Submit alerts about country/region-specific regulatory features

This article describes how to use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Lifecycle Services to submit alerts through the Dynamics 365 regulatory alert submission service. This article also explains how to track planned and released regulatory features through Lifecycle Services Issue search.

A regulatory alert is a notification for Microsoft about an upcoming (that is, not yet enforced) change in country- or region-specific laws or regulations that may affect business processes supported in Dynamics 365 finance and operations apps. Microsoft processes such alerts and decides whether any changes in Dynamics 365 finance and operations apps are required to support the regulatory changes. Microsoft then releases corresponding regulatory updates.

Accessing the regulatory alert submission service

To access the regulatory alert submission service, in your project or a project you're invited to in Dynamics Lifecycle Services, do one of the following:

• From the menu, select Alert service.
• Scroll to the right side of the page, and under More tools, select Alert service.

The Dynamics regulatory alert submission page appears. You can use this page to view any alerts that have previously been submitted by you or your organization.

Submitting a regulatory alert

To enter a new regulatory alert, Select the plus sign (+) at the top of the Dynamics regulatory alert submission page, above the filter. The Alert submission wizard starts. You can complete the following tasks in this wizard:

• Search for existing regulatory items.
• Describe an alert.
• Confirm submissions.

Search for existing regulatory items

Use Issue search to identify whether a regulatory feature that is related to the alert already exists.

1. Enter a search term, such as a keyword, country/region, Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) number, or Application Object Tree (AOT) object. Select the search button. Any items that include the search term, in either product issues or regulatory features, appear in the search results. You can narrow the search by using the available filters.
2. If you don't find the regulatory feature that you're looking for, you can submit a regulatory alert by selecting Submit regulatory alert at the bottom of the browser window.

Describe the alert

1. Enter information about the alert in the appropriate fields. Required fields are indicated with a red asterisk. The following table provides more information about the fields on the Describe the alert page.

   Field	Description
   Title	Enter a descriptive title to identify the area of impact. For example, enter Changes in invoice document as of January 1, 2018.
   Description	Enter a brief overview of the law. Your description should focus on issues that are relevant to enterprise resource planning (ERP), so that users can understand the requirements at a high level without having to read the legislation first.
   Country/region	Select the country or region that the legislation applies to.
   Industry	Select the industry, if the requirement applies only to specific industries. For example, select Public sector, Commerce, or Manufacturing.
   Feature reference	Enter the feature reference, if available.
   Law enforcement date	Select the date when affected customers must start to comply with the law.
   Government announcement date	Select the date when the authority announced the change.
   Latest filing date	Select the deadline for the first submission of the new or changed report.
   Link to legislation	Enter one or more links to the published law, interpretation guideline, implementation guidance, or any other useful documentation that help users understand or implement the requirement.
   Company name	Enter the company name for the person who is submitting the alert.
   Contact name	Enter the name of the person who is submitting the alert.
   Contact email	The email address of the person who is submitting the alert.
   Business process	The business processes that you selected through the Alert submission wizard.
   Comments	Enter any other information that might be help users understand or implement the requirement. Select Submit to save your comment. Multiple comments can be added and should be submitted separately. Comments are saved in the order that they're added.
   Attachments	Select the Upload button, and then browse to select a file to add as an attachment. After you select the file, it's uploaded and appears as a linked file. You can add up to three files that have a size of 5 MB each. To delete attached files, select Remove under the title of the file. Note Attachments must be publicly available materials. They can't be propriety or customer-specific/partner-specific.

2. After you've finished entering all the information, select the consent check box (By submitting this regulatory alert, I consent to Microsoft contacting me for more information about this alert. Microsoft Privacy Statement.). When you select the check box, the Submit button becomes available.

3. Select Submit to save and submit the alert.

If you don't have all of the required information, or if you're not yet ready to submit the alert, you can save a partially completed alert.

Confirm your submission

• When the alert is successfully submitted, you receive a confirmation message. Select Done to exit the wizard.
• If you save the alert before you submit it, an alert ID is generated, and you receive confirmation that the alert has been saved.

Track the status of regulatory features in Issue search

You can use Issue search in Lifecycle Services to find planned and released regulatory features, and any associated localization documentation, certifications, and reports. To narrow your search to regulatory features, use the following filters:

• Category - Select Regulatory feature only.
• Country/region - Select > to select the country/region that you're interested in.

To narrow the search even more, you can apply the following filters

• Product - Select the products and product versions that you're interested in.
• Status - Select specific statuses.