--- id: video/QCo-uIfPs9g type: video title: "What's New: Extending Copilot in Business Central (2024 Release Wave 2)" summary: 'Copilot extensibility changes for developers in Business Central 2024 release wave 2: prompt actions on card and document pages, errors and messages inside prompt dialogs, parallel function calling, telemetry to Application Insights, and managed AI resources (private preview). Includes a "Suggest Project with Copilot" build walkthrough.' tier: official language: en tags: - copilot actions - prompt dialog - function calling - telemetry - application insights - managed ai resources - page extensions - error messages - prompt guides - azure openai - al toolkit - tool interface system: copilot review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-07T23:05:03.267Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-07T23:05:03.312Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-video: 1 summarize-video: 2 input_hash: c1c056e57e1b9768d222e6803d9d938cbfab42ad52e2f6a6032b901cd30eb873 evidence: - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=557s title: "Managed AI Resources: preview" date: "2024-10-08T15:00:33.000Z" commit: null t: 557 quote: these manag AI resources they are currently in private preview uh we expect a public preview to open in the end or Al of - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=26s title: "What's New: Extending Copilot in Business Central (2024 Release Wave 2)" date: "2024-10-08T15:00:33.000Z" commit: null t: 26 quote: allowing Al developers a quick and convenient way to tap into the Asher open AI service using Al code and bring generative co-pilot experiences - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=130s title: "What's New: Extending Copilot in Business Central (2024 Release Wave 2)" date: "2024-10-08T15:00:33.000Z" commit: null t: 130 quote: we're now introducing support for co-pilot prompt actions on additional page types C document and list page uh page types - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=223s title: "What's New: Extending Copilot in Business Central (2024 Release Wave 2)" date: "2024-10-08T15:00:33.000Z" commit: null t: 223 quote: co-pilot features that displays a prompt dialogue can now show errors and messages directly inside of the dialogue - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=390s title: "What's New: Extending Copilot in Business Central (2024 Release Wave 2)" date: "2024-10-08T15:00:33.000Z" commit: null t: 390 quote: we have unblocked parallel function calling so that the model returns uh the tool calls in one response and that optimizes the round trips - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=557s title: "What's New: Extending Copilot in Business Central (2024 Release Wave 2)" date: "2024-10-08T15:00:33.000Z" commit: null t: 557 quote: these manag AI resources they are currently in private preview uh we expect a public preview to open in the end or Al of - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=820s title: "What's New: Extending Copilot in Business Central (2024 Release Wave 2)" date: "2024-10-08T15:00:33.000Z" commit: null t: 820 quote: we have a prompt dialog page and in the layout we have two important areas The Prompt area and the content area - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1012s title: "What's New: Extending Copilot in Business Central (2024 Release Wave 2)" date: "2024-10-08T15:00:33.000Z" commit: null t: 1012 quote: with selected partners that is going to open up to every partner - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1053s title: "What's New: Extending Copilot in Business Central (2024 Release Wave 2)" date: "2024-10-08T15:00:33.000Z" commit: null t: 1053 quote: you can also fine tune some more parameters for example the max tokens or the temperature you don't need to do that - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1132s title: "What's New: Extending Copilot in Business Central (2024 Release Wave 2)" date: "2024-10-08T15:00:33.000Z" commit: null t: 1132 quote: with the tool invoke preference you can tell our al toolkit that you want the - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1234s title: "What's New: Extending Copilot in Business Central (2024 Release Wave 2)" date: "2024-10-08T15:00:33.000Z" commit: null t: 1234 quote: you need to implement all three of them for your function to be recognized by the AL toolkit - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1373s title: "What's New: Extending Copilot in Business Central (2024 Release Wave 2)" date: "2024-10-08T15:00:33.000Z" commit: null t: 1373 quote: make sure as we mentioned before multiple times to keep an eye on the public preview for manage resources that's coming later this year links: learn: [] objects: - object/page/89 features: [] topics: [] localizations: [] videos: [] posts: [] guidelines: [] video_id: QCo-uIfPs9g channel: yt-microsoft source_name: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g published_at: "2024-10-08T15:00:33.000Z" duration_s: 1404 captions: full audience: - developer - partner chapters: - t: 0 title: Introduction and Copilot Developer Toolkit Overview - t: 89 title: Copilot Prompt Actions on Additional Page Types - t: 203 title: Error and Message Display in Copilot Dialogs - t: 304 title: Column Resizing, UI Improvements, and Parallel Function Calling - t: 410 title: Telemetry and Application Insights - t: 516 title: Managed AI Resources and Preview Announcement - t: 592 title: Demo and Building the Suggest Project with Copilot Extension - t: 897 title: Building Copilot Actions and Prompt Guides - t: 952 title: Azure OpenAI Setup and Authorization - t: 1073 title: Chat Completion and Tool Function Calling - t: 1193 title: Implementing Copilot Functions and Interfaces - t: 1313 title: Summary and Next Steps features: - name: Copilot Prompt Actions on Card and Document Pages status: unclear t: 89 verified: false status_source: video - name: Error and Message Display in Copilot Dialogs status: unclear t: 203 verified: false status_source: video - name: Column Resizing in Copilot Dialogs status: unclear t: 304 verified: false status_source: video - name: Parallel Function Calling status: unclear t: 350 verified: false status_source: video - name: Telemetry for Copilot Features status: unclear t: 410 verified: false status_source: video - name: Managed AI Resources status: preview t: 516 verified: true status_source: video - name: Suggest Project with Copilot Feature status: unclear t: 592 verified: false status_source: video - name: Prompt Guides status: unclear t: 857 verified: false status_source: video - name: Copilot Progress Dialog Customization status: unclear t: 897 verified: false status_source: video - name: Manage Resource Authorization for Azure OpenAI status: unclear t: 992 verified: false status_source: video - name: Copilot Capability Registration and Administration status: unclear t: 1012 verified: false status_source: video - name: Temperature and Max Tokens Configuration status: unclear t: 1033 verified: false status_source: video - name: Chat Completion Endpoint with System and User Messages status: unclear t: 1073 verified: false status_source: video - name: Tools and Function Calling status: unclear t: 1091 verified: false status_source: video - name: Tool Invocation Preferences status: unclear t: 1112 verified: false status_source: video - name: AOI Function Interface Implementation status: unclear t: 1193 verified: false status_source: video - name: Prompt Dialog Page Framework status: unclear t: 820 verified: false status_source: video objects_mentioned: - enum Copilot Capability - codeunit Copilot Capability Code Unit - page Job List - page Project List - page Prompt Dialog Page - codeunit Suggested Job Generate Proposal Code Unit - codeunit suggest job generate proposal code unit - interface aoi function interface quotes: - t: 26 text: allowing Al developers a quick and convenient way to tap into the Asher open AI service using Al code and bring generative co-pilot experiences check: exact - t: 130 text: we're now introducing support for co-pilot prompt actions on additional page types C document and list page uh page types check: exact - t: 223 text: co-pilot features that displays a prompt dialogue can now show errors and messages directly inside of the dialogue check: snapped - t: 390 text: we have unblocked parallel function calling so that the model returns uh the tool calls in one response and that optimizes the round trips check: exact - t: 557 text: these manag AI resources they are currently in private preview uh we expect a public preview to open in the end or Al of check: exact - t: 820 text: we have a prompt dialog page and in the layout we have two important areas The Prompt area and the content area check: exact - t: 1012 text: with selected partners that is going to open up to every partner check: fuzzy - t: 1053 text: you can also fine tune some more parameters for example the max tokens or the temperature you don't need to do that check: fuzzy - t: 1132 text: with the tool invoke preference you can tell our al toolkit that you want the check: fuzzy - t: 1234 text: you need to implement all three of them for your function to be recognized by the AL toolkit check: snapped - t: 1373 text: make sure as we mentioned before multiple times to keep an eye on the public preview for manage resources that's coming later this year check: exact --- # What's New: Extending Copilot in Business Central (2024 Release Wave 2) > Copilot extensibility changes for developers in Business Central 2024 release wave 2: prompt actions on card and document pages, errors and messages inside prompt dialogs, parallel function calling, telemetry to Application Insights, and managed AI resources (private preview). Includes a "Suggest Project with Copilot" build walkthrough. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2024-10-08 · 23:24 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus) ## Overview The session covers what is new for developers extending Copilot in Business Central in 2024 release wave 2. It lists the platform changes: copilot prompt actions on more page types, inline errors and messages in prompt dialogs, column resizing, parallel function calling, and telemetry to Application Insights. It also covers managed AI resources, which are in private preview, with a public preview expected at the end of 2024. The second part builds a "Suggest Project with Copilot" extension on the Project page. The walkthrough registers a capability, builds a prompt dialog page and prompt guides, sets up Azure OpenAI authorization, and uses chat completion with tools and function calling. It finishes by implementing the function interface. ## Key points - Copilot prompt actions now work on card and document pages, in addition to list, list part, worksheet and standard dialog pages. - Errors, warnings and messages can show inside a copilot prompt dialog. Only the last message is shown, line breaks are not supported, and after an error is thrown later messages are not rendered. - Parallel function calling lets the model return several tool calls in one response, which reduces round trips. A new AL interface supports it. - Telemetry to Application Insights needs a connection string in app.json and a telemetry logger set up in code. - Managed AI resources are in private preview, with a public preview expected at the end of 2024. Managed resource authorization with Azure OpenAI is limited to selected partners for now. A custom Azure subscription is still an option. - Tools are defined as JSON function definitions, replacing XML parsing. A function must implement the three required interface functions (get name, execute, get prompt) to be recognized. - Capabilities must be registered so admins can control which copilot capabilities are active. Max tokens and temperature are optional settings. ## Chapters - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=0s) Introduction and Copilot Developer Toolkit Overview - [1:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=89s) Copilot Prompt Actions on Additional Page Types - [3:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=203s) Error and Message Display in Copilot Dialogs - [5:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=304s) Column Resizing, UI Improvements, and Parallel Function Calling - [6:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=410s) Telemetry and Application Insights - [8:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=516s) Managed AI Resources and Preview Announcement - [9:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=592s) Demo and Building the Suggest Project with Copilot Extension - [14:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=897s) Building Copilot Actions and Prompt Guides - [15:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=952s) Azure OpenAI Setup and Authorization - [17:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1073s) Chat Completion and Tool Function Calling - [19:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1193s) Implementing Copilot Functions and Interfaces - [21:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1313s) Summary and Next Steps ## Features | Feature | Status | At | Evidence | |---|---|---|---| | Copilot Prompt Actions on Card and Document Pages | status not stated, demoed | [1:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=89s) | | | Error and Message Display in Copilot Dialogs | status not stated, demoed | [3:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=203s) | | | Column Resizing in Copilot Dialogs | status not stated, demoed | [5:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=304s) | | | Parallel Function Calling | status not stated | [5:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=350s) | | | Telemetry for Copilot Features | status not stated | [6:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=410s) | | | Managed AI Resources | preview | [8:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=516s) | "these manag AI resources they are currently in private preview uh we expect a public preview to open in the end or Al of" ([9:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=557s)) | | Suggest Project with Copilot Feature | status not stated, demoed | [9:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=592s) | | | Prompt Guides | status not stated, demoed | [14:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=857s) | | | Copilot Progress Dialog Customization | status not stated, demoed | [14:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=897s) | | | Manage Resource Authorization for Azure OpenAI | status not stated | [16:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=992s) | | | Copilot Capability Registration and Administration | status not stated, demoed | [16:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1012s) | | | Temperature and Max Tokens Configuration | status not stated | [17:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1033s) | | | Chat Completion Endpoint with System and User Messages | status not stated, demoed | [17:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1073s) | | | Tools and Function Calling | status not stated, demoed | [18:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1091s) | | | Tool Invocation Preferences | status not stated, demoed | [18:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1112s) | | | AOI Function Interface Implementation | status not stated, demoed | [19:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1193s) | | | Prompt Dialog Page Framework | status not stated, demoed | [13:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=820s) | | ## 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. - enum "Copilot Capability" at [12:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=747s) - codeunit "Copilot Capability Code Unit" at [12:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=767s) - [page 89 "Job List"](../objects/page/89.md) at [13:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=787s) - page "Project List" at [13:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=787s) - page "Prompt Dialog Page" at [13:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=820s) - codeunit "Suggested Job Generate Proposal Code Unit" at [14:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=897s) - codeunit "suggest job generate proposal code unit" at [14:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=897s) - interface "aoi function interface" at [20:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1213s) Not found in BC28-30: enum "Copilot Capability", codeunit "Copilot Capability Code Unit", page "Project List", page "Prompt Dialog Page", codeunit "Suggested Job Generate Proposal Code Unit", codeunit "suggest job generate proposal code unit", interface "aoi function interface". ## Quotes - [0:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=26s) "allowing Al developers a quick and convenient way to tap into the Asher open AI service using Al code and bring generative co-pilot experiences" - [2:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=130s) "we're now introducing support for co-pilot prompt actions on additional page types C document and list page uh page types" - [3:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=223s) "co-pilot features that displays a prompt dialogue can now show errors and messages directly inside of the dialogue" - [6:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=390s) "we have unblocked parallel function calling so that the model returns uh the tool calls in one response and that optimizes the round trips" - [9:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=557s) "these manag AI resources they are currently in private preview uh we expect a public preview to open in the end or Al of" - [13:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=820s) "we have a prompt dialog page and in the layout we have two important areas The Prompt area and the content area" - [16:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1012s) "with selected partners that is going to open up to every partner" - [17:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1053s) "you can also fine tune some more parameters for example the max tokens or the temperature you don't need to do that" - [18:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1132s) "with the tool invoke preference you can tell our al toolkit that you want the" - [20:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1234s) "you need to implement all three of them for your function to be recognized by the AL toolkit" - [22:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1373s) "make sure as we mentioned before multiple times to keep an eye on the public preview for manage resources that's coming later this year" ## Disclaimers in the video - [9:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=557s) preview: managed AI resources they are currently in private preview uh we expect a public preview to open in the end or Al of 2024 - [16:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1012s) preview: we are now running this program with selected partners that is going to open up to every partner very soon to use manage resources from Microsoft - [22:53](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCo-uIfPs9g&t=1373s) coming-later: keep an eye on the public preview for manage resources that's coming later this year Presenters (as heard): Peter Boring, Julia Mulet, Enrio Jimyen.