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The update with minor version 24.5 for the Dynamics 365 Business Central 2024 release wave 1 is generally available.
Scope of minor version 24.5
Information about the update and the scope of changes included in minor version 24.3 can be found in the documentation: Update 24.5 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central online 2024 release wave 1 ↗. The list of hotfixes included in the update can be found in the Microsoft support entry (link ↗).
Downloading symbols for external application
Among the changes included in minor version 24.5 is the ability to download symbols for any application published on Microsoft AppSource to sandbox developer environments (using GitHub actions) and to the BC container environments (link ↗). This would significantly simplify developers’ work on building their own solutions with dependencies on existing ISV extensions. I haven’t tried it yet, but I will definitely test it soon and share with you my assumptions.
Automatic reservation hotfix
Among the hotfixes introduced in this version, I want to mention fixing of a minor bug in the item reservation functionality, which I personally encountered during one of the recent projects.
When item is configured with automatic reservation, i.e., value for Reservation field is set to Always, creating demand lines for the item, such as sales lines, automatically reserves the item (creates reservation entries). If we then reduce the quantity in the sales line, the system automatically decreases the reservation accordingly. For FIFO items, when the reserved quantity comes from several different entries, application incorrectly reduced the reservation from the oldest entry instead of the newest one. This has been fixed in version 24.5.
Other bug hotfixes
Among the other fixes and improvements in version 24.5, it is also worth noting:
- a fix for the performance issue when posting Sales Orders or Transfer Orders using serial numbers,
- a fix for incorrect rounding of decimal numbers in Aged Accounts Payable,
- a fix for Due Date field value calculation in the Planning Worksheet lines for items with Routing No. assigned,
- a fix for an error where the Minimum Order Quantity parameter was not considered when calculating Planning Worksheet suggestions for item replenished with Assembly method.
What’s new and planned for Business Central 24
The scope of planned changes that have been included in the entire 2024 release wave 1 is described in a separate news: What’s new and planned for Dynamics 365 Business Central 24 (2024 release wave 1).
Business Central online
New environments for BC online will now automatically launch on version 24.5. Existing BC online environments will receive an update to minor version 24.5 in accordance with the current major version and minor version update policy for BC online environments ↗. Notification recipients set in the Business Central admin center under the Notification Recipients section will receive an e-mail informing them when the update will be available for their environment, along with a specified update window (which for the 2024 release wave 1 remains extended to 60 days instead of 30 days).
Business Central on-premises
For on-premises environments, minor version 24.5 is now available for download from the Microsoft Download Center as a DVD image for all localization versions released by Microsoft: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 24.5 on-premises DVD image ↗.
Artifacts for BC Docker containers
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Minor version 24.5 artifacts for BC Docker containers of the Sandbox and OnPrem types have been published and are available by selecting the latest version using the -select Latest parameter in the Get-BcArtifactUrl command of the BcContainerHelper module.
Take BC 24.5 for a spin
You can now try, check, and test the new version of Business Central on your own! I wrote about different ways to create environments, e.g. for your own testing purposes, in the article Ways to create a BC test environment.
Thanks! 🙌
