Update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 (Application Build 16.6.17046, Platform Build 16.0.17024)

Applies To
Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises 2020 release wave 1, version 16

This article applies to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 for all countries and all language locales.

Overview

This update replaces previously released updates. You should always install the latest update.

It may be necessary to update your license after you install this hotfix to gain access to new objects that are included in this or a previous update. (This only applies to customer licenses.)

For a list of updates that were released for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1, see released updates for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1. Updates are intended for new and existing customers who are running Microsoft Dynamics Released Updates for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1.

Important

We recommend that you contact your Microsoft Dynamics Partner before you install hotfixes or updates. It is important to verify that your environment is compatible with the hotfixes or updates that will be installed. A hotfix or update may cause interoperability issues with customizations and third-party products that work together with your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central solution.

Problems that are resolved in this update

The following problems are resolved in this update.

Platform hotfixes

ID Title
364249 The Go back home link does not take multi-tenant URLs into account.
369822 Incorrect mediaEditLink and mediaReadLink display in the API ODataKeyFields when you use the expand parameter.
370802 Cannot set breakpoints in case statements in Visual Studio Code.
369891 "Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'controlAddInManifest' of null" error message displays in an Application log when the Card page that contains a JS (JavaScript) control add-in gets stuck right after publishing an extension through Visual Studio Code.
368368 The client freezes when a ListPart page is opened directly and not as an embedded subpage.
365398 Column headers are not aligned correctly when you enable personalization and hide columns in the Web client in a browser that is not maximized.
371771 The CurrReport.Quit function will not abort download when used in the OnPostReport trigger.
369676 Save view error displays in the Decimal fields filtering.
372554 The empty publisher name in App manifest causes an upgrade issue.
364939 FactBox Link using the SystemId field causes the client to crash.
368774 Filters misbehave when there are filter groups.
368840 The Lines-Part of a document page is not filled, if it is confirmed in the OnOpenPage trigger.
372410 Pages close and reopen unexpectedly.
361251 The Synchronizing table changes is taking too long and new users’ sessions cannot be established if you have a very large number of companies.
372415 The TellMe search and Role Center navigation stop working.
366201 The client crashes by using designer to add fields.
365793 "Object is not set to an instance of an Object" error message displays when a Word layout that is based on a report cannot be printed server side since update 15.8 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2019 Release Wave 2.
362605 The Invoke-NavCodeunit in a PowerShell cmdlet will timeout after 2 hours regardless of timeout settings in Business Central Administration tool.

      

