--- id: video/mS6NDhj20yI type: video title: "What's New: Enhanced Document Reporting (2026 release wave 1)" summary: "Enhanced document reporting in Business Central 2026 release wave 1: Word add-in data picker improvements, a preview insert table action, layout lifecycle states for user-defined layouts, a company-level default document language, modernized report selection pages (28.x) and 36 new document type APIs." tier: official language: en tags: - word add-in - data picker - document layout - table builder - layout lifecycle - multi-language documents - document apis - report selection pages - user experience system: reporting review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-07T22:48:47.573Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-07T22:48:47.615Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-video: 1 summarize-video: 2 input_hash: b1f148cdc5b403332c06fd8ff24674738ab88eb8c9157b81a734b28430d57363 evidence: - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=243s title: "Insert table action: preview" date: "2026-04-08T10:03:00.000Z" commit: null t: 243 quote: we want to make the experience easier for everybody and that's why in preview we are releasing a new action. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=674s title: "Modernized report selection pages: announced" date: "2026-04-08T10:03:00.000Z" commit: null t: 674 quote: As part of this, we also modernized the report selection pages in the application. This is coming in 28.x. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=45s title: "What's New: Enhanced Document Reporting (2026 release wave 1)" date: "2026-04-08T10:03:00.000Z" commit: null t: 45 quote: More effective document layout management in general, easier support for multi-language companies and finally opening up with APIs for different document types. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=79s title: "What's New: Enhanced Document Reporting (2026 release wave 1)" date: "2026-04-08T10:03:00.000Z" commit: null t: 79 quote: with word the intention is that it's not going to be all developers who create layouts for documents. It's more moving towards um an - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=418s title: "What's New: Enhanced Document Reporting (2026 release wave 1)" date: "2026-04-08T10:03:00.000Z" commit: null t: 418 quote: in this release wave we are adding the ability with a like a life cycle going from a draft, pending approval, approved and even - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=485s title: "What's New: Enhanced Document Reporting (2026 release wave 1)" date: "2026-04-08T10:03:00.000Z" commit: null t: 485 quote: note that this for now only work for user-defined layouts. Uh we want to make that also for apps, but that will not be - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=625s title: "What's New: Enhanced Document Reporting (2026 release wave 1)" date: "2026-04-08T10:03:00.000Z" commit: null t: 625 quote: then even though the user is using Business Central in French, the and even though the customer card have not specified English, the company-level - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=711s title: "What's New: Enhanced Document Reporting (2026 release wave 1)" date: "2026-04-08T10:03:00.000Z" commit: null t: 711 quote: we added not one not two but 36 new apis for document types so that you can now use apis to links: learn: [] objects: [] features: [] topics: [] localizations: [] videos: [] posts: [] guidelines: [] video_id: mS6NDhj20yI channel: yt-microsoft source_name: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI published_at: "2026-04-08T10:03:00.000Z" duration_s: 1090 captions: full audience: - functional consultant - administrator - developer chapters: - t: 0 title: Introduction and investment overview - t: 59 title: Updated Word add-in and UX improvements - t: 115 title: Data picker enhancements and dark mode - t: 243 title: Preview table builder feature - t: 355 title: Layout lifecycle and status management - t: 497 title: Multi-language document support - t: 664 title: Report selection pages and API expansion - t: 760 title: Documentation and resources - t: 841 title: General resources and closing features: - name: Enhanced data picker UX status: unclear t: 115 verified: false status_source: video - name: Data picker search and filter status: unclear t: 191 verified: false status_source: video - name: Dark mode for data picker status: unclear t: 230 verified: false status_source: video - name: Insert table action status: preview t: 243 verified: true status_source: video - name: Layout lifecycle and status management status: unclear t: 355 verified: false status_source: video - name: Company-level default language for documents status: unclear t: 497 verified: false status_source: video - name: Refactored tooltips on table level status: unclear t: 644 verified: false status_source: video - name: Modernized report selection pages status: announced t: 664 verified: true status_source: video - name: 36 new document type APIs status: unclear t: 711 verified: false status_source: video objects_mentioned: [] quotes: - t: 45 text: More effective document layout management in general, easier support for multi-language companies and finally opening up with APIs for different document types. check: exact - t: 79 text: with word the intention is that it's not going to be all developers who create layouts for documents. It's more moving towards um an check: exact - t: 418 text: in this release wave we are adding the ability with a like a life cycle going from a draft, pending approval, approved and even check: exact - t: 485 text: note that this for now only work for user-defined layouts. Uh we want to make that also for apps, but that will not be check: exact - t: 625 text: then even though the user is using Business Central in French, the and even though the customer card have not specified English, the company-level check: snapped - t: 711 text: we added not one not two but 36 new apis for document types so that you can now use apis to check: fuzzy --- # What's New: Enhanced Document Reporting (2026 release wave 1) > Enhanced document reporting in Business Central 2026 release wave 1: Word add-in data picker improvements, a preview insert table action, layout lifecycle states for user-defined layouts, a company-level default document language, modernized report selection pages (28.x) and 36 new document type APIs. