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summary: Release Wave 27.0 of Dynamics 365 Business Central introduces mandatory features focused on performance, usability, and security. Organizations should enable and test these features in sandbox environments now to ensure extension compatibility before they become mandatory.
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# Quick Tip: Get Ready: Upcoming Mandatory Features in Business Central Release Wave 27.0

[Read the post](https://thinkaboutit.be/2025/08/quick-tip-get-ready-upcoming-mandatory-features-in-business-central-release-wave-27-0/) · think about IT - Steven Renders (Steven Renders) · 2025-08-05 · 268 words · tier community · reviewed (checked by Opus)

> Release Wave 27.0 of Dynamics 365 Business Central introduces mandatory features focused on performance, usability, and security. Organizations should enable and test these features in sandbox environments now to ensure extension compatibility before they become mandatory.

## Key points

- Multiple new features will become mandatory in Wave 27.0, including optimized text search, server certificate validation, and auto-save capabilities
- Features are available in Feature Management and should be tested in sandbox environments before they become compulsory
- Extensions and apps may require updates to maintain compatibility with the mandatory features
- The changes span multiple areas including warehouse operations, currency revaluation, tax forms, and navigation search

## Quotes

- "To avoid any surprises, it's a good idea to enable and test these features now." (Proactive testing helps identify compatibility issues with extensions before features become mandatory)
- "While these updates are designed to improve performance, usability, and security, they could also affect your current extensions and apps." (Organizations need to understand that mandatory features may require extension updates and plan accordingly)

## Context

- Features: Calculate only visible FlowFields, Enable multiple users to post warehouse entries simultaneously, Use optimized text search in lists, Enable server certificate validation for HTTP requests, Enable advanced navigation search with semantic similarity, Optimize screen estate usage on the web, Auto-save with every field change, G/L currency revaluation
- Versions: 2025 release wave 2, 27.0

Source: think about IT - Steven Renders, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.