What’s new in portal capabilities for Microsoft Dynamics 365 version 8.4.0.275

Portal capabilities version 8.4.0.275 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 rollout has started and you will be getting this release shortly. This article describes the features and enhancements that are included in this update, as well as the scope of the release. For a full list of all portal updates released to date and their corresponding KB articles, please reference this KB article.

New and updated features

Access portal error logs

As a portal developer, you can now access detailed error logs for any issues on your portal. This helps you to debug the issues while developing the portal. Once your portal is live, you can configure the portal to send all application errors to an Azure Blob storage account owned by you. This will help you to debug the issues reported by your customers.

Renew portal authentication key

A portal connects to Dynamics 365 organization using Azure active directory application. To do this, it requires an authentication key connected to Azure Active Directory application. This key is added when you provision your portal and it must be renewed every two years. This version of poral brings in the capability for administrators to be notified about key expiration and renew this key from Portal Admin Center.

Implement General Data Protection Regulation in portals

As a portal administrator, you can now configure your portal to meet the GDPR standards. You can also provide certain terms and conditions that must be agreed by the portal users to use a portal. You can also setup checks such as, if a portal is accessed by a minor user, the user must have parental consent to access the portal. Implementing GDPR allows obtaining consent from portal users regarding use of their personal data, identifying minor users, and obtaining parental consent for minor users.

Click here to access the portal capabilities for Microsoft Dynamics 365 official documentation.

Resolved issues

In addition to the above-mentioned features, this update resolves various issues. The list of resolved issues is available here.

We hope that your business will be more productive with the new portal capabilities for Microsoft Dynamics 365 solution. Try the latest version of portal capabilities for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and provide your feedback.