This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2.
The first of the new functionality in the User experiences section is add existing table fields to optimize your pages.
The Microsoft Cloud empowers SMBs to adapt quickly to changing conditions. Each line of business often needs to optimize for data entry and data insights by customizing which fields are displayed and relevant for the organization. Business Central already provides a rich toolbox to hide, show, or move various UI elements. Now, Microsoft are also unlocking table fields so that administrators, department owners, and partner consultants can easily and immediately add them to their pages without having to develop code extensions. By adding existing table fields to a page, customers can self-serve and reduce time to value while cutting implementation costs. Conversely, this frees up time for pro developers to focus on more rewarding implementations.
Enabled for: Users by admins, makers, or analysts
Public Preview: Oct 2023
General Availability: –
Feature Details
From the Business Central web client, you can:
- Customize per role: Role-tailor Business Central by choosing which user profile to customize from the Profiles list page. Roll out minor customizations immediately in production, or start safely in a sandbox environment to get feedback from your users and roll out the change to production at the right time.
- Get access to more fields: Apart from the recommended fields that are already shown or hidden on the page, choose from additional fields that originate from the source table that powers that page, including fields from table extensions. Search, filter, or use tooltips to learn more about each field before displaying it on the page.
- Add to all the right places: Drag and drop fields from the field management pane to a precise location on the page canvas, or click to scroll it into view or show the suggested place where it could be added on any type of page, such as card pages or lists. Adjust the content around them for an optimal experience.
- Start using fields immediately: Changes come into effect immediately once you finish customizing a user profile. Users assigned that profile will be able to view or edit the field value depending on the page context.
This feature is initially in preview and subject to change. This feature isn’t intended for creating new fields on tables and will still require developer support when used to add complex, existing table fields.
My Opinion
It’s not clear how this is different to the current page personalisation which is available?