What's new or changed in Dynamics 365 Human Resources May 3, 2021

Article
06/28/2022

Applies to these Dynamics 365 apps:
Human Resources

This article describes features that are new, changed, or coming soon in Dynamics 365 Human Resources.

For more information about our update process and schedule, see Update process.

For more information about new features and their expected general availability dates, see Overview of Dynamics 365 Human Resources 2021 release wave 1.

In this release

This release includes the following new features and bug fixes. Changes apply to build number 8.1.4140.

New features

The following features are generally available with this release.

Feature	Release plan	Documentation
Add info bar when life events are created.	-	When you create a life event, the information bar displays a message indicating the type of life event created.

Bug fixes

The following bug fixes are included in this release.

Note

Our goal is to get you this information as soon as possible. We may update this article to include bug fixes that made it into the build after this article was initially published.

Issue number	Issue	Description
559312	Level isn't shown when creating a fixed compensation plan for an employee.	When there's a time zone mismatch between the user's time zone and the company time zone, the compensation level on the job couldn't be read. The query has been updated to fetch based on UTC time.
573676	Can't add a new period in the Benefits plan form.	Updated the form so that the New button is enabled under the Period fast tab in Benefit plans.

In preview

The following new features are in preview. For more information about turning features on or off, see Manage features.

Feature	Release plan	Documentation
Benefits management workspace	Benefits management workspace (Preview)	Benefits management workspace
Leave and absence workflow experience enhancements	Leave and absence workflow experience enhancements	Request time off
Enable simplified payroll integration (Payroll integration APIs)	Enable simplified integration with payroll providers	Payroll integration API
Leave accrual transaction auditing	-	Leave accrual transaction auditing

Coming soon

Feature	Details
Platform update 10.0.18 (42)	Platform update 10.0.18 is scheduled to begin rolling out with the service release on May 17, 2021. For more information, see Platform updates for version 10.0.18 of finance and operations apps (May 2021).
Custom field support in Benefits management eligibility rules	Custom field support for eligibility processing

For a complete list of planned features and their scheduled releases, see Overview of Dynamics 365 Human Resources 2021 release wave 1.