With the release of Dynamics 365 (online), version 9.0, there are a lot of changes in our developer resources. One of the biggest changes though, is that the Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK will no longer be available as a download. The new name of the SDK, as it was known will be the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement Developer Guide.
Starting with the upcoming release of the July 2017 update for Dynamics 365 (online), Microsoft will require connections to utilize TLS 1.2 (or better) security. This aligns with updated Microsoft and industry security policies and best practices, and certain actions might be required to maintain connectivity to the Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement applications.
In a recent email from Microsoft Insider Program, Microsoft provided an advanced notice that the plan is to deploy the July 2017 Update for Dynamics 365 to General Availability (GA) in the first week of October 2017. The released version of the product will be available soon after, and a 30-day trial of the new release will be available via the Microsoft Dynamics web site.
Deprecated features are features that Microsoft is planning on removing in a future release of Dynamics 365. The feature will still be available in the current release, which will allow organization the time to prepare and plan on updating their solution before the feature is completely removed.
As we are all eagerly waiting for the release of the July 2017 Update (v9) of Microsoft Dynamics 365, let’s take out time and look at some of the differences between the Business and Enterprise editions. Both editions combine the power of CRM and ERP, but what are the real differences.
With the upcoming release of Dynamics CRM (version 9.0), or with the new Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement, Microsoft is continuing to provide additional tools for customizing your solutions.
Towards the end of June, Microsoft announced that the Microsoft Dynamics CRM/365 Outlook client will be deprecated in a future release. The Legacy Outlook client has been around since early versions of Dynamics CRM. The deprecation of the Outlook client does not mean that this is happening immediately, but is planned for the next Major Release (version 10). Version 9.0 is on the way, and the Outlook client will still be included, but with no additional features or enhancements.
Finally, after a long wait, editable grids are here. With the release of the editable grids, there have been some changes implemented not only on the grid, but also on the way that data that is manipulated from the form. There is now a single set of code that can be run from both the form and the grid, so that you don’t have to write your code separately for each.
