Removed or deprecated features in previous releases

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This article describes features that have been removed or deprecated from Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations and previous releases of that product.

• A removed feature is no longer available in the product.
• A deprecated feature is not in active development and may be removed in a future update.

This list is intended to help you consider these removals and deprecations for your own planning.

Detailed information about objects in Finance and Operations apps can be found in the Technical reference reports. You can compare the different versions of these reports to learn about objects that have changed or been removed in each version of Finance and Operations apps.

Finance 10.0.7 with Platform update 31

Chinese voucher types without Account groups selection

Reason for deprecation/removal	Changed to the feature with account groups selection.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes
Product areas affected	Application
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: By December 1, 2020, we plan to no longer support Chinese voucher types setup without Account groups selection. Find more details about new feature design in What's new in 10.0.7

Finance and Operations 10.0.6 with Platform update 30

DimensionHash.getHash(str _message)

Reason for deprecation/removal	Windows is deprecating the use of SHA1, as documented in Windows Enforcement of SHA1 Certificates.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes
Product areas affected	Application
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: By April 1, 2020, developers must use the platform APIs found in the class HasFunction.

Hash.ComputeSHA1Hash(string message)

Reason for deprecation/removal	Windows is deprecating the use of SHA1, as documented in Windows Enforcement of SHA1 Certificates.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes
Product areas affected	Platform
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: By April 1, 2020, developers must use the platform APIs found in the class HasFunction.

FormDateTimeControl.setUtcString()

Reason for deprecation/removal	We are retiring the setUtcString() method, because a better replacement method is available.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes
Product areas affected	Platform
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: By October 1, 2020, we plan to no longer support the setUtcString() method. Developers should be using the setUtcDateTime() method instead.

Blacklist report (IT) – Feature reference IT-00001

Reason for deprecation/removal	Not legally required.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Italian localization
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: By October 1, 2020, we plan to no longer support this report.

Domestic tax report – Feature reference IT-00003

Reason for deprecation/removal	Not legally required.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Italian localization
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: By October 1, 2020, we plan to no longer support the Domestic tax report – Feature reference IT-00003.

October 2019 deprecation announcement

Flowchart diagrams in Business process modeler

Reason for deprecation/removal	We are deprecating the flowchart diagrams component in Business process modeler (BPM), because the legacy design caused low usage.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Areas affected	Business process modeler
Status	Deprecated: The flowchart diagrams component in BPM is expected to be removed in 2020. The following functionality will be unavailable: All flowcharts will be read-only and unavailable for editing. The shape properties that are associated with flowchart activities will also be unavailable. These flowcharts include both the default flowcharts that are automatically generated and customized flowcharts that are modified based on those default flowcharts. The process steps will be read-only and unavailable for editing. The legacy fit/gap analysis feature will be unavailable. Therefore, no gap list will be automatically created or available for export. Note: This feature had previously been deprecated and replaced by Microsoft Azure DevOps integrations. The version history of the flowchart will be unavailable.

Finance and Operations 10.0.5 with Platform update 29

US Payroll tax updates

Reason for deprecation/removal	We are retiring tax updates for the US Payroll functionality due to low usage and enhanced functionality that is now offered via strategic integrations.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes
Product areas affected	Payroll
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: By July 31, 2024, we plan to no longer provide tax updates to US Payroll customers. The functionality will remain in the product, but enhancements will no longer keep the functionality up to date, and any product defects will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Note

This represents a change from the original discontinuation date of October 1, 2021. For more information, see Tax updates being retired for US Payroll feature in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations.

Data management staging clean up

Reason for deprecation/removal	Does not meet the core requirements that are needed for scheduling periodic cleanup.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, the Job history cleanup feature is being added to meet the scenarios holistically.
Product areas affected	Data management
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: Target timeframe for the functionality to be removed is December 2020.

Finance and Operations 10.0.4 with Platform update 28

France: FEC Accounting data export in XML

Reason for deprecation/removal	Replaced by TXT format, French FEC audit file is available through General ledger > Periodic tasks > Data export.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes
Product areas affected	General ledger
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated. Target timeframe for the functionality to be removed is July 2020.

Legacy navigation bar

Reason for deprecation/removal	Header alignment with other Dynamics and Office products. For more details, see Updated navigation bar that aligns with the Office header.
Replaced by another feature?	Starting in Platform update 24, a restyled navigation bar that features search was introduced.
Product areas affected	Web client
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: Starting in April 2020, the legacy navigation bar will no longer be available. Until that point, customers can revert to the legacy navigation bar through the Client performance options page.

Finance and Operations 10.0.2 with Platform update 26

Legacy default action behavior

Reason for deprecation/removal	The legacy behavior for default actions in grids results in an unexpected column having the default action link after grid columns have been reordered via personalization. The new sticky default action feature corrects this. For more details, see Sticky default actions in grids.
Replaced by another feature?	Starting in Platform update 21, a feature for "sticky default actions" was introduced. This feature can be enabled on the Client performance options page.
Product areas affected	Grids in the web client
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: Starting in April 2020, sticky default actions will be the default behavior, without a mechanism to revert to the legacy behavior.

Legacy "is one of" filtering experience

Reason for deprecation/removal	The "is one of" filtering experience went through a redesign in Platform update 22,with the plan for this to eventually be the only "is one of" filtering experience.
Replaced by another feature?	Starting in Platform update 22, an improved "is one of" filtering experience became available on the Client performance options page. For more information, see Optimized is one of filtering experience.
Product areas affected	Web client
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: Starting in April 2020, the improved "is one of" experience will be the default behavior, without a mechanism to revert to the legacy behavior.

