January 2025: What I learned from community members in the past month (and a few of my own posts)
Kennie Nybo Pontoppidan
Principal Program Manager at Microsoft. I help ERP customers in the SMB space run their business. | Supporting Ukraine
I love the LinkedIn social media. Especially for the knowledge sharing that is happening every single day within the Business Central community. I learn so much from all of you and in this post, I will highlight some of the things that happened in January 2025 and where I think the content can be of value for you too.
I have a broad taste of topics, so some of the tips below might not be relevant to you. So, I suggest you doom scroll on topics you don't care for, and CTRL+click on things that you want to explore further.
Here we go...
Do you want to use the Business Central Power BI apps across multiple companies?
In this post I share a quick on-screen walkthrough and some handy links..
? Install the apps multiple times
? Configure them in Power BI & D365 BC
? Links for key Learn pages to dive deeper
Want to learn more? Check out this post
Frustrated that a report in Business Central does not work?
Then watch this (5 min) video to learn more about ways to troubleshoot report errors.
?? Video: https://lnkd.in/dacENPww
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by myself (said the dog)
Skrivehack: S?rg for, at ensrette dine bullets (in Danish - use a translation tool).
Fordi bullets:
?? de er lette og hurtige at skimme
?? bullets giver l?seren en mental pause
?? f? styr p? bullets, s? de er nemme at overskue
?? det g?r det nemt at afkode dit budskab
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Heine Aaen
Want to export data to Excel in analysis mode?
?????? Then check it the latest Business Central "What's cooking" video.
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Me, Myself, and I.
What happens if you use unsupported fonts for your document reports in Business Central?
???? Short answer: the report will render (not crash), but the result will be different than what you expected.
??? Spend 3 minutes learning more in this video: https://lnkd.in/d5vageau
?? Report troubleshooting guide: https://lnkd.in/d4p8jA9Mtext
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, the fontie
??? I started a Youtube channel on Business Central topics (who knows what the future holds)
??? 5 videos online. Many more to come (my head is full of ideas)
?? 106 followers already
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, the Youtuber
Want to (safely and supported) change fonts on your outgoing documents in Business Central?
In this short video, I explain how to do that. In an upcoming video, I will show what will happen if you use unsupported fonts (please don't).
????? https://lnkd.in/dud-RnVq
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, who kinda enjoys Word layout tricks
Tecman unpacking video of 2025 release wave 1
The Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2025 Wave 1 Release Plan is here, and it's packed with incredible new features that will transform your business operations!
I love these "unpacking videos" because I learn a lot about partners early perceptions of the new release. I also listen in to understand where and how I as a PM can convey the messages better.
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie the PM (and do watch the video)
Want to hide the Row No. column when viewing a financial report?
???? Using Financial Reporting in Business Central?
?? Want to hide the Row No. column when viewing a report?
??? Then watch this short video on how to do that: https://lnkd.in/d5-qpd9e
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, the accountant (!!!!????!!!)
Significant clean-up of objects in the upcoming 2025 release wave 1
In the upcoming 2025 release wave 1 of hashtag#MSDyn365BC, significant clean-up is underway regarding deleted objects. This cleanup will impact all base applications (W1 and country-based) as well as all first-party apps. Over 150 tables have been removed...
Want to learn more? Check out this post
From shortcuts with love -?The name is F. F8
Using F8 in Business Central will copy anything from the line above. No need to retype or copy/paste!
Want to learn more? Check out this post
?? Want to make your Business Central financial reports silly?
?? In this video, I show you how to add layouts that change orientation and font family for your financial reports.
Do try this at home, but don't call me if you explode things... (you can't destroy the built-in layout in Business Central)
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, the clown (did you know that Comic Sans is a Dyslexia-Friendly font?)
Date Formulas FTW
Do you know how to use them? Do you try and give up because it's a bit confusing. Check out this blog I put together and captured ?? YEARS?? worth of examples and requests.
Want to learn more? Check out this post
???? Need to integrate to Business Central with APIs?
?? Then get the overview in the "REST API web services" documentation article.
? Kennie, why post this? Everyone knows that.
? Nope. Just got a question from a Microsoft MVP about this. If the link can help them, it might also be of help to you (or one of your friends).
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, the technical writer
Any telemetry fan boys and girls out there?
???? Want to Analyze Business Central telemetry with Kusto.Explorer (cross-tenant)
Want to learn more? Check out this post
Cyber security: 15-year-old kid discovers interesting Cloudflare cache geo-location vulnerability
Reading about this attack was really interesting. Also interesting to read the responses from Signal, Discord, etc.
This kid is going places.
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Roger Grimes
What's cooking? Limiting the available product languages in 2025 release wave 1
Check out the latest 'What's Cooking in Business Central' video on limiting the available product languages coming in 2025 release wave 1.
Enjoy ??
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (the team)
Math: 1+2+3+4+5+... = - 1/12
?? Fun fact: 1+2+3+4+5+... = - 1/12
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, the mathematician
Enhanced financial reporting in 2025 release wave 1
?? Just live: The plan for the 2025 release wave 1 of Business Central.
?? Here is an example of something new: enhanced financial reporting...
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, the financial reporting PM.
