Overview
This update replaces previously released updates. You should always install the latest update. This update also fixes an XSS vulnerability. For more information, see CVE-2021-36946.
After you install this hotfix, you might have to update your license to gain access to new objects that are included in this or a previous update. (This applies only to customer licenses.)
For a list of updates that were released for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2, see released updates for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2. Updates are intended for new and existing customers who are running Microsoft Dynamics Released Updates for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2.
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 |
|---|---|
| 405916 | An encryption key is required after restarting Business Central Server instance while data encryption is not enabled. |
| 404763 | Apply the management SQL command timeout functionality to media copy operation when copying data between companies. |
| 404018 | The writing performance decreases by 100% compared to previous versions. |
| 403518 | Results are created in wrong selection when using the SetSelectionFilter method with the Mark and MarkedOnly method. |
| 404501 | Business Central crashes after 6 minutes of idle time. |
Application hotfixes
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 399026 | The email notification for delegation is not sent when the user ID of the delegation job queue entry is the same as the user ID of the substitute. | Administration |
| 404505 | The standard page lookup implementations do not trigger page validation. | Administration |
| 401801 | The change log compares changes from the incorrect company. | Administration |
| 405940 | Unable to save the XML buffer containing attribute elements with blank namespace. | Administration |
| 402214 | The field mapping definition should include the Data Exch. Line Def Code filter on deletion. | Cash Management |
| 399033 | Copy to Posted Journal Lines = FALSE in General Journal Batch for a General Journal Template with the same option enabled. | Finance |
| 400304 | The payment discount tolerance warning doesn't show when using the Applies-to Doc. Type -No. function to apply an invoice in the payment discount tolerance period. | Finance |
| 400663 | The VAT amount LCY can be different before and after posting if the foreign currency invoice is posted from a journal. | Finance |
| 401181 | Blocked dimension values show on pages or journals. | Finance |
| 401996 | The total amount of the reminder is not correct when one of the invoices is overdue for the number of days less than grace period in first level. | Finance |
| 402596 | Security filters are not working as expected when running the dimensions details report. | Finance |
| 403574 | The open entries aren't canceled and the Last Issued Reminder Level field in the Customer Ledger Entry is filled with -1 after canceling an issued reminder. | Finance |
| 403954 | Error messages when using the EU VAT Registration No. Validation Service. | Finance |
| 404004 | Incorrect caption is used for a field in the Cost Entry table. | Finance |
| 404777 | The column header should be added to the period filter when setting up trial balance for small business. | Finance |
| 405341 | Inconsistency error message when trying to post a sales invoice with foreign currency. | Finance |
| 406068 | "There is no Cust. Ledger Entry within the filter." error message when running a VAT- VIES Declaration Disk after applying entries with the Adjust VAT for Payment Discount feature enabled. | Finance |
| 401951 | Depreciation book code error message when trying to modify the depreciation book of a fixed asset. | Fixed Assets |
| 398178 | Structure doesn't show negative lines in production BOM. | Inventory |
| 401943 | The contract expiration dates of the lines are not changed accordingly after changing the service contract Expiration Date in the header. | Inventory |
| 403945 | Notes on inventory picks are not transferred to posted inventory picks. | Inventory |
| 404539 | "The length of the string is 22, but it must be less than or equal 20 characters." error message when setting Item No. Filter in Adjust Cost - Item Entries report. | Inventory |
| 403462 | The actual cost can't be fully posted to the total WIP cost amount after using the calculate WIP function. | Jobs |
| 398308 | Non-inventory items exist in the Shortage List in the Production order. | Manufacturing |
| 403906 | The Routing Description length 100 is not implemented in the planning worksheet. | Manufacturing |
| 404703 | "The sum of setup, move and wait time exceeds the available time in the period" error message when utilizing manual scheduling on the routing line. | Manufacturing |
| 405429 | The allocated capacity is removed when recalculating a Schedule Manually routing line with remaining run time after previous operations are finished. | Manufacturing |
| 400286 | Suggest Item Charge Assignment shows wrong suggestion after re-running lines from the Purchase Order have been received and invoiced. | Purchase |
| 400912 | "The Detailed Vendor Ledg. Entry already exists. Identification fields and values: Entry No.='XXXX'", error message when trying to un-apply entries. | Purchase |
| 405087 | Qty. to Invoice is 0 after the goods have been received when updating tooltips in the sales and purchase setup. | Purchase |
| 403997 | The document date is different from the posting date in VAT entries after un-applying a payment with an invoice with a payment discount. | Sales |
| 405363 | The Closed by Entry No. doesn't work correctly in VAT entries after running close and post VAT settlement. | VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat |
| 396918 | Necessary pick lines are not created for one of the lots using WMS (FEFO and breakbulk) location after a user reserves the items. | Warehouse |
| 404632 | “Quantity (Base) available must not be less than X in Bin Content Location Code...” error message when registering warehouse pick created at the same time and claiming same units as another pick. | Warehouse |
| 404771 | The tracking line at warehouse shipment level is not updated when registering partial pick if Do Not Fill Qty. to Handle option is set at pick creation level. | Warehouse |
| 406119 | The standard sales pro forma invoice does not print quantity or amounts when customers use WMS. | Warehouse |
| 406139 | The default safety lead time should not be considered for drop shipment. | Warehouse |
Local application hotfixes
APAC
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 401237 | Invalid withholding tax entries when un-applying entries in the APAC version. | VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat |
BE - Belgium
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 399348 | The previous CODA date is filling in the Statement Date field of the CODA Statement page instead of the current CODA date in the Belgian version. | Cash Management |
