Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 11-08-2019

What’s New in Power Platform:

• Make cool ideas in Visio and bring them to life in Flow – https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/export-visio-diagrams-to-microsoft-flow-is-now-generally-available/ 
• Changes to OS requirements for PowerApps mobile app – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/changes-to-os-requirements-for-powerapps-mobile-app/ 
• Microsoft Project Online goes all-in and bases the application on Power Platform – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2019/10/29/new-microsoft-project-rolls-out-worldwide/ 
• Check out published guidance for Environment strategy  –  https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/establishing-an-environment-strategy-for-microsoft-power-platform/ 
• It’s even easier now to add your canvas apps to Teams – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/add-your-canvas-apps-to-teams/ 
• Flow is rebranded Power Automate and now includes Robotic Process Automation –  https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/robotic-process-automation-now-in-preview-in-microsoft-power-automate/ 
• PowerApps formula bar update turbocharges the maker experience –  https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/experimental-formula-bar-provides-speed-and-usability-improvements/ 
• Power Platform environment variables and how to use them – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/environment-variables-available-in-preview/ 
• AI Builder is enhanced with more models – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-new-ai-builder-preview-models-for-power-automate-and-power-apps/ 
• End to End Enterprise Automation with Power Automate UI flows – https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/end-to-end-enterprise-automation-with-power-automate-ui-flows/ 
• Power Virtual Agents launches in Preview – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-virtual-agents/overview 
• Check out all the goodness just released in Power Query for connecting to data to ingest it.  Love the ODBC and folder options! –  https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/whats-new-in-dataflows-in-power-apps-this-month/ 
• New whitepaper to document the better together story of Teams and Power Platform – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-the-microsoft-teams-and-power-apps-whitepaper/ 

What’s New in CE:

• Great series of blog posts on how to use EasyRepro for automated testing –
  • Getting Started – https://community.dynamics.com/crm/b/crminthefield/posts/test-automation-and-easyrepro-01—overview-and-getting-started 
  • Designing Tests – https://community.dynamics.com/crm/b/crminthefield/posts/test-automation-and-easyrepro-02—designing-and-debugging-unit-tests-522682578 
  • Extending the Framework – https://community.dynamics.com/crm/b/crminthefield/posts/test-automation-and-easyrepro-03—extending-the-easyrepro-framework 
  • Monitoring and Insights – https://community.dynamics.com/crm/b/crminthefield/posts/test-automation-and-easyrepro-04—monitoring-and-insights-with-easyrepro 
• Easy Button we just turned on to get your CDS data to your Azure Data Lake –https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/exporting-cds-data-to-azure-data-lake-preview/ 
• Update to omnichannel support options, including skills-based routing, scripting, and Facebook connectivity – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2019/11/01/new-digital-messaging-offer-enhances-omnichannel-features-in-customer-service/ 
• Good guidance on setting up dual-write – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/data-entities/dual-write-overview 
• Sentiment Monitoring in updated omnichannel service (digital messaging) add-on to Customer Service – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/omnichannel/supervisor/supervisor-sentiment-monitoring 

What’s New in Talent/Retail/BC:

• Core CDS Platform update to 9.1.0.9627 – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4524175/service-update-96-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-9-1-0 
• Core CDS Platform update expected this weekend to 9.1.0.9835 – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4525032/service-update-98-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-9-1-0 
• Field Service to 8.8.6.300 
• Project Service to 3.10.2.34 
• Prospect to Cash to 1.15.0.9 
• AI Solution Anchor to 1.10.1.8 
• Adobe Sign to 8.2.0.0 
• Guides to 300.0.1.115 
• Microsoft Flow Extensions to 1.0.0.3 
• Gamification to 2019.11.1 

Featured Content: 

• Show embedding a Canvas PowerApp in Teams with updated experience