Parameter to enable sales orders with multiple project contract funding sources

Support for creating project-based sales orders where the project contract has multiple funding sources is enabled with the Project management parameters setting Allow sales orders for project with multiple funding sources. By default, this parameter is not enabled.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The functionality will always be enabled after the parameter is removed.
Replaced by another feature?	No. The functionality to support project-based sales orders with multiple funding sources will always be enabled.
Product areas affected	The Allow sales orders for projects with multiple funding sources parameter will be removed. The following methods will be modified when the parameter is removed: ctrlSalesOrderTable method in ProjStatusType class, validate method for ProjId field, and run method in SalescreateOrder form. The following methods will be deprecated when the parameter is removed: IsSalesOrderAllowedForMultipleFundingSources in ProjTable table file, IsAllowSalesOrdersForMultipleFundingSourcesParamEnabled method in ProjTable table file, AllowSalesOrdersForMultipleFundingSources data field in ProjParameters form and ProjParameterEntity files, IsAssociatedToMultipleFundingSourcesContract private method in ProjTable table file.
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecation is planned for the April 2020 release wave.

Legacy workflow reports for tracking and instance status

Reason for deprecation/removal	The legacy workflow reports for tracking and instance status are being deprecated because they are no longer referenced from the navigation. The report names are WorkflowWorkflowInstanceByStatusReport and WorkflowWorkflowTrackingReport.
Replaced by another feature?	The workflow history form can be used instead.
Product areas affected	Web client
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: Target timeframe for the functionality to be removed is April 2020.

Finance and Operations 10.0.1 with Platform update 25

Deprecated APIs and potential breaking changes

Deriving from internal classes is deprecated

Reason for deprecation/removal	Before Platform update 25, it was possible to create a class or table that derives from an internal class/table that is defined in another package/module. This is not a safe coding practice. As of Platform update 25, the compiler will display a warning.
Replaced by another feature?	The compiler warning will be replaced by an error in Platform update 26. This change is backward compatible at runtime, which means that Platform update 25 or newer can be deployed on any sandbox or production environment without the need to modify custom code. This change only affects development and compile time.
Product areas affected	Visual Studio development tools
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: The warning will become a compilation error in Platform update 26.

Overriding internal methods is deprecated

Reason for deprecation/removal	Before Platform update 25, it was possible to override an internal method in a derived class that is defined in another package/module. This is not a safe coding practice. As of Platform update 25, the compiler will display a warning.
Replaced by another feature?	This warning will be replaced by a compile error in Platform update 26. This change is backward compatible at runtime, which means that Platform update 25 or newer can be deployed on any sandbox or production environment without the need to modify custom code. This change only affects development and compile time.
Product areas affected	Visual Studio development tools
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: The warning will become a compilation error in Platform update 26.

Finance and Operations 10.0.0 with Platform update 24

Renaming released products

Reason for deprecation/removal	When you use the Rename primary key function to change the ItemId of a released product, only direct foreign key references are updated. Any other references to the released product, such as from production orders, will retain the old ItemId. As a result, there could be inconsistent data that will eventually block business processes.
Replaced by another feature?	No.
Product areas affected	Product information management
Deployment option	All
Status	Removed as of Finance and Operations 10.0.0 with Platform update 24.

Finance and Operations 8.1.3 with Platform update 23

SQL Server Reporting Services ReportViewer Control

Customers can use the Export action provided by the embedded SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) ReportViewer control to download documents produced by Finance and Operations applications. This HTML-based presentation of the report offers users a non-paginated preview of the document.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The non-paginated nature of the HTML-based preview experience does not deliver fidelity with the physical documents ultimately produced by Finance and Operations. By fully embracing PDF as the standard format for business documents, users are able to take advantage of a modern viewing experience with improved performance when producing application reports.
Replaced by another feature?	Going forward, PDF documents will be the default format for reports rendered by Finance and Operations.
Product areas affected	This change does not impact customer scenarios where reports are distributed electronically or sent directly to printers.
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature. The functionality to automatically preview application reports using an embedded PDF viewer is planned for the May 2019 Platform update.

Client KPI controls

Embedded key performance indicators (KPIs) could be modeled in Visual Studio by a developer and further customized by the end user.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The native client controls used to define KPIs have low customer uptake and rely on a developer to add trackable metrics.
Replaced by another feature?	PowerBI.com service delivers world-class tooling for defining and managing KPIs based on data from external sources. In an upcoming release, we plan to enable you to embed solutions hosted on PowerBI.com in application workspaces.
Product areas affected	This update will prevent developers from introducing new KPI controls in Visual Studio designer.
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Deprecated APIs and future breaking changes

Field groups containing invalid field references

Reason for deprecation/removal	It is possible for table metadata definitions to have field groups containing invalid field references. If deployed, this can cause runtime failures in Financial Reporting and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). This issue is currently categorized as a compiler warning rather than an error, meaning that the deployable package creation and deployment can proceed without fixing the issue. To fix this issue: 1. Remove the invalid field reference from the table field group definition. 2. Recompile. 3. Ensure any warnings or errors are addressed.
Replaced by another feature?	This warning will be replaced by a compile error in the future.
Product areas affected	Visual Studio development tools
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: The warning is a compile-time error with platform updates for version 10.0.11 of Finance and Operations apps.

Complete list

To access the full list of APIs that are being deprecated, see Deprecation of methods and metadata elements.

Finance and Operations 8.1 with Platform update 20

Batch transfer rules for subledger journal account entries

The Synchronous transfer mode is being deprecated in the General ledger parameters. This mode is replaced by Asynchronous and scheduled batch only, which already exist as options for transfer. For additional information, see the General Ledger Parameters – Batch transfer rules blog.

Reason for deprecation/removal	We are removing the synchronous option due to performance impact to the system.
Replaced by another feature?	Asynchronous and scheduled batch are options to use in place of Synchronous.
Product areas affected	General Ledger, Accounts payable, Accounts Receivable, Procurement, Expense
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: Target timeframe for the functionality to be removed is the 10.0 version.

Electronic reporting for Russia

Feature for configuring .txt and .xml file formats of declarations.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Replaced with Electronic reporting.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes.
Product areas affected	General Ledger
Deployment option	All
Status	Removed as of Finance and Operations 8.1 with Platform update 20.

