Development and administration

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Overview

This section covers running and extending Business Central. Administrators find guidance on managing online tenants as internal admins or delegated partners, including users, permissions, licensing, environment updates, and telemetry. A larger subtopic covers day-to-day administration tasks such as company creation, job queues, web services, printers, and languages.

Developers and consultants will find the introduction to building extensions in AL with Visual Studio Code, plus the Performance Overview on the performance toolkit, page caching, and monitoring. The Customize subtopic covers role-based page layouts, the Premium experience, Cue indicators, and individual extensions.

Further pages cover Copilot and agent settings, a list of deprecated features by release wave (2020 to 2027), synchronizing master data between companies, and migrating from on-premises Business Central, GP, SL, or NAV to the online service. Start with the section’s landing page or the online administration page, then go to the subtopic that fits your task.

Key points

• Online administration covers user management, permissions, licensing, environment updates, telemetry, and delegated partner access.
• The Copilot & agent capabilities page (documented for versions 28 and 29) controls feature activation, user permissions, data movement across geographies, Bing Search, feedback, and agent model selection.
• AL extension development uses Visual Studio Code and can create or extend tables, pages, codeunits, and reports.
• The deprecated features page lists removals across release waves 2020 to 2027, such as API v1.0, legacy Power BI apps, Intelligent Cloud Insights, and configuration packages.
• Performance guidance covers the performance toolkit extension, page caching, and performance monitoring.
• Master data sync lets subsidiary companies pull customer, vendor, item, and employee data from a source company, with coupling and scheduling.
• Migration to online supports Business Central, Dynamics GP, SL, and NAV data, with guidance on full migration versus reimplementation.
• Administration tasks include company creation, job queues, web services, API templates, indexes, printers, and languages.

Subtopics

• Administration tasks in Business Central (34 pages)
• Customize Business Central (30 pages)
• Synchronize master data across companies (2 pages)
• Migrate to Business Central online (5 pages)

More Learn pages

• Administration of Business Central Online: Learn about how you as the internal administrator or as a reselling partner can manage online tenants of Dynamics 365 Business Central.
• Configure Copilot and agent capabilities: Learn how to control Copilot and agent features in Business Central, including deactivation, user access, and data governance controls.
• Deprecated Features in the application: Describes the features that have been moved, removed, or replaced in the W1 version.
• Developing extensions in AL: Overview of the development experience for building extensions using the AL language.
• Development and administration for Business Central: Learn how to extend, manage, and customize Dynamics 365 Business Central.
• Performance Overview for Business Central: Learn different ways to improve the performance of Business Central as a functional consultant, a developer, or an administrator.

Videos, posts and code changes

Linked by a Haiku matcher with a grounding quote from the item’s summary (link/topics.ts); machine-generated.

• #9281 Add read isolation support to Isolated Storage Management (code change): “Isolated Storage Management codeunit now provides Get method overloads”
• #9291 Add [NonDebuggable] to Cryptography Management encrypt/decrypt procedures (code change): “Cryptography Management system application now marks all encryption and decryption procedures”

Business Central pages and reports

The pages, reports and queries this hub’s Learn pages name (ms.search.form, API reference), joined to the code by exact object id (data/index/docs-objects.json); a page shows the table it runs on.

