This topic describes features that have been removed, or that are planned for removal in platform updates of Finance and Operations apps.
A removed feature is no longer available in the product.
A deprecated feature is not in active development and may be removed in a future update.
This list is intended to help you consider these removals and deprecations for your own planning.
Detailed information about objects in Finance and Operations apps can be found in the Technical reference reports. You can compare the different versions of these reports to learn about objects that have changed or been removed in each version of Finance and Operations apps.
Feature deprecation effective April 2022
XML URL resolution in Data management
Reason for deprecation/removal
We are removing support for XML URL resolution since this has been identified as a potential security vulnerability. This means that external resources associated with XML files will no longer be resolved.
Replaced by another feature?
No.
Product areas affected
Finance and Operations apps
Deployment option
All
Status
Deprecated.
Feature deprecation effective March 14, 2022
XSLT scripting in Data management
Reason for deprecation/removal
The support for XSLT scripting in Data management is deprecated to improve security and data protection within Finance and Operations apps.
Replaced by another feature?
No. Customers and ISVs should consider reimplementing their solutions based on X++ language, in place of XSLT scripting.
Product areas affected
Finance and Operations apps
Deployment option
All
Status
Deprecated
Exception: Customers who are currently using XLST scripting. They can continue to use it until they update to version 10.0.30 or later. For earlier versions, the exception will expire effective January 31, 2023. Customers with this exception have received a notification in the Message center available in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center.
Feature removal effective October 2021
Microsoft Azure SQL reports in Lifecycle Services (LCS)
Reason for deprecation/removal
All activities and monitoring will be performed internally, by the platform, through automation. This will not require any manual intervention.
Replaced by another feature?
Yes, there is now an automated system, which renders these capabilities obsolete.
Product areas affected
SQL reports: Current DTU, Current DTU Details, Get Lock Details, List of Current Plan Guide, Get List of Query ID’s, Get the SQL query plan for a given Plan ID, Get query plans and execution status, Get throttle config, Get wait stats, List most expensive queries
Deployment option
Cloud deployment: Affects Microsoft-managed production environments and Tier 2 through Tier 5 sandbox environments.
Status
Removed
Azure SQL actions in LCS
Reason for deprecation/removal
We are deprecating some SQL actions in LCS. All activities and monitoring will be performed internally, by the platform, through automation. This will not require any manual intervention.
Replaced by another feature?
Yes, there is now an automated system, which renders these capabilities obsolete.
Product areas affected
SQL actions: Create a plan guide to force Plan ID, Create a plan guide to add table hints, Remove Plan guide, Disable/Enable page locks and lock escalation, Update statistics on a table, Rebuild Index, Create Index
Deployment option
Cloud deployment: Affects Microsoft-managed production environments and Tier 2 through Tier 5 sandbox environments.
Status
Removed
Feature deprecation effective October 2021
"Show related document attachments" feature
Reason for deprecation/removal
The feature was returning unexpected results.
Replaced by another feature?
No. Any further plans regarding this functionality will be communicated through our standard release wave disclosure process.
Product areas affected
Web client - Document attachment experience
Deployment option
All
Status
Deprecated
Platform updates for version 10.0.23 of Finance and Operations apps
OnDBSynchronize event
Reason for deprecation/removal
There is no control to execute this event.
Replaced by another feature?
Yes, move existing methods subscribed to by the OnDBSynchronize event to a SysSetup extended class.
Product areas affected
Database synchronization
Deployment option
All
Status
Deprecated. Planned removal date is October 2022.
SystemNotificationsManager.AddNotification API
Reason for deprecation/removal
Microsoft requires additional parameters when adding notifications.
Replaced by another feature?
Yes, the SystemNotificationsManager.AddSystemNotification() API. This API requires that you explicitly set ExpirationDateTime and RuleID for generated notifications.
Product areas affected
Web client
Deployment option
All
Status
Deprecated. Planned removal date is April 2023.
Platform updates for version 10.0.21 of Finance and Operations apps
Not currently, although we may consider adding presence from Teams in the future.