Financial reports generator for Russia

A tool for setting up data collection for accounting and tax reports, and to export data to XLS and DOC report templates. Functional parts: Export data to XLS and DOC report templates, queries, fixed requisites are removed.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Removed parts are replaced with Electronic reporting.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes. Financial reports setup user interface should be used for setting up data collection rules by GL accounts or tax registers. Export data to various file types, fixed requisites and query-like data collection rules should be configured in Electronic reporting.
Product areas affected	General ledger.
Deployment option	All
Status	Removed as of Finance and Operations 8.1 with Platform update 20.

Integration with external providers for sending electronic reporting through communication channels for Russia

Feature exporting generated electronic files of declarations to folder for further sending to official providers of electronic reporting as well as importing state back.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Replaced with electronic messages configurable feature.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes.
Product areas affected	General Ledger, Tax
Deployment option	All
Status	Removed as of Finance and Operations 8.1 with Platform update 20.

Profit tax register wizard

Feature for creating templates for new profit tax registers. This feature creates X++ objects for new registers, which are then created as templates with the appropriate calculation logic added in.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Feature is not compatible with the Finance and Operations extensibility model.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Tax
Deployment option	All
Status	Removed as of Finance and Operations 8.1 with Platform update 20.

Payroll and Human Resources for Russia

Russian country/region specific module for managing staff administration information, timesheet details for employees, payroll accounting, and creating pay statements.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Payroll is not included in the global strategic focus of the Dynamics 365 portfolio. Partners and ISVs are best positioned to provide payroll functionality that is compliant with local regulations and tax updates.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Russian Payroll and Human Resources Management
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: Target timeframe for the functionality to be removed is one of future updates of the 10.0 version.

Finance and Operations 8.0 with Platform update 15

No features have been removed or deprecated with this release. Platform update 15 is cumulative and contains new or changed features from Platform update 13, Platform update 14, and Platform update 15.

Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition 7.3 with Platform update 12

Personalized product recommendations

Starting February 15, 2018, retailers will no longer be able to display personalized product recommendations on a point of sale (POS) device. For more information, see Product recommendations overview.

Reason for deprecation/removal	We are removing the current version of the product recommendation service as we redesign this feature with a better algorithm and newer retail-oriented capabilities.
Replaced by another feature?	No. However, after Spring 2018, we plan to bring back this feature to leverage a new recommendation service.
Product areas affected	Personalized product recommendations in POS.
Deployment option	All
Status	Removed as of February 15, 2018. This affects customers running Dynamics 365 for Operations 1611 and later.

Extension of the list of Electronic reporting (ER) functions

The possibility to introduce custom functions to be used in the ER expression builder (for more information, see Extend the list of Electronic reporting (ER) functions) is not supported any more. Due to changes of the ER APIs, the API to call built-in functions from the ER expression builder became internal and can’t be extended any longer.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Code sealing initiative
Replaced by another feature?	None. Whenever a new built-in function is needed, a new extension request must be addressed to the ER framework team. As a temporary work around while the requested function is under development by the ER team, the required logic can be programmed as a method of a custom application class. This method can be accessed in an ER expression as a property of the added ER data source of the Application\Class type that refers to that custom application class.
Product areas affected	Electronic reporting framework
Deployment option	All
Status	Removed as of Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition 7.3.

Inventory by item group and Inventory by inventory dimension aging reports

These two reports are no longer supported in Finance and Operations. Instead, the Inventory aging report can be used to improve the user experience.

Reason for deprecation	Duplicate functionality
Replaced by another feature?	Yes. The two reports have been replaced by the Inventory aging report.
Product areas affected	Inventory management, Cost management
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: The menu items for the two reports have been removed in version 7.3. However, the code for the reports remains in the product. The plan is to remove the code in a future release.

Power BI content packs available on AppSource

The Cost management, Financial performance, and Retail channel performance content packs, available on the Microsoft AppSource site, are deprecated as a consequence of product updates in Microsoft Power BI. System administration forms used to deploy these content packs to PowerBI.com are also being deprecated in Finance and Operations.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Product updates in Microsoft Power BI.
Replaced by another feature?	The Cost management, Financial performance, and Retail channel performance content packs, available on the AppSource site, are being replaced by analytical applications which allow for solution integrations at the database level. For more information about analytical applications, see Embedded Power BI in workspaces.
Product areas affected	Cost management, Finance, and Retail
Deployment option	Cloud only (Integration with PowerBI.com is not supported in on-premises deployments.)
Status	Deprecated: Target timeframe for the functionality removal is Q2 2018.

Standard UI in data management workspace

The standard UI in data management is the legacy UI, which is the default UI presented to the users when they visit the data management workspace.

Reason for deprecation/removal	We are investing in providing new user experiences in the new UI.
Replaced by another feature?	The new UI called Enhanced views is replacing the old UI.
Product areas affected	Data management workspace
Deployment option	All
Status	Deprecated: Target timeframe for the functionality to be removed is Q2 2018.

Excise, Sales Tax, Service Tax for India

These taxes have been subsumed into Indian GST.

Reason for removal or deprecation	These taxes have been subsumed into Indian GST.
Replaced by another feature?	Indian GST
Product areas affected	Tax
Deployment option	All modules
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

File Validation Utility (FVU) for India

Reason for removal or deprecation	Lack of customer usage
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Indian withholding tax
Deployment option	All modules
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

TDS/TCS certificate for India

Users can download this from the government portal.

Reason for removal or deprecation	Lack of customer usage
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Indian withholding tax
Deployment option	All modules
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Export/import (EXIM) incentive scheme for India

Reason for removal or deprecation	Lack of customer usage
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Import and export
Deployment option	All modules
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Dynamics 365 for Retail 7.2

Personalized product recommendations

Starting February 15, 2018, retailers will no longer be able to display personalized product recommendations on a point of sale (POS) device. For more information, see Product recommendations overview.

