--- id: video/IAacWsvav1E type: video title: "What's New: Enhanced Index Management (2026 release wave 1)" summary: "Enhanced index management in Business Central (2026 release wave 1): a Table Data Information Management page with per-index drilldown, a runtime index on/off toggle in the client, per-company index activation, and new telemetry events LC 63 and 64 for index enable and disable." tier: official language: en tags: - index management - database performance - storage optimization - table data information - index lifecycle - telemetry - per-company configuration - sql indexes system: platform review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-07T22:48:51.255Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-07T22:48:51.301Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-video: 1 summarize-video: 2 input_hash: bfb19e0eaadeff9f9676cb1aa1f6678bad4fa2d7b9efb1e57be368efecb3e773 evidence: - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=37s title: "What's New: Enhanced Index Management (2026 release wave 1)" date: "2026-04-08T10:01:34.000Z" commit: null t: 37 quote: you can now analyze your data performance and based on that you can make it faster um and maybe also save something on your - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=219s title: "What's New: Enhanced Index Management (2026 release wave 1)" date: "2026-04-08T10:01:34.000Z" commit: null t: 219 quote: the full kind of C/SIDE experience is coming now where you can now turn indexes on and off directly in the client - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=250s title: "What's New: Enhanced Index Management (2026 release wave 1)" date: "2026-04-08T10:01:34.000Z" commit: null t: 250 quote: If we start here with the system ID, it is defined as being unique. It would be a semantically different experience if you turned - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=316s title: "What's New: Enhanced Index Management (2026 release wave 1)" date: "2026-04-08T10:01:34.000Z" commit: null t: 316 quote: those indices you have normally not been able to turn on but you can now turn them on here - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=316s title: "What's New: Enhanced Index Management (2026 release wave 1)" date: "2026-04-08T10:01:34.000Z" commit: null t: 316 quote: We say here they will be in queued and turned on in the subsequent maintenance window overnight depending on local time. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=368s title: "What's New: Enhanced Index Management (2026 release wave 1)" date: "2026-04-08T10:01:34.000Z" commit: null t: 368 quote: when we develop the base app, we are trying to guess the types of indexes that would make sense, but we don't necessarily know - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=471s title: "What's New: Enhanced Index Management (2026 release wave 1)" date: "2026-04-08T10:01:34.000Z" commit: null t: 471 quote: I want to highlight what I think is a new ability that we haven't had since C/SIDE and that is the ability to create links: learn: [] objects: [] features: [] topics: [] localizations: [] videos: [] posts: [] guidelines: [] video_id: IAacWsvav1E channel: yt-microsoft source_name: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E published_at: "2026-04-08T10:01:34.000Z" duration_s: 816 captions: full audience: - administrator - developer - functional consultant chapters: - t: 0 title: Introduction and Motivation - t: 37 title: Overview of Enhanced Index Management - t: 82 title: Table Data Information Management Page Demo - t: 128 title: Index Details and Technical Information - t: 179 title: History of Index Management and New Capabilities - t: 263 title: Turning Indexes On and Off Demo - t: 344 title: Per-Company Index Management and Design Philosophy - t: 414 title: Telemetry and Documentation - t: 530 title: Summary and Resources - t: 580 title: General Business Central Resources features: - name: Table Data Information Management Page with Index Drilldown status: unclear t: 82 verified: false status_source: video - name: Index Field and Coverage Information Display status: unclear t: 143 verified: false status_source: video - name: Runtime Index Toggle Capability in Client status: unclear t: 179 verified: false status_source: video - name: Per-Company Selective Index Activation status: unclear t: 344 verified: false status_source: video - name: Index Lifecycle Telemetry Events status: unclear t: 414 verified: false status_source: video objects_mentioned: - page Table Information page - page Table Data Information Management page quotes: - t: 37 text: you can now analyze your data performance and based on that you can make it faster um and maybe also save something on your check: exact - t: 219 text: the full kind of C/SIDE experience is coming now where you can now turn indexes on and off directly in the client check: exact - t: 250 text: If we start here with the system ID, it is defined as being unique. It would be a semantically different experience if you turned check: exact - t: 316 text: those indices you have normally not been able to turn on but you can now turn them on here check: fuzzy - t: 316 text: We say here they will be in queued and turned on in the subsequent maintenance window overnight depending on local time. check: exact - t: 368 text: when we develop the base app, we are trying to guess the types of indexes that would make sense, but we don't necessarily know check: exact - t: 471 text: I want to highlight what I think is a new ability that we haven't had since C/SIDE and that is the ability to create check: exact --- # What's New: Enhanced Index Management (2026 release wave 1) > Enhanced index management in Business Central (2026 release wave 1): a Table Data Information Management page with per-index drilldown, a runtime index on/off toggle in the client, per-company index activation, and new telemetry events LC 63 and 64 for index enable and disable. