New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1: Analyze Subscription Billing Data With Power Bi Reports

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralThis post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1.

The 3rd of the new functionality in the Application section is analyze subscription billing data with Power BI reports.

The new Power BI app for subscription billing data analysis provides you with comprehensive insights into your business. With detailed reports and KPIs, you can monitor critical metrics like monthly recurring revenue and net monthly recurring profit, helping you make informed decisions.

The app’s granular insights into revenue by item, customer, and salesperson optimizes your sales and marketing efforts, while tracking customer and vendor deferrals improves cash flow management. Overall, this app enhances your ability to drive your subscription business forward and improve your bottom line..

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Feature Details

A new Power BI app has been added to help you analyze your subscription billing data.

Screenshot of the Subscription Billing Overview report

The app contains reports such as:

  • Subscription Overview
  • Revenue Year-Over-Year
  • Revenue Analysis
  • Revenue Development
  • Revenue by Item
  • Revenue by Customer
  • Revenue by Salesperson
  • Total Contract Value
  • Year-Over-Year Total
  • Contract Value Analysis
  • Customer Deferrals Vendor

To help you track important metrics for your subscription business, the semantic model for the report includes KPIs such as:

  • Monthly Recurring Revenue
  • Monthly Recurring Cost
  • Net Monthly Recurring Profit
  • MRR Churn
  • MRR Downgrade
  • MRR New
  • MRR Upgrade
  • MRR Change Usage Based Billing
  • MRR Overall Change
  • Active Customers
  • Total Contract Value
  • Revenue Forecast
  • Customer Deferrals
  • Vendor Deferrals

My Opinion

It seems that Microsoft are all in on the new Subscription Billing Module. It’s good to see analytics being introduced as standard, as reporting from BC using the out-of-the-box tools, isn’t all that good in places.

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