Reason for deprecation/removal	We are removing the current version of the product recommendation service as we redesign this feature with a better algorithm and newer retail-oriented capabilities.
Replaced by another feature?	No. However, after Spring 2018, we plan to bring back this feature to leverage a new recommendation service.
Product areas affected	Personalized product recommendations in POS.
Deployment option	All
Status	Removed as of February 15, 2018. This affects customers running Dynamics 365 for Retail 7.2 and later.

Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition July 2017 with Platform update 8

Currency conversion for accounting and reporting currencies

Currency conversion for accounting and reporting currencies was introduced when the euro was introduced.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Limited usage and addition of the Copy legal entity functionality as a replacement.
Replaced by another feature?	No, but the Copy legal entity and Configurations features were added to make it easier to move to a company that has changing core requirements.
Product areas affected	Financial management
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Warehouse mobile devices portal

Warehouse mobile devices portal (WMDP) was a standalone component that was intended for on-premises self-deployment. This component is no longer supported in Finance and Operations. A native app that improves the user experience has replaced the functionality of WMDP.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Duplicate functionality.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes. This feature has been replaced by Finance and Operations - Warehousing. For more information about setup and prerequisites, see Install and configure the Warehousing app overview.
Product areas affected	Warehouse management, Transportation management
Deployment option	Warehouse mobile devices portal (WMDP) was a standalone component that was intended for on-premises self-deployment.
Status	Deprecated: Target timeframe for the functionality to be removed is Q4 2019.

Advanced bank reconciliation matching rule for manual matching

A matching rule was used to select and mark a bank document when documents were manually matched in the reconciliation worksheet.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Limited usage.
Replaced by another feature?	No. Column filtering capabilities should be used to find documents for reconciliation.
Product areas affected	Cash and bank management
Deployment option	All
Status	Removed as of July 2017.

Dynamics 365 for Operations 1611 with Platform update 3

AEB payment formats for Spain

The Consejo Superior Bancario payment formats were used to send remittance files to the bank for customer payments and vendor payments. The content of these formats was determined by the Asociación Española de Banca. It covers Cuaderno 19, 32, 58, 34.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The payment formats are no longer used.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, ISO20022 Credit transfer and Direct debit payment formats for Spain
Product areas affected	Accounts payable, Accounts receivable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Bank payments transfer for Lithuania

Bank payment transfers were generated and printed by using the Payment transfer (LT) export format for Lithuania. The Lithuanian market began to use LITAS, the unified electronic banking system, in 2005.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The payment formats are no longer used.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, ISO20022 Credit transfer payment format for Lithuania
Product areas affected	Accounts payable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

BBS Direkte Remittering payment formats for Norway

BBS Direkte Remittering payment formats include customer payment collection export (direct debit) and return message import.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The payment formats are no longer used.
Replaced by another feature?	The AvtaleGiro customer payment format for Norway can be used to generate direct debit messages. Return message import will be implemented in future releases.
Product areas affected	Accounts payable, Accounts receivable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Chart of Accounts tool for Spain

This tool is used when a chart of accounts in Spain requires major changes. Users can import a new chart of accounts in Microsoft Excel or text format, and can also import financial statements.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Limited usage
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	General ledger
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Dom80 payment format for Belgium

Legacy Belgian payment format for payment collection (direct debit).

Reason for deprecation/removal	The payment format is no longer used.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, ISO 20022 Direct debit payment format for Belgium
Product areas affected	Accounts receivable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

DTA/EZAG payment formats for Switzerland

DTA/EZAG formats are integrated into the ESR system, because they can carry on the reference number. Because the reference number isn’t mandatory, these formats can be used to process any vendor payments. These formats are used by companies that have a bank account in a location other than “Postfinance.”

Reason for deprecation/removal	The payment formats are no longer used.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, ISO20022 Credit transfer payment format for Switzerland
Product areas affected	Accounts payable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

EDIFACT-DIRDEB payment format for Austria

EDIFACT-DIRDEB payment format for payment collection (direct debit).

Reason for deprecation/removal	The payment format is no longer used.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, ISO 20022 Direct debit payment format for Austria
Product areas affected	Accounts receivable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

EDIVAT for Belgium

EDIVAT is an obsolete Belgian standard for electronic declaration via secure mail. Dynamics AX 2012 retains the read-only solution to enable access to the historical data.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The functionality is no longer used.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	General ledger
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

eGiro EDIFACT CREMUL payment import format for Norway

eGiro is based on the international UN EDIFACT CREMUL (Multiple Credit Advice Message) standard that is used for automatic posting of customer payments. In Dynamics AX, eGiro is implemented as a customer payment import format.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The payment format is no longer used.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, the ISO20022 Camt.054 notification import.
Product areas affected	Accounts receivable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

External inventory for Poland

Evidence of goods that are taken from a vendor for sales without purchase. Goods that are handled in external inventory don’t affect standard inventory, and can be sold and then purchased automatically. This process creates real inventory movements.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Replaced by another feature
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, the core Inbound consignment functionality
Product areas affected	Accounts payable, Inventory management
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Financial reports generator for Eastern Europe

A tool is used to set up data collection for accounting and tax reports, and to export data to XLS and DOC report templates.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Limited usage
Replaced by another feature?	No. The tool will be replaced by Electronic reporting configurations in future releases.
Product areas affected	General Ledger
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Import of customer payment transactions for Finland

You can select an import format for Finnish payments to import customer payment transactions from an external file that the bank provides.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The payment format is no longer used.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, the ISO20022 Camt.054 notification import.
Product areas affected	Accounts receivable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Import of payment transactions into a general ledger journal for Finland

A format that is specific to Finland is used to import accounting transactions into the general ledger.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The payment format is no longer used.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, the ISO20022 Camt.053 bank statement import using Advanced Bank Reconciliation.
Product areas affected	Accounts receivable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Integration with Isabel synchronized (CIS) for Belgium

