Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance version 10.0.43 brings significant updates across various modules, enhancing functionality and user experience. This release includes improvements in Accounts Receivable, Subscription Billing, Electronic Reporting, Regulatory Reporting, and General Ledger. Scheduled for general availability in March 2025, this update aims to streamline processes, improve performance, and provide more robust tools for businesses.
This blog post highlights the key features and enhancements in the upcoming release, focusing on how they impact testing and deployment. As you prepare for the D365 10.0.43 upgrade, understanding these changes will help you optimize your testing strategies and ensure a smooth transition. Here are the key modules and their notable features:
Accounts Receivable
- Return order invoice support through dual-write: New entities and mappings to sync return orders invoice from Finance to the customer’s environment.
- Financial dimension posting error on sales orders: Ensures financial dimensions for automatic transactions inherit from the sales order.
- Improve the performance of settlement and selection of invoices for matching: Addresses delays in enabling Post during settlement and selection of invoices.
Subscription Billing
- Performance improvement for consumption quantity update: Enhances performance of recurring contract billing when updating consumption quantity.
- Mass stubbing: Updated with an Add renewal term button for usage billing schedule lines set for automatic renewal.
- Generate invoice: Improved performance during the creation of an invoice proposal for deferred billing schedule lines.
Electronic Reporting
- In-app PDF conversion for configurable business documents: Facilitates seamless conversion of business documents from Word or Excel to PDF directly in the app.
Regulatory Reporting
- Security enhancements in UK MTD VAT integration: Enhances security for direct VAT return submissions for UK VAT registration.
- SAF Accounting Books Income Tax – JPK_KR_PD: New reporting standard in Poland requiring detailed accounting books in a structured electronic format.
General Ledger
- Enable financial tags for Accounting source explorer: Extends the financial tags feature to enable tags in Accounting source explorer.
- Navigate to the original document from Documents pending accounting: Allows navigation back to the original document found on the Documents pending accounting page.
- Default dimension sharing enabled for master company sharing: Includes default dimension data in the master company sharing functionality.
Preparing for the Upcoming Release
To ensure a smooth transition to version 10.0.43, consider the following preparation steps:
Develop a Comprehensive Test Strategy: Align your test strategy with business goals, focusing on critical functionalities. Define testing objectives, select appropriate tools, and plan comprehensive test scenarios. The new features in Version 10.0.43, particularly around Accounts Receivable, Subscription Billing, and both Electronic and Regulatory Reporting, should be at the top of your testing priority list.
Establish a Dedicated Testing Environment: Replicate your production environment to catch issues early. Manage test data effectively and regularly review the testing environment to reflect production changes.
Prioritize Test Automation Areas: Focus on high-risk areas and balance cost and benefits. Continuously evaluate the impact of automation to meet evolving needs.
Update Your Test Scripts: Ensure that your existing test scripts are updated to reflect the new features and enhancements in Version 10.0.43. This will help you capture any potential issues that could arise from the update.
Implement Continuous Integration and Deployment: Integrate automated testing into your CI/CD pipeline. Automate early in the development cycle, ensure robust configuration management, and monitor and report test outcomes.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 version 10.0.43 brings key enhancements to improve functionality, security, and performance. Updates in Accounts Receivable, Subscription Billing, and Electronic Reporting help streamline financial processes and increase efficiency. To take full advantage, businesses should have a solid testing strategy in place before deployment.
A smooth D365 upgrade requires test automation, updated scripts, and a reliable testing environment. By planning ahead, you can reduce risks and ensure a seamless transition. Staying proactive with testing and validation will help businesses fully benefit from the new features and maintain system stability.
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