Product areas affected
Web client
Deployment option
All
Status
Deprecated. The Skype enabled setting has been turned off starting in release 10.0.21. The removal of this setting is targeted for April 2022; however, the feature will stop functioning after the Skype team shuts down the service.
Feature deprecation effective August 2021
Microsoft Azure SQL reports in Lifecycle Services (LCS)
Reason for deprecation/removal
All activities and monitoring will be performed internally, by the platform, through automation. This will not require any manual intervention.
Replaced by another feature?
Yes, there is now an automated system, which renders these capabilities obsolete.
Product areas affected
SQL reports: Current DTU, Current DTU Details, Get Lock Details, List of Current Plan Guide, Get List of Query ID’s, Get the SQL query plan for a given Plan ID, Get query plans and execution status, Get throttle config, Get wait stats, List most expensive queries
Deployment option
Cloud deployment: Affects Microsoft-managed production environments and Tier 2 through Tier 5 sandbox environments.
Status
Deprecated: Planned removal date is October 2021.
Azure SQL actions in LCS
Reason for deprecation/removal
We are deprecating some SQL actions in LCS. All activities and monitoring will be performed internally, by the platform, through automation. This will not require any manual intervention.
Replaced by another feature?
Yes, there is now an automated system, which renders these capabilities obsolete.
Product areas affected
SQL actions: Create a plan guide to force Plan ID, Create a plan guide to add table hints, Remove Plan guide, Disable/Enable page locks and lock escalation, Update statistics on a table, Rebuild Index, Create Index
Deployment option
Cloud deployment: Affects Microsoft-managed production environments and Tier 2 through Tier 5 sandbox environments.
Status
Deprecated: Planned removal date is October 2021.
Feature deprecation effective May 2021
Globalization portal in Lifecycle Services (LCS)
Reason for deprecation/removal
We are deprecating the Globalization portal in LCS as this feature has been superseded by other LCS-based services.
In order to reduce the overhead of operating, monitoring, and maintaining the index management by customers, this feature has been removed.
Replaced by another feature?
Going forward, the index maintenance will be performed by Microsoft services. This will happen continuously without affecting the user workloads.
Product areas affected
Finance and Operations apps
Deployment option
Cloud deployment - affects Microsoft-managed production environments and Tier 2 through Tier 5 sandbox environments.
Status
This feature is removed.
Platform updates for version 10.0.17 of Finance and Operations apps
Visual Studio 2015
Reason for deprecation/removal
To support the latest versions of Visual Studio, some changes have to be made to the X++ extensions for Visual Studio. These changes are incompatible with Visual Studio 2015.
Replaced by another feature?
Visual Studio 2017 will replace Visual Studio 2015 as the deployed and required version.
Product areas affected
Visual Studio development tools
Deployment option
All
Status
Deprecated: Upon updating, the previous X++ tools will be removed from Visual Studio 2015, and the updated tools will not install on Visual Studio 2015. There is no impact on hosted builds. For build virtual machines, the build pipeline (build definition) needs to be manually updated to change the dependency from MSBuild 14.0 (Visual Studio 2015) to MSBuild 15.0 (Visual Studio 2017) as described in Update a legacy pipeline in Azure Pipelines.
User avatar
Reason for deprecation/removal
The user avatar that displays on the right side of the navigation bar was retrieved using an API from the Dynamics 365 header control, which has been deprecated.
Replaced by another feature?
Users will see their initials in a circle in the navigation bar instead. This is the same visual currently used on development machines.
Product areas affected
Web client
Deployment option
All
Status
Removed as of version 10.0.17
Enterprise Portal (EP) deprecation
Reason for deprecation/removal
The metadata artifacts associated with Dynamics AX 2012 Enterprise Portal (EP) have been deprecated, as EP was never supported in the Finance and Operations apps.
Replaced by another feature?
No
Product areas affected
Web client
Deployment option
All
Status
Deprecated: All EP code is scheduled to be removed in the October 2021 release.