Isabel is the framework for electronic banking in Europe and is a de-facto standard in Belgium.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Integration with Isabel client has been discontinued.
Replaced by another feature?	No. The payment formats that are no longer used are replaced by ISO20022 Credit transfer payment format for Belgium.
Product areas affected	Accounts payable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Modifications in the chart of accounts and accounting rules for Spain

This feature is used for changes in the chart of accounts and accounting rules in Spain. It maps accounts to help transform the old chart of accounts into the new chart of accounts, and compares the previous fiscal year with the new fiscal year, even if they were posted to different account numbers.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Limited usage
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	General ledger
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Pagamento Fornittori vendor payment format

Legacy Italian payment format for credit transfers.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The payment format is no longer used.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, ISO20022 Credit transfer payment format for Italy
Product areas affected	Accounts payable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Payment export formats for Estonia

The Telehansa and Teleservice formats are used for bank payment export.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The payment formats are no longer used.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, ISO20022 Credit transfer payment format for Estonia
Product areas affected	Accounts payable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Payment file archive for Norway

When payment files are generated, the file archive automatically archives all files that are created, even files that were previously written or read.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Replaced by another feature
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, Electronic reporting archived jobs
Product areas affected	Accounts payable, Accounts receivable, Organization administration
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Payment import formats for Estonia

The Telehansa and TeleTeenus formats are used for bank payment import.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The payment formats are no longer used.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, the ISO20022 Camt.054 bank notification import.
Product areas affected	Accounts receivable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Payroll information in Human Resources

Human Resources Payroll information

Reason for deprecation/removal	This functionality has been replaced by core Payroll and Human Resources pages.
Replaced by another feature?	Benefits, Earnings, and other related pages that were previously in US Payroll have been reconfigured, and are now part of the core Human Resources configuration to help support external payroll processing. This functionality is accessed by using the Human Resources 1 > Payroll configuration key.
Product areas affected	Human Resources, Payroll
Status	Removed as of Dynamics 365 for Operations version 1611.

Performance management goal workflow

Performance management includes goal management and integration with performance reviews.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Performance management was redesigned, and the number of goal pages was reduced to simplify the process.
Replaced by another feature?	No. Goals are visible to managers through the Manager Self Service portal, and can be changed and viewed by the manager.
Product areas affected	Human capital management
Status	Removed as of Dynamics 365 for Operations version 1611.

Postgirot and Postgirot Utland payment formats for Sweden

Postgirot and Postgirot Utland payment formats for Sweden.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The payment formats are no longer used.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, ISO20022 Credit transfer payment format for Sweden
Product areas affected	Accounts payable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Radio frequency identifier

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a data-collection technology that uses electronic tags to store identification data and a no-line-of-sight requirement reader to capture the identification data.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Low customer usage and a limited feature set.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Inventory management
Status	Removed as of Dynamics 365 for Operations 1611.

Report about state invoices numbering for Latvia

Latvian legislation provides specific rules about the numbering of sales invoices. The functionality lets you assign specific numbers to sales invoices, based on the user or user group. You can then generate a report or an XML file. You can also print a report about invoice numbers that are used.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The state invoice numbering no longer has to be maintained. The report about used invoice numbers is no longer required.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Accounts receivable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Set up the names of the manager and general accountant of a company for Lithuania

The names of the manager and the general accountant of a company can be specified in the company information and used in different local report printouts.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Replaced by another feature
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, the setup of officials can be used for the same purpose.
Product areas affected	Accounts payable, Accounts receivable, Cash and bank management
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Shipping carrier interface

Reason for deprecation/removal	Duplicate functionality
Replaced by another feature?	Partially replaced by Transportation management
Product areas affected	Sales and marketing, Inventory management
Status	Removed as of Dynamics 365 for Operations version 1611.

Telepay payment formats for Norway

Telepay payment formats include vendor payment export (credit transfer) and customer payment collection (direct debit).

Reason for deprecation/removal	The payment formats are no longer used.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, ISO20022 Credit transfer payment format and AvtaleGiro customer payment format for Norway, as well as pain.002 and camt.054 bank notification return files import.
Product areas affected	Accounts payable, Accounts receivable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Vendor payment export formats for Finland

Two formats for exporting payments are available for Finland. LM02 (FI) is used for domestic payments, and LUM2 (FI) is used for foreign payments.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The payment formats are no longer used.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, ISO20022 Credit transfer payment format for Finland
Product areas affected	Accounts payable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Warehouse management II

Reason for deprecation/removal	The Warehouse management II solution (WMS II) that was available in the Inventory management module duplicates functionality that is in the Warehouse management module that was released in Dynamics AX 2012 R3.
Replaced by another feature?	The Warehouse management module that was released in AX 2012 R3, Dynamics AX 2012 R3 CU8, and Dynamics AX 2012 R3 CU9 replaces the Warehouse management II features. The new module has more advanced features and more flexible warehouse management processes than Warehouse management II.
Product areas affected	Inventory management, Sales and marketing, Procurement and sourcing
Status	Removed as of Dynamics 365 for Operations version 1611.

Worker reminders in Human Resources

Human Resources Payroll information

Reason for deprecation/removal	Low usage
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Human resources
Status	Removed as of Dynamics 365 for Operations version 1611

Workflow for creating goals

A workflow for managing the creation of employee goals is one of several workflows that were available to help coordinate the performance management process.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Performance management has been completely redesigned in Finance and Operations.
Replaced by another feature?	The redesigned Performance management feature gives more control over the content of the goals, the measurements that are used to track progress, and the attachment of supporting documentation. Goals can be stored as templates and then reused. This feature can help you set up additional goals for your employees more quickly.
Product areas affected	Human capital management
Status	Removed as of Dynamics 365 for Operations version 1611.

