot.com/2026/09/recently-used-lookup-values-improve.html published_at: "2026-09-07T04:27:35.000Z" author: Mohana Yadav full_text: false words: 498 quotes: - text: Business Central now surfaces recently used records directly within lookup dialogs. why_it_matters: Explains the core functionality that enables faster record access without repeated searching - text: The suggestions are personalized to each user based on their usage patterns. why_it_matters: Demonstrates that the feature adapts to individual work habits, making recommendations more relevant - text: By surfacing recently selected records directly within lookup dialogs, Microsoft is making everyday navigation and data entry faster and more intuitive. why_it_matters: Captures the practical benefit of reduced friction in common daily tasks for end users code_objects_mentioned: [] systems: - sales - purchasing - inventory versions_mentioned: - BC29 - 2026 Release Wave 2 preview: embeddable: true frame_url: null image: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvLaIw5uCPHIm9iT6TP4nhZvtwCWO4uPpea6nYu-8Qxn-dQSoT_EEJ15HFS2wVRbgGSF2d--bg7BBDpjsdmQgrAfA7M9Q8F_yiWSAftW2EDUhukYaoIafLcYvrVl33kM-uBum7eiAf_0CqPLMsAwOHcBEsJqzM6xnixJkjGo2bbyYCckSVMKfZG6bb4rdQ=w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu image_alt: null image_w: null image_h: null site_name: null favicon: https://mohana-dynamicsnav.blogspot.com/favicon.ico probed_at: "2026-10-07T11:50:20.680Z" --- # Recently Used Lookup Values Improve Everyday Productivity (BC29) [Read the post](http://mohana-dynamicsnav.blogspot.com/2026/09/recently-used-lookup-values-improve.html) · Mohana's Dynamics NAV & BC blog (Mohana Yadav) · 2026-09-07 · 498 words · tier community · reviewed (checked by Opus) > BC29 (2026 release wave 2) adds Recently Used in Lookups: lookup dialogs can show records a user recently searched for or selected, personalized per user, so common values like vendors or customers are picked by switching to the Recent view instead of searching again. The author found Global Search activity also influences the list and wishes manually entered values were included and Recent could open by default. ## Key points - Recently used records appear personalized in lookup dialogs based on individual user activity patterns - Feature covers lookups for customers, vendors, items, locations, dimensions, country codes, and payment terms - Reduces clicks and search time by eliminating need to repeat the same searches throughout the day - Recommendations are influenced by both lookup selections and records accessed through Global Search - Users can access frequently used records by switching to Recent view in lookup dialogs ## Quotes - "Business Central now surfaces recently used records directly within lookup dialogs." (Explains the core functionality that enables faster record access without repeated searching) - "The suggestions are personalized to each user based on their usage patterns." (Demonstrates that the feature adapts to individual work habits, making recommendations more relevant) - "By surfacing recently selected records directly within lookup dialogs, Microsoft is making everyday navigation and data entry faster and more intuitive." (Captures the practical benefit of reduced friction in common daily tasks for end users) ## Context - Features: Recently Used in Lookups, personalized lookup suggestions, global search integration - Versions: BC29, 2026 Release Wave 2 Source: Mohana's Dynamics NAV & BC blog, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.