Overview
This update replaces previously released updates. You should always install the latest update.
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 2021 Release Wave 1, see Released Updates for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1. Updates are intended for new and existing customers who are running Microsoft Dynamics Released Updates for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1.
Important
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Problems that are resolved in this update
The following problems are resolved in this update.
Platform hotfixes
| ID | Title |
|---|---|
| 405747 | The client session crashes when accessing the protected variables from extended pages. |
| 406022 | An encryption key is required after restarting Business Central Server instance while data encryption is not enabled. |
| 404764 | Apply the management SQL command timeout functionality to media copy operation when copying data between companies. |
| 404502 | Business Central crashes after 6 minutes of idle time. |
| 402436 | Flowfield does not show in the drop-down list. |
| 402720 | FORMAT Enum Value is shown instead of Enum Caption when a language other than English is chosen in Business Central online. |
| 406249 | The OData Navigation property name conflicts with primitive property name. |
| 404469 | The fields are not showing in the personalization option when the page is bounded to a table with internal access. |
| 404202 | The option to save a report as an XML file is affected by server-side document limitation parameters. |
| 404214 | Results are created in wrong selection when using the SetSelectionFilter method with the Mark and MarkedOnly method. |
Application hotfixes
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 400400 | 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 |
| 404504 | The standard page lookup implementations do not trigger page validation. | Administration |
| 401802 | The change log compares changes from the incorrect company. | Administration |
| 405939 | Unable to save the XML buffer containing attribute elements with blank namespace. | Administration |
| 400296 | "The length of the string is X, but it must be less than or equal to 35 characters" error message when trying to apply entries in the payment reconciliation journal with a long transaction ID. | Cash Management |
| 401297 | The payment tolerance is not recorded when the payment is posted through the payment reconciliation journal in foreign currency. | Cash Management |
| 402215 | The field mapping definition should include the Data Exch. Line Def Code filter on deletion. | Cash Management |
| 398505 | "You cannot copy posted gen. journal line with register number %1 because it contains customer or vendor or employee ledger entries that have been posted and applied in the same transaction." error message when trying to reverse an unapplied transaction. | Finance |
| 400397 | Copy to Posted Journal Lines = FALSE in General Journal Batch for a General Journal Template with the same option enabled. | Finance |
| 400305 | 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 |
| 401115 | The VAT amount LCY can be different before and after posting if the foreign currency invoice is posted from a journal. | Finance |
| 401182 | Blocked dimension values show on pages or journals. | Finance |
| 401997 | 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 |
| 403561 | The Reminder Terms Code must exist on the Reminder and the Customer page. | Finance |
| 402605 | Security filters are not working as expected when running the dimensions details report. | Finance |
| 404001 | 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 |
| 404005 | Incorrect caption is used for a field in the Cost Entry table. | Finance |
| 403955 | Error messages when using the EU VAT Registration No. Validation Service. | Finance |
| 404778 | The column header should be added to the period filter when setting up trial balance for small business. | Finance |
| 405342 | Inconsistency error message when trying to post a sales invoice with foreign currency. | Finance |
| 405374 | The G/L Balance by Dimension is missing ellipsis in Mozilla Firefox browser. | Finance |
| 405467 | Sales Quote workflow restriction doesn't work when using the Make Invoice function on Sales Quotes. | Finance |
| 406069 | "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 |
| 401952 | Depreciation book code error message when trying to modify the depreciation book of a fixed asset. | Fixed Assets |
| 399841 | The create default root function goes into an endless loop when converting JSON to XML if the stream is called with a different encoding than default. | Integration |
| 401944 | The contract expiration dates of the lines are not changed accordingly after changing the service contract Expiration Date in the header. | Inventory |
| 403689 | The More Options button in physical inventory journal line presents more actions than it should. | Inventory |
| 404540 | "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 |
| 405048 | Notes on inventory picks are not transferred to posted inventory picks. | Inventory |
| 405387 | Structure doesn't show negative lines in production BOM. | Inventory |
| 399387 | "Blocked must be equal to 'No' in Item: No.=xxx. Current value is 'Yes'..." error message when running a Requisition Worksheet. | Inventory |
| 402797 | The creation of item vendor generates incomplete Item Cross References. | Inventory |
| 403463 | The actual cost can't be fully posted to the total WIP cost amount after using the calculate WIP function. | Jobs |
| 404933 | "The length of the string is 22, but it must be less than or equal to 20 characters. Value: 'ACTPT&G-CRM-GM (T&M)" error message when opening the job planning line. | Jobs |
| 404318 | Non-inventory items exist in the Shortage List in the Production order. | Manufacturing |
| 404704 | "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 |
| 405015 | The Routing Description length 100 is not implemented in the planning worksheet. | Manufacturing |
| 405430 | The allocated capacity is removed when recalculating a Schedule Manually routing line with remaining run time after previous operations are finished. | Manufacturing |
| 404536 | "The record in table Campaign Target Group already exists." error message when activating a Sales Price in a campaign. | Marketing |
| 400516 | Canceled Sales/Purchase Invoice causes undo of tracked items which can't be re-shipped/re-received by the Get Receipt Lines/Get Shipment Lines option. | Purchase |