| 405690 | Multiple applications for CODA in the Belgian version. | Finance |
| 398925 | Correct function depends on the Posted Credit Memo Number instead of the Posting No. Series from the Journal Template Sales Credit Memo on the Sales & Receivable Setup in the Belgian version. | Sales |
CH - Switzerland
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 404811 | "You cannot change the VAT product posting group" error message when trying to change the Shipment Date in a sales order with prepayments in the Swiss version. | Finance |
DE - Germany
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 404198 | Only the start date is passed to the date filter on PAG 474 when PAG 474 is opened from part of the ELSTER extension in the German version. | Finance |
ES - Spain
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 405111 | "Factura duplicada" error in SII when posting multiple invoices sent to SII in the Spanish version. | Finance |
| 404372 | Remaining unrealized base and remaining unrealized amount are left open in the VAT entries after applying VAT cash payments using Unrealized VAT Type as Percentage in the Spanish version. | VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat |
| 405539 | An operation is not declared in report 349, but is declared correctly in SII, because of an intracommunity sale for a French customer with Spanish address in the Spanish version. | VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat |
FI - Finland
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 401019 | The bank reference is not marked with 001 after being imported in the Finnish version. | Cash Management |
IT - Italy
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 401713 | The withholding tax is not calculated correctly when the vendor bill is issued for a purchase invoice partially applied in the Italian version. | Finance |
| 405363 | The Closed by Entry No. doesn't work correctly in VAT entries after running close and post VAT settlement in the Italian version. | VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat |
| 404193 | The CodiceFornitura element doesn't export the correct value in XML file for the Periodic VAT payment Communication in the Italian version. | VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat |
| 406404 | The Periodic VAT payment Communication reports the company VAT registration number in the tag CodicefiscaleSocieta and does not report any CFIntermediario even if the intermediary field is enabled in the Italian version. | VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat |
MX - Mexico
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 405451 | The Operation type is not the default in purchase documents as outlined in the tooltips in the Mexican version. | Finance |
NL - Netherlands
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 405815 | The revenue for a non-EU country appears on the ICP declaration in the Dutch version. | Finance |
NO - Norway
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 403958 | The file path and filename for the remittance file in the Remittance Agreement Card aren't showing correctly when exporting file from the Payment Journal in the Norwegian version. | Cash Management |
US - United States
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 400511 | "The Gen. Journal Template does not exist. Identification fields and values: Name=" error message for Remittance Advice when sending PDF to disk in the United States version. | Finance |
Local regulatory features
GB - United Kingdom
| ID | Title | Functional Area | Changed Objects |
|---|---|---|---|
| 404264 | The fraud prevention headers can be specified automatically without interaction with user in the British version. | Financial Management | Extensions: UKMakingTaxDigital |
IT - Italy
| ID | Title | Functional Area | Changed Objects |
|---|---|---|---|
| 404982 | The Tax Authority Doc. No. field should be enlarged in the Italian version. | Financial Management | DatifatturaValidate.Codeunit ExportVATTransactions.Report SpesometroExport.Codeunit UPGVATReportIT.Codeunit UpgradeTagDefCountry.Codeunit VATReport.Page VATReportHeader.Table VATReportValidate.Codeunit |
NO - Norway
| ID | Title | Functional Area | Changed Objects |
|---|---|---|---|
| 405040 | Improvements for SAF-T in the Norwegian version. | Financial Management | Extensions: NorwegianSAFT |
Resolution
How to obtain the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 files
This update is available for manual download and installation from the Microsoft Download Center.
Update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2
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 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 AT package |
| AU - Australia | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 AU package |
| BE - Belgium | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 BE package |
| CA - Canada | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 CA package |
| CH - Switzerland | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 CH package |
| CZ- Czechia | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 CZ package |
| DE - Germany | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 DE package |
| DK - Denmark | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 DK package |
| ES - Spain | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 ES package |
| FI - Finland | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 FI package |
| FR - France | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 FR package |
| GB - United Kingdom | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 UK package |
| IN - India | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 IN package |
| IS - Iceland | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 IS package |
| IT - Italy | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 IT package |
| MX - Mexico | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 MX package |
| NL - Netherlands | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 NL package |
| NO - Norway | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 NO package |
| NZ - New Zealand | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 NZ package |
| RU - Russia | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 RU package |
| SE - Sweden | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 SE package |
| US - United States | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 US package |
| All other countries | Download update 17.9 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 W1 package |
How to install a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises 2020 Release Wave 2 update
See How to install a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 update.
Prerequisites
You must have Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2 installed to apply this hotfix.
More information
See more information about software update terminology and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2020 Release Wave 2.
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.