Dynamics AX 7.0

Ability to cancel changes to a vendor invoice

Reason for deprecation/removal	Performance enhancement
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Accounts payable
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

AIF, AxD, and AxBC integrations

In Application Integration Framework (AIF), data can be exchanged with external systems through business logic that is exposed as services. Dynamics AX includes services that are based on documents and .NET Business Connector (AxBC). A document is created by using XML. The XML includes header information that is added to create a message that can be transferred into or out of Dynamics AX. Examples of documents include sales orders and purchase orders. However, almost any entity, such as a customer, can be represented by a document. Services that are based on documents use the Axd <Document> classes.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The architecture of AIF and AxDs could not be scaled to a cloud service. There were performance issues around bulk import.
Replaced by another feature?	This feature is replaced by the Data Import/Export framework, which supports recurring bulk import/export. For AxBC, we recommend that you use the actual tables.
Product areas affected	AxDs, AxBCs, and AIF
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Billing code rate scripts

Billing scripts were used to calculate billing rates for billing codes. This scripts required custom development in the C Sharp or Visual Basic programming language. In the current version of Dynamics AX, the billing code rate scripts are not supported.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The support for the custom C Sharp or Visual Basic scripts was not added in Dynamics AX 7.0.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Public sector, Accounts receivable
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

BOMs without BOM versions

When the BOM versions configuration key was disabled, bill of materials (BOM) versions were hidden in all forms, and the system forced a 1:1 relationship between released products and BOMs. In the current version of Dynamics AX, the BOM versions configuration key can't be disabled.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Using a configuration key to control BOM versions doesn't scale in a cloud environment.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Product information management, Inventory management
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Brazilian Bordero

Specific method of payment for Brazilian companies

Reason for deprecation/removal	Support for the Brazilian Bordero method of payment has been discontinued from Brazilian localization
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Accounts payable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Brazilian Sintegra statement

Federal tax statement for ICMS tax

Reason for deprecation/removal	This statement is no longer applicable in some Brazilian states.
Replaced by another feature?	No. Users can use Generic Electronic reporting tool to configure the statement if required under specific situations.
Product areas affected	Fiscal books
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Brazilian SCAN contingency mode for NF-e

(SCAN) contingency environment is used to generate, export, and import the status of a Nota Fiscal eletrônica (NF-e) when the environment of Secretaria da Fazenda (SEFAZ) is not available.

Reason for deprecation/removal	This method of contingency is no longer applicable in all Brazilian states
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Accounts receivable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Business Analyzer

This mobile application let users review key business metrics.

Reason for deprecation/removal	This functionality has been replaced by another feature.
Replaced by another feature?	The Monitor financial performance content pack for Microsoft Power BI will include key financial metrics that were previously available in Business Analyzer.
Product areas affected	General ledger
Status	Deprecated: The use of Business Analyzer has been deprecated.

Business statistics

The setup of business statistics inquiries that can help you analyze the performance of the organization

Reason for deprecation/removal	Legacy approach to business intelligence (BI), low customer usage, and a limited feature set
Replaced by another feature?	New BI solutions for the current version of Dynamics AX
Product areas affected	Procurement and sourcing, Accounts payable, Sales and marketing, Accounts receivable
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Change document date function in Invoice approval journal

Reason for deprecation/removal	Low usage
Replaced by another feature?	Yes. The document date on the posted vendor transaction can be changed.
Product areas affected	Accounts payable
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

ClieOp03 payment format for the Netherlands

Reason for deprecation/removal	The format is no longer applicable in the Netherlands, because it has been replaced by SEPA functionality.
Replaced by another feature?	SEPA payments export
Product areas affected	All modules
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Compliance Center

The Compliance Center was an Enterprise Portal site for managing the documentation requirements for compliance initiatives that are related to the Sarbanes-Oxley law.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Lack of customer usage. Microsoft SharePoint includes the same capability that was available in the Compliance Center.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Compliance and internal controls
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Connector for Microsoft Dynamics

This tool was used to integrate key data from Microsoft Dynamics CRM to Dynamics ERP applications.

Reason for deprecation/removal	This functionality has been replaced by another feature.
Replaced by another feature?	Dataverse
Product areas affected	Connector for Dynamics
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Container unit and multi dimension on-hand

Reason for deprecation/removal	Duplicate functionality
Replaced by another feature?	Yes. Since AX 2012, this functionality has been replaced by the consolidated batch orders feature set. This feature set includes the consolidated on-hand view.
Product areas affected	Product information management, Production control, Inventory management, Sales and marketing
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Cue group metadata

Reason for deprecation/removal	Cue groups were used to display one or more Cues in the FactBox area. There was limited uptake, and there were also performance concerns, because a record change in a parent form caused one query per Cue in the Cue group.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	All modules
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Cue metadata

Reason for deprecation/removal	Cue metadata was limited to count or sum information.
Replaced by another feature?	Tile metadata was introduced to provide more flexibility for modeling. For example, you can model current counts, navigation, and key performance indicators (KPIs). Count tile metadata is the direct replacement of the Cue metadata.
Product areas affected	All modules
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0

Danish check format

Reason for deprecation/removal	Support for the Danish check format layout has been discontinued, and the report has been removed from DK localization.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	All modules
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Data partitions

Data partitions provide a logical separation of data in the Dynamics AX database.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Data partitions were introduced in Dynamics AX 2012 R2 to enable data isolation. In a common scenario, a company has subsidiaries, and the data from one subsidiary should not be visible to another subsidiary, even though both subsidiaries are managed by the same IT department. However, extra scripts and management overhead throughout the program were required in order to create new partitions and populate them with data, and to back up partition data. In the cloud, where we have access to platform as a service (PaaS) database services (Microsoft Azure SQL Database), it's much more efficient to use a database as the isolation container than to do isolation in the program. Regardless of whether data partitioning is required for subsidiaries, for multiple tenants, or just for scale, we believe that the scenarios can be handled better through multiple instances of Finance and Operations.
Replaced by another feature?	Customers using data partitions must use multiple instances of Finance and Operations if database level separation is a critical issue.
Product areas affected	All modules
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Database and file share storage for attachments

