Microsoft Business
Application Summit
July 22–24, 2018
Seattle, WA
SEALEDDynamics 365 for Finance & Operations
Microsoft managedcontinuous updates
Supports continuous updates:
No more expensive upgrades!
Empower customers to improve productivity without
impeding upgradability
Makes it much easier for ISVs to innovate along side
Microsoft
Improves supportability and serviceability
Reduced implementation costs for no-code
personalization and customizations
Faster implementations and improved quality
Leading to
Embedded
PowerApps
Embedded
PowerBI
Microsoft
Flow
Custom
Fields
Low/No code experience foradaptability
EXTENSIBILITY POINTS
Full adaptability with 1000+ developer extension points
ISVs and pro developers End users (Citizen developers, Power users)
One
PREDICTABLE CONTINUOUS
2 major updates
PREDICTABLE CONTINUOUS
Early
PREDICTABLE CONTINUOUS
1.
2.
3.
4.
Pick your wave & environments to update
Week 3 Week 4 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 2Week 1
Self update Auto update
Pick your “patch Sunday” & environments to update.
Auto update
noticeSandbox
update
Prod
update
Auto update
noticeSandbox
update
Prod
update
Auto update
noticeSandbox
update
Prod
update
Month 1 Month 2 Month 3
LCS updates
announcing minor
updates for Month 1
LCS updates
announcing minor
updates for Month 2
Auto updateSelf update
Week 3 Week 4 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 2
LCS updates
announcing minor
updates
Week 1
Auto update
Auto update
noticeSandbox
update
Customer
initiated
Rollback
include
support
case#
Customer can initiate a rollback in Sandbox or Production.
Rollback is only possible for the last update.
Prod update
exempted
Self update
Month 1 Month 2 Month 3
LCS updates
announcing minor
updates for Month 1
LCS updates
announcing minor
updates for Month 2
Mandatory
update noticeSandbox
update
Prod
update
Customer engagement apps Dynamics 365 for Sales
Dynamics 365 for Marketing
Dynamics 365 for Customer Service
Dynamics 365 for Field Service
Dynamics 365 for Project Service Automation
Unified operations apps Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations
Dynamics 365 for Retail
JULY ‘18 OCT ‘18 JAN ‘19 APRIL ‘19
JULY ‘18 OCT ‘18 OCT ‘19 APRIL ‘20APRIL ‘19
Dynamics 365
Customer engagement apps
→ No changes to support lifecycle
→ Next major on-premises update in Q4 CY18
Dynamics 365 for
Finance & Operations
→ Modern support policy (aligned with online)
→ On-premises updates will be delivered
twice per year
April ’19
(Q1 CY2019)
April ’18
(Delivered)
October ‘18
(Just released)
aka.ms/BusinessAppsReleaseNotes
Previews
• Early access to new capabilities and apps
• Private and public previews
• Provide feedback, report issues, and get ready
for the new features
First Release
Validate updates weeks before they are
applied to production
Finance & Operations: Already live
Customer engagement: Coming soon
experience.dynamics.com/insider
Starting April 2019
• Major updates available in advance in sandbox
environment
• Verify customizations, integrations, ISV apps
• Report any issues and get them fixed
Benefits
✓ Validate major updates in production-like
environment
✓ Get ready for new features
✓ Update production environment with
confidence
Content
Blog
aka.ms/Dynamics365UpdatesBlog
FAQ
aka.ms/Dynamics365ReleaseFAQs
Release notes
aka.ms/BusinessAppsReleaseNotes
Insider program (early access)
experience.dynamics.com/insider
Testing tools
Easy Repro (Customer engagement apps)
github.com/Microsoft/EasyRepro
Regression Suite Automation Tool for F&O
coming soon on Insider
Record TestsSave to Business
Process Modeler
Manage/Distribute
BPM library
Update parameters
and dataExecute
Report and
Investigate in VSTS
Select BPM librarySynchronize to VSTS,
Create Test Plan
Configure
Parameters and Data
Author and distribute
Configure test plans
Execute test automation
minor and major
predictability aka “Patch Sunday”
monthly updates vary based on what’s new & critical
Provide transparency
pick
Roll back
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/dev-itpro/migration-upgrade/download-
hotfix-lcs
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/dev-itpro/lifecycle-services/cloud-
powered-support-lcs
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/dev-itpro/extensibility/extensibility-home-
page
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/2018/07/06/modernizing-the-way-we-update-dynamics-365/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/get-started/faq-update-policy
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