Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2022-12-16


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Power Apps Monthly Updates – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/whats-new-power-apps-november-2022-feature-update/
* Easier Dataverse Mailbox Approvals – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/delegate-the-mailbox-approval-process/
* New release of COE Kit for Dec (install creator kit before upgrading) –  https://github.com/microsoft/coe-starter-kit/releases/tag/CoEStarterKit-December2022
* PVA enhancements in COE Kit – https://powervirtualagents.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/center-of-excellence-starter-kit-with-power-virtual-agents-govern-monitor-manage/
* Pipelines now in Managed Environments (preview) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/automate-deployments-with-power-platform-pipelines-now-in-preview/
* More connectors – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/13-new-independent-publisher-connectors-in-november-2022/ and https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/10-new-verified-connectors-and-16-updates-released-in-november-2022/
* Power Automate Desktop Dec release – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/december-2022-update-of-power-automate-for-desktop/
* Dataverse Security (cont.) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/protecting-data-with-dataverse-part-2-security-from-internal-threats-users/
* Guidance for using PP Build Tools in ADO – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-platform-build-tools-and-azure-devops/
* Dev Tools update – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-platform-developer-tools-november-update/
* Education Accelerator Update – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/12/13/education-accelerator-gets-new-sample-applications-and-updated-data-model/
* SAP Connectivity Improvements – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-deeper-sap-integration-for-the-power-platform/

What’s New in CE:

* New channel in Omnichannel Service – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/11/28/apple-messages-for-business-channel-added-to-dynamics-365-customer-service/
* AI generated content in Marketing – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/11/30/engage-your-customers-faster-with-ai-powered-marketing-email-content/
* Move from Outbound to Real-time Marketing – https://community.dynamics.com/365/dynamics-365-fasttrack/b/dynamics-365-fasttrack-blog/posts/transition-from-outbound-to-real-time-marketing-playbook
* More consistent dynamic email signatures – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/12/08/new-email-signature-features-in-customer-service-improve-agent-productivity/
* Voicemail in Omnichannel Service – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/12/06/add-voicemail-to-your-call-queue-management/
* Teams call screen pop step by step – https://community.dynamics.com/365/dynamics-365-fasttrack/b/dynamics-365-fasttrack-blog/posts/open-dynamics-365-in-browser-for-incoming-pstn-calls

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Enterprise Sales to 9.0.22105.10001 then 9.0.22105.10004
* Flow Extensions to 1.4.8.0 then 1.4.9.0
* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.22105.1010
* App Profile Manager to 10.1.22105.1012
* Guides to 800.1.0.1
* Field Service to 8.8.79.32
* Process Mining to 1.3.0.7
* Power BI Extensions to 1.0.0.54
* Project Operations to 4.58.0.119

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

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Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2022-12-02


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* New verified connectors – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/7-new-verified-connectors-and-7-updates-released-in-october-2022/
* Dev Tools Updates – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-platform-developers-tool-october-update/
* Fun with Power BI on Sales data – https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-bi-dynamics-365-sales-report-templates-first-release-sewell/
* Dataverse security guidance from external threats – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/protecting-data-with-dataverse