Resources and Key Dates for Business Central
PinTech has brought together resources shared during the Directions EMEA 2026 sessions in one place for Business Central partners.
This PinTech roundup brings the resource links together with the on-premises milestones and Copilot roadmap shared in the sessions.
📅 On-premises dates to keep in view
Commercial availability, support deadlines and channel changes are different milestones. The dates below bring together the session slides and linked Microsoft guidance.
DPL price update
The SPA session slide lists this effective date for the price update and references EP/AP service plans, BC/NAV/GP subscriptions and regional conversion factors.
Source and details ↗DPL/SPA partner margin change
Microsoft’s partner notice confirms reduced DPL/SPA margins. Business Central cloud CSP margins remain unchanged.
Source and details ↗New BC on-premises subscriptions move to CSP
New subscription purchases must be transacted through CSP. This is a sales-channel change, not product retirement.
Source and details ↗NAV 2018 extended support ends
The session slide shows 11 January 2028. Consult Microsoft Lifecycle for the precise support boundary and time zone; earlier NAV versions have different dates.
Source and details ↗NAV product-availability changes
Annual Service Plan coverage and subscription renewals end; additional perpetual user licences can no longer be purchased.
Source and details ↗The SPA slide describes information as accurate as of October 2026 and directs readers to published price lists and licensing guides for definitive terms. PSBC sign-in is required for the linked pricing and margin documents.
View the SPA session slide ↗
🤖 Copilot in Business Central: the road ahead
Roadmap as presented at Directions EMEA 2026. Future dates are plans, subject to change. Early access for partners, public preview and general availability are separate stages.
Copilot in BC
Edit with Copilot
Business skills; BC in Cowork
Copilot in BC
BC in Cowork
Customize with Copilot
Edit with Copilot; BC in Cowork; BC agents (1P/3P) in Cowork; Business skills
Related Dynamics on-premises milestones shown in the session
- April 2025: new-customer perpetual licence sales ended for Dynamics GP and BC on-premises.
- April 2026: Dynamics GP new-customer subscription sales ended.
- July 2026: NAV end-of-sale announcement.
- 11 July 2028: Dynamics SL 2018 extended support ends, as shown on the slide.
- 31 December 2029: Dynamics GP support ends, as shown on the slide.
- 15 January 2030: Dynamics SL Service Plan and subscription renewals end; no further add-on licence purchases.
- 30 April 2031: Dynamics GP Service Plan and subscription renewals and security updates end; no further add-on licence purchases.
These are the GP and SL rows of the session roadmap, not Business Central retirement dates. Earlier product versions have different support end dates.
📚 Resources shared during the sessions
On-premises migration and business value
Bring migration and business-value resources into one conversation: the collection below includes NAV-to-Business Central material alongside the Forrester TEI report, presentation and calculator.
- NAV to Business Central customer blog
- NAV to Business Central partner resources
- Forrester TEI partner presentation and infographic
- Forrester TEI report and ROI calculator
- Mike Morton’s Forrester TEI blog
- Bridge to Cloud calculator
- Customer evidence
- NAV migration resources and customer messaging
- BC partner pitch decks
Business Central and Microsoft 365 customer conversations
Explore the solution pitch, Copilot customer scenarios and partner FAQ, with separate infographics for the Sales Order Agent and Payables Agent.
Partner collaboration and practice development
Find the partner-to-partner request form, practice-development resources and campaign materials together, from Growth Lab and the Practice Accelerator nomination to the Immersion Briefing Kit.
Programmes, incentives and eligibility
Keep programme resources and eligibility guidance close at hand. Consult the linked Microsoft guidance for the terms that apply to your organisation and opportunity.
Licensing, support and technical resources
The session slides also point to these licensing and technical resources. The SPA slide marks the margin, pricing and technical-update links as requiring PartnerSource Business Center (PSBC) sign-in.
- BC Partner Portal
- DPL product availability and end of renewals
- DPL partner margin update — PSBC sign-in
- DPL pricing update — PSBC sign-in
- BC 28+ license keys — PSBC sign-in
- Object range request: 200 limit — PSBC sign-in
- 120-day EP pre-purchase limit — PSBC sign-in
- Six-month refresh of BC DUR licenses — PSBC sign-in
- Business Central technical migration documentation
- Business Central on YouTube
- Business Central technical resources