Explore what’s new in Business Central Copilot for 2026—from autonomous agents that handle AP and sales order intake to smarter analysis, search, and ESG/compliance features—all designed to cut manual work and accelerate decisions.
Agenda — 2026 Improvements (bulleted)
· Agents in Business Central
- Payables Agent: PDF-to-invoice capture, PO matching, confidence scoring, expanded country/region availability (2025 Wave 2 → Jan 2026 window)
- Sales Order Agent: Autonomous order-taking from emails with availability checks and quote/order creation
· Copilot experiences
- Analysis Assist & Record Summaries: One-click insights on customers/items/orders; role-aware summaries in FactBox
- Advanced Tell Me & Autofill: Faster page/report discovery; AI-suggested field values
· Custom agents with Copilot Studio
- MCP Server: Securely expose BC APIs as tools for Studio-built agents; controlled create/update/delete operations
· ESG & Compliance updates (v27.2 rolling through Feb ’26)
- ESRS taxonomy elements & ESG Reporting integration
- E-documents: shipment/transfer types + Peppol connector
- Finance: new SEPA CAMT0530008; US 1099 improvements & overview page
· Security & Governance
- Per-feature activation/deactivation, user-level access, and data movement controls for Copilot & agents
· Roadmap & Adoption
- What lands in 2025 Wave 2 → early 2026, pilot patterns, and quick wins for finance/ops teams