GrowthLab Delivery & Operations

Product / Practice Workshop 1

Extending Business Central – AppSource, Agents, and Beyond

General Information

Objective
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Provide partners with a deep understanding of the best ways to extend Business Central, from the rich ecosystem of ISV offerings available via Microsoft AppSource, to first-party and third-party agents, to connection/integration approaches (e.g., MCP server, APIs) to Power Platform and targeted development of PTEs (per tenant extensions).

Topics covered
  • Discuss the range of options for extending Business Central in order to meet customer requirements; Understand considerations and trade-offs so partners can put forth the best option for prospective customers.
  • Review requirements/use cases that often necessitate ISV usage; Discuss approach to identify, vet and incorporate ISVs into the overall solution.
  • Understand Microsoft’s “first-party” agents (e.g., Sales Order Agent) and options for building agents via Microsoft’s agentic frameworks; Understand considerations and trade-offs.
  • Evaluate options for connecting and/or integrating Business Central with external agents or applications via MCP server, APIs, etc.; Understand considerations and trade-offs.
  • Discuss considerations for PTE development.

Virtual | 3 sessions

Session 1
Instruction & Assignments
  • EMEA, APAC & ANZ time zone:
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    November 4, 2026
    14:00 - 17.30 CET
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  • Americas time zone:
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    November 2, 2026
    10.00 - 13.30 ET


    Lenght: 3.5 h
Session 2
Office Hours / Q&A
  • EMEA, APAC & ANZ time zone:
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    November 11, 2026
    14:00 - 15:00 CET
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  • Americas time zone:
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    November 9, 2026
    10.00 - 11:00 ET


    Length: 1 h
Session 3
Report Outs / Feedback / Add'l Rec.
  • EMEA, APAC & ANZ time zone:
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    November 18, 2026
    14:00 - 17.30 CET
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  • Americas time zone:
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    November 16, 2026
    10.00 - 13.30 ET


    Length: 3.5 h
Target Audience
Solution Architects, Development Leads

Prerequisites
Participants should already have familiarity with Business Central. They should have a Business Central demo environment in place and familiarity with common methods of extending ERP systems.

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