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 Reporting and data analysis section is analyze, group, and pivot data on queries using multiple tabs.
End users and data analysts can analyse data from queries directly in the client without the need to open the page in Excel or run a report.
The ability to analyse data directly on queries raises the bar for what you can do without having to switch applications, while still allowing customers and partners to do more in report objects, Excel, Power BI, or other data analysis applications.
Enabled for: Users by admins, makers, or analysts
Public Preview: Sep 2023
General Availability: Oct 2023
Feature Details
Analysis mode was introduced as a public preview feature in 2023 release Wave 1 as a new way of interacting with data on list pages. Instead of running reports using different options and filters, you can simply add multiple tabs that represent different tasks or views on the data. Examples could be "My customers," "Follow-up items," "Recently added vendors," "Sales statistics," or any other view you want.
In this release, Microsoft take this concept even further:
- It’s possible to analyse data from any query the same way as on a list page.
- From any analysis tab, you can share a link to the tab with co-workers.
- Shared links can also be used as a click-once installation of good out-of-the-box analysis.
My Opinion
I’ve not seen the analysis mode introduced in 2023 Wave 1 yet, so I think I need to explore that in advance of this new feature becoming available.
New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2
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