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# What's New: Co-Development Initiative (2024 release wave 2)

> Business Central co-development initiative in 2024 release wave 2: 156 community contributions shipped. Five demos cover Manual Setup page cleanup, a duplicate external document notification, default GL account quantities, Copilot-assisted number series setup, and a ship-to phone number field.

[Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2024-10-08 · 13:37 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus)

## Overview

Co-development is the Business Central team's ambition to develop the BC business application together with the partner community. The video says 156 community contributions shipped in 2024 release wave 2, and that a small group of four community members added many of them.

Five contributions are demoed: a reorganized Manual Setup page, a notification for duplicate external document numbers on sales invoices, default quantities for GL accounts in Sales Setup, Copilot generating number series for a module, and a phone number field on custom ship-to addresses in sales orders. The video also covers a Contribution Hero award and ends with a call to action to engage.

## Key points

- Co-development is the BC team's ambition to jointly develop the BC application with the partner community.
- 156 community contributions shipped in 2024 release wave 2, a record; more than 60 of them came from just four community members.
- The Manual Setup page is reorganized and grouped to reduce clutter and make setup options easier to find.
- A notification warns when a sales invoice is entered with an external document number that was already used.
- Sales Setup has a new setting for default quantities on GL accounts; the quantity fills in when a GL account is selected on a sales invoice.
- Copilot can generate and configure all required number series for a module such as Purchase and Payables; users can review and change them before applying.
- The phone number field on custom ship-to addresses in sales orders required modifying 783 objects.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=0s) What is Co-Development and Why Engage
- [3:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=195s) 2024 Wave 2 Records: 156 Community Contributions
- [5:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=300s) Demo 1: Manual Setup Page Improvements
- [6:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=360s) Demo 2: Duplicate External Documents Notification
- [7:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=420s) Demo 3: Default Quantities for GL Accounts
- [8:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=488s) Demo 4: Copilot-Assisted Number Series Setup
- [9:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=588s) Demo 5: Phone Number for Custom Ship to Address
- [10:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=658s) Contribution Hero Award and Recognition
- [12:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=768s) Closing and Call to Action

## Features

Every feature below: status not stated, demoed.

| Feature | At |
|---|---|
| Manual Setup Page Improvements | [5:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=320s) |
| Duplicate External Documents Notification | [6:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=360s) |
| Default Quantities for GL Accounts | [7:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=420s) |
| Copilot-Assisted Number Series Setup | [8:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=488s) |
| Phone Number for Custom Ship to Address | [9:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=588s) |

## AL objects mentioned

As heard in the captions. A name that matches one object page by exact type and name links to it; the others stay as named.

- page "Manual Setup Page" at [5:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=320s)
- page "Sales Invoices" at [6:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=380s)
- page "Sales Setup" at [7:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=441s)
- table "GL Account" at [7:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=453s)
- page "Purchase and Payable Setup" at [8:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=488s)
- table "Number Series" at [8:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=508s)
- [page 48 "Sales Orders"](../objects/page/48.md) at [10:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=605s)

Not found in BC28-30: page "Manual Setup Page", page "Sales Invoices", page "Sales Setup", table "GL Account", page "Purchase and Payable Setup", table "Number Series".

## Quotes

- [0:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=21s) "C-development is the business Central team's ambition to jointly develop the BC business application together with the partner community"
- [3:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=195s) "2 we have shipped no less than 156 community contributions"
- [4:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=240s) "more than 60 of of these contributions have actually been added by just four community members"
- [9:28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=568s) "what used to take you know forever to set up can now be done in the glimpse of an eye"
- [10:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=625s) "in order to add this one field 783 objects had to be modified"
- [12:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=727s) "hasn't been easy you know having to respect microsoft's responsible ai principles"

## Disclaimers in the video

- [5:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SyNNeHQDUo&t=340s) preview: in the upcoming release this page now looks like this

Presenters (as heard): Yesper.