• Page 7771 “Copilot Not Available”
• Page 7772 “Copilot Deactivate Capability”
• Page 7775 “Copilot AI Capabilities” · captioned “Copilot & agent capabilities”
• Page 1 “Company Information” · on Table 79 “Company Information” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 30 “Item Card” · on Table 27 “Item” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 76 “Resource Card” · on Table 156 “Resource” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 107 “Date Compr. Registers” · on Table 87 “Date Compr. Register” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 119 “User Setup” · on Table 91 “User Setup” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 592 “Change Log Setup” · on Table 402 “Change Log Setup” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 593 “Change Log Setup (Table) List” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 594 “Change Log Setup (Field) List” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 595 “Change Log Entries” · on Table 405 “Change Log Entry” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 630 “Data Archive List” · on Table 600 “Data Archive” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 671 “Job Queue Category List” · captioned “Job Queue Categories” · on Table 471 “Job Queue Category” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 672 “Job Queue Entries” · on Table 472 “Job Queue Entry” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 673 “Job Queue Entry Card” · on Table 472 “Job Queue Entry” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 674 “Job Queue Log Entries” · on Table 474 “Job Queue Log Entry” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 710 “Activity Log” · on Table 710 “Activity Log” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 774 “User Details” · captioned “Users” · on Table 774 “User Details” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 810 “Web Services” · on Table 9900 “Web Service Aggregate” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 1070 “MS - PayPal Standard Setup” · captioned “PayPal Payments Standard Setup” · on Table 1070 “MS - PayPal Standard Account” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1071 “MS - PayPal Standard Template” · captioned “PayPal Payments Standard Template” · on Table 1071 “MS - PayPal Standard Template” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1073 “MS - PayPal Standard Accounts” · captioned “PayPal Payments Standard Accounts” · on Table 1070 “MS - PayPal Standard Account” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1074 “MS - PayPal Standard Settings” · captioned “PayPal” · on Table 1070 “MS - PayPal Standard Account” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1151 “COHUB Role Center” · captioned “Company Hub” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1152 “COHUB Company Summary” · captioned “Summary” · on Table 1156 “COHUB Group Company Summary” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1153 “COHUB Company Short Summary” · captioned “Company Hub” · on Table 1156 “COHUB Group Company Summary” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1154 “COHUB My User Tasks” · captioned “My User Tasks” · on Table 1154 “COHUB User Task” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1155 “COHUB Group List” · captioned “Groups” · on Table 1155 “COHUB Group” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1165 “COHUB Enviroment Card” · captioned “Environment Link” · on Table 1152 “COHUB Enviroment” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1166 “COHUB Enviroment List” · captioned “Environments” · on Table 1152 “COHUB Enviroment” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1167 “COHUB Companies Overview” · captioned “Company Hub” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1366 “Field Monitoring Setup” · on Table 1366 “Field Monitoring Setup” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 1367 “Monitored Field Log Entries” · on Table 405 “Change Log Entry” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 1368 “Monitor Field Setup Wizard” · captioned “Field Monitoring Assisted Setup Guide” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 1369 “Monitored Fields Worksheet” · on Table 404 “Change Log Setup (Field)” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 1439 “Headline Details” · on Table 1437 “Headline Details Per User” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1565 “Privacy Notices” · captioned “Privacy Notices Status” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 1752 “Data Classification Wizard” · captioned “Data Classification Assisted Setup Guide” · on Table 1180 “Data Privacy Entities” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 1801 “Assisted Setup” · on Table 1990 “Guided Experience Item” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 1803 “Assisted Company Setup Wizard” · captioned “Company Setup” · on Table 8627 “Config. Setup” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 1830 “MS - QBO Data Migration” · captioned “QuickBooks Online Migration Setup” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1850 “Sales Forecast” · captioned “Forecast” · on Table 27 “Item” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1851 “Sales Forecast No Chart” · captioned “Forecast” · on Table 27 “Item” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1853 “Sales Forecast Setup Card” · captioned “Sales and Inventory Forecast Setup” · on Table 1853 “MS - Sales Forecast Setup” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1911 “MigrationQB AccountTable” · captioned “Account Table” · on Table 1911 “MigrationQB Account” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1912 “MigrationQB CustomerTable” · captioned “Customer Table” · on Table 1912 “MigrationQB Customer” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1913 “MigrationQB CustomerTrans” · captioned “Customer Transactions” · on Table 1913 “MigrationQB CustomerTrans” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1914 “MigrationQB VendorTable” · captioned “Vendor Table” · on Table 1914 “MigrationQB Vendor” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1915 “MigrationQB VendorTrans” · captioned “Vendor Transactions” · on Table 1915 “MigrationQB VendorTrans” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1916 “MigrationQB ItemTable” · captioned “Item Table” · on Table 1916 “MigrationQB Item” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1918 “MigrationQB Posting Accounts” · captioned “Posting Accounts” · on Table 1918 “MigrationQB Account Setup” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1919 “MigrationQB Default Accounts” · captioned “QuickBooks Migration Setup” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1950 “LP Machine Learning Setup” · captioned “Late Payment Prediction Setup” · on Table 1950 “LP Machine Learning Setup” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1951 “LP Prediction FactBox” · on Table 21 “Cust. Ledger Entry” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 1978 “MS 365 License Setup Wizard” · captioned “Set