Date Filters and Business Central New Features Announcements
If you’ve been using Business Central for any length of time, you’ve probably hit a wall with date formulas at least once. Shawn Dorward provides a quick tour of the resources he personally built and uses to stay on top of the product. From a sprawling date formula reference to the official BC release notes, here’s what he covered and why it matters for everyday users.
Key Takeaways
- Date formulas, all in one place: Shawn maintains a living reference on his site with over 126 documented date formula examples, each with an ID, use case description, and common application. It’s the kind of thing that would have saved hours of digging back in the NAV days. You can also find relevant productivity shortcuts in this Business Central Life Hacks tips and tricks roundup.
- A shortcut links page worth bookmarking: Beyond date formulas, Shawn keeps a curated links page covering BC release notes, keyboard shortcuts, Copilot resources, community forums, and the BC Ideas portal, where Microsoft actively tracks user suggestions using agents on a weekly basis. If you have a product suggestion, it’s worth submitting.
- Release notes are your cheat sheet for new features: One of the most common gaps he sees with end users is simply not knowing what’s available. The release wave pages, going back to the beginning of Business Central, lay out every improvement with availability dates, use cases, and feature details. The 2026 Wave 1 release is now generally available and worth a full scroll-through.
- Self-billing invoices are live in public preview: Highlighted from the 2026 Wave 1 release, this feature lets buyers generate invoices on behalf of suppliers under a mutual agreement, reducing operational friction in accounts payable workflows.