Deprecation effective December 2020
Internet Explorer 11 support for Dynamics 365 is deprecated
Reason for deprecation/removal
Effective December 2020, Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 support for all Dynamics 365 products and Dynamics Lifecycle Services (LCS) is deprecated, and Internet Explorer 11 won’t be supported after August 2021.
This will impact customers who use Dynamics 365 products and LCS that are designed to be used through an Internet Explorer 11 interface. After August 2021, Internet Explorer 11 won't be supported for such Dynamics 365 products and LCS.
Replaced by another feature?
We recommend that customers transition to Microsoft Edge.
Product areas affected
All Dynamics 365 products and LCS
Deployment option
All
Status
Deprecated: Internet Explorer 11 won’t be supported after August 2021.
Platform updates for version 10.0.15 of Finance and Operations apps
Visual Studio add-in to apply metadata hotfixes
Reason for deprecation/removal
Metadata hotfixes are no longer supported with the One Version service updates that were introduced in July 2018 with version 8.1.
Replaced by another feature?
Individual metadata hotfixes are not available for supported versions. Cumulative quality updates are applied instead.
Product areas affected
Visual Studio add-ins
Deployment option
Development virtual machines
Status
With version 10.0.15, the add-in is no longer included in the Visual Studio tools.
Platform updates for version 10.0.14 of Finance and Operations apps
Online users page
Reason for deprecation/removal
This is a legacy page that was built for previous client/server architecture. The information on this page is not always accurate, which can be confusing and misleading.
Replaced by another feature?
We will provide a new page in a future update.
Product areas affected
System Administration
Deployment option
All
Status
By October 2021 this form will be removed.
Platform updates for version 10.0.13 of Finance and Operations apps
Custom code defined in SSRS report properties
Reason for deprecation/removal
In general, custom code offers limited benefits while at the same time, requires significant resourcing and compute to support. Custom code is primarily used by report authors to call public methods from a custom code assembly. However, the cloud-hosted service does not support references to custom assemblies for SSRS reports.
Replaced by another feature?
Report authors may choose to continue referencing public .NET APIs for Math, Conversion, and Format operations from any textbox expression. For more information, see Add Code to a Report (SSRS).
Product areas affected
Subset of application report designs defined in RDL that contain custom code.
Deployment option
All
Status
With version 10.0.13, the compiler will begin issuing a warning for instances where custom code is detected in a SSRS report definition. To fix the issue, open the report design definition and remove all custom code artifacts. This warning will be replaced with a compiler error in a future update.
Upgrade of three jQuery component libraries
Reason for deprecation/removal
Three jQuery component libraries are being updated for security fixes and to maintain currency.
Replaced by another feature?
The following libraries are being affected: jQuery (to version 3.5.0 from version 2.1.4), jQuery UI (to version 1.12.1 from version 1.11.4), jQuery qTip (to version 3.0.3 from 2.2.1). Migration guidance has been provided online by jQuery.
With version 10.0.13/Platform update 37, customers can optionally move to the latest libraries by enabling the "Upgrade three jQuery component libraries" feature. Moving to the new libraries will be mandatory with the April 2021 release to allow time for migration of affected APIs.
Existing grid control/forceLegacyGrid() API
Reason for deprecation/removal
The existing grid control is being replaced by the new grid control.
In version 10.0.13, the new grid control is generally available, and customers can optionally turn on this feature. The new grid control will become on by default with the October 2021 release and is currently targeted to be mandatory in April 2022. When the new grid control becomes mandatory, the forceLegacyGrid() API will no longer be honored.
Personalization without saved views
Reason for deprecation/removal
The personalization subsystem has been overhauled with the saved views feature, so that it has better performance and offers additional capabilities.
Replaced by another feature?
Saved views
Product areas affected
Web client
Deployment option
All
Status
In version 10.0.13/Platform update 37, the saved views feature is generally available, and customers can optionally turn on this feature. The saved views feature will become mandatory in the October 2021 release.
