How to Access the Business Central - Admin Console

From the Business Central home screen, select the gear in the top right corner, next choose “Admin Center”

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This will open the active Environments with-it your tenant

On the current screen, we can see the current Version and the Available Update Version

For more details, select the database by clicking the name.

The next screen will provide more detailed information regarding the current version.

In the Version Management tab, it will list the current version, noted in Green below, then the available version, noted in blue. It will also detail when the upgrade will begin, this can be modified by clicking into modify option.

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to ACCESS the Sandbox:

✅ Option 1: Through the Admin Center (if you're an admin)

Go to the Dynamics 365 Business Central Admin Center:
https://businesscentral.dynamics.com/admin
Log in with your admin credentials.
Select the sandbox environment from the list.
Click on the URL link under “Environment Name” or “Environment Details” — this will open the sandbox.

✅ Option 2: Direct URL access

If you know your environment name:

Open this URL in a browser:
```
https://businesscentral.dynamics.com/?tenant=<your-tenant-id>&environment=sandbox
```
- Replace <your-tenant-id> with your actual Azure AD tenant domain (e.g., contoso.onmicrosoft.com) or ID.
- You can often simplify this to:
```
https://businesscentral.dynamics.com/sandbox
```
if you're signed in with the correct account.

✅ Option 3: From Microsoft 365 Home

Go to https://portal.office.com
Log in and click the Business Central app tile.
If prompted, select the sandbox from the environment picker in the top-right corner.