Platform updates for version 10.0.18 of finance and operations apps (May 2021)
This article lists the features that are included in the platform updates for version 10.0.18 of finance and operations apps. This version has a build number of 7.0.5968 and is available on the following schedule:
- Preview of release: March 2021
- General availability of release (self-update): April 2021
- General availability of release (auto-update): May 2021
Features included in this release
The following features are included in this release. Some of the listed features are still in preview, while others may already be generally available. See the release plan for official release dates for each feature.
Authentication for finance and operations apps upgraded to OWIN OpenID Connect
Allow configuration of the publish batch size for the Excel add-in
- For more information, see View and update entity data with Excel.Extra NuGet file requires manual update to hosted Azure DevOps build pipeline
Align interaction patterns for combo boxes with those of look-up controls
Allow admins to select default document types
- For more information, see Configure document management.Updates to the global address book
- For more information, see Address books FAQ.
Most of these features must be enabled using Feature management before you can use them. Some of the listed features are still in preview, while others may already be generally available.
Additional resources
Bug fixes
For information about the bug fixes that are included in this update, sign in to Microsoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services (LCS), and view the KB article.
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Removed and deprecated platform features
The Removed or deprecated platform features article describes features that have been removed, or that are planned for removal in platform updates of finance and operations apps.
- A removed feature is no longer available in the product.
- A deprecated feature isn't in active development and might be removed in a future update.
A deprecation notice will be added in the Removed or deprecated platform features article 12 months before the removal of any feature from the product.
For breaking changes that affect only compilation time, but that are binary-compatible with sandbox and production environments, the deprecation time will be less than 12 months. Typically, these changes are functional updates that must be made to the compiler.