Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2022-11-18

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Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Editable grids offline – https://community.dynamics.com/365/dynamics-365-fasttrack/b/dynamics-365-fasttrack-blog/posts/editable-grids-coming-to-fsm-offline
* More connectors – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/16-new-independent-publisher-connectors-in-october-2022/
* Overview of Dataverse Security – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/security-in-microsoft-dataverse/
* Power Pages Admin API – https://community.dynamics.com/365/dynamics-365-fasttrack/b/dynamics-365-fasttrack-blog/posts/power-pages-admin-api
* New PVA capabilities (preview) – https://powervirtualagents.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/now-in-public-preview-power-virtual-agents-new-advanced-authoring-canvas/
* Ideas gets a facelift (and is offline temporarily) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-ways-to-share-power-apps-community-forum-ideas/
* Process Advisor Updates – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-announces-preview-of-new-process-mining-capabilities-within-power-automate/
* Power Automate Desktop Updates – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/november-2022-update-of-power-automate-for-desktop/
* Helpful Process Advisor template for PVA – https://powervirtualagents.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-process-advisor-template-enables-deeper-insight-into-bot-conversation-flows/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* Project Operations – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365-release-plan/2022wave2/finance-operations/dynamics365-project-operations/planned-features
* Business Central Universal Code – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/10/28/the-dynamics-365-business-central-universal-code-initiative-is-live/

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Cross App updates – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365-release-plan/2022wave2/finance-operations/finance-operations-crossapp-capabilities/planned-features
* Packing Efficiencies in WMS – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/11/15/improve-packing-efficiency-with-the-warehouse-management-mobile-app/
* ESG Initiatives in Finance – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2022/11/07/automate-more-waste-less-esg-initiatives-with-dynamics-365-finance/
* MTO Improvement in Supply Chain – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/11/08/streamline-your-make-to-order-supply-chain/
* Sensor Data in Supply Chain – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/10/25/automated-iot-sensors-keep-equipment-running-safely-and-effectively/
* Supply Chain Platform Announcement – https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2022/11/14/introducing-the-microsoft-supply-chain-platform-a-new-approach-to-designing-supply-chains-for-agility-automation-and-sustainability/
* Supply Chain Platform – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2022/11/16/introducing-microsoft-supply-chain-platform-an-open-flexible-collaborative-and-secure-platform/
and https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/solutions/microsoft-supply-chain-platform

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Microsoft Flow Extensions to 1.4.6.1
* Enterprise Sales to 9.0.22101.10003, then 9.0.22103.10001
* Project Operations to 4.57.0.176
* Omnichannel for Customer Service to 1.5.16.9734
* Project Service Automation to 3.10.79.12
* Adobe Sign to 9.5.10.0
* Project Service Core to 1.0.57.70
* Field Service to 8.8.78.23
* Marketing to 1.89.2008.0
* Service Scheduling to 9.0.22104.1004

3 Places you can look to find out some of the details of these updates:

* https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/released-versions/
* https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/developer/data-platform/webapi/reference/solutions?view=dataverse-latest
* Customer Insights – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-insights/whats-new-customer-insights

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2022-11-04


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Canvas coding standards – https://www.matthewdevaney.com/power-apps-coding-standards-for-canvas-apps/
* Power Automate and AI Builder announcements – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-ways-to-innovate-with-ai-and-microsoft-power-automate/
* Governance improvements – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/2022/10/12/the-future-of-low-code-governance-with-managed-environments-for-power-platform/
* Ignite Releases (ALM in Managed Environments, AI Builder, Copilot) – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/2022/10/12/leverage-low-code-to-do-more-with-less-at-microsoft-ignite-2022/
* Automation Standardization – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/begin-your-robotic-process-automation-modernization-journey/
* Improvements in AI Builder for documents – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/automate-document-processing-end-to-end-with-ai-builder/
* More connectors – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/10-new-independent-publisher-connectors-in-september-2022/ and https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/14-new-verified-connectors-and-22-updates-released-in-august-and-september-2022/
* Advisors and maker matching (preview) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-public-preview-of-maker-matching-in-power-apps/
* Power Apps Ideas goes GA – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-general-availability-of-power-apps-ideas/
* CLI updates – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-platform-developer-tools-monthly-release-september-refresh/
* Power Automate Desktop Updates – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-automate-for-desktop-october-2022-update/
* Environment Picker Updates – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/making-it-easier-to-work-with-the-right-environment/
* Performance Testing Dataverse – https://community.dynamics.com/365/dynamics-365-fasttrack/b/dynamics-365-fasttrack-blog/posts/dataverse-performance-testing-concepts-introduction and https://community.dynamics.com/365/dynamics-365-fasttrack/b/dynamics-365-fasttrack-blog/posts/dataverse-performance-testing-concepts-part-1-extractions
* Coauthoring model-driven apps (preview) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-public-preview-of-coauthoring-in-modern-app-designer/
* October Power Apps summary – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/whats-new-power-apps-october-2022-feature-update/
* Power FX formula repair automation (preview) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/formula-repair-now-in-preview/
* Power Pages is GA – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-power-pages-is-now-generally-available/
* Power Pages Site Builder overview – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/whats-new-in-the-power-pages-set-up-workspace/
* Code Components for Power Pages is GA – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-general-availability-ga-of-dataset-based-code-components-for-power-pages/
* New Code Component in Site Builder for multistep forms on Power Pages – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-multistep-form-in-power-pages-design-studio/
* Power Pages Studio is now fully backwards compatible – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/customize-power-apps-portals-now-in-power-pages-design-studio/
* 2 Power Pages Whitepapers on Security/Architecture – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-two-new-white-papers-that-dive-deep-into-power-pages-architecture-and-security/
* Web Application Firewall for Power Pages – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/secure-your-website-with-web-application-firewall-for-power-pages/
* Power Pages site visibility – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/improve-power-pages-security-with-site-visibility-control/
* Power Pages templates for D365 – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/dynamics-365-templates-in-power-pages/
* Pro Code options for Power Pages – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/edit-power-pages-code-with-visual-studio-for-web/

