Ability to create very long guides
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| Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|
| Users, automatically | - | 
Nov 9, 2021 |
Business value
In previous versions of Dynamics 365 Guides, there was a limit to the overall complexity of a guide, which prevented content from being displayed in later steps of a long guide. This feature removes the overall guide complexity limit. As long as each step fits within the step memory limits, there’s no restriction on the total length of the guide.
Feature details
In previous versions of Dynamics 365 Guides, if a guide had many complex steps (steps that included many 3D models, for example), content in subsequent steps of the guide wouldn’t be displayed. This feature changes the complexity limit from "per guide" to "per step" so that content for later steps in a long guide is always displayed. The correct step content is also displayed regardless of the step order that the user follows. For example, if the user goes to a complex step, and then goes back to an earlier step, all step content is displayed correctly.
When authoring a guide, the author sees a warning if the step that they’re editing is too complex and will likely cause a degraded experience for operators. If the author continues to add 3D models and the step reaches its memory limit, the author sees a "content failed to load" message. Any 3D models placed at that point will be displayed as an error icon so that the author can take corrective action.