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Customer Insights - Journeys trial FAQ

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For the Customer Insights trial, you'll need to use an account that is managed by Microsoft Microsoft Entra ID. If you cannot sign up for Customer Insights using a work or school email address, sign up for a free Office 365 E5 trial, then use the email address associated with your Office 365 E5 trial to sign up for the Customer Insights trial.

Customer Insights-specific questions

Can I convert the trial to a paid license?

To buy a license directly, go to admin.microsoft.com > Purchase Services and search for "Customer Insights." Once you have the license, you can convert the trial environment to paid in the Power Platform Admin center by selecting the environment and selecting Convert to Production.

How do I start using the trial?

After you sign up for the trial, you'll arrive on the app's main screen. The main screen provides links to user guides and tutorials. To learn more, visit the links in the Additional resources on the trial setup page.

What features are available in the trial?

In most ways, Customer Insights trials are fully functional, but time-limited, production instances. The features now include Customer Insights - Journeys and Customer Insights - Data apps, allowing you to:

  • Trials include real-time journeys features only. All new feature development and product investments are centralized in real-time journeys; therefore, our pre-sales trial showcases our product direction for new customers.
  • Engage customers with trigger-based journeys, dynamics segments, and segments based on profiles from the Customer Insights – Data app.
  • Unify your customer data with Customer Insights - Data.

However, there are a few key differences from the production version:

  • Each Customer Insights trial comes pre-installed on a dedicated trial instance included with the trial. You can't install a Customer Insights trial on an existing instance.
  • You can't uninstall or reinstall trials using the standard tools provided by the Power Platform admin center. Trials are special and are handled differently than production instances.
  • You don't need to use the installation management area when setting up a trial.

How long does the trial last?

The Customer Insights trial lasts 30 days. As mentioned below, you can extend the trial once.

Is the trial available in all supported geographical regions and languages?

Yes, the trial is available in all regions where the app is supported. To read the latest list of countries/regions where you can use Customer Insights, download the Microsoft Dynamics 365 International Availability document (PDF). For a list of supported languages, see Supported languages.

What are the trial limits and quotas?

The following limitations apply for the trial:

  • The trial is available to you for 30 days. After that, you can request for an extension for another 30 days, buy a paid license, or sign up for a new trial.
  • The trial expires if there’s no activity on the app for 14 consecutive days. Expired trials can't be reactivated. However, you can start a new trial.
  • You can have only one active trial per app at any given time. However, you can sign up again after your current trial for the app ends.

Limits and quotas specific to the Customer Insights trial:

  • The self-service trial is limited to 1,000 interactions per month.
  • Customer Insights - Data doesn't allow you to bring your own data lake into the trial.
  • Your system is constrained by certain limits and quotas that apply to the number of contacts you can market to, monthly email messages you can send, Litmus previews you can view, and more.
  • Familiarize yourself with the terms and limits of the product before you begin to use it. The limits are different based on whether you're running a trial, preview, or subscribed version of the product.
  • For subscribed (paid) versions, download the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide and visit the Fair use policy page.
  • For trials, see Dynamics 365 Customer Insights limits for trials.

You can monitor your usage levels by going to Settings > Advanced settings > Other settings > Quota limits in Customer Insights - Journeys. More information: Quota limits.

What if the trial limits don't meet my needs?

  • If you need to test enterprise-scale concepts prior to committing to a long-term agreement, you can directly purchase a month to month subscription and cancel it at the monthly renewal date if you find the application doesn't meet your needs. Visit the Microsoft Admin Center and search for Customer Insights in the purchase catalog to find the different subscription options.

I have an existing Dynamics 365 application license for Sales, Customer Service, or another app and existing production, sandbox, and development environments. Can I put a Customer Insights trial on my paid environment?

This isn't possible today. Trial licenses only work on trial-type environments in Power Platform. You can sign-up for a monthly, paid subscription using direct purchase on admin.microsoft.com > Purchase Services to try Customer Insights on your production, sandbox, or development-type environments and cancel the subscription at the monthly renewal timeframe. You can also upgrade this subscription to your contract pricing and durations should you choose to keep it and update your channel contract.

Trial platform FAQ

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What are the system requirements for the trial?

This app is a cloud-based service that doesn't require special software other than an up-to-date web browser, though some restrictions apply. For the best trial experience, avoid accessing the trial site in incognito mode. Learn more about web application requirements.

How do I sign up for the trial without a Microsoft 365 tenant?

You can enter a non-work email address and we'll create an account and tenant for you.

Can I sign up for trial using a personal email ID that's not associated with a Microsoft account?

You can use a personal email ID. But you won't be able to access Power Platform admin center to add more users to the trial, change security roles, or extend the trial period.

Can I sign up for multiple Dynamics 365 apps such as Sales, Customer Insights - Journeys, and Customer Service?

Yes, you can. To view all available trials, visit the trial hub page. You can use the same email account to sign up for different trials. However, it isn't possible to have multiple apps on the same trial site. Each trial is on a different tenant and URL. The trial data isn't shared across apps.

Trial app

I didn't receive the trial details email after signing up, what should I do?

When you sign up for the trial, you'll receive an email with the trial details. If you don't see the email in your inbox, check your spam folder. Alternatively, use the following steps to access your app:

  1. Go to trial site and select Try for free.
  2. Enter the email ID that you used, to sign up for the trial. You'll be redirected to your trial app.

How do I add more users to a trial?

To add users, go to the Microsoft 365 admin center using the trial admin account. Follow the admin center guidance to add users up to the trial license limit. If the user you're adding already has a Microsoft 365 account, assign them an appropriate security role in the trial org. For more information, see Assign a security role to a user.

How many users can I add to my trial environment?

You can add an unlimited number of users to the trial environment.

How do I reset the trial environment?

You can't reset the trial environment. However, you can wait for the trial period to end and then sign up again for a new trial.

How do I extend the trial?

You can extend the trial for another trial period in the admin center. For instructions, see Extend your trial. You can extend your trial once.

How do I cancel the trial?

If you have signed up for the trial using a managed Microsoft Entra ID account, you can request your Power Platform admin to delete the trial environment. If you have signed up using your personal account, you can't cancel the trial manually. The trial will expire after the 30-day trial period and the trial environment will be automatically deleted.

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