Currently, customers using Business Central Cloud can export their database as a .bacpac file; however, Microsoft does not provide a supported method to restore or recreate a fully operational on-premises Business Central environment from this backup.

This limitation creates significant challenges for organizations that require:

• Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
• Regulatory or regional compliance requirements
• Exit strategy and deployment flexibility
• Migration from cloud to on-premises environments
• Independent long-term backup retention

The .bacpac export alone is insufficient to restore a working Business Central application database because the required application structure, system objects, extensions, and platform compatibility are not fully supported for operational recovery.

We request Microsoft to provide an officially supported solution or tooling to:

• Restore Business Central Cloud backups into compatible on-premises environments
• Enable cloud-to-on-prem migration scenarios
• Provide documented recovery procedures and supported architecture
• Ensure customers maintain full ownership and recoverability of their ERP data and environment

This enhancement would improve customer confidence in adopting Business Central Cloud while supporting enterprise backup, recovery, and compliance requirements.