--- id: video/6B6F38AswE8 type: video title: "What's Next: AL-Go for GitHub (2025 release wave 1)" summary: "Freddy Christensen outlines planned AL-Go for GitHub work for 2025 release wave 1: indirect (private) templates expected around April or May, NuGet generation and publishing of runtime packages, running tests and page scripting tests when publishing to online sandbox or QA environments, ongoing security hardening, and a multi-year move away from BC Container Helper. Publishing test apps to online environments was released in this release; running the tests there is still in progress." tier: official language: en tags: - al-go - github - security - indirect templates - nuget - testing - bc container helper - devops - cicd system: platform review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-07T23:01:05.629Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-07T23:01:05.667Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-video: 1 summarize-video: 2 input_hash: 47413a7a3c0eb9105d9488bc5224153ebb47e9e8ca1d81be789e62064935aa95 evidence: - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=266s title: "NuGet Support - Generate and Publish Runtime Packages: announced" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:10.000Z" commit: null t: 266 quote: that is big on the agenda for Al go for GitHub in the future - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=266s title: "Running Tests on Online Environments: announced" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:10.000Z" commit: null t: 266 quote: another thing we're working on is running tests and Page scripting tests on online environments - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=343s title: "Move Away from BC Container Helper: announced" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:10.000Z" commit: null t: 343 quote: we will be moving away from BC from using BC container helper in Al go for GitHub - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=46s title: "What's Next: AL-Go for GitHub (2025 release wave 1)" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:10.000Z" commit: null t: 46 quote: we definitely need to listen to partner feedback we definitely need to follow new security recommendations so some of these things are musthaves - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=225s title: "What's Next: AL-Go for GitHub (2025 release wave 1)" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:10.000Z" commit: null t: 225 quote: I expect this one to to make it in in probably April or May I said no dates oh I just gave a date - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=246s title: "What's Next: AL-Go for GitHub (2025 release wave 1)" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:10.000Z" commit: null t: 246 quote: generate and publish runtime packages as new get uh that part is something that I very frequently hear from Partners they miss - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=282s title: "What's Next: AL-Go for GitHub (2025 release wave 1)" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:10.000Z" commit: null t: 282 quote: in this release we have released a functionality that can publish test and test apps and stuff like that to online environments - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=383s title: "What's Next: AL-Go for GitHub (2025 release wave 1)" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:10.000Z" commit: null t: 383 quote: there's a long way probably two three years before we we're going to get through with all of these things - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=400s title: "What's Next: AL-Go for GitHub (2025 release wave 1)" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:10.000Z" commit: null t: 400 quote: Partners move to a managed devop solution if they have if if partners are running right now A devop solution that they're managing themselves links: learn: [] objects: [] features: [] topics: [] localizations: [] videos: [] posts: [] guidelines: [] video_id: 6B6F38AswE8 channel: yt-microsoft source_name: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8 published_at: "2025-04-01T15:00:10.000Z" duration_s: 438 captions: full audience: - developer - partner - administrator chapters: - t: 0 title: Introduction and Security Overview - t: 86 title: Security Investments and AL-Go Benefits - t: 124 title: Indirect Templates and Customizations - t: 225 title: NuGet Support and Package Publishing - t: 266 title: Testing on Online Environments - t: 322 title: Moving Away from BC Container Helper features: - name: Indirect Templates and Customizations status: unclear t: 124 verified: false status_source: video - name: NuGet Support - Generate and Publish Runtime Packages status: announced t: 246 verified: true status_source: video - name: Running Tests on Online Environments status: announced t: 266 verified: true status_source: video - name: Move Away from BC Container Helper status: announced t: 322 verified: true status_source: video - name: Security Recommendations Implementation status: unclear t: 86 verified: false status_source: video objects_mentioned: [] quotes: - t: 46 text: we definitely need to listen to partner feedback we definitely need to follow new security recommendations so some of these things are musthaves check: exact - t: 225 text: I expect this one to to make it in in probably April or May I said no dates oh I just gave a date check: exact - t: 246 text: generate and publish runtime packages as new get uh that part is something that I very frequently hear from Partners they miss check: exact - t: 282 text: in this release we have released a functionality that can publish test and test apps and stuff like that to online environments check: exact - t: 383 text: there's a long way probably two three years before we we're going to get through with all of these things check: exact - t: 400 text: Partners move to a managed devop solution if they have if if partners are running right now A devop solution that they're managing themselves check: exact --- # What's Next: AL-Go for GitHub (2025 release wave 1) > Freddy Christensen outlines planned AL-Go for GitHub work for 2025 release wave 1: indirect (private) templates expected around April or May, NuGet generation and publishing of runtime packages, running tests and page scripting tests when publishing to online sandbox or QA environments, ongoing security hardening, and a multi-year move away from BC Container Helper. Publishing test apps to online environments was released in this release; running the tests there is still in progress. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2025-04-01 · 7:18 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus) ## Overview The video covers what is next for AL-Go for GitHub in 2025 release wave 1. The speaker frames security recommendations and partner feedback as must-haves, and says AL-Go benefits from Microsoft's security investments, including monthly security updates implemented in DevOps pipelines. It then walks through indirect templates for customer-specific customizations, NuGet support for runtime packages, running tests and page scripting tests on online environments when publishing, and the gradual move away from BC Container Helper. The speaker gives no firm dates, and says one item may land in April or May. ## Key points - Indirect (private) templates let partners add customer-specific customizations without changing the final repositories; custom jobs and custom steps are merged into templates. It is at PR stage, being tested by partners, and settings handling is still being finalized; the speaker expects it around April or May. - NuGet support is meant to generate and publish runtime packages efficiently, a frequent partner request. It needs more testing and partner adoption. - Publishing test apps to online environments was released in this release. Running tests and page scripting tests when publishing to sandbox or QA environments is still being worked on, as part of publishing (continuous or manual deployment) rather than the core CI/CD pipeline. - AL-Go will move away from BC Container Helper, shifting DevOps-relevant features into PowerShell modules or GitHub actions. The speaker expects this to take two to three years. - Partners running their own DevOps solution based on BC Container Helper are recommended to move to a managed DevOps solution. BC Container Helper will not be removed from the PowerShell gallery, but support will stop at some point. - The team receives security requirements every month to implement in its DevOps pipelines, and AL-Go for GitHub benefits from these Microsoft security investments. - The speaker says these are must-haves but gives no firm dates, apart from expecting indirect templates around April or May. ## Chapters - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=0s) Introduction and Security Overview - [1:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=86s) Security Investments and AL-Go Benefits - [2:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=124s) Indirect Templates and Customizations - [3:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=225s) NuGet Support and Package Publishing - [4:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=266s) Testing on Online Environments - [5:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=322s) Moving Away from BC Container Helper ## Features | Feature | Status | At | Evidence | |---|---|---|---| | Indirect Templates and Customizations | status not stated | [2:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=124s) | | | NuGet Support - Generate and Publish Runtime Packages | announced | [4:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=246s) | "that is big on the agenda for Al go for GitHub in the future" ([4:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=266s)) | | Running Tests on Online Environments | announced | [4:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=266s) | "another thing we're working on is running tests and Page scripting tests on online environments" ([4:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=266s)) | | Move Away from BC Container Helper | announced | [5:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=322s) | "we will be moving away from BC from using BC container helper in Al go for GitHub" ([5:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=343s)) | | Security Recommendations Implementation | status not stated | [1:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=86s) | | ## Quotes - [0:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=46s) "we definitely need to listen to partner feedback we definitely need to follow new security recommendations so some of these things are musthaves" - [3:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=225s) "I expect this one to to make it in in probably April or May I said no dates oh I just gave a date" - [4:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=246s) "generate and publish runtime packages as new get uh that part is something that I very frequently hear from Partners they miss" - [4:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=282s) "in this release we have released a functionality that can publish test and test apps and stuff like that to online environments" - [6:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=383s) "there's a long way probably two three years before we we're going to get through with all of these things" - [6:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=400s) "Partners move to a managed devop solution if they have if if partners are running right now A devop solution that they're managing themselves" ## Disclaimers in the video - [0:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=26s) other: no promises no dates - [3:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=225s) coming-later: I expect this one to to make it in in probably April or May - [6:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6F38AswE8&t=383s) coming-later: there's a long way probably two three years before we we're going to get through with all of these things Presenters (as heard): Freddy Christensen.