up access with Microsoft 365 licenses” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 1990 “Checklist Banner” · on Table 1995 “Checklist Item Buffer” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 1992 “Checklist Administration” · on Table 1995 “Checklist Item Buffer” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 1993 “Checklist” · captioned “Checklist Administration” · on Table 1995 “Checklist Item Buffer” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 1994 “Checklist Item Roles” · on Table 1992 “Checklist Item Role” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 1995 “Checklist Item Users” · captioned “Checklist Users” · on Table 1993 “Checklist Item User” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 1997 “Checklist Resurfacing” · captioned “Show the checklist” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 2026 “Image Analysis Tags” · captioned “Image Analyzer Attributes” · on Table 2028 “MS - Image Analyzer Tags” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 2027 “Image Analysis Blacklist” · captioned “Image Analyzer Blocked Attributes” · on Table 2029 “MS - Img. Analyzer Blacklist” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 2029 “Image Analyzer Wizard” · captioned “Image Analyzer assisted setup guide” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 2500 “Extension Management” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 2514 “Delete Orphaned Extension Data” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 2515 “AppSource Product List” · captioned “Microsoft AppSource apps” · on Table 2515 “AppSource Product” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 2610 “Feature Management” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 2650 “Email Printer Settings” · on Table 2650 “Email Printer Settings” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 2750 “Universal Printer Settings” · on Table 2751 “Universal Printer Settings” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 2752 “Add Universal Printers Wizard” · captioned “Add Universal Print Printers” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 2753 “Universal Print Shares List” · captioned “Print Shares” · on Table 2752 “Universal Print Share Buffer” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 2754 “Universal Printer Tray List” · captioned “Universal Printer Trays” · on Table 823 “Name/Value Buffer” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 3901 “Retention Policy Setup Card” · captioned “Retention Policy” · on Table 3901 “Retention Policy Setup” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 3903 “Retention Policy Setup List” · captioned “Retention Policies” · on Table 3901 “Retention Policy Setup” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 4003 “Intelligent Cloud Management” · captioned “Cloud Migration Management” · on Table 4001 “Hybrid Replication Summary” · via Migrate to Business Central online
• Page 4021 “GP Migration Settings List” · captioned “Select company settings for data migration” · on Table 4044 “GP Company Migration Settings” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 4031 “Hybrid GP Errors Factbox” · captioned “GP Synchronization Errors” · on Table 4015 “GP Migration Errors” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 4700 “VAT Group Submission Lines” · on Table 4703 “VAT Group Submission Line” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 4701 “VAT Group Submissions” · on Table 4702 “VAT Group Submission Header” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 4703 “VAT Group Approved Member List” · captioned “VAT Group Approved Members” · on Table 4700 “VAT Group Approved Member” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 4704 “VAT Group Member Calculation” · on Table 4701 “VAT Group Calculation” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 4705 “VAT Group Setup Guide” · captioned “VAT Group Management” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 4706 “VAT Group Sub. Lines Subform” · captioned “VAT Group Submission Lines” · on Table 4703 “VAT Group Submission Line” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 4707 “VAT Group Submission” · on Table 4702 “VAT Group Submission Header” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 4708 “VAT Group Submission List” · captioned “VAT Group Submissions” · on Table 4702 “VAT Group Submission Header” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 4709 “VAT Reports Configuration Part” · captioned “VAT Reports Configuration” · on Table 746 “VAT Reports Configuration” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 5010 “Service Declaration Setup” · on Table 5010 “Service Declaration Setup” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 5022 “Service Declarations” · on Table 5023 “Service Declaration Header” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 5023 “Service Declaration” · on Table 5023 “Service Declaration Header” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 5024 “Service Declaration Subform” · captioned “Lines” · on Table 5024 “Service Declaration Line” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 5338 “Integration Synch. Job List” · captioned “Integration Synchronization Jobs” · on Table 5338 “Integration Synch. Job” · via Synchronize master data across companies
• Page 5469 “API Setup” · on Table 8620 “Config. Tmpl. Selection Rules” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 5800 “Item Charges” · on Table 5800 “Item Charge” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 6300 “Azure AD App Setup Wizard” · captioned “Set Up Microsoft Entra ID” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 6301 “Azure AD App Setup Part” · captioned “” · on Table 6300 “Azure AD App Setup” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 6302 “Azure AD Access Dialog” · captioned “Microsoft Entra service permissions” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 7230 “Master Data Management Setup” · on Table 7230 “Master Data Management Setup” · via Synchronize master data across companies
• Page 7233 “Master Data Synch. Tables” · captioned “Synchronization Tables” · on Table 5335 “Integration Table Mapping” · via Synchronize master data across companies
• Page 7234 “Master Data Full Synch. Review” · captioned “Master Data Initial Synchronization” · on Table 7233 “Master Data Full Synch. R. Ln.” · via Synchronize master data across companies
• Page 7236 “Master Data Synch. Fields” · captioned “Synchronization Fields” · on Table 5336 “Integration Field Mapping” · via Synchronize master data across companies