Application hotfixes

ID Title Functional Area
364827 Renaming a user-defined permission set will not rename the user permission set leaving phantom entries in user permission sets. Administration
370015 The permissions are missing for a user with limited access. Administration
366042 Intercompany documents are sent multiple times when the Auto Send function is True. Finance
367185 Under certain circumstances, the Balance field on pages are incorrect. It displays the Balance field based on the incorrect Posting Date field. Finance
368608 Numbering in the purchase credit memo behaves differently than in the purchase invoice. Finance
368769 Financial reports are missing. Finance
368947 The ToolTip property and the Box. No. field on a page in a table are odd. Finance
369625 The Document No. field is not sequential in the intercompany journal when you create the lines by using the Transfer to General Journal function in the Bank Reconciliation. Finance
370057 The Payment method code is used from customer card even if it is deleted at service order level. Finance
370277 When you print the Test report, the Total excluding VAT field is not calculated correctly when you have an interest amount in a reminder. Finance
372017 The Document No. field is cut in the Customer Detailed Aging report. Finance
369828 Account Schedules are no longer successfully update Excel Template files by using the Export to Excel function. Finance
367321 "You cannot import the same information twice. The combination G/L Account No. - Dimensions - Date must be unique" error message displays if you try to import a General Ledger Budget with dimensions. Finance
367325 The FA Posting Group is not updated when you modify or delete fixed asset subclass codes for Fixed Assets without entries. Fixed Assets
367916 The Fixed Asset Book Value 01 report is printing in the Portrait mode that causes the columns to wrap. Fixed Assets
369927 The temp file cleanup is missing when you exit from the GetHTMLBodyText() procedure in the Notification Entry Dispatcher codeunit. Integration
370716 Exchange Synchronization has not been working since Dynamics Business Central 14 due to changes in the SetLastDateTimeFilter function. Integration
368059 Multiple issues with Lot and reservation when running the VAT Rate Change tool. Inventory
368957 The WhseActivLine COPY action is not used. Inventory
369406 It is not possible to post an assembly order. Inventory
368941 The Item Avail. by Location Lines page has a procedure called Get. Inventory
369806 The Work In Progress (WIP) Method of Sales of Cost is calculating incorrectly. Jobs
368399 When filtering by the No. field in the Planning worksheets, dropdown displays a list of accounts. Manufacturing
370777 The Work Description field is not updated in the sales order when you convert a sales quote into a sales order with a linked opportunity open. Marketing
368044 The Qty to Handle (Base) and the Qty to Invoice (Base) fields on the Item Tracking lines are unexpectedly emptied when a user uses the Requisitions worksheet. Purchase
368561 Overdue purchase invoice amount on a Role Center is displaying negative values after update 16.3 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2019 Release Wave 2. Purchase
369324 Placeholder displays on the Vendor Statistics page. Purchase
369803 Modify some fields even if the purchase order is released. Purchase
370342 The Ship-to Code field is blank in the purchase order that was generated from a Requisition worksheet in the Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises. Purchase
369718 The Applies-to-Doc. Due Date Offset is not available in the Suggest Vendor Payments window in Dynamics Business Central on-premises. Purchase
363906 Over-receipt tolerance is not working when the Receive field is blank on the purchase order. Purchase
363909 Reordering policy is not being set properly when you utilize a config package for a new Stockkeeping Unit card. Purchase
366892 The Qty. to Receive value entered on a line in a purchase order is not saved in the Web client when the user tabs out of the field. Sales
366939 The Costs and Profit fields on the customer card is incorrectly reflected for resource in a service order. Sales
369384 The Customer Statement report sends out blank statement without any data. Sales
369566 The Customer Comment field disappears after changing the Customer No. field. Sales
369983 When you post a sales order (Ship & Invoice) in Sales Order Archive, the system archives the document twice. Sales
370287 The sales invoice does not display the Job No. field in the Custom Reports Layout. Sales
371813 "Line Amount Excl. VAT must have a value in Sales Line: Document Type=Invoice, Document No.=X, Line No.=X. It cannot be zero or empty" error message displays when you post a sales document with Item Charge Lines with 100% discount. Sales
371001 Customer's Last Modified Date Time value is not updating. Sales
369707 "Quantity Shipped must be equal to '0' in Sales Document Type=Order", error message displays if you delete the cross reference and try to insert again in a sales document. Sales
369332 The E-invoice subject and attachment values are written in the user interface language rather than the Customer language. Sales
366484 A license error displays when you delete a customer. Sales
368018 Unable to post an inventory pick due to an unexpected error. Warehouse
368394 You cannot post an item journal if journal lines are created via Calculate Warehouse Adjustment and Item Tracking Code was meanwhile changed. Warehouse
370791 Only the last pick document out of several created picks documents are printed after an update to 16.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2019 Release Wave 2. Warehouse
371307 When dealing with job and transfer, no reservation status is created by using order planning and reservation option. Warehouse
371983 "Nothing to Handle" error message occurs when you create a warehouse pick and the Shipment Bin code includes special character '&'. Warehouse

      

Local application hotfixes

APAC

ID Title Functional Area
367919 The remittance advice is always printed as per the standard Report ID from VLE in the APAC version. Cash Management
365910 The withholding tax (WHT) amount is deducted only for the first prepayment invoice and an error message displays when posting the final invoice in the APAC version. VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat
369638 The Tax Invoice Renaming Threshold field is visible in the general ledger setup in the APAC version. VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat

      

AU - Australia

ID Title Functional Area
359798 Kofax OCR service should have ABN (Australian Business Number) Number included when exporting the Vendor data out in the Australian version. Purchase

      

BE ⁠-⁠Belgium

ID Title Functional Area
367182 The status of the lines and the amounts is not correctly updated if you use the Process CODA Statement Lines function in the Belgian version. Finance
370784 The shortcut ALT+D does not work on the page in the Belgian version. Finance
369838 When you open the Applied Vendor/Customer Entries page and nothing is applied, but the amount is applied after you click in the Cancel button in the Belgian version. Finance
369877 The values and number of lines are not correctly transferred to the financial journal when you use the Transfer to General Ledger function on the CODA Statement page in the Belgian version. Finance
369638 The Tax Invoice Renaming Threshold field is visible in the general ledger setup in the Belgian version. VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat

      

CH - Switzerland

ID Title Functional Area
371022 Incorrect information of From VAT Entry No. and To VAT Entry No. fields in the G/L register in the Swiss version. Finance

      

CZ - Czech

ID Title Functional Area
358433 Cashflow and taxes in the Czech version. Finance
370712 The emergence of a VAT entry when adjusting the exchange rates in the Czech version. Finance
369638 The Tax Invoice Renaming Threshold field is visible in the general ledger setup in the Czech version. VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat

      

DACH

ID Title Functional Area
369638 The Tax Invoice Renaming Threshold field is visible in the general ledger setup in the DACH version. VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat

      

DK⁠-⁠Denmark

ID Title Functional Area
369638 The Tax Invoice Renaming Threshold field is visible in the general ledger setup in the Danish version. VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat

