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Some of the functionality described in this release plan has not been released. Delivery timelines may change and projected functionality may not be released (see Microsoft policy). Learn more: What's new and planned
| Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|
| Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | Sep 2025 |
Business value
When this feature is available, you can update your sandbox environments to a preview version. You can test updates with your own data and installed extensions. This feature reduces risks, improves testing accuracy, and makes sure customizations integrate smoothly. With this feature, you make better decisions and experience smoother transitions.
Feature details
For each major Dynamics 365 Business Central update, Microsoft organizes a public preview starting a month before the release of the update. With the public preview, customers and partners can test and prepare for new functionality and other product changes by using a sandbox environment. Until now, you couldn't update a sandbox environment to a preview version. This limitation made it difficult to test the next major version with your own data and extensions.
With this feature, you can update a sandbox environment to the preview version. Customers and partners can now:
- Find and fix potential issues that environment data or installed extensions cause before updating their production environments.
- Test new functionality and the update operation itself with their own data, so they get a more accurate picture of how the update works in their environments.
- Validate that installed apps and integrations continue to work seamlessly with the new version, so you can take more time to make any required changes before updating production environments.
- Prepare more effectively. When a preview environment closely resembles a production environment, you can start user readiness activities earlier, such as product training and change communication.
Geographic areas
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Language availability
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