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Every 6-month Microsoft will release a "major" version of Business Central, also known as "SpringWave 1" (MarchApril) and "FallWave 2" (October).

• This lifecycle

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• policy is based on major versions.  See more: Version numbers in Business Central
• In practice, this only affects On-prem installations, as cloud tenants receive a new major version every 6 months

What it means to be in an active

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lifecycle ✅

• Both new features and bug fixes are released
• Documentation is maintained

What it means to be out of lifecycle ❌

• No more features Features or bug fixes are releasedSupport hours that was otherwise free, may be now be billedno longer released
• Documentation may no longer fully match your the experience of this release

Lifecycle policy rules

Cloud installed from AppSource

When Mobile WMS is installed from AppSource updates are available for the most recent major BC version from production servers (current Microsoft 6-month April/Oct. cycle).

• Updates may be available for an additional 0-6 months for the “outdated” major version following the start of a new major cycle (April/Oct.)
• However, this is not guaranteed as breaking changes in standard Business Central may prevent us from uploading versions for earlier majors to AppSource for validation

On-prem

When Mobile WMS is installed On-prem updates are available at least two years after the initial “major” version release.
This follows the Microsoft "6+12 months" maintenance cycle for a major release + additional 6-months support for Mobile WMS.

• Some older Mobile WMS "major" versions have had their maintenance cycle extended beyond this. Please refer to the table and chart below

Rules overview

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Major Version

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Mobile WMS lifecycle rule

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MS end-date

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Resulting Mobile WMS end-date

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13

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Six months after the release of this article

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April 2020

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Oct. 2022 ^{Extended 1y}

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14 -18

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When MS ends 14 lifecycle ^{(BC14 is the last C/AL version)}

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Oct. 2023

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Oct. 2023 ^{Same as MS}

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19 - and going forward

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Two years after the initial “major” release

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(Multiple. See overview)

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MS end-date +6M ^{Extending MS by 6 months}

Graphical overview

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Policy rules

MS rule

• 6 months of full support and 12 months with only bug fixes, for a total 18 months of support

Mobile WMS rule

• Extend MS end date by 6 months for a total of 2 years of support

Consequences

• BC Cloud

  • A supported version of Mobile WMS is always available (our two years end date is longer than needed, as cloud production servers get a new major version every 6 months)
    
    

• BC On-prem

  • You must upgrade BC every two years or you may not be able to install the new Mobile WMS releases

Current end dates

Graphical overview

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See also

• On-Prem Lifecycle https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/terms/lifecycle-policy-on-premises
• On-Prem Fixed Policy for BC14 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/dynamics-365-business-central-onpremises-fixed-policy