--- id: video/wS1wVBhNafk type: video title: "Business Central 2026 Wave 2 (v29): 2 Productivity Features You’ll Use Daily" summary: "Business Central version 29 (2026 wave 2) adds two productivity features: recent searches shown in Tell Me, and recently used records shown first in lookup fields. Both are demoed. The video is evidence for how they behave, their caveats and the personalization involved." tier: community language: en tags: - tell me search - recently searched - lookup fields - recently used records - productivity - user personalization - platform features - transaction processing system: sales review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-07T23:19:10.533Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-09T00:29:02.995Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-video: 1 summarize-video: 2 input_hash: f3fbbfe315d7dcd15255c12677ee9be1b1e96a10d1b9cfa89d728b88bcf5056d evidence: - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=58s title: "Business Central 2026 Wave 2 (v29): 2 Productivity Features You’ll Use Daily" date: "2026-09-08T17:10:17.000Z" commit: null t: 58 quote: This feature focus on helping users to find information faster and reducing repetitive actions during daily work. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=217s title: "Business Central 2026 Wave 2 (v29): 2 Productivity Features You’ll Use Daily" date: "2026-09-08T17:10:17.000Z" commit: null t: 217 quote: Going forward in version 29, when a user opens the tell me, user will be able to see searches that he have recently performed. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=278s title: "Business Central 2026 Wave 2 (v29): 2 Productivity Features You’ll Use Daily" date: "2026-09-08T17:10:17.000Z" commit: null t: 278 quote: Now, the same will be available in the advanced search, which is an AI-powered search based on the context that you type. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=461s title: "Business Central 2026 Wave 2 (v29): 2 Productivity Features You’ll Use Daily" date: "2026-09-08T17:10:17.000Z" commit: null t: 461 quote: The platform analyzes users signal that are already being collected by Business Central and surfaces the most relevant record first. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=663s title: "Business Central 2026 Wave 2 (v29): 2 Productivity Features You’ll Use Daily" date: "2026-09-08T17:10:17.000Z" commit: null t: 663 quote: It work across all your look ups because it's a platform level feature. 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There's no code written behind the scene to enable the recent check: exact --- # Business Central 2026 Wave 2 (v29): 2 Productivity Features You’ll Use Daily > Business Central version 29 (2026 wave 2) adds two productivity features: recent searches shown in Tell Me, and recently used records shown first in lookup fields. Both are demoed. The video is evidence for how they behave, their caveats and the personalization involved. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk) · Saurav Dhyani · 2026-09-08 · 14:49 · tier community · reviewed (checked by Opus) ## Overview The video covers two version 29 (2026 wave 2) features aimed at helping users find information faster and repeat fewer actions in daily work. The first shows a user's recent searches when Tell Me is opened, without typing anything. The second puts recently used records at the top of lookup fields for customers, vendors, items, GL accounts and other master records. Both features are demoed. The presenter explains that the lookup feature is platform level, works with custom entities, and needs no code to enable. It uses user signals that Business Central already collects, so results are personalized per user. ## Key points - In version 29, opening Tell Me (Alt+Q) shows the user's recent searches automatically, before any typing. - Recent searches are also available in the AI-powered advanced search. - The recent searches list grows as the user explores more pages and reports. - Lookup fields show recently used records first, for customers, vendors, items, GL accounts and other master records. - The lookup feature works across all lookups, including custom entities, because it is platform level; no code is written to enable it. - Recent records are personalized per user from signals Business Central already collects; the recent section is blank on first use. - In a lookup, users can still switch to the search menu or pick from the full list. ## Chapters - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=0s) Introduction and Overview - [1:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=83s) Recently Searched in Tell Me - Feature Overview - [3:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=217s) Recently Searched in Tell Me - Demo and Benefits - [6:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=382s) Recently Used Records in Lookups - Feature Overview - [7:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=450s) Recently Used Records in Lookups - Demo - [10:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=650s) Platform Capabilities and Business Benefits - [13:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=792s) Summary and Call to Action ## Features | Feature | Status | At | |---|---|---| | Recently Searched in Tell Me | generally available (roadmap [Show recently searched in Tell Me](../features/573371.md)), demoed | [1:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=83s) | | Recently Used Records in Lookups | generally available (roadmap [Show recently used in lookups](../features/573368.md)), demoed | [6:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=382s) | A status with a roadmap link comes from the Microsoft 365 roadmap feature this part of the video covers (matched by Haiku; links Opus dropped are not used); other statuses need a status word in the video itself. ## Quotes - [0:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=58s) "This feature focus on helping users to find information faster and reducing repetitive actions during daily work." - [3:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=217s) "Going forward in version 29, when a user opens the tell me, user will be able to see searches that he have recently performed." - [4:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=278s) "Now, the same will be available in the advanced search, which is an AI-powered search based on the context that you type." - [7:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=461s) "The platform analyzes users signal that are already being collected by Business Central and surfaces the most relevant record first." - [11:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1wVBhNafk&t=663s) "It work across all your look ups because it's a platform level feature. There's no code written behind the scene to enable the recent"