2021 release wave 1 features available for early access
This topic lists the features that can be enabled for testing in your environment beginning February 1, 2021.
Features from the following apps are available as part of early access:
- Dynamics 365 Sales
- Dynamics 365 Customer Service
- Dynamics 365 Field Service
- Dynamics 365 Finance
- Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management
- Finance and Operations cross-app capabilities
- Dynamics 365 Commerce
- Dynamics 365 Business Central
The features from these apps update the existing user experiences. You can opt in early to enable these features in your environment. This will allow you to test these features and then adopt them across your environments. For information on how to enable these features, see Opt in to 2021 release wave 1 updates.
Important
If you are using Unified Interface or Power Automate, there might be early access features that could impact your users. For Microsoft Power Platform early access features, see 2021 release wave 1 features available for early access.
Dynamics 365 Sales
For a complete list of the Dynamics 365 Sales features, see What's new and planned for Dynamics 365 Sales.
Feature | Enabled for | Early access | General availability |
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Enhance personal settings | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Dynamics 365 Customer Service
For a complete list of the Dynamics 365 Customer Service features, see What's new and planned for Dynamics 365 Customer Service.
Feature | Enabled for | Early access | General availability |
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Enhancements to service scheduling in Unified Interface (non-URS based) | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Knowledge article subgrid improvement | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Visual improvements for multisession apps | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Weekly and monthly view support in new schedule board inside of core service scheduling solution | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Dynamics 365 Field Service
For a complete list of the Dynamics 365 Field Service features, see What's new and planned for Dynamics 365 Field Service.
Feature | Enabled for | Early access | General availability |
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Capture work order resolution details | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Enhancements to the embedded optimizer within schedule board | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Improve service account address usability | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Knowledge management articles to enhance technician productivity | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Map view and weekly and monthly view support in new schedule board | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Dynamics 365 Finance
For a complete list of the Dynamics 365 Finance features, see What's new and planned for Dynamics 365 Finance.
Feature | Enabled for | Early access | General availability |
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Configurable business documents – additional barcode type support | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Configurable business documents – preview support for print management | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Country and region expansion – Egypt | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Electronic Invoicing Add-on – configurable Egyptian e-invoice | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management
For a complete list of the Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management features, see What's new and planned for Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management.
Feature | Enabled for | Early access | General availability |
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Apply rules for grouping work orders while running a maintenance plan | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Asset Management capabilities in the production floor execution interface | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | ![]() |
Apr 2021 |
Bill customers for maintenance work | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Coverage time fence support for Planning Optimization | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | ![]() |
Apr 2021 |
Enable change management on existing products | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Enterprise-scale inventory performance improvements and archiving | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Integration framework for material handling equipment for automated warehouse processes (previously MHAX) | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | ![]() |
Apr 2021 |
Inventory Visibility Add-in for Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | ![]() |
Apr 2021 |
Landed cost | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Manufacturing execution with scale units in the cloud | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 1, 2021 | Jun 2021 |
Override the default reservation principle for materials in production | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | ![]() |
Apr 2021 |
Plan maintenance based on accumulated asset counter values | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Purchase requisition support for Planning Optimization | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | ![]() |
Apr 2021 |
Schedule warehouse work creation | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | ![]() |
Apr 2021 |
Set default financial dimensions for inventory standard cost revaluation vouchers | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Small parcel shipping (SPS) | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | ![]() |
Apr 2021 |
Warehouse execution with scale units in the cloud | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Warehouse management mobile application | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Finance and Operations cross-app capabilities
For a complete list of the Finance and Operations cross-app capabilities features, see What's new and planned for Finance and Operations cross-app capabilities.
Feature | Enabled for | Early access | General availability |
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Allow configuration of the publish batch size in the Excel add-in | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Finance and Operations data in Microsoft Dataverse – phase 4 | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Freeze columns in grids | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Translation support for organizational saved views | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 1, 2021 | Sep 2021 |
Updates to client feature states | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Upgrade to React 17 | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Dynamics 365 Commerce
For a complete list of the Dynamics 365 Commerce features, see What's new and planned for Dynamics 365 Commerce.
Feature | Enabled for | Early access | General availability |
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Archive credit card transaction data | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Jan 28, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
B2B e-commerce | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | ![]() |
Apr 2021 |
Create discounts that apply after all other periodic discounts are applied | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | ![]() |
Apr 2021 |
Dynamics 365 Commerce and Microsoft Teams integration – add org structure, stores, workers | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Jan 29, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Edit partially fulfilled customer orders in POS | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | ![]() |
Apr 2021 |
Email receipt improvements and new features | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Jan 29, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Improved POS ordering and fulfillment experiences for serialized items | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | ![]() |
Apr 2021 |
Improved user experience for pickup order processing in point of sale | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | ![]() |
Apr 2021 |
Shop similar looks | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | ![]() |
Apr 2021 |
Synergize task management between Dynamics 365 Commerce and Microsoft Teams | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | Jan 29, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Dynamics 365 Business Central
For a complete list of the Dynamics 365 Business Central features, see What's new and planned for Dynamics 365 Business Central.
Feature | Enabled for | Early access | General availability |
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Client performance improvements | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Extension validation on upgrade | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Getting started checklists for guided and faster initial setup | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Improved company setup experience | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
In-app contextual help improvements | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Interface – obsolete support | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Look up Business Central contacts from within Microsoft Teams | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Report extensibility | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Return record link instead of name when using lookups | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |
Usability enhancements for the Business Central web client | Users, automatically | Feb 1, 2021 | Apr 2021 |