Feature management vs Configuration key

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Posted on by Yuji

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Hi,

The new feature management, it seems similar to the configuration key, in what scenarios we should use this feature management?

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nmaenpaa 101,160 Moderator on at

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Could you elaborate what you mean by "we"? Are you asking from perspective of end customer, partner, ISV? Are you developing something and are thinking if you should utilize feature management or config keys?

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Satish Panwar 14,671 Moderator on at

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Hi Yuji,

Configuration keys concept has been there in AX for very long and typically used to enable/disable functionality.

With One version, to avoid surprises to users and changing their user interface on monthly basis with platform updates, MS introduced features management. Most of the new functionality is now coming under feature management. One of the recent exception is Revenue recognition module (managed via Configuration keys as MS did lot of work and this functionality was worked on prior to Feature management planning.

If you are working with ISV and want to control functionality, configuration keys is the approach to use.

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Rahul Mohta 21,032 on at

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Additionally Config key supplement data model and logic in system while features would always be present by can be used only by enablling

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Sukrut Parab 71,710 Moderator on at

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Feature management provides you a view for a list of features delivered in every release. Those features are already part of application but those are enabled or disabled through this work space. Feature management is currently unavailable for features from ISVs and custom features. Microsoft is making enhancements so that it can be used to handle your custom features as well.

Currently the way it works is, when you enable all features a batch job is scheduled (FeatureManagementEnableScheduledFeature) which does enabling and disabling those features from FeatureManagementState and FeatureManagementMetadata table.

docs.microsoft.com/.../feature-management-overview

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Rahul Mohta 21,032 on at

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does your suggestions help with your query>?

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Ludwig Reinhard Microsoft Employee on at

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Hi Yuji,

A lot of answers have been provided.

Can you be so kind and review them and let us know whether your question is answered by marking the answers provided as verified.

Many thanks for your help.

Ludwig

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