| 400913 | "The Detailed Vendor Ledg. Entry already exists. Identification fields and values: Entry No.='XXXX'", error message when trying to un-apply entries. | Purchase |
| 403890 | Error message when copying the company data update after enabling the ItemReference feature. | Purchase |
| 403964 | Suggest Item Charge Assignment shows wrong suggestion after re-running lines from the Purchase Order have been received and invoiced. | Purchase |
| 405088 | Qty. to Invoice is 0 after the goods have been received when updating tooltips in the sales and purchase setup. | Purchase |
| 397813 | Unable to post the Purchase Order when a line is created from the Drop-Ship Sales Order. | Purchase |
| 396321 | The service charge line is not canceled from sales invoice lines by selecting the line more than one time. | Sales |
| 400503 | The invoice value is automatically adjusted because of the partial prepayment. | Sales |
| 401969 | "You cannot assign more than X units in Document Type = Order, Document No. = A, Line No. = B" error message with batch report dealing with the item charge for partial shipments (Shipment Advice = Partial). | Sales |
| 403998 | 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 |
| 404548 | The contact type of a contact creation doesn't change accordingly, and the new contact will always be created with type Company while the contact type is set in the customer template. | Sales |
| 404624 | The unit price of the job planning line can't be updated correctly by the cost factor from the Sales Job Price list. | Sales |
| 404625 | The unit price in the sales order doesn't change according to the cost factor in the Sales Price list. | Sales |
| 404682 | "The line cannot be split" error message in Sales Price list lines after enabling the new sales pricing experience feature. | Sales |
| 405102 | The Price Includes VAT field in Sales Price List lines must get the value from the Sales Price List header when using the new Sales Price feature. | Sales |
| 405108 | The Applies-to No. field not correctly refreshed in Sales Price lines when using the new Sales Price feature. | Sales |
| 405078 | The service cost suggest option doesn't suggest any cost or prices in the Price Worksheet. | Sales |
| 405394 | "The Business Central (Version 15.0) must be selected on the Price Calculation Method page." error message when trying to run Price List report using the new Sales Price feature. | Sales |
| 405508 | The contact type of a contact creation doesn't change accordingly, and the new contact will always be created with type = Company while the contact type is set in the customer template. | Sales |
| 398112 | The explosion of BOM in a purchase order does not give an error when the Reserved Quantity is not equal to 0. | Warehouse |
| 401645 | The warehouse put-away is created with wrong quantities and the error message is missing when dealing with floating bin put-away template, WMS, and bin max setup. | Warehouse |
| 402448 | Difference in blocking outbound and inbound movements in the internal movement. | Warehouse |
| 402464 | Tracking and expiration date are not set on warehouse pick dealing with WMS and FEFO when the reservation is using empty field. | Warehouse |
| 403455 | “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 |
| 403197 | The Lot No. and Expiration Date are not filled correctly when item tracking and reservation are combined. | Warehouse |
| 404772 | 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 |
| 406140 | The default safety lead time should not be considered for drop shipment. | Warehouse |
| 406120 | The standard sales pro forma invoice does not print quantity or amounts when customers use WMS. | Warehouse |
| 401329 | An inventory pick can be created even when the only available lot number blocked in a Require Pick location. | Warehouse |
Local application hotfixes
APAC
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 403874 | The statement balance appears to be 0 when the Print in LCY option is ticked in the APAC version. | Finance |
| 401685 | An extra line is created in the payment journal of the withholding tax amount after posting Payment Journal with the withholding tax in Dynamics 365 Business Central in the APAC version. | Finance |
| 405906 | Incorrect amount in the EFT file when withholding tax is calculated for the payment in the APAC version. | VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat |
| 406002 | The amounts printed in the withholding tax certification report are not rounded in the APAC version. | VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat |
| 406003 | The withholding tax certification report cannot be run from UI in the APAC version. | VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat |
| 406004 | The withholding tax amount isn't rounding in the Calculate and Post WHT Settlement report in the APAC version. | VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat |
| 401239 | Invalid withholding tax entries when un-applying entries in the APAC version. | VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat |
BE - Belgium
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 401003 | 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 |
| 405691 | Multiple applications for CODA in the Belgian version. | Finance |
| 400390 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 404812 | "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 |
| 406307 | "The document type must be invoice" error message when trying to post a payment journal where an invoice has been applied in the Swiss version. | Purchase |
CZ- Czechia
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 402473 | The sale invoice shows the unit price excluding VAT even if the Sales Price has been issued including VAT in the Czech version. | Sales |
DE - Germany
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 404199 | 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 |
DK - Denmark
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 403566 | Incorrect caption for a report in the Danish version. | Inventory |
ES - Spain
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 404664 | It is not possible to delete bill groups and payment orders in the Spanish version. | Cash Management |
| 405112 | "Factura duplicada" error in SII when posting multiple invoices sent to SII in the Spanish version. | Finance |
| 403447 | The Ignore field in a report should be located on the Posting tab of the G/L Account Card and not on the Cost Accounting tab in the Spanish version. | VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat |
| 404373 | 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 |
| 405540 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 401020 | The bank reference is not marked with 001 after being imported in the Finnish version. | Cash Management |
GB - United Kingdom
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 403864 | The wrong term "cheque Latest HMRC Request" instead of "Check Latest HMRC Request" is used on the HMRC Fraud Prevention Header Setup in the British version. | Finance |
IN - India
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 405337 | The GST should not be calculated if the From field and the To field in the transfer order have the same GST number in the Indian version. | Finance |
| 404857 | The GST and detailed GST ledger entries are not created for exempted goods in the Indian version. | Finance |
| 406402 | Incorrect bank ledger entries are created for bank charges in the Indian version. | Finance |
| 400992 | GST TCS cannot be calculated for Document Type = Refund for Vendors in Bank Receipt Voucher in the Indian version. | VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat |
| 405085 | GST doesn't change in statistics and details tile after changing GST rate on the transaction in the Indian version. | VAT/Sales Tax/Intrastat |
IT - Italy
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 405050 | VAT Registration Number and Total are not printed in the VAT Fiscal Register - Print report in the Italian version. | Finance |
| 401714 | The withholding tax is not calculated correctly when the vendor bill is issued for a purchase invoice partially applied in the Italian version. | Finance |
| 402089 | The Sales Credit Memo post incorrect number series in the Italian version. | Sales |
| 404208 | The activity code entered in the sales invoices is not transferred to posted VAT entries in the Italian version. | Sales |
| 404657 | The External Document Number is not visible in sales document pages in the Italian version. | Sales |
| 406405 | 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 |
| 404194 | 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 |
MX - Mexico
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 405452 | The Operation type is not the default in purchase documents as outlined in the tooltips in the Mexican version. | Finance |
| 405453 | The electronic document is spelled incorrectly on the posted sales invoices in the Mexican version. | Sales |
NL - Netherlands
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 403699 | Reconciliation imported bank statement does not handle the payment discount correctly in the Dutch version. | Cash Management |
| 405816 | The revenue for a non-EU country appears on the ICP declaration in the Dutch version. | Finance |
NO - Norway
| ID | Title | Functional Area |
|---|---|---|
| 404009 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 401776 | Company address is not on the sales invoice PDF with a report in the United States version. | Finance |
| 401006 | "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 |
| 399388 | "Maximum Inventory must be equal to '#' in Stockkeeping Unit: Location = BLUE...." error message when no SKU setup or the MFG Setup has the Components at Location field set to BLUE in the United States version. | Inventory |
Local regulatory features
GB - United Kingdom
| ID | Title | Functional Area | Changed Objects |
|---|---|---|---|
| 404266 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 404976 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 405038 | Improvements for SAF-T in the Norwegian version. | Financial Management | Extensions: NorwegianSAFT |
Resolution
How to obtain the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 files
This update is available for manual download and installation from the Microsoft Download Center.
Update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 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 2021 database.
| Country | Hotfix package |
|---|---|
| AT - Austria | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 AT package |
| AU - Australia | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 AU package |
| BE - Belgium | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 BE package |
| CA - Canada | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 CA package |
| CH - Switzerland | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 CH package |
| CZ- Czechia | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 CZ package |
| DE - Germany | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 DE package |
| DK - Denmark | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 DK package |
| ES - Spain | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 ES package |
| FI - Finland | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 FI package |
| FR - France | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 FR package |
| GB - United Kingdom | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 UK package |
| IN - India | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 IN package |
| IS - Iceland | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 IS package |
| IT - Italy | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 IT package |
| MX - Mexico | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 MX package |
| NL - Netherlands | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 NL package |
| NO - Norway | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 NO package |
| NZ - New Zealand | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 NZ package |
| RU - Russia | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 RU package |
| SE - Sweden | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 SE package |
| US - United States | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 US package |
| All other countries | Download update 18.4 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 W1 package |
How to install a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises 2021 Release Wave 1 update
See How to install a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 update.
Prerequisites
You must have Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1 installed to apply this hotfix.
More information
See more information about software update terminology and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2021 Release Wave 1.
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.