• Page 8700 “Table Information” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 8705 “Table Information Card” · captioned “Index Management” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 8900 “Administrator Main Role Center” · captioned “Administrator Role Center” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 8930 “Email View Policy List” · captioned “User Email View Policies” · on Table 8930 “Email View Policy” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9000 “Whse. WMS Role Center” · captioned “Shipping and Receiving - Warehouse Management System” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9004 “Bookkeeper Role Center” · captioned “Bookkeeper” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9005 “Sales Manager Role Center” · captioned “Sales Manager” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9006 “Order Processor Role Center” · captioned “Sales Order Processor” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9007 “Purchasing Agent Role Center” · captioned “Purchasing Agent” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9009 “Whse. Worker WMS Role Center” · captioned “Warehouse Worker - Warehouse Management System” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9010 “Production Planner Role Center” · captioned “Manufacturing Manager” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9016 “Service Dispatcher Role Center” · captioned “Service Manager” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9017 “Service Technician Role Center” · captioned “Outbound Technician - Customer Service” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9020 “Small Business Owner RC” · captioned “President - Small Business” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9022 “Business Manager Role Center” · captioned “Business Manager” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9024 “Security Admin Role Center” · captioned “Administration of users, security groups and permissions” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9026 “Sales & Relationship Mgr. RC” · captioned “Sales and Relationship Manager” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9027 “Accountant Role Center” · captioned “Accountant” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9030 “Account Manager Activities” · captioned “Activities” · on Table 9054 “Finance Cue” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9035 “Data Administration” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9040 “Data Administration Guide” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9061 “Plan Configuration List” · captioned “License Configuration” · on Table 9017 “Plan Configuration” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9062 “User Security Activities” · on Table 9062 “User Security Status” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9069 “Plan Configuration Card” · captioned “License Configuration” · on Table 9017 “Plan Configuration” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9171 “Profile List” · captioned “Profiles (Roles)” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9200 “Personalized Pages” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9202 “Advanced Settings” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9204 “User Settings” · captioned “My Settings” · on Table 9172 “User Settings” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9234 “Text Search Language Setup” · captioned “Text Search Language Optimizer” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9235 “Text Search Language Lookup” · captioned “Select Text Search Language” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9511 “Database Locks” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9521 “Database Missing Indexes” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9701 “Cue Setup Administrator” · captioned “Cue Setup” · on Table 9701 “Cue Setup” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 9702 “Cue Setup End User” · captioned “Cue Setup” · on Table 9701 “Cue Setup” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 9800 “Users” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9802 “Permission Sets” · on Table 9009 “Permission Set Buffer” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9807 “User Card” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9808 “User Permission Sets” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9816 “Permission Set by User” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9818 “User Security Status List” · captioned “User Security Status” · on Table 9062 “User Security Status” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9855 “Permission Set” · on Table 9862 “PermissionSet Buffer” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9862 “Expanded Permissions” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9865 “Permission Lookup List” · on Table 9865 “Permission Lookup Buffer” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9868 “Security Group Permission Sets” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9869 “Security Group Members” · on Table 9021 “Security Group Member Buffer” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9871 “Security Groups” · on Table 9022 “Security Group Buffer” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9872 “New Security Group” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9873 “Copy Security Group” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9874 “Permission Set By Sec. Group” · captioned “Permission Set by Security Group” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9875 “Permission Set Assignments” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9877 “Security Group Lookup” · captioned “Available Security Groups” · on Table 9022 “Security Group Buffer” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9878 “Permission Set Lookup List” · captioned “Permission Set Lookup” · on Table 9862 “PermissionSet Buffer” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 9883 “Permissions Overview” · via Administration tasks in Business Central
• Page 20100 “AMC Bank Bank Name List” · captioned “AMC Banking Bank Name List” · on Table 20100 “AMC Bank Banks” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 20101 “AMC Banking Setup” · on Table 20101 “AMC Banking Setup” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 20102 “AMC Bank Pmt. Types” · captioned “AMC Banking Payment Types” · on Table 20102 “AMC Bank Pmt. Type” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 20105 “AMC Bank Assisted Setup” · captioned “AMC Banking 365 Fundamentals Assisted Setup” · on Table 20101 “AMC Banking Setup” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 20106 “AMC Bank Assist Bank Account” · on Table 777 “Online Bank Acc. Link” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 20107 “AMC Bank Webcall Log” · captioned “AMC Banking 365 Webservice Log” · on Table 710 “Activity Log” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 20109 “AMC Bank Signup to Service” · captioned “AMC Banking Signup webservice” · on Table 79 “Company Information” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 20350 “Connectivity Apps” · on Table 20350 “Connectivity App” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 20353 “Banking Apps” · on Table 20350 “Connectivity App” · via Customize Business Central
• Page 40027 “Hybrid DA Approval” · captioned “Delegated admin consent for cloud migration” · on Table 40028 “Hybrid DA Approval” · via Customize Business Central

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