Managing change in a cloud environment can be challenging because upgrades are generally pushed automatically. Advance notification is provided for major updates which provides an opportunity to prepare, review, and test, if desired.

TimeLine for Major & Minor Updates

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/update-rollout-timeline

Managing Updates in the Admin Center

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/tenant-admin-center-update-management

Notifications

Warnings and notifications may be delivered in the form of e-mail and/or informational banners or windows displayed when logged in to Business Central.

Dynamics 365 Business Central Admin Center

Environments > Production > Update Settings

Environments > (Environment) > Manage Apps (Incl. 3^rd Party Extensions)

Microsoft products automatically update. Generally, third-party apps will update in the weeks following a Microsoft update. Reach out to the publisher to get information on functionality changes.

When an app “Available Update Action,” is “Install update,” the Latest Available Version will be different than the Installed Version and an Action will be available.

Extension Management in Business Central

• Extension Management
  
• Extension Installation Status
  

Third Party (non-Microsoft) Extensions

If third-Party extensions are installed from the Extension Marketplace, review their configuration/subscription/setup windows for notification options. Check to see how they notify users of updates and new functionality.

• Extension Marketplace
  

Select an app to find links to user guides and Help for the extension.

Custom Code Extensions

Future updates are available in advance and can be applied to sandbox environments to test customized code. Whenever there is a concern that critical customizations may be compromised by an update, test updates with custom code in advance in a sandbox environment.

Testing Custom Code or Extensions

If there is a significant risk of negative impacts from updates, BCS suggests testing updates, beforehand, in a sandbox environment. Microsoft releases major upgrades, in advance, for this purpose. This process is particularly important if you have significant customizations.

Support

Contact Bond Consulting Services at support@bondconsultingservices.com and/or Third-Party extension publisher(s) if you have concerns regarding an upcoming update or problems resulting from an applied update. Please note that BCS does not control updates from Microsoft nor the changes that result.