DynamicWeb 10 releases
DynamicWeb 10 release waves overview
All areas of DynamicWeb is considered ready for implementation. There are still many improvements and features in development as always with DynamicWeb.
To help you stay up to date on our DynamicWeb 10 release planning, we have created an overview on this page.
Conceptually, we have divided our DW10 releases into four waves where we work on chunks of related features. While we will still be releasing DW10 continually, each wave aims to tackle specific areas.
| Wave July | Wave August | Wave September | Wave October | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stable areas. | Content and Swift | Commerce, Integration and basic Products | PIM functionality | PIM functionality |
| Recommended project types: | Content only | Commerce without PIM | Basic PIM projects | PIM Projects |
DW 9 vs DW 10
Even though DynamicWeb 10 is very similar to DynamicWeb 9 and shares many of the same features, it also introduces a lot of changes. Some concepts are new, but share the same data and rendering as DynamicWeb 9. Some concepts are gone.
With DynamicWeb 10 we have also taken the opportunity to remove deprecated functionality and features that we consider outdated, as well as changed some concepts.. We have also updated a lot of technology to contemporary versions.
Because of this you have to be aware that you cannot expect the exact same feature set from DynamicWeb 9 to be available. Ensure that you have a look at a DynamicWeb 10 installation to make sure that a given feature is still available - you are also very welcome to comment and request information in the DynamicWeb 10 forums
Upgrade vs. New
When starting your implementations of DynamicWeb 10, we recommend that you take on new implementation rather than upgrade existing solutions.
- Client is more likely to have little or no legacy knowledge on how and what works in DynamicWeb 9.
- You get to know how to work with DynamicWeb 10 before running into situations where customization on a DynamicWeb 9 causes upgrade issues.
It is possible to upgrade DynamicWeb 9 solutions to DynamicWeb 10 - see Upgrading DynamicWeb 9 to DynamicWeb 10.
Documentation
Our new documentation site is divided into three areas; Developer documentation, Manuals and API documentation.
The documentation is a continuous work in progress - if you have suggestions for things that needs to be better documented, post a thread in DynamicWeb 10 forum
Find the DynamicWeb 10 documentation on https://doc.dynamicweb.dev
Developer documentation
For developers, implementers and technical advanced users and covers everything from installation, implementation, customization, hosting and more.
Read the developer documentation
Manual
In the manual part of the documentation, the concepts of how to use DynamicWeb 10 UI is described for end users as well for implementing partners to use.
Based on feedback from partners, the developer documentation is much more important to get started building and implementing with DynamicWeb 10 than user guide manuels.
So therefore work on the developer documentation is prioritized above the work on the manuals.
But do know that we have a team working on this content, the prioritization of the work follows the waves, but will not be done together with the waves.
API
The documentation of the DynamicWeb 10 APIs can be found here:
DynamicWeb 10 comes with 2 web apis:
- Delivery API for headless implementations
- Management API for creating, reading and deleting data in the backend and to perform actions
Get an introduction to the web apis in the developer documentation:
Wave July
This wave has full focus on content and content related areas.
| Areas | Coming later | Be aware |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | - Permissions (UI Permission planned for late 2023) - Drafts (To be decided) |
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| User | - Email marketing overview | |
| Assets | Files is now called assets in DW10. | |
| Content | Based on the template the page will start in Visual editor view or in a list view, depending on if it is grid base | |
| Swift | Dedicated Swift for DW10 expected in september! |
Wave August
This wave has full focus on commerce and commerce related areas.
| Areas | Coming later | Be aware |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | See standard payment, shipping, tax, address providers for DW10 | |
| Integration | Microsoft is deprecating the SOAP protocol for Business Central and will remove it in the future, we recommend starting new batch integration projects using OData. We are planning on having an option for live integration with OData, but for now you should still use the code-unit for that. (Planned for late 2023) | |
| Products (basic) | Product catalog concept as known in DW9 is now found in products as channels in DW10 |
Wave September
This wave has full focus on PIM areas.
| Areas | Coming later | Be aware |
|---|---|---|
| Enrichment | - Grid edit (Planned for late 2023) - Insights (To be decided) - Product versioning (To be decided) |
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| Queries | - Completeness for query context (Planned for late 2023) |
The state of the PIM after this wave is implementation ready. Make sure to look at wave October to see the planned work for PIM.
Wave October
This wave is introduced to pick up on the some of the PIM functionalities, that will make the life easier for editors and in the daily use of PIM. The functionality is planned to be released during October.
| PIM Areas | Functionality | Coming later |
|---|---|---|
| Product Enrichment | Visualize inherited values when using multiple languages. | Product versioning |
| Manage which fields to see on the products when entering through queries | ||
| GridEdit; Excel like experience in enrichment of multiple products | ||
| Import / Export | On-demand creation and updating of product data from Excel/CSV | Export to Excel/CSV |
| Dashboard Management | Navigate to query result list from query-based widgets | Product insight |
| Dashboard widget customization: coloring, sizing, and grouping | ||
| Completeness Navigation | Quickly navigate to Product EditScreen from completeness overview |
Permissions for controlling the access to the individual areas and the items within the trees of the areas is expected to hit a release during October. Work will continue for implementing more granular permissions, and making permissions part of the Headless APIs
We are cleaning up and getting rid of the @helpers in the Swift templates, since it is not compatible with .NET7
- Swift will be compatible with DW9 and DW10
- Bugfixes & latest feature releases will be available on Github
- No longer need to update Swift when you upgrade from DW9 to DW10
- No duplicate templates when upgrading
- The compatibility settings will no longer be necessary