From the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central blogs: Protecting sensitive data; Cash flow forecast; Sales order agent; Summarize records

In this review of the Dynamics 365 Business Central blogs:

• Protecting sensitive data made easier: Introducing 'concealed' text field type
• Cash flow forecast: Step-by-step guide
• Sales order agent
• Use Copilot to summarize records

Protecting sensitive data made easier: Introducing 'concealed' text field type in Business Central Wave 2 2025

On his blog, Ammolh Saallvi wrote that protecting data has become one of the biggest concerns for companies in every industry. Microsoft is responding to this need in the 2025 Wave 2 release of Business Central with the introduction of the "concealed" text field type feature that comes with a mask type property. 

According to Saallvi, this feature is designed to hide sensitive information and ensure that private data is kept safe, giving organizations a practical and effective way to meet security and privacy demands.

In his blog post, Saallvi explained the new MaskType enum property that changes the way sensitive data is shown and protected.

Cash flow forecast in Business Central — step-by-step guide

Writing on her blog, Umang Kapoor noted that cash flow is the backbone of every business, and the cash flow forecast feature in D365BC gives companies a clear and organized way to predict their future cash situation.