October 2026 – Business Central 2026 Release Wave 2 (V29)
Smarter AI agents, faster reporting and Shopify B2B arrive with Business Central v29.
Payables Agent: smarter purchase order matching
To help AP teams spend less time pairing invoices with orders, the Payables Agent now matches vendor invoices to purchase orders more accurately.
What changes:
- Improved matching of vendor invoices to purchase orders.
- Validated for Australian English.
What this means for you: fewer mismatches to correct by hand before posting.
What you need to do: nothing.
This is especially valuable for businesses processing high volumes of supplier invoices against purchase orders.
Expense Agent (preview): now available in Australia
To help finance teams process expense claims without checking GST line by line, the Expense Agent is now available in preview locally.
What changes:
- GST is calculated from expense reports.
- Approvals are AI-driven.
What this means for you: faster claim processing with GST applied consistently.
What you need to do: this is a preview feature, so turn it on and test it before using it for live claims.
This is especially valuable for businesses with field staff or high volumes of employee expenses.
Copilot and agents: one place to manage AI work
To help users stay in control of what agents do, Copilot and agent work now comes together in one place.
What changes:
- A new Copilot chat experience (preview).
- One task pane for all agents.
- Review of agent-generated content directly on the page.
What this means for you: oversight of every agent from a single view, with review in context.
What you need to do: nothing for the task pane and on-page review. Copilot chat is in preview and must be turned on.
This is especially valuable for businesses running more than one agent.
Reporting: fewer manual steps at month-end
To help finance teams produce reporting packs faster, reporting is now more automated.
What changes:
- Automated report outputs.
- Several financial reports combined into a single PDF.
- G/L account tracing across reports.
- Branded document themes.
What this means for you: one run, one file, and consistent branding on customer documents.
What you need to do: set up automated outputs and themes as needed.
This is especially valuable for multi-entity groups and businesses with regular board reporting.
Shopify: B2B selling and post-order changes
To help businesses selling through Shopify manage trade and retail in one system, the connector now supports B2B selling and changes after an order is placed.
What changes:
- B2B companies, catalogues and pricing.
- Order changes, exchanges and refunds.
What this means for you: trade and retail run through one Shopify channel, with post-sale changes reflected in Business Central.
What you need to do: set up B2B companies and catalogues in the Shopify connector.
This is especially valuable for wholesalers and brands selling to both trade and consumers.
Usability: faster everyday navigation
To help users get through routine tasks with fewer clicks, everyday navigation is quicker.
What changes:
- Recently used values in lookups.
- Recent searches in Tell Me.
- Image preview in the web client.
What you need to do: nothing.
Action needed: SOAP web services disabled on standard pages
To help keep integrations supported, SOAP web services on standard pages are now disabled.
What changes:
- Integrations calling standard pages through SOAP will stop working after your update.
What you need to do: check that all integrations use the API before your update.
This is especially valuable for any business with third-party connectors or custom integrations.
Read the full Microsoft release note: What’s new in Business Central update 29.0