Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2021-08-27


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* How to set up and use the new Environment RMS in COE Starter Kit – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/guidance/coe/env-mgmt and https://forwardforever.com/new-governance-tools-for-power-platform-environments/
* Canvas App Component updates – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/canvas-components-can-now-access-app-scope-directly/
* Build tools and CLI improvements – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-the-public-preview-for-connection-references-support-in-power-platforms-tools/
* Power Apps Ideas (AI for Power Fx) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/writing-power-fx-formulas-with-natural-language/
* PVA gets support for entities defined by Regex expressions – https://powervirtualagents.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/regex-regular-expression-entity-support-in-power-virtual-agents/
* Custom ServiceNow Connector Sample – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/a-sample-custom-connector-for-servicenow-using-oauth-authentication/
* Update to Media and Entertainment Accelerator – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2021/08/25/virtual-live-events-and-cloud-enabled-content-workflows-now-supported-in-dynamics-365-media-and-entertainment-accelerator/
* Update to Education Accelerator – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2021/08/11/dynamics-365-accelerator-helps-partners-deliver-solutions-for-educators-and-students/
* Notifications in model driven apps – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-public-preview-for-in-app-notifications-for-model-driven-apps/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC:

* August updates for Business Central – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365-release-plan/2021wave2/smb/dynamics365-business-central/planned-features
* New updates for Project Operations Lite Deployment – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/project-operations/pro/whats-new/whats-new-2021-early-access-lite

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Enable JIT Database access for F&SC – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/database/database-just-in-time-jit-access
* Nice doc on BYOD – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/analytics/export-entities-to-your-own-database
* Dev and Admin videos for F&SC – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/fin-ops/get-started/videos
* Update 20 performance issues to know – 10.0.20 (platform versions 7.0.6060.45 through 7.0.6060.95)

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Connection References to 1.2.7.0
* Customer Insights Customer Card add-in to 0.8.1
* Sales Insights to 9.0.21071.10013 then 9.0.21081.10004
* Field Service to 8.8.47.21
* Project Service to 3.10.55.38
* Marketing to 1.35.10075.2012
* Flow Extensions to 1.2.4.14
* Process Mining to 1.1.0.7
* Enterprise Sales to 9.0.21074.10001
* Project for Web Core to 1.0.13.151
* Service Scheduling to 9.0.21093.2010
* Virtual Connector Provider to 9.0.0.360

Featured Content:

* Register for the Powerful Devs Conference (Sept 14) – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/events/learntv/powerful-devs-conference-sept-2021/?branch=powerful-devs-conference-sept-2021?WT.mc_id=power-33604-apdunnam
* Register for Customer Self Service Summit (Sept 24-25) – https://www.powercommunity.com/customer-self-service-summit/
* Register for Power Portals Bootcamp (Sept 25) – https://events.powercommunity.com/power-portals-bootcamp/