What's new and planned for Microsoft Dataverse
Important
This content is archived and is not being updated. For the latest documentation, go to What is Microsoft Dataverse?. For the latest release plans, go to Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform release plans.
This topic lists features that are planned to release from April 2021 through September 2021. Because this topic lists features that may not have released yet, delivery timelines may change and projected functionality may not be released. For more information, go to Microsoft policy.
In the General availability column, the feature will be delivered within the month listed. The delivery date can be any day within that month. Released features show the full date, including the date of release.
This check mark (
) shows which features have been released for public preview or early access and for public preview, early access, and general availability.
Bridge Microsoft Power Platform to Azure data
Simplify technical and administrative complexity by bringing Dynamics 365 data stored in Microsoft Dataverse into Azure Data Lake Storage.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Link a Microsoft Dataverse environment to Azure Synapse Analytics workspace and bring Dynamics 365 data to Azure | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | 
May 25, 2021 |
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| Export Microsoft Dataverse data in multiple regions to single Azure Data Lake Storage container | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Sep 30, 2021 |
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| Export Microsoft Dataverse data to Azure SQL Database | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Sep 30, 2021 |
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| Increased alternate key limits | Users, automatically | - |
Apr 30, 2021 |
| Multi-table lookups | Users, automatically |
Apr 30, 2021 |
Sep 17, 2021 |
Microsoft Dataverse API
APIs are web services that apps use to interact with Microsoft Dataverse. Canvas apps, model-driven apps, and Power Automate depend on Microsoft Dataverse APIs.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Dataverse business events | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Jun 11, 2021 |
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| New Refresh user action to update user state in the Power Platform admin center | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - |
Jun 30, 2021 |
Microsoft Dataverse data
Microsoft Dataverse is the default data store for Microsoft Power Platform. It provides extensive security, filtering, and search within environment bounds.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-managed database encryption supports file and image data types | Users, automatically | - |
Jun 7, 2021 |
| Team admin management in the Power Platform admin center | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | - |
Jun 30, 2021 |
| Microsoft Dataverse SQL support for multiline text columns | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - |
Aug 19, 2021 |
| Data format conversions in Dataverse | Users, automatically | - |
Aug 31, 2021 |
| Data type format validation | Users, automatically | - |
Aug 31, 2021 |
Microsoft Dataverse plug-ins
Developers can write plug-ins that respond to events raised by the Microsoft Dataverse event framework.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plug-in telemetry with Application Insights integration | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Jul 1, 2021 |
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| Virtual connector provider for tabular connectors | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Aug 18, 2021 |
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Description of Enabled for column values:
Users, automatically: These features include changes to the user experience and are enabled automatically.
Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically: These features are meant to be used by administrators, makers, marketers, or business analysts and are enabled automatically.
Users by admins, makers, or analysts: These features must be enabled or configured by the administrators, makers, or business analysts to be available for their users.
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