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What's new and planned for Dynamics 365 Contact Center

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This content is archived and is not being updated. For the latest documentation, go to What's new in Dynamics 365 Contact Center. For the latest release plans, go to Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Cloud for Industry release plans.

This topic lists features that are planned to release from October 2024 through March 2025. Because this topic lists features that may not have released yet, delivery timelines may change and projected functionality may not be released. For more information, go to Microsoft policy.

For a list of the next wave's release plans, go to 2025 release wave 1 plan.

In the General availability column, the feature will be delivered within the month listed. The delivery date can be any day within that month. Released features show the full date, including the date of release.

This check mark ( ) shows which features have been released for public preview or early access and for public preview, early access, and general availability.

Administrator experiences

An intuitive, modern administration experience is key to quickly setting up Dynamics 365 Contact Center and using its features.

Feature Enabled for Public preview General availability
Configure embedded experience for other CRM solutions Users by admins, makers, or analysts - Oct 1, 2024

Copilot and AI innovation

Copilot in Dynamics 365 Contact Center consists of generative AI capabilities that expedite resolutions of customer issues and increase customer satisfaction.

Feature Enabled for Public preview General availability
Use Copilot-generated notes to resolve cases faster Users by admins, makers, or analysts Mar 28, 2025 -
Use Customer Intent Agent to improve service Users by admins, makers, or analysts Mar 31, 2025 -
Use plugins with Copilot in non-Microsoft CRM solutions Users by admins, makers, or analysts Mar 28, 2025 -
Use Copilot resolution notes in non-Microsoft CRM systems Users by admins, makers, or analysts Mar 28, 2025 -
Use Copilot-generated prompts in your CRM solutions Users by admins, makers, or analysts Mar 28, 2025 -

Extensibility

Use extensibility to connect Dynamics 365 Contact Center with other CRM solutions.

Feature Enabled for Public preview General availability
Synchronize agent presence across systems using Presence API Users by admins, makers, or analysts - Nov 15, 2024

IVR capabilities

Use Copilot-based interactive voice response (IVR) capabilities for providing self-service to your customers.

Feature Enabled for Public preview General availability
Manage calls when bot handling fails Users, automatically - Dec 2, 2024
Use multilingual IVR bots Users by admins, makers, or analysts - Nov 30, 2024
Configure IVR to switch languages based on dialed number Users by admins, makers, or analysts - Nov 30, 2024
Use real-time, historical reports to analyze bot performance Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically - Dec 5, 2024

Omnichannel customer experiences

Omnichannel engagement enables instant connectivity between service representatives and customers and gives supervisors real-time visibility into operational efficiency.

Feature Enabled for Public preview General availability
Use Azure Communication Services-based SMS short codes Users by admins, makers, or analysts - Mar 7, 2025
Support new locales in the IVR agent Users by admins, makers, or analysts - Mar 31, 2025
Enable VDI support on Azure Virtual Desktop for voice channel Users by admins, makers, or analysts Aug 1, 2024 Oct 31, 2024
Hide transcripts for voice calls Users, automatically Jul 29, 2024 Oct 1, 2024

Service representative experiences

Enable service representatives to handle multiple interactions, switch between sessions without losing context, and use productivity tools to enhance workflows.

Feature Enabled for Public preview General availability
Use enhanced options in outbound voice calls Users, automatically - Oct 1, 2024
Search for a customer in the outbound dialer Users by admins, makers, or analysts Apr 8, 2024 Oct 1, 2024
Use Copilot Studio agents to get customer feedback Users by admins, makers, or analysts Nov 18, 2024 Apr 2025

Supervisor experiences

Enable supervisors to monitor and improve contact center operations.

Feature Enabled for Public preview General availability
Assign representatives to conversations based on skills and proficiency Users, automatically - Nov 22, 2024

Unified routing

Intelligent work item classification and omnichannel routing capabilities enable the flexibility and automation of AI-enabled workflows.

Feature Enabled for Public preview General availability
Use overflow for lengthy wait times for work items Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically - Feb 28, 2025
Update queue memberships for agents in real time Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically - Oct 30, 2024
Use custom alerts for new messages in persistent chat Users by admins, makers, or analysts - Jan 29, 2025
Route to first-matched queue in route-to-queue rules Users by admins, makers, or analysts - Mar 14, 2025

You are able to opt into some features as part of early access on August 12, 2024, including all mandatory changes that affect users. To learn more, go to Early access FAQ.

Description of Enabled for column values:

  • Users, automatically: These features include changes to the user experience and are enabled automatically.

  • Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically: These features are meant to be used by administrators, makers, marketers, or business analysts and are enabled automatically.

  • Users by admins, makers, or analysts: These features must be enabled or configured by the administrators, makers, or business analysts to be available for their users.

For a list of the countries or regions where Dynamics 365 business applications are available, go to the International availability guide. For more information about geographic areas and datacenters (regions), go to the Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform availability page.