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When the update is available for a specific environment, admins can apply it manually from the Business Central administration center. The monthly minor updates contain both application and platform changes that are critical improvements to the service, including regulatory updates.Ī minor update will roll out across Azure regions over several days and weeks. Make sure that you have set up notifications in the Business Central administration center so that you're notified when the next major update is available. The extended 60 days update window also applies to 2020 release wave 2 updates and 2021 release wave 1 updates.ĭates and times differ significantly across countries and regions.
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Specifically for Business Central, existing customers were given 60 days to upgrade after the new version was made generally available. Since 2020 release wave 1, this date has been extended from 30 days after the update is available to 60 days.Īs announced in the blog post, in response to COVID-19, Microsoft made some changes to the update schedules in April, 2020. The last date you can choose to extend your upgrade date to. Once the update is scheduled, you can change that date, within the allowed date range, to a date that suits you better. The default date when Microsoft starts upgrading your environments. The date when the new major version of Business Central becomes generally available. The following table describes the milestones with example dates for the two release waves in any given calendar year. The same timeline applies to all other major updates, though dates will differ slightly. The timeline and dates are loosely based on 2021 release wave release wave 2. The following figure illustrates the key milestones and dates for rolling out a major update. A compatibility checker also runs tests to ensure backward compatibility. During this time, extensive testing is done on various test topologies.
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Any new update is first validated by the feature team, then validated in combination with the full product. For more information, see the Service updates section.Įach new update is designed and developed by the Dynamics 365 team. The only exception is how Microsoft maintains the underlying platform with invisible updates during low traffic hours, for example. Microsoft applies updates to each environment based on your configuration. You are in control and manage how your organization receives these updates. Microsoft then schedules updates of the business functionality to be applied during these maintenance windows. For more information, see Managing Updates in the Business Central Admin Center. Administrators can set a maintenance window for each environment that determines when Microsoft is allowed to update that environment. They eliminate the need to do expensive upgrades every few years.
Updates are continuous, touchless updates that provide new features and functionality. Microsoft is committed to delivering predictable updates to the service.
For example, see Update 18.3 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central online 2021 release wave 1 and Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premises 2021 Release Wave 1 Updates, respectively. And keep an eye out for the minor updates at aka.ms/bclastminorupdate.Īll updates that Microsoft applies to Business Central online are also shipped with the subsequent cumulative update for Business Central on-premises. You can always refer to the release plan for an overview of new and upcoming functionality.
Critical fixes roll out as soon as possible after they pass tests and have been verified in Microsoft's protected staging environment. Most capabilities are made available in major updates, but some become available in minor updates. New capabilities roll out in release waves that consist of a major update and monthly minor updates. Both business functionality and service components are monitored continuously and updated as appropriate. Many Microsoft partners provide extra business functionality, such as to address specific industry or localization needs. It includes key dates, actions you need take, and answers some common questions.īusiness Central online is a service that consists of a Microsoft-maintained platform and business functionality. This article provides an overview of what you need to know about how a major or minor update for Business Central rolls out, and how the underlying service updates.