What’s New in CE:

* Conversation Intelligence improvements in Sales – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2022/10/12/bringing-more-intelligence-to-sales-teams-with-dynamics-365/
* Ignite releases (Viva Sales GA, Sequences, Summaries, Teams) – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2022/10/12/live-from-microsoft-ignite-2022-introducing-new-ai-automation-and-collaboration-capabilities-for-dynamics-365/
* Best practices in reporting on Marketing – https://community.dynamics.com/365/dynamics-365-fasttrack/b/dynamics-365-fasttrack-blog/posts/custom-interactions-reporting-in-dynamics-marketing and https://community.dynamics.com/365/dynamics-365-fasttrack/b/dynamics-365-fasttrack-blog/posts/extracting-marketing-interactions-in-dynamics-365-marketing
* Duplicate detection improvements – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/10/18/duplicate-lead-detection-increases-sellers-productivity/
* Skills Hub for D365 Customer Service – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/10/19/skill-based-routing-and-one-stop-user-management-help-you-keep-up-with-customer-service-demands/
* Queue overflow management for Customer Service – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/10/19/call-overflow-management-keeps-customers-happy-during-peak-demand/
* Email validation in Sales and Marketing – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/10/24/email-address-validation-improves-seller-conversion-rates/
* How to use percentage-based routing rules in Omnichannel Service – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/11/03/use-percentage-based-routing-to-distribute-work-to-contact-center-vendors/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* Business Central November updates – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365-release-plan/2022wave2/smb/dynamics365-business-central/planned-features
* What’s new in Commerce 10.0.31 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/commerce/get-started/whats-new-commerce-10-0-31

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Platform Updates 10.0.31 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/get-started/whats-new-platform-updates-10-0-31
* What’s new in Finance 10.0.31 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/finance/get-started/whats-new-changed-10-0-31
* What’s new in Supply Chain 10.0.31 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/get-started/whats-new-scm-10-0-31

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Flow Extensions to 1.4.3.1, then 1.4.4.0
* Process Mining to 1.3.0.0, then 1.3.0.2
* Enterprise Sales to 9.0.22091.10006, then 9.0.22093.10001, then
9.0.22093.10005, then 9.0.22101.10001
* Sales Insights to 9.0.22101.10003
* Cloud for Sustainability Data Model and Manager to 2.4.0.206
* Dual-Write for F&O to 1.0.37, then 1.0.38
* LinkedIn Sales Nav to 3.0.1.1330
* Microsoft Check-ins to 3.0.0.0
* Service Scheduling to 9.0.22094.1015, then 9.0.22102.1006
* Power BI Extensions to 1.0.0.38, then 1.0.0.43
* Omnichannel for Customer Service to 1.5.16.8628
* Virtual Connectors in Dataverse to 9.0.0.895
* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.22093.1007, then 9.2.22101.1005
* App Profile Manager to 10.1.22101.1011
* Remote Assist to 1.0.0.438
* Guides to 800.0.0.1
* Wrap to 202210.2.701.1
* Collaboration Manager for Loans to 1.4.0.1
* Field Service to 8.8.77.41

3 Places you can look to find out some of the details of these updates:

* https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/released-versions/
* https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/developer/data-platform/webapi/reference/solutions?view=dataverse-latest
* Customer Insights – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-insights/whats-new-customer-insights

Featured Content:

* Daylight Savings ends this weekend – don’t forget to fall back!
* Compilation of additional videos to Ignite content highlighting Release Wave 2 functionality across the platforms – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2022/11/03/2022-release-wave-2-in-action-bringing-innovation-into-focus-across-dynamics-365-and-power-platform/