Upgrade automation

Important

This content is archived and is not being updated. For the latest documentation, see Microsoft Dynamics 365 product documentation. For the latest release plans, see Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform release plans.

If you are a customer operating Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition, you will be able to apply a major version upgrade (such as 7.1 to 7.2) without involvement from the Microsoft operations team. Orchestration of upgrade steps, including preparation of a staging area, data upgrade, and applying new versions, are performed via an automated process. While the Microsoft operations team is available on a stand-by basis to assist with queries or exceptions, you can schedule and carry out the entire process with minimal downtime and at your convenience.

For more information, see the LCS (December 2018 - release 1) release notes blog post.