Dynamics AX 2012 allowed storage of attachments in the database and in file shares. Both of those options are no longer supported.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Files share storage is no longer supported because cloud-hosted environments cannot communicate with local file shares. Database storage has been deprecated in favor of Azure Blob storage. Azure Blob storage is equivalent to storage in the database, as documents can only be accessed through Finance and Operations client forms. This provides the added benefit of providing storage that doesn't negatively affect the performance of the database. Blob storage is the default storage mechanism for Document Management and works immediately.
Replaced by another feature?	Database storage has been deprecated in favor of Azure Blob storage.
Product areas affected	All modules
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Delimitation

Reason for deprecation/removal	No use of the functionality was found.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Time and attendance
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Desktop client

Reason for deprecation/removal	The Dynamics AX client experience has been redesigned to improve usability across multiple platforms and devices.
Replaced by another feature?	The new web client is based on the desktop Form metadata and programming model that have been modified to provide a rich web platform.
Product areas affected	All modules
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Direct database connection

In Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Retail Modern POS could connect directly to the Channel DB in similar fashion to Enterprise POS. This was in addition to the standard communication method of Retail Modern POS communicating through Retail Server.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Direct database connectivity required lower security protocols and was primarily used to achieve the highest levels of performance. Due to the performance and security enhancements that have occurred in Finance and Operations, this functionality now causes more issues than it solves.
Replaced by another feature?	No. Only standard Retail Server communication is now supported.
Product areas affected	Channel DB/Retail Modern POS
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Dutch SWIFT MT940

Reason for deprecation/removal	Generic functionality is now used instead of localized functionality.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, this functionality has been replaced by Advanced bank reconciliation functionality.
Product areas affected	All modules
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

eBilanz (XBRL for Germany)

This functionality provided eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) output that is intended specifically for the German eBilanz taxonomy.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Lack of customer usage
Replaced by another feature?	This feature hasn't been replaced by another feature, but multiple specialized XBRL packages that provide rich XBRL functionality are available for the German market.
Product areas affected	Management Reporter
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Enterprise Portal client

Reason for deprecation/removal	A single client platform has been provided.
Replaced by another feature?	The new web client is based on the desktop form metadata and programming model that have been modified to provide a rich web platform.
Product areas affected	All modules
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Environmental sustainability

Reason for deprecation/removal	Low customer usage and a limited feature set
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Compliance and internal controls, Accounts payable
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Form ActiveX and Managed Host controls

Reason for deprecation/removal	The ActiveX and Managed Host controls are based on the deprecated desktop client.
Replaced by another feature?	The extensible control framework supports building new controls that are based on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and is a first-class control in the Microsoft Visual Studio Tooling environment.
Product areas affected	All modules
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Generate prenotes by using a batch

Prenote generation can't be done by using a batch, but it can still be done by a user.

Reason for deprecation/removal	No form exists to persist and display the resulting prenote file when it's generated by using a batch.
Replaced by another feature?	Prenotes can still be generated, and the user has control over the location where the file is saved.
Product areas affected	Accounts payable, Accounts receivable, Cash and bank management
Status	Removed as of AX 7.0.

German DTAUS payment export and account statement import (totals and transactions)

Reason for deprecation/removal	The format is no longer applicable in Germany, because it has been replaced by Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) functionality.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, this functionality has been replaced by SEPA payment export and advanced bank reconciliation functionality for importing account statements.
Product areas affected	All modules
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

German DTAZV payment format in domestic Currency

Reason for deprecation/removal	The format is no longer applicable in Germany, because it has been replaced by SEPA functionality.
Replaced by another feature?	SEPA payments export
Product areas affected	Accounts payable
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

German MT940 import

Reason for deprecation/removal	Generic functionality is now used instead of localized functionality.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, this functionality has been replaced by Advanced bank reconciliation functionality.
Product areas affected	All modules
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

German XML EU Sales list

Reason for deprecation/removal	The XML format for German EU Sales List reporting is no longer supported. Only the ELMA5 text file format can be used to submit the EU Sales List report to the German Tax Office.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Tax
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

GL SSRS reports

Reports that include the following menu items have been removed: Summary trial balance, Detailed trial balance, Chart of accounts, Audit trail, Balances, and Balance list.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Financial Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reports have been replaced by Management Reporter capabilities and default reports.
Replaced by another feature?	Management Reporter (labeled Financial reporting in the current version of Dynamics AX)
Product areas affected	General ledger
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

InfoPart and FormPart metadata

Reason for deprecation/removal	InfoPart and FormPart metadata enabled the creation of FactBoxes for two different clients.
Replaced by another feature?	InfoPart metadata, which was a simplified form definition, is converted into a Form by upgrade tooling. FormPart metadata, which referenced a Form, is replaced by a more direct reference that is created by upgrade tooling.
Product areas affected	All modules
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Main account list page

A list of accounts for the legal entity and related balance information

Reason for deprecation/removal	Balance information is available on the Trial balance list page by account and dimension.
Replaced by another feature?	Main accounts contains the same list of accounts that the Main account list page contained. The grid view in Main accounts also shows an even smaller, grid-like view.
Product areas affected	General ledger
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Malaysia and Singapore bank cash flow report

This feature let the user print a cash flow report that shows transactions and details of the cash inflows and outflows for a specific date range for selected bank accounts.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The same information can be obtained from the Inquiry bank transaction.
Replaced by another feature?	The Inquiry bank transaction
Product areas affected	Cash and bank management
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Mexican CFD electronic invoice

This feature enabled the generation of Mexican electronic invoices by using the Comprobante Fiscal Digital (CFD) method, where the company signs the invoice by requesting the related authorization from the government. This feature also provides a monthly report that includes all electronics invoices that were issued in the period.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The method is no longer applicable. The generation of electronic invoices by using the CFD method was deprecated by the tax authorities and replaced by the Comprobante Fiscal Digital a través de Internet (CFDI) method, where the signing is delegated to the third-party provider (PAC). The monthly report has been removed, and an inquiry option lets users inquire about historical transactions.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Account receivables, Project
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Mexico realized and unrealized VAT

Dynamics AX 2012 managed unrealized value-added tax (VAT) by using Mexico-specific functionality for unrealized tax.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Duplicate functionality
Replaced by another feature?	Yes, this functionality has been replaced by standard conditional sales tax functionality that is provided by Core.
Product areas affected	Tax
Status	Deprecated: A removal date has not been set for this feature.

