2021 release wave 1 features available for early access
Important
This content is archived and is not being updated. For the latest documentation, go to the Microsoft Dynamics 365 documentation. For the latest release plans, go to Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform release plans.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhance personal settings | Users, automatically | 
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhancement to Core Service Scheduling (URS based) – weekly and monthly view support in new schedule board | Users, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Enhancements to service scheduling in Unified Interface (non-URS based) | Users, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Knowledge article subgrid improvement | Users, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 5, 2021 |
| Status reason filter for timeline | Users, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 5, 2021 |
| Visual improvements for multisession apps | Users, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capture work order resolution details | Users, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Enhanced inspections with ad hoc inspection support | Users, automatically |
Mar 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Enhancements to the embedded optimizer within schedule board | Users, automatically |
Apr 1, 2021 |
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| Improved service account address usability | Users, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Knowledge management articles to enhance technician productivity | Users, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Map view and weekly and monthly view support in new schedule board | Users, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Configurable business documents – additional barcode type support | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Configurable business documents – preview support for print management | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Country and region expansion – Egypt | Users, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
May 1, 2021 |
| Electronic Invoicing – configurable Egyptian e-invoice format and integration | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
May 1, 2021 |
| Tax – enhanced global withholding tax | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Tax – using packing slip date as tax calculation date | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apply rules for grouping work orders while running a maintenance plan | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Asset Management capabilities in the production floor execution interface | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Bill customers for maintenance work | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Coverage time fence support for Planning Optimization | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Enable change management on existing products | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Integration framework for material handling equipment for automated warehouse processes (previously MHAX) | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Mar 10, 2020 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Inventory Visibility Add-in for Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Nov 30, 2020 |
Aug 9, 2021 |
| Landed cost | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Manufacturing execution with scale units in the cloud | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Jun 18, 2021 |
| Override the default reservation principle for materials in production | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Parallel wave allocation | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Plan maintenance based on accumulated asset counter values | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Purchase requisition support for Planning Optimization | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Schedule warehouse work creation | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Set default financial dimensions for inventory standard cost revaluation vouchers | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Small parcel shipping (SPS) | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 3, 2020 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Warehouse execution with scale units in the cloud | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeze columns in grids | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 2, 2021 |
| Open-source software update – upgrade to React 17 | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 2, 2021 |
| Translation support for organizational saved views | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Sep 30, 2021 |
| Updates to client feature states | Users, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archive credit card transaction data | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Jan 28, 2021 |
Apr 2, 2021 |
| B2B e-commerce | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Jan 14, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Create discounts that apply after all other periodic discounts are applied | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Nov 9, 2020 |
Apr 2, 2021 |
| Edit partially fulfilled customer orders in POS | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Jan 28, 2021 |
Apr 2, 2021 |
| Email receipt improvements and new features | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Jan 29, 2021 |
Apr 2, 2021 |
| Improved POS ordering and fulfillment experiences for serialized items | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Jan 28, 2021 |
Apr 2, 2021 |
| Improved user experience for pickup order processing in point of sale | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Jan 29, 2021 |
Apr 2, 2021 |
| Shop similar looks | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Oct 5, 2020 |
Apr 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Client performance improvements | Users, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Getting started checklists for guided and faster initial setup | Users, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Improved company setup experience | Users, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| In-app contextual help improvements | Users, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Interface – handling removed enum extension value | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Interface – obsolete support | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Return record link instead of name when using lookups | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Returning complex types | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Search for customers, vendors, and other contacts from Microsoft Teams | Users, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 9, 2021 |
| Signal about document posting added to Application Insights telemetry for partners | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Dec 1, 2020 |
Apr 1, 2021 |
| Usability enhancements for the Business Central web client | Users, automatically |
Feb 1, 2021 |
Apr 1, 2021 |