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2026-04-08 · 18:10 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus) ## Overview The video covers what is new for document reporting in 2026 release wave 1. It starts with the Word add-in and data picker, which gets the BC theme, easier navigation of nested levels, double-click insertion, automatic cursor movement in tables, a search and filter section, and dark mode. A new insert table action, released in preview, helps build and populate tables in one place. It then covers layout management and multi-language support. User-defined layouts can move through draft, pending approval, approved and retired states, and only approved layouts show on report request pages. A company-level default language is used when the customer card has no language. The video also covers modernized report selection pages coming in 28.x, tooltips refactored to table level, and 36 new document type APIs for sales, purchasing, inventory and assembly documents. ## Key points - The insert table action in the Word add-in data control section is in preview. It lets you set columns, headers and data items in one place. - The data picker now has a filter section for searching fields across levels and labels, double-click insertion, automatic cursor movement in tables and dark mode; these are available in both the preview and release versions of the Word add-in. - User-defined layouts can be set to draft, pending approval, approved or retired. Only approved layouts appear on report request pages. - Layout lifecycle applies only to user-defined layouts, not to app-deployed layouts, in this release wave. - A company-level default language is used for documents when the customer card has no language specified, even if the user works in another language such as French. - Modernized report selection pages with teaching tips and aligned captions and categories are coming in 28.x. - 36 new APIs cover sales, purchasing, inventory and assembly document types, for use with Copilot Studio and other automations. ## Chapters - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=0s) Introduction and investment overview - [0:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=59s) Updated Word add-in and UX improvements - [1:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=115s) Data picker enhancements and dark mode - [4:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=243s) Preview table builder feature - [5:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=355s) Layout lifecycle and status management - [8:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=497s) Multi-language document support - [11:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=664s) Report selection pages and API expansion - [12:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=760s) Documentation and resources - [14:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=841s) General resources and closing ## Features | Feature | Status | At | Evidence | |---|---|---|---| | Enhanced data picker UX | status not stated, demoed | [1:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=115s) | | | Data picker search and filter | status not stated, demoed | [3:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=191s) | | | Dark mode for data picker | status not stated, demoed | [3:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=230s) | | | Insert table action | preview, demoed | [4:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=243s) | "we want to make the experience easier for everybody and that's why in preview we are releasing a new action." ([4:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=243s)) | | Layout lifecycle and status management | status not stated, demoed | [5:55](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=355s) | | | Company-level default language for documents | status not stated, demoed | [8:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=497s) | | | Refactored tooltips on table level | status not stated | [10:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=644s) | | | Modernized report selection pages | announced, demoed | [11:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=664s) | "As part of this, we also modernized the report selection pages in the application. This is coming in 28.x." ([11:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=674s)) | | 36 new document type APIs | status not stated | [11:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=711s) | | ## Quotes - [0:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=45s) "More effective document layout management in general, easier support for multi-language companies and finally opening up with APIs for different document types." - [1:19](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=79s) "with word the intention is that it's not going to be all developers who create layouts for documents. It's more moving towards um an" - [6:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=418s) "in this release wave we are adding the ability with a like a life cycle going from a draft, pending approval, approved and even" - [8:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=485s) "note that this for now only work for user-defined layouts. Uh we want to make that also for apps, but that will not be" - [10:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=625s) "then even though the user is using Business Central in French, the and even though the customer card have not specified English, the company-level" - [11:51](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=711s) "we added not one not two but 36 new apis for document types so that you can now use apis to" ## Disclaimers in the video - [4:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=243s) preview: in preview we are releasing a new action - [8:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=485s) not-in-this-release: that will not be in the list in this release wave - [11:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS6NDhj20yI&t=674s) subject-to-change: This is coming in 28.x Presenters (as heard): Kenny Pontevedra, Mirko.