Setting up and Maintaining Vendor 1099 (US localization)
You can teach old dogs new tricks. This week I learned several things about 1099s that I didn't know. I came to understand why Microsoft made the modifications they did to the US 1099 process...
Want to learn more? Check out this post
Silly me: Were they reflections of my walkman staring back at me
For 40+ years, I thought the lyrics in that Iron Maiden line read"Were they reflections of my walkman staring back at me?"
领英推荐
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, the 80ties teenager
Bookmark the "Whats cooking" playlist
?? If you are a Microsoft partner for Business Central, you should bookmark the "Whats cooking" playlist.
?????? Short 3-5 minutes long videos showing small features (already released or soon to be released).
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie (Yup, thats also me)
How to add package resources in an extension and access them from AL code?
The days of hiding images as base64 strings are over ?? Upgrade to 25.2 and check it out!
Want to learn more? Check out this post
How to effectively destroy employee motivation
?? Imagine that you are a manager...
Here are three different ways you might deal with your employees: when presented with work artifacts (project proposals, emails, ideas, ...) from that person, you
1. take the time to take a look at things and might even offer some constructive feedback face to face, or
2. ignore them, or
3. destroy what they come with in front of them (or in writing in an email)
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, the manager
?? Want to hear more about Business Central analytics?
?? Then watch/listen to the latest episode of the 3 BC Amigos podcast and hear me and the three great hosts discuss...
?? the "behind the scenes" story of the new Power BI reports that was shipped in version 25.1
?? new Power BI investments in 2025 release wave 1
?? new Financial Reporting investments in 2025 release wave 1
?? how ERP + BI = success^2 for customers
??♂? what-if analysis in Excel reports
?? AI in analytics features for Business Central
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, the pod cast guest
?? Quick Excel tip: Want to hide all zeros in an Excel worksheet?
Want to hide all zeros in an Excel worksheet?
??Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dmtawyxD
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, the Excel fanboy
?? Want to create a 100-slide Powerpoint deck in 3 minutes?
?????? Is a text editor your tool of choice?
??? Then watch this old-school trick to learn how.
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, the Emacs fanboy
??? Easy bin content analysis in Business Central?
In her latest post, Kerry Peters - Microsoft MVP mentions that taking the Bin Contents page into analysis mode opens up for analytics scenarios that were previously hard to do.
Want to learn more? Check out this post
Do you use Financial Reporting in Business Central and have auditing requirements on that?
?? Well, we just documented ways to set your system up for that.
?? Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ebsKYbfU
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, friend of auditors
Business Central Feature Highlight: Analyze Views using Copilot
One of my favorite features in Business Central is the Analysis View. I could easily spend 30 minutes diving into all its capabilities, but in this video, I focus on two key aspects...
Want to learn more? Check out this post
Using the Financial Reporting feature in Business Central?
?? Then you are in for a treat. In the 2025 release wave 1, we are shipping a number of small and medium enhancements to the feature.
In this "What's cooking" video, we present some of them...
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, the friend of finance people (?)
Financial Reporting FAQ
???? Using the Financial Reporting feature in Business Central?
?? We just added an FAQ article to the documentation.
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, the FAQer
Need to make a quick recording from (a selection of) your screen?
?? Need to make a quick recording from (a selection of) your screen?
?? Did you know that you can do it from the Snippet Tool in Windows?
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, the snipper
Excel Tips: Fill Series
Do you manually drag data down a table or use a feature like text to columns to separate first/last name? I think there's a better way...
Want to learn more? Check out this post
Reduce eye strain with Dark Mode in Excel for Windows
Going dark with Excel?
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by YUN ZHU
Excel tips: must-know date formulas
For ease, I had Excel populate my dates for me using the RANDBETWEEN formula, which generates random dates. ??? I then used the YEAR formula to extract the year from each date...
Want to learn more? Check out this post
Business Central Welcome page
We recently gave the Business Central Welcome page some love.
Now with more focus on
????? Core business functionality
? Copilot and AI
?? Analytics
?? How to connect to other Microsoft apps
?? How to connect to Power platform apps
and with less focus on administration and development.
Want to learn more? Check out this post
by Kennie, the docs (and dog) lover
On a more personal note...
... I have dialled down a bit on social media during evenings and weekends (also because LinkedIn and work is getting more and more intertwined). Instead, I have taken up an old hobby of mine, which is doing (small, short) university courses online on the Coursera platform. All courses are free to attend (and if you want to get a course certificate, you can pay. No, I do not get any commission. I just love the platform).
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Want to learn more about Managing ADHD, Autism, Learning Disabilities, and Concussion
Want to learn more about A life with ADHD?
Want to learn more about blod spatter and DNA analysis? Check out Introduction to Forensic Science
Pheew, that was a lot of interesting posts (at least in my opinion). I hope you dived into one or two of them and learned something new.
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Microsoft MVP | D365 BC | M365 | Azure | PhD, MBA
3 周So much going on - quite the list here! Thanks for the mention, I’m also looking to bring more content over YouTube this year !
Senior Application Consultant @ Innovia Consulting | Dynamics 365 Business Central|NAV
3 周That’s a great another way to follow the new great things thanks Kennie Nybo Pontoppidan (The youtuber ??)