Quick Tip: Business Central 29.0 Is Now Generally Available
Business Central version 29.0 (2026 release wave 2) is now generally available. The release includes substantial improvements across Copilot and agents, AL development, reporting and analytics, financial management, supply chain, electronic documents, and sustainability, with dedicated What's New sessions organized by topic area.
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Key points
- Version 29 is particularly significant for developers with improvements to AL tooling, testability, page scripting, ALGraph, and the agentic developer loop
- Reporting receives major enhancements including composite document layouts, improved Word capabilities, financial reporting features, and Business Central mirroring to Microsoft Fabric
- AI and agents are a major theme, with improvements to Copilot Chat, the Expense Agent, Sales Order Agent, and MCP Server, appearing on both user and developer sides
- Microsoft has published over 30 organized What’s New sessions covering specific areas like financial management, supply chain, governance, and country-specific features
Context
- Features: Copilot Chat experience, Expense Agent, Sales Order Agent, ALGraph, BC-Bench, Page Scripting, Composite document layouts, Microsoft Fabric mirroring
- Versions: 29.0, 2026 release wave 2
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