      

ES - Spain

ID Title Functional Area
366385 The Balance (LCY) field is incorrectly calculated in the My Customer table in the Spanish version. Finance
367193 "A grouped document cannot be settled from a journal. Remove Document XX/X from Group/Pmt. Order XXX and try again" error message displays if you try to post a credit memo that applied a bill before the bill was included in a PBG in the Spanish version. Finance
369638 The Tax Invoice Renaming Threshold field is visible in the general ledger setup in the Spanish version. VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat

      

FI - Finland

ID Title Functional Area
369638 The Tax Invoice Renaming Threshold field is visible in the general ledger setup in the Finnish version. VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat

      

FR - France

ID Title Functional Area
369638 The Tax Invoice Renaming Threshold field is visible in the general ledger setup in the French version. VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat

      

IS - Iceland

ID Title Functional Area
369638 The Tax Invoice Renaming Threshold field is visible in the general ledger setup in the Icelandic version. VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat

      

IT - Italy

ID Title Functional Area
369203 Error with Withholding Tax displays in the payments journal in the Italian version. Finance
370320 If you create a payment for a withholding Tax-Soc. Sec. vendor ledger entry invoice, it can be posted without calculating the withholding Tax-Soc. Sec. amounts in the Italian version. Finance
369537 Different error messages display when you try to export file from a customer bill card in the Italian version. Sales

      

MX - Mexico
      

ID Title Functional Area
371004 When you request a stamp for a credit memo that was first applied to an incorrect invoice, the XML displays an incorrect invoice after being applied to a second invoice in the Mexican version. Sales

      

NA - North America

ID Title Functional Area
372129 The Aged Accounts Payables report does not display when the vendor balance is zero in the North American version. Finance
369296 A Vendor Register error displays when running an installation of Dynamics 365 Business Central in the North American version. Purchase
369638 The Tax Invoice Renaming Threshold field is visible in the general ledger setup in the North American version. VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat

      

NL - Netherlands

ID Title Functional Area
369702 When you post a payment from the Bank/Giro Journal, the full payment amount is posted to the payment tolerance G/L account in the Dutch version. Cash Management
371869 When you post a payment from the Bank/Giro Journal, the payment tolerance warning works differently compared to the cash receipt journal and displays twice, once with an incorrect amount and only later with the correct amount in the Dutch version. Cash Management
369152 Cancel and correct the posted purchase invoices in the Dutch version. Finance
370025 "Select a file with one of the following extensions: pfx, p12, p7b, cer, crt, der" error message displays when you try to import the certificate G3 preprod-dgp2.procesinfrastructuur.nl_20190812.pem in the Dutch version. Finance
369638 The Tax Invoice Renaming Threshold field is visible in the general ledger setup in the Dutch version. VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat

      

NO - Norway

ID Title Functional Area
372125 "You do not have the following permission in TableData Media Resources" error message displays when you run the Update action in SAF-T mapping source in the Norwegian version. Finance
369638 The Tax Invoice Renaming Threshold field is visible in the general ledger setup in the Norwegian version. VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat

      

RU - Russia

ID Title Functional Area
372452 Incorrect file versions and changed tags in the VAT Ledger Export XML report in the Russian version. Finance
369638 The Tax Invoice Renaming Threshold field is visible in the general ledger setup in the Russian version. VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat

      

SE - Sweden

ID Title Functional Area
369638 The Tax Invoice Renaming Threshold field is visible in the general ledger setup in the Swedish version. VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat

      

UK - United Kingdom

ID Title Functional Area
369638 The Tax Invoice Renaming Threshold field is visible in the general ledger setup in the British version. VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat

Resolution

How to obtain the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 files

This update is available for manual download and installation from the Microsoft Download Center.

Update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central  2020 Release Wave 1

      

Which hotfix package to download

      

This update has multiple hotfix packages. Select and download one of the following packages depending on the country version of your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 database.

      

Country Hotfix package
AT - Austria Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 AT package
AU - Australia Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 AU package
BE - Belgium Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 BE package
CH - Switzerland Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 CH package
CZ- Czech Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 CZ package
DE - Germany Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 DE package
DK - Denmark Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 DK package
ES - Spain Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 ES package
FI - Finland Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 FI package
FR - France Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 FR package
IS - Iceland Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 IS package
IT - Italy Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 IT package
NA - North America Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 NA package
NL - Netherlands Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 NL package
NO - Norway Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 NO package
NZ - New Zealand Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 NZ package
RU - Russia Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 RU package
SE - Sweden Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 SE package
UK - United Kingdom Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 UK package
All other countries Download update 16.6 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 W1 package

How to install a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises 2020 Release Wave 1 update

See How to install a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 update.

Prerequisites

You must have Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1 installed to apply this hotfix.

More information

See more information about software update terminology  and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 1.

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.