Plan and prepare for Dynamics 365 Guides in 2023 release wave 1
Important
This content is archived and is not being updated. For the latest documentation, go to What's new in Dynamics 365 Guides. For the latest release plans, go to Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Cloud for Industry release plans.
Important
The 2023 release wave 1 plan covers all new functionalities planned to be delivered to market from April 2023 to September 2023. In this article, you'll find the product overview and what's new and planned for Dynamics 365 Guides.
Overview
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Guides is a mixed-reality application that displays step-by-step holographic instructions right where the work happens, enabling employees to learn and execute complex tasks quickly. Dynamics 365 Guides help reduce errors, increase safety, close knowledge gaps, and strengthen skills. You can improve training and processes because it adapts to your work in real time.
Authors can easily create guides without 3D or programming skills by using a simple PC app and a HoloLens app. Operators use guides on HoloLens in training and on the job to get guidance while they work in a heads-up, hands-free style. Trainers and managers can analyze usage data to optimize their workflows.
In this release wave, we invest in improving the collaboration capabilities that are powered by Teams. Collaboration capabilities include updates like the ability to take an incoming call, configuring the settings when joining a call or meeting, and improved mixed reality annotations on HoloLens 2. Additionally, we release new holographic workflows, like manipulating holograms while operating a guide, taking photos, and adding text labels to a guide. Finally, Guides will be available on mobile devices in a public preview and you'll be able to see work instructions alongside image and video content.
Updates to Dynamics 365 Guides 2023 release wave 1
Investment areas
To learn more about the entire set of capabilities being delivered during this release wave, check out the release plan for Dynamics 365 Guides below:
For application administrators
User-impacting features to the user experience enabled automatically
User-impacting features should be reviewed by application administrators. This facilitates release change management and enables successful onboarding of new capabilities released to market. For the complete list, look for all features tagged "Users, automatically" in the release plan.
Features that must be enabled by application administrators
This release wave contains features that must be enabled or configured by administrators, makers, or business analysts to be available for their users. For the complete list, look for all features tagged "Users by admins, makers, or analysts" in the release plan.
Get the most out of Guides
| Helpful links | Description |
|---|---|
| Release plan | View all capabilities included in the release. |
| Product updates | Stay up to date on latest product updates. |
| Release calendar | Know important release milestones. |
| Licensing | Improve your understanding of how to license Guides. |
| Product documentation | Find documentation for Guides. |
| User community | Engage with Guides experts and peers in the community. |
| Upcoming events | Find and register for in-person and online events. |
| Product trials | Get started with Guides. |