This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1.

The sixth of the new functionality in the User experiences section is Tailor Action Bar To Fit Your Needs On Document Lines.

Personalizing actions can improve productivity, reduce noise and distractions, and save new users time when they’re getting started with Business Central. Personalized actions can make Business Central fit the needs of your industry, company, or your people.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Mar 2023
General Availability: Apr 2023

Feature Details

Microsoft have added flexibility to the ways you can personalize menus to suit your preferences. In addition to the action bar at the top of pages, you can also personalize actions on subparts in the content area. For example, you can personalize the action bar for document lines. This gives you extra opportunities to work in Business Central in ways that suit you best. Personalizing pages is just a matter of choosing Personalize on the Settings menu in the upper right corner of Business Central, and then making your change.

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This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1.

The fifth of the new functionality in the User experiences section is Get Unblocked Using Actionable Error Messages In Select Application Areas.

To help you get unblocked from issues when working with Business Central, Microsoft have added actions to error messages. Making error messages more user friendly helps build trust in Business Central and saves time by making it easy to correct common issues.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Mar 2023
General Availability: Apr 2023

Feature Details

Error messages can get in the way of completing a task, such as if the task you’re performing requires a setting that’s missing on another page. Sometimes the fix is easy, but not obvious. To help you get unblocked and back to work, they’ve updated the messages for typical issues:

• Improved the information and guidance that error messages provide so that it’s easier to understand what went wrong.
• Added actions that can make it easy to go to the problem and fix it yourself.

This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1.

The fourth of the new functionality in the User experiences section is Get More Productivity Out Of An Optimized Action Bar On All App Pages.

A promoted section of the Action Bar can help you learn how to use the product. You can tailor it to fit the needs of your industry, company, or yourself. Add actions that you want to make available in an easily discoverable and consistent way across the product to help new users get started quickly, or tailor it to your business-specific needs for proficient users.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Mar 2023
General Availability: Apr 2023

Feature Details

In 2022 release wave 2 Microsoft delivered the Modern Action Bar. That release brought optimizations to the most prominent 180 pages in the application.

Based on user feedback and statistics on how pages are used, Microsoft have put certain often-used actions in more prominent places in the Action Bar across all application pages. This reduces the number of clicks to reach actions that people frequently use and generally makes relevant actions more discoverable.

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This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1.

The third of the new functionality in the User experiences section is Access Actions And Navigation Menu Efficiently With Keyboard.

Organizations are looking to streamline their operations through AI, automation, and empowering workers with productivity tools. When time to enter data is critical, every keystroke and mouse click counts. Business Central adopts the familiar experience from Microsoft 365 applications, such as Excel and Word, to boost efficiency for keyboard users. Access keys with key tips help users quickly explore, navigate, and activate any action in the action bar, navigation menus, and other user interface (UI) elements.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Feb 2023
General Availability: Apr 2023

Feature Details

When pressing the Alt key in the Business Central web client, the following features become available:

• Key tips are revealed alongside UI elements that indicate the next keystroke.
• Sequences of keystrokes can be used to navigate the user interface and activate UI elements, without leaving your current focused element.
• Actions become reachable, regardless of whether they are assigned a specific shortcut key.
• Access keys will be available for actions in the action bar and links in the navigation menu for users who experience Business Central in English.

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The second of the new functionality in the User experiences section is Drag And Drop Files Onto The File Upload Dialog.

Business processes often require documents or other files to be captured as part of the system of record. When your file is already at hand, you can save time by dragging that file onto the file upload dialog in Business Central, instead of the more cumbersome navigating through folders in a file picker window. Drag-and-drop experiences are essential to working efficiently. While this enhancement provides a minor boost to productivity and is a convenient alternative, it also puts Business Central on a path toward broader file upload experiences in future release waves.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Jan 2023
General Availability: Apr 2023

Feature Details

Improved user experience

The file upload dialog in Business Central has been enhanced with a clear drop area where users can drag and drop a single file.

No matter which business process requires uploading of documents, users can choose between dragging a file or using the more traditional file picker.

