Microsoft Business Central 2026 Wave 1:
Key Updates Shaping Intelligent Business Processes

Business Central 2026 release wave 1 – update 28.0 is Microsoft’s spring 2026 update for Business Central, focused on making the platform more AI-enabled, more efficient, and easier to analyze, extend, and integrate. These features will roll out from April through September 2026.

More than a cosmetic refresh, this release introduces capabilities that can support everyday work across finance, operations, warehouse, purchasing, and IT teams.

Microsoft positions this wave as another step toward more intelligent, AI-assisted ERP, with new agent capabilities for task management, content review, and payables workflows, alongside broader connected experiences across Business Central, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and related integrations.

A wave supporting smarter operations

Business Central Wave 1 emphasizes:

Smarter daily work through usability and productivity improvements
Stronger foundations for reporting, automation, and integrations
Incremental enhancements that reduce friction without disrupting existing processes

Overall, this update builds on familiar Business Central capabilities while making them faster, clearer, and more scalable.

These are some of the top features, selected by our experts from the Microsoft website:

External storage support for document attachments

Discover emails in the mailbox that have been processed by Payables Agent

Calculate withholding taxes for vendors

Modernizing analytical reports for inventory

Choose planning behavior for items without SKUs at a location

Evaluate the quality of goods and materials

Add pictures to item variants to differentiate product options

Add the Description 2 field to various pages to gain more insight

Approve requisition worksheets and item journals

Create contract service orders with One Service Item Line/Order setting

Create purchase orders from drop shipments

Create purchase quotes for contacts

Define item attributes for item variants

Experience improved usability in manufacturing

Filter receipt and shipment lines to quickly find documents you want to invoice

Match purchase invoices to multiple order and receipt lines

Post purchase invoices for drop shipments independently of related sales invoices

Reverse drop shipments when sales and purchase documents aren't invoiced

Send posted sales shipments and return receipts by email

Use date formulas to control allowed posting periods

Key dates to keep your system up to date

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Regular updates to Microsoft Business Central ensure reliable automation, smooth integrations, and strong data security. Skipping updates can lead to operational issues, performance slowdowns, and increased security risks.

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