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2026-04-08 · 13:36 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus) ## Overview The video explains how Business Central now exposes index information and control in the client. From the table information page, users can drill down to per-index details for each table and company, including index size, usage, and which fields are in or included in an index. It also demos turning indexes on and off at runtime, which resembles the C/SIDE experience. Indexes can ship disabled by default and be enabled per company where the functionality and data justify the storage and update cost. The video closes with the new lifecycle telemetry events and documentation links. ## Key points - The Table Data Information Management page lets you drill down from table information to per-index data, per table and per company, including index size and advanced usage information. - A detailed view shows which fields are in an index and which are included, so you can judge whether it covers a query without reading source code. It needs technical knowledge to interpret. - Indexes can be turned on and off in the client at runtime. Some cannot be turned off, for example the system ID index, which is defined as unique. - Turning off an index removes it from SQL, saving storage and making table updates cheaper. - Enabling an index that was created disabled is queued and applied in the next maintenance window in SaaS. In local Docker or on-prem it happens immediately. - Indexes can ship disabled by default and be enabled per company, avoiding storage and update costs for indexes a company does not need. - Telemetry events LC 63 and 64 record index enable and disable done through the client, alongside existing lifecycle events for AL-based index operations. They are documented at ak.ms/bctelemetry. ## Chapters - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=0s) Introduction and Motivation - [0:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=37s) Overview of Enhanced Index Management - [1:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=82s) Table Data Information Management Page Demo - [2:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=128s) Index Details and Technical Information - [2:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=179s) History of Index Management and New Capabilities - [4:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=263s) Turning Indexes On and Off Demo - [5:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=344s) Per-Company Index Management and Design Philosophy - [6:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=414s) Telemetry and Documentation - [8:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=530s) Summary and Resources - [9:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=580s) General Business Central Resources ## Features | Feature | Status | At | |---|---|---| | Table Data Information Management Page with Index Drilldown | status not stated, demoed | [1:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=82s) | | Index Field and Coverage Information Display | status not stated, demoed | [2:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=143s) | | Runtime Index Toggle Capability in Client | status not stated, demoed | [2:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=179s) | | Per-Company Selective Index Activation | status not stated, demoed | [5:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=344s) | | Index Lifecycle Telemetry Events | status not stated | [6:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=414s) | ## 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 "Table Information page" at [1:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=82s) - page "Table Data Information Management page" at [0:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=58s) Not found in BC28-30: page "Table Information page", page "Table Data Information Management page". ## Quotes - [0:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=37s) "you can now analyze your data performance and based on that you can make it faster um and maybe also save something on your" - [3:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=219s) "the full kind of C/SIDE experience is coming now where you can now turn indexes on and off directly in the client" - [4:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=250s) "If we start here with the system ID, it is defined as being unique. It would be a semantically different experience if you turned" - [5:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=316s) "those indices you have normally not been able to turn on but you can now turn them on here" - [5:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=316s) "We say here they will be in queued and turned on in the subsequent maintenance window overnight depending on local time." - [6:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=368s) "when we develop the base app, we are trying to guess the types of indexes that would make sense, but we don't necessarily know" - [7:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAacWsvav1E&t=471s) "I want to highlight what I think is a new ability that we haven't had since C/SIDE and that is the ability to create" Presenters (as heard): Kenny Pontoppidan, Mass Gram.