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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. Workers and entire departments often need to customize their workspace for optimal data entry and viewing, and Business Central already provides a rich toolbox to hide, show, or move various UI elements.

In this wave, Microsoft are unlocking all table fields so that users can add them to their pages to personalize their workspace, without having to resort to 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 implementation.

Enabled for: Users by admins, makers, or analysts
Public Preview: Jun 2023
General Availability: –

Feature Details

From the Business Central web client, users can:

• Add fields to card pages, lists, and most other page types.
• Choose from existing fields on the source table that powers that page, including fields from table extensions.
• Drag and drop fields or columns into place, adjusting the content around them for an optimal experience.
• Apply customizations for themselves or for anyone in a specific role.
• Understand which fields are hidden on the page and which fields can be newly added from the table.
• Apply the change for themselves or for anyone in a specific role.

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The second of the new functionality in the Productive with Microsoft 365 section is Configure Security Controls For Teams Cards.

The Microsoft Cloud delivers uncompromising security and privacy controls for administrators to govern organizational data. When users collaborate on business data by sharing Business Central records as cards in Microsoft Teams, the record is summarized as a set of fields that others can read to quickly gain context. Administrators in organizations that need elevated security can now configure security for all cards originating from Business Central.

Enabled for: Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Public Preview: –
General Availability: Apr 2023

Feature Details

The new card settings page allows administrators to configure cards per environment. From this page, administrators use a simple switch to hide the record summary shown on the card, effectively removing all fields including thumbnail images. Increasing card security affects newly shared cards from any user, but doesn’t affect cards that were previously shared.

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The first of the new functionality in the Productive with Microsoft 365 section is Experience Enhanced Adaptive Cards In Teams.

Sharing Business Central records as cards in Microsoft Teams adds context to every conversation and helps people make data-driven decisions. Business Central offers multiple ways to share a record as a card, such as the Share to Teams feature in the web client, pasting a deep link to any page or record in Teams chat, or searching for business contacts directly from within Teams. Microsoft’s research indicates that the multiple steps required to include a card in a chat message often slows down the pace with which people communicate in chat. This update includes multiple enhancements that make adding a card easier than ever.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: –
General Availability: Apr 2023

Feature Details

When Business Central users share a message that includes a Business Central card, the card itself now doesn’t require additional sign-in prompts and simply uses the current identity signed in to Teams to also sign in to Business Central.

Cards with a thumbnail image now consume less vertical space, allowing more surrounding content to show in the Teams chat or compose area. The card layout has been redesigned so that thumbnails are shown in a smaller size alongside fields.

Access denied errors, such as missing permissions to a record or environment, are more seamlessly integrated into the Teams experience.

This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1.

The third of the new functionality in the Onboarding section is Refresh Of Content To Support Modern Tooltip UI.

Better guidance in field tooltips helps people understand how to complete business processes. The text in tooltips for fields is an important part of user assistance. With updated content and support for rich text variants such as bold and italic font styles, tooltips display guidance that’s helpful and easy to read.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Mar 2023
General Availability: Apr 2023

Feature Details

Microsoft are improving the information in the tooltips that are shown most often for fields. Tooltips give a better understanding of the meaning and value of fields, and ultimately a better understanding of how to perform businesses processes. Good tooltips explain the nature of fields and the outcomes of setting them to a given value. Microsoft are updating the tooltips that people read most often, and applying the new abilities to display multiple paragraphs and apply italic and bold font styles. People will enjoy an improved reading experience and find it easier to digest information about fields in the context of the task at hand.

This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 1.

The second of the new functionality in the Onboarding section is Modern Tooltips Are Easy To Read And Understand.

A smooth experience onboarding to Business Central is important to quickly becoming productive and getting return on investment. Tooltips for fields play an important role in understanding the values and purposes of fields, and how they fit into business processes.

Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Mar 2023
General Availability: Apr 2023

Feature Details

Microsoft are enriching many tooltips on often-used fields to help self-learning users better understand how to use Business Central. Microosft have updated the content of tooltips to help ensure that users can complete the tasks the fields are part of. Plus, they’ve modernized the look and feel of tooltips so that they’re easier to use.

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