MWPRO IMPACT SCORE
OPERATIONAL IMPACT
52
0
25
50
75
100
HIGH IMPACT • REVIEW RECOMMENDED
Recommended Action:
Review the update and plan any required actions before rollout.
Review the update and plan any required actions before rollout.
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Primary Audience
Power Platform AdminsMicrosoft 365 AdminsIT ManagersService Owners
Why this score?
AI Confidence
HIGH
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Assessment Reasoning
Business Skills in Work IQ is being enabled by default for eligible environments from 30 September 2026, giving administrators new management controls over Dataverse semantic modelling, business data access and Copilot usage. Admins may need to review environment eligibility, token usage and opt-out options. User experience changes are indirect, mainly seen through enhanced responses in Copilot and model-driven apps, so the main operational effort sits with platform and environment management rather than frontline user support.
55
Admin Impact
35
User Impact
60
Urgency
45
Effort
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
AT A GLANCE
Business Skills in Work IQ will be enabled by default for new eligible environments using Copilot Premium and Power Apps or Dynamics 365, starting 30 September 2026.
END USERS
Users may notice Business Skills and agents accessing Dataverse business data in Work IQ.
IT ADMINS
Admins may want to review environment eligibility, data access settings and opt-out options before the feature enables.
ROLLOUT TIMELINE
Start:
30 September 2026
30 September 2026
📢 Official Microsoft Message Center Announcement
Business Skills in Work IQ – Default On
Message ID: MC1483492
We are announcing the ability to use Business Applications in Work IQ to search and query Dataverse business data, Semantic Modeling, Business Skills, and access to Declarative Agents in Dataverse for all new environments. This feature will be enabled by default on September 30, 2026, for environments where Microsoft Copilot Premium and either Power Apps Premium or Dynamics 365 products are active.
How does this affect me?
This feature provides the ability to use Dataverse data and Productivity data in Dataverse, as well as the ability for Environment Administrators to manage Semantic Modeling, Business Skills, and Work IQ MCP servers.
When enabled, the Business Applications in Work IQ capabilities allow agents and Copilot Chat to access Dataverse data for enabled Model Driven Applications and allows searches within Dynamics applications or Model Driven Power Apps to provide responses using Microsoft 365’s productivity data. Additionally, it allows for the use of semantic models to provide accurate detailed responses on business data. Users will also have access to Business Skills that will make use of the Dataverse data to automate and simplify complex business scenarios. Additionally, Dataverse data is now available in Agent Builder Declarative Agents, providing access to critical data to meet your needs.
Enabling this feature will result in the creation of additional supporting indexes as well as token consumption while using the features. Certain exceptions apply for tenants located in the EEA, or those relying on FedRAMP accreditation, which will be offered the ability to opt into these new features.
The following environments are not currently enabled:
- Environments created before September 30, 2026
- Environments in the EU or EEA regions
- Environments for types other than Production (Trial, Developer, Sandbox)
- Government Clouds
- FedRAMP environments
What action do I need to take?
This message is for awareness, and no action is required. Users can opt out by disabling the feature. Additionally, tenants will be able to control this setting and opt-out.
If you would like more information on this feature, please visit Business Applications in Work IQ default settings, Business Applications in Work IQ and Business Applications in Work IQ administration overview (preview).
Source: Microsoft Message Center • Analysed by MWPro