Microsoft Outlook integration

Reason for deprecation/removal	This functionality has been replaced by Microsoft Exchange Server integration.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes
Product areas affected	Sales and marketing
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Private blocking of inventory and warehouse management journals

The inventory and warehouse journals no longer support the ability to mark a journal as private for a selected user. Only the process of blocking journals as private for user groups and blocking during editing is supported.

Reason for deprecation/removal	No use of the functionality was found.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Inventory management
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Product builder

Product builder was used to dynamically configure items from a sales order, purchase order, production order, sales quotation, project quotation, or item requirement. Based on a product model that had modeling variables, the user could select values to meet the customer requirements and get a unique product variant that had a BOM and route.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Product builder exposed X++ code to end users and isn't supported in the current version of Dynamics AX. It has been removed to avoid duplicate maintenance efforts on overlapping, sizeable codebases.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes. The constraint-based configuration was introduced in Dynamics AX 2012 where the depreciation of Product builder in future versions was already announced. The constraint-based configuration technology is selected on the product masters to enable the configuration. To learn more, see Product configuration overview.
Product areas affected	Product information management, Sales and marketing
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Production Floor app

This is the app for tablet devices running Windows 8.1 RT and Windows 8.1 Pro.

Reason for deprecation/removal	With the change to a web-based client, it is possible to deliver similar functionality through the native Dynamics AX 7.0 client. The Job Card Device provides a production floor user interface that is optimized for touch and tablet form factors.
Replaced by another feature?	Yes. The Job Card Device, which is a native part of Dynamics AX 7.0.
Product areas affected	Production control
Status	Deprecated: A removal date from the Microsoft store has not yet been set for this feature.

Rename product dimension

This feature let you change the name of one of the three standard product dimensions (size, color, or style) to a name that better suited your business requirements. Renaming included all the labels where the product dimension name was used.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The current version of Dynamics AX doesn't support label changes at run time.
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	Product information management
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Retail Server connectivity using HTTP

In Dynamics AX 2012 R3, the Retail Server could function using HTTP communication (non-secured). This was in addition to the standard communication using HTTPS.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Due to new security requirements, only secured communication using TLS 1.2 (or above, as available) is now supported. The self-service installer will automatically configure the computer for this communication.
Replaced by another feature?	No. Only standard HTTPS communication is now supported.
Product areas affected	Retail Server
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Role Center pages

Reason for deprecation/removal	Role Center pages were built on the deprecated Enterprise Portal platform, which has been replaced by the new web client platform in the current version of Dynamics AX.
Replaced by another feature?	The new Workspace form pattern provides users with a process-centered design that provides easy access to commonly used tasks within that process.
Product areas affected	All modules
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0

Sales tax jurisdictions

Reason for deprecation/removal	Low customer usage and a limited feature set
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	US sales tax
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Sites Services

Sites Services let you build websites that extend your business processes to the Internet without IT support.

Reason for deprecation/removal	The Microsoft Azure infrastructure that is used by Dynamics AX has new capabilities that can be used instead (for example, Azure sites).
Replaced by another feature?	No
Product areas affected	HR recruiting, Case management, Request for quotes, Vendor registration, Collaborative workspaces for opportunities and campaigns
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

SSAS demand forecasting strategy

Reason for deprecation/removal	The design of the feature cannot be supported in the new cloud architecture.
Replaced by another feature?	Azure Machine Learning demand forecasting strategy
Product areas affected	Master planning
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Vendor invoice pool excluding posting details

Reason for deprecation/removal	Low usage. This functionality has been replaced by the Invoice journal that has workflow functionality.
Replaced by another feature?	Workflow capabilities of the Invoice journal.
Product areas affected	Accounts payable
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Virtual company accounts

The virtual companies feature is no longer supported in Dynamics AX. The virtual companies feature let users set up tables that could be shared by a set of companies. For a description of the feature, see Company accounts and Virtual company accounts. The feature works by grouping tables into collections that are assigned to virtual companies, which are groups of existing “real” companies. Queries are created so that all the companies in the virtual company can access the data in the tables of the associated table collections.

Reason for deprecation/removal	- Virtual companies must be set up before data is stored in the tables. Retrofitting virtual companies onto an existing implementation is very difficult. - Because there has been so much data normalization in the current version of Dynamics AX, it has become difficult to know what to add to the table collections. For example, it's difficult to know which tables to share. All the tables referenced from tables that are in a virtual company must also added. Because of table normalization, even simple master data that is spread across multiple tables must be part of the virtual company. Any mistake that is made here will cause functional issues. - When a table is part of a virtual company, it loses information about the origin of the data, and only the virtual company is recorded.
Replaced by another feature?	Global tables can be used to make tables accessible from all companies. Currently, there is no replacement.
Product areas affected	All modules
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 7.0.

Windows 8 tablet app

The Windows 8 tablet app provided functionality for expense entry and approval.

Reason for deprecation/removal	Finance and Operations is compatible with tablets. The tablet app is no longer required.
Replaced by another feature?	No.
Product areas affected	Expense management
Status	Removed: This functionality is only available for Dynamics AX 2012 R3.

Workplanner

Reason for deprecation/removal	Low usage
Replaced by another feature?	No, but the Profile relation page, which is opened from the Profile groups page, supports the same business scenario as the deprecated Workplanner page.
Product areas affected	Time and attendance
Status	The code has not been removed. However, the form, JmgWorkPlanner, was not migrated.

X++ financial statements

Reason for deprecation/removal	This functionality has been replaced by another feature.
Replaced by another feature?	Management Reporter (labeled Financial reporting in the current version of Dynamics AX)
Product areas affected	General ledger
Status	Removed as of Dynamics AX 2012