Merge pull request #6471 from HeidiSteen/heidist-freshness

updated what's new

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/search/whats-new.md

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 | [Search Management 2025-05-01](/rest/api/searchmanagement/operation-groups?view=rest-searchmanagement-2025-05-01&preserve-view=true) | REST | Stable release of the REST APIs for the control plane operations described in this table. For migration guidance, see [Upgrade to the latest REST API in Azure AI Search](search-api-migration.md). |
 | [Service upgrade](search-how-to-upgrade.md) | Service | Now generally available through [Upgrade Service (REST API)](/rest/api/searchmanagement/services/upgrade?view=rest-searchmanagement-2025-05-01&preserve-view=true) and the Azure portal. |
 | [Pricing tier change](search-capacity-planning.md#change-your-pricing-tier) | Service | Now generally available through the `sku` property in [Update Service (REST API)](/rest/api/searchmanagement/services/update?view=rest-searchmanagement-2025-05-01&preserve-view=true) and the Azure portal. |
-| [User-assigned managed identity](search-how-to-managed-identities.md) | Security | Now generally available through the `identity` property that associates a user-assigned managed identity to a search service.  User-assigned managed identities can be used for search service authentication in Azure-to-Azure connections. Configure the association using the [Update Service (REST API)](/rest/api/searchmanagement/services/update?view=rest-searchmanagement-2025-05-01&preserve-view=true) or the Azure portal. |
+| [User-assigned managed identity assignment](search-how-to-managed-identities.md) | Security | Now generally available through the `identity` property that associates a user-assigned managed identity with a search service configuration. Only the assignment step, via the [Update Service (REST API)](/rest/api/searchmanagement/services/update?view=rest-searchmanagement-2025-05-01&preserve-view=true) or the Azure portal, is generally available. APIs used for data source or model connections that include a user-assigned managed identity are still in preview. |
 
 ## May 2025