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🧪 PR Summary

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🔄 Type of Change (Select at least one)

• Azure Portal UI change
• Step / instruction update
• Screenshot update
• Broken link fix
• Service rename / feature deprecation
• Content improvement (clarity/typos)
• Dependency failure/ version conflict
• Lab flow change
• Validation fix
• Other

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📌 Reason for Change

Why was this update needed?

• Azure UI/Workflow changed
• Learners reported issue
• Internal QA finding
• Service behavior changed
• Optimization / better experience
• Security / compliance update

Brief explanation:

Updated lab content to reflect DeepSeek-V3.2 adoption, latest Azure portal UI changes, and improved learner guidance by enhancing instructions, screenshots, and removing deprecated components like Docker.

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📝 What Was Modified

Describe EXACTLY what changed from learner perspective:

• Old behavior / text:

  Lab referenced DeepSeek-R1 model, included outdated architecture and Docker-based steps, had mismatched screenshots, minor navigation confusion, and formatting inconsistencies.

• New behavior / text:

  Lab now uses DeepSeek-V3.2 across all exercises, updated architecture diagram and instructions, removed Docker references, aligned screenshots with latest Azure portal UI, added guidance notes and images for smoother navigation, corrected step numbering, and improved clarity and formatting throughout.

File-wise Updates:

• gettingstarted.md

  • Updated architecture diagram for DeepSeek-V3.2 deployment flow
  • Replaced DeepSeek-R1 with DeepSeek-V3.2
  • Removed Docker references from lab guide image
  • Updated Azure portal navigation image to latest UI
  • Fixed step numbering in Azure Portal section

• exercise-1.md

  • Added navigation note and images for Microsoft Foundry portal (Step 13)
  • Updated Steps 23–25 with DeepSeek-V3.2 instructions and screenshots
  • Added supporting screenshot in Step 36 for better clarity

• Task 2

  • Updated Step 1 image
  • Added note for missing Skip option (Step 2)
  • Updated environment config image (Step 9)
  • Updated Azure portal image (Step 11)

• exercise-2.md

  • Added guidance notes in Task 1 (Step 5) and Task 2 (Step 8)

• exercise-3.md

  • Replaced DeepSeek-R1 with DeepSeek-V3.2 across scenario
  • Updated Task 5 objective
  • Updated multiple images
  • Fixed formatting issues in Task 2 Step 6
  • Reworked entire Task 5 section for alignment with new model

• exercise-6.md

  • Updated images in Task 1 Step 10 and Task 2 Steps 15–16
  • Added/updated guidance note (Task 2 Step 19)
  • Updated conclusion section

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🧪 Validation Done

• Followed the lab end-to-end after changes
• Steps are in correct sequence
• Screenshots match current Azure UI
• All links tested
• No copy-paste or formatting issues

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🔗 References

• Support ticket / issue:
• Azure announcement link:
• Learner feedback link:

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🧠 Reviewer Notes

Anything reviewers should double-check?

• Validate DeepSeek-V3.2 flow consistency across all exercises
• Ensure all updated screenshots match current Azure portal UI
• Verify navigation steps related to Microsoft Foundry portal