Microsoft Dynamics 365 new features for developers

Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D-365) provides a single development environment for cloud-based and on-premises deployments. Also, it provides a feasibility to quickly create, package and distribute D-365 extensions and custom solutions for Partners, including independent software vendors, value added resellers and global system integrator.

New entities introduced in CRM 2016

Schema name	Display name	Description
KnowledgeArticle	Knowledge Article	Describes articles that are organizational knowledge for internal and external use.
KnowledgeArticleIncident	Knowledge Article Incident	Contains the associations between a knowledge article and incident.
KnowledgeArticleViews	Knowledge Article Views	Tracks the number of times an article is viewed per day.
LanguageLocale	Language	Contains information about the supported languages for translating a knowledge article.

New messages introduced in CRM 2016

Request class	Web API action	Description
CloneAsPatchRequest	CloneAsPatch Action	Creates a solution patch from a managed or unmanaged solution.
CloneAsSolutionRequest	CloneAsSolution Action	Creates a new copy of an unmanaged solution that contains the original solution plus all of its patches.
CreateKnowledgeArticleTranslationRequest	CreateKnowledgeArticleTranslation Action	Creates a translation of a knowledge article record.
CreateKnowledgeArticleVersionRequest	CreateKnowledgeArticleVersion Action	Creates a major or minor version of a knowledge article record.
DeleteAndPromoteRequest	DeleteAndPromote Action	Replaces a managed solution plus all of its patches.
FullTextSearchKnowledgeArticleRequest	N/A	Performs a full-text search on knowledge articles in CRM using the specified search text.
IncrementKnowledgeArticleViewCountRequest	N/A	Increments the per day view count of a knowledge article record.
SetProcessRequest	SetProcess Action	Sets the process that associates with a given target entity.
UpdateSolutionComponentRequest	UpdateSolutionComponent Action	Updates a component in an unmanaged solution.

New privileges introduced in CRM 2016

Privilege name	Name displayed in the security role UI
prv*AzureServiceConnection	Azure Service Connection
prv*DataPerformance	Data Performance Dashboard
prv*LanguageLocale	Language
prv*MobileOfflineProfile	Mobile Offline Profile
prv*RecommendationModel	Product Recommendation Model
prv*SimilarityRule	Similarity Rule
prvConfigureSharePoint	Run SharePoint Integration Wizard
prv*KnowledgeArticle	Knowledge Article
prv*KnowledgeArticleViews	Knowledge Article Views
prvApproveKnowledgeArticle	Approve Knowledge Articles
prvPublishKnowledgeArticle	Publish Knowledge Articles
prv*DocumentTemplate	Document Template
prv*PersonalDocumentTemplate	Personal Document Template
prvDocumentGeneration	Document Generation
prv*KnowledgeSearchModel	Knowledge Search Model
prv*TopicModel	Topic Model
prv*CustomControl	Custom Control
prv*CustomControlDefaultConfig	Custom Control Default Config
prv*CustomControlResource	Custom Control Resource

* This privilege is one of the following: Create, Read, Write, Delete, Append, AppendTo, Assign, or Share.