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Beta Release 0.7

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@lauren-mills lauren-mills released this 26 Nov 17:22
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Version Compatibility

This release is compatible with the following tools and versions:

  • .NET Core 3.0
  • Virtual Assistant Template v4.6.0.1
  • Skill Template v4.6.0.1
  • Microsoft.Bot.Builder v4.6.2
  • Microsoft.Bot.Builder.Solutions v4.6.0
  • BotSkills CLI Tool v1.0.10

Note: We do not guarantee compatibility across preview versions. In order to take advantage of the features in this release, you should update each of the above.

Changes

Virtual Assistant

  • Updated to Bot Builder SDK 4.6
  • Updated to .NET Core 3.0
  • Update to use TeamsActivityHandler
    • Enables Teams introduction message and authentication by default
    • Enables handling of specific Teams activity types (e.g. message reactions) for advanced scenarios
  • Updated to use ActivityHandlerDialog
    • Enables switching between skills
    • Includes updated interruption logic
  • Updated to use Language Generation for managing responses

Skills

  • Updated to Bot Builder SDK 4.6
  • Updated to .NET Core 3.0
  • Includes various design refinements

Solution Accelerators

  • Enterprise Assistant
    • Includes proactive notifications support
    • Includes multi-turn QnA Maker support

Libraries

  • Updated to Bot Builder SDK 4.6
  • Migrated classes for supporting exiting Skills architecture into the Microsoft.Bot.Builder.Solutions package.
  • NOTE: Support for the preview Microsoft.Bot.Builder.Skills package (version 4.6.0-preview2 and higher) will be included in a future release. It is not recommended that you update at this time with the current project templates.

Documentation

  • Updated documentation site for improved navigation experience. (View the site here)
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Pull Requests

  • [Docs] Added activity flow doc (#2740)
  • [Docs] Updated Create VA tutorial (#2736)
  • Update deployment scripts (#2735)
  • Merging fixes from Next into Master (#2734)
  • Update Master from Next (#2729)
  • [TypeScript] Fix vulnerabilities in dependencies (#2677)
  • [TypeScript][Skill Sample/Template] Update populateStateFromSemanticAction method in Skill (#2669)
  • Update docs with table of contents, styling, CI/CD tutorials (#2691)