Finance + Operations 2023 Wave 1: Incremental, Except HR

• Dynamics 365 Finance + Operations applications are scheduled for a first wave of updates, beginning Apr. 2023.
• Most updates are incremental, rather than groundbreaking, to address specific requirements and help user efficiency.
• Human Resources changes are the most disruptive as it will be rebuilt on a new platform, requiring a manual migration.
• Unlike Dynamics 365 CRM, the Finance + Operations applications are not receiving significant AI updates.

Dynamics 365 Finance + Operations applications, including Finance, Supply Chain Management, Commerce, Project Operations, and Human Resources, will receive a series of updates, beginning with the Dynamics 365 2023 Wave 1 in Apr. 2023.

A “Wave” is not a single update but rather a semiannual marketing effort wherein Microsoft announces the new features and changes that it expects to reach public preview or general availability in the six months following the Wave release. However, based on previous Waves many release dates tend to slip and some new features planned for public preview never arrive. Consequently, customers should never plan to test or rollout new features until they reach general availability. (For more details, see the illustration “Dynamics 365 Finance + Operations Timeline, Mar. 2023”.)