What's new and planned for Dynamics 365 Commerce
Important
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This topic lists features that are planned to release from October 2020 through March 2021. Because this topic lists features that may not have released yet, delivery timelines may change and projected functionality may not be released. For more information, go to Microsoft policy.
- For a list of the previous wave's release plans, go to 2020 release wave 1 plan.
- For a list of the next wave's release plans, go to 2021 release wave 1 plan.
In the General availability column, the feature will be delivered within the month listed. The delivery date can be any day within that month. Released features show the full date, including the date of release.
This check mark (
) shows which features have been released for public preview or early access and for public preview, early access, and general availability.
E-commerce
This section includes new capabilities and enhancements for e-commerce in Dynamics 365 Commerce.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experimentation in Dynamics 365 Commerce | Users by admins, makers, or analysts | - |
Oct 2, 2020 |
| Site builder WYSIWYG improvements | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Aug 3, 2020 |
Oct 2, 2020 |
| Abandoned cart capabilities for e-commerce | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Aug 3, 2020 |
Oct 5, 2020 |
| Gift card purchase in e-commerce | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Nov 16, 2020 |
Jan 22, 2021 |
| Customize transactional mails by mode of delivery | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Nov 9, 2020 |
Feb 5, 2021 |
| New out-of-the-box commerce modules for e-commerce | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Nov 9, 2020 |
Feb 5, 2021 |
Fundamentals
This section includes features and investments pertaining to core aspects of the solution that typically target personas such as IT pro, system integrator, or ISV.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simplified Commerce SDK update experience | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Feb 22, 2021 |
Mar 22, 2021 |
Industry excellence
Investments in core retail business processes and industry requirements and capabilities.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consistency in payments management across retail channels | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Aug 3, 2020 |
Oct 2, 2020 |
| Review function in POS inventory operations | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Aug 3, 2020 |
Oct 2, 2020 |
| Ability to skip Change due dialog box in POS when no change is due | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Oct 9, 2020 |
Dec 4, 2020 |
| Improvements to the recall order operation in point of sale (POS) | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Oct 5, 2020 |
Jan 1, 2021 |
| Pickup time slot management for Commerce orders | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Oct 5, 2020 |
Jan 1, 2021 |
| Leverage the Dynamics 365 Commerce pricing engine to create a sales quote in Dynamics 365 Sales | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Nov 9, 2020 |
Feb 5, 2021 |
| Restrict affiliation and loyalty discounts to selected stores | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Nov 20, 2020 |
Feb 5, 2021 |
| Clear system discounts from a sales transaction | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Jan 29, 2021 |
Feb 5, 2021 |
Omnichannel excellence
This section includes new and enhanced omnichannel capabilities in Dynamics 365 Commerce.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensibility to support incremental capture during back office invoicing | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Aug 3, 2020 |
Oct 1, 2020 |
| Dynamics 365 Commerce app marketplace | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - |
Oct 2, 2020 |
| Payment processing without hardware station and card not present | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Sep 4, 2020 |
Oct 23, 2020 |
| Support for adding items to purchase orders during receiving in POS | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Aug 31, 2020 |
Nov 6, 2020 |
| Support serial number registration on outbound transfer order shipments from POS | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Aug 31, 2020 |
Nov 6, 2020 |
| PayPal payments connector | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Sep 4, 2020 |
Nov 19, 2020 |
| Support for closing lines in purchase orders during receiving in POS | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Oct 5, 2020 |
Jan 1, 2021 |
| Define multiple pickup delivery modes for use in Dynamics 365 Commerce customer order scenarios | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Nov 9, 2020 |
Feb 5, 2021 |
| Shop by similar description | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Jan 28, 2021 |
Mar 31, 2021 |
| Shop similar looks | Users by admins, makers, or analysts |
Oct 5, 2020 |
Apr 2, 2021 |
Description of Enabled for column values:
Users, automatically: These features include changes to the user experience and are enabled automatically.
Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically: These features are meant to be used by administrators, makers, marketers, or business analysts and are enabled automatically.
Users by admins, makers, or analysts: These features must be enabled or configured by the administrators, makers, or business analysts to be available for their users.
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