Platform updates for version 10.0.12 of Finance and Operations apps
Grid or group control form extensions containing invalid field references
Reason for deprecation/removal
The data group property on grid or group controls is used to automatically show all the fields of a field group. A grid or group control added by extension could contain fields that are no longer defined on the field group, or it might be missing fields that are defined on the field group. This can cause inconsistent behavior at runtime. Platform updates for version 10.0.12 of Finance and Operations apps now categorize this issue as a compiler warning. To fix this issue, open the form extension and save it.
Replaced by another feature?
This compiler warning will be replaced with a compiler error in a future update.
Product areas affected
Visual Studio development tools
Deployment option
All
Status
A compiler warning is introduced in platform updates for version 10.0.12 of Finance and Operations apps.
Platform updates for version 10.0.11 of Finance and Operations apps
Explicit safe lists for self-service environments
Reason for deprecation/removal
The process for moving IP to safe lists has changed. Self-service no longer supports IP safe lists.
Deprecated: This feature is fully-deprecated for self-service deployments.
Visual Studio 2015
Reason for deprecation/removal
To support the latest versions of Visual Studio, some changes have to be made to the X++ extensions for Visual Studio. These changes are incompatible with Visual Studio 2015.
Replaced by another feature?
Visual Studio 2017 will replace Visual Studio 2015 as the deployed and required version.
Product areas affected
Visual Studio development tools
Deployment option
All
Status
Virtual machines deployed on version 10.0.13 (Platform update 37) or later contain Visual Studio 2017. Version 10.0.16 (Platform update 40) is the final release with support for Visual Studio 2015. Virtual machines with only Visual Studio 2015 will not be able to update to version 10.0.17 (Platform update 41).
Field groups containing invalid field references
Reason for deprecation/removal
Field groups in table metadata definitions can contain field references that aren't valid. If these field groups are deployed, they can cause runtime failures in Financial Reporting and Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). Platform update 23 introduced a compiler warning that enabled this metadata issue to be addressed. Platform updates for version 10.0.11 of Finance and Operations apps categorize this issue as a compiler error.
To fix this issue, follow these steps.
Remove the invalid field reference from the table field group definition.
Recompile.
Make sure that any errors are addressed.
Replaced by another feature?
This compiler error permanently replaces the compiler warning.
Product areas affected
Visual Studio development tools
Deployment option
All
Status
Deprecated: The compiler warning is a compiler error in platform updates for version 10.0.11 of Finance and Operations apps.
ISV licenses created by using the SHA1 hashing algorithm
Deprecated: ISV licenses that were created by using the SHA1 hashing algorithm. This algorithm depended on certificates that were created by using the MakeCert utility, and this utility has been deprecated.
Deprecated: The use of SHA1 for security or hashing purposes. SHA1 will cease to function in early 2021. Therefore, it should no longer be used.
Removed: Support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 and TLS 1.1 incoming or outgoing requests.
Platform update 32
Workflow request change dialog box no longer includes user selection drop-down list
Reason for deprecation/removal
This was a security issue because the request for change could be sent to an unintended user. This was also a usability issue because it forced the user to determine who the workflow originator was and manually select them.
Replaced by another feature?
No
Product areas affected
Workflow
Deployment option
All
Status
The user selection drop-down list was removed from the request change dialog box in Platform update 32. Request change requests will be automatically sent to the originator as intended. For more information about this functionality, see Actions in workflow approval processes.
Embedded drill-through links are no longer supported in paginated documents rendered by the cloud-hosted service
Reason for deprecation/removal
Navigation URLs embedded in documents rendered by the service may contain sensitive business data. We are removing support for embedded drill-through links in documents as a security precaution to further protect customer's data. Users will also benefit from improved performance while interactively producing documents as a result of this change.
Replaced by another feature?
No
Product areas affected
Reporting
Deployment option
All
Status
This feature is actively being removed from the service.
The modern client offers numerous options for producing views that include auto-generated links to assist in navigating the application. Paginated documents rendered by the service are recommended for external communications that are emailed, archived, and printed for recipients. We have improved the experience for previewing documents directly in the browser, which offers direct access to local printers. For more information, see Preview PDF documents with an embedded viewer.
Previous announcements about removed or deprecated features