What's new or changed in Dynamics 365 Human Resources (March 3, 2020)
Applies to these Dynamics 365 apps:
Human Resources
This article describes features that are either new or changed in Dynamics 365 Human Resources. Changes apply to build number 8.1.2955. The numbers in parentheses in some headings refer to LCS support numbers for reference.
Dataverse solution is now available with the following changes:
A new Dataverse solution will be available soon with the following changes:
| Description | Change |
|---|---|
| Job/Position entity changes | Compensation region added Financial dimensions added |
| Worker entity changes | Name sequence added Works from home added Language added Seniority date added Anniversary date added Original hire date added |
| Employment entity changes | Financial dimensions added Termination reason added Termination date renamed from Transition date Probation date added |
| Worker address entity changes | Street address added Address line 1, Address line 2, and Address line 3 marked for deprecation |
| New variable compensation setup entities | Compensation variable plan type Compensation variable plan Vesting rules Compensation variable plan level |
| New Worker calendar employment entity | Work calendar entity added |
| New Payroll position detail entity | Payroll position detail added |
| New Title entity | Title added. The new Title entity will be included in the sync process between Human Resources and Dataverse. It won't be initially referenced from Job Position or Job entities. |
Over the next few weeks, these entity changes will be available in all environments. To manually install the latest Dataverse solution for Human Resources:
Go to the Power Platform Admin Center.
Select Environments.
Find the environment you want to upgrade. The environment should correspond to Environment name in the Common Data Service information section in the About form in Human Resources.
Select the environment to view the environment details.
In the action bar at the top, select Manage Solutions. A new browser window will open and navigate to Dynamics 365 Administration Center in the context of your environment.
In the Solution list, select Dynamics 365 Human Resources Anchor.
Select Upgrade to apply the latest solution.
Import issues with the Leave enrollment data entity (406082)
You can now enroll an employee in a new leave plan of the same type, as long as the new enrollment date is later than the expired enrollment date of the previous plan.
Issue with exporting contribution rates in the 401k payrollWorkerEnrolledBenefitDetail entity in DMF (420700)
This change corrects the export functionality for the payrollWorkerEnrolledBenefitDetail entity to reflect the current values for employer contribution.
Searching in the streamlined Worker form causes message saying Person field must be filled in (402525)
When you search for an employee, you'll no longer receive a message saying you must fill in the Person field.
Note field value doesn't render on the Add more skills form (380134)
This change corrects an issue when you personalize the Add more skills form in Employee self service.
Multiple fixed compensation plans don't expire when transferring employees (389466)
With this change, all active fixed compensation records for the old position will expire on the transition date.
In preview
The following preview features became available on February 3, 2020:
Leave and absence preview features - For more information, see Leave and absence preview features.
Benefits management preview feature - For more information, including known issues, see Benefits management overview.
See also
What's new or changed in Human Resources
Overview of Dynamics 365 Human Resources 2019 release wave 2
Update process
Manage features