Schedule Business Central Updates in Your Admin Center

Overview:

Learn to schedule Business Central updates in your admin center.
Find out how to stay on top of updates.

Why schedule Business Central updates in the admin center?

As an IT Administrator, you can easily schedule updates for Business Central within your admin centre, giving you control over your system’s stability, security, and access to the latest features.

Note: Microsoft releases updates for Business Central in two categories:

Major Updates: Released twice a year (April and October), introducing new features, enhancements, and performance improvements.
Minor Updates: Released monthly, focusing on bug fixes, security patches, and small feature refinements.

Note: Microsoft automatically schedules major updates for your environment to keep your system up to date. However, you have the flexibility to reschedule these updates within a specific window to suit your needs. You'll also receive notifications about minor updates, allowing you to schedule them at a convenient time.

To keep your sandbox environments current, go to the Update Settings section and ensure the Apps Update Cadence is set to With minor and major updates.

Note: To minimise disruptions to your production environment, start by scheduling the upgrade for your sandbox environment. This allows you to identify any potential issues in advance. Work with your service partner to ensure your PTEs and integrations are up to date.

How to schedule Business Central updates in your Admin center?

Select the Settings icon on your Wiise navigation menu. Then, select Admin Center to navigate to the Business Central Admin Centre.

Note: If you don't have access to Wiise, you can sign in to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center using your M365 Global Admin or Business Central Admin credentials.
Navigate to the Dynamics 365 Business Central admin center.
Select Environments from the left-hand panel.
Select a sandbox Type environment that you want to update. Then, select the hyperlinked Name. The sandbox environment displays.
1. There are 3 sections, which are Details, Update Settings, and Linked Power Platform Environment.
  
  Note: You'll need to update the Apps Update Cadence in the Update Settings section.
2. Update Settings section:
  1. Select the Modify link at Apps Update Cadence.
  2. The Set Apps Update Cadence page displays.
  3. Select With minor and major updates checkbox.
  4. Select Save.
3. You've updated the Apps Update Cadence.
Select Update Settings action menu. From the drop-down menu, select Set update date.
The Schedule environment update page displays.
Select an available update date within the timeframe provided by Microsoft.
Select Schedule update to confirm your update schedule. Once scheduled, updates automatically apply during the maintenance window.

Note: When the environment is up to date, the display on the Schedule environment update page indicates no updates are available. When an update becomes available, the Update Version field shows the next version number.

Note: Without setting a Scheduled Update Date, Microsoft automatically updates your environment anytime between the default update date and the last possible update date listed in your notification email. To avoid automatic updates, select a date that works best for you.

Note: Turn on notifications in the admin center to stay informed about successful updates, failed upgrades, and required extension changes. This helps you quickly address any issues and seek support when needed.
You’ve successfully scheduled Business Central updates in the admin center.

What’s next?

Find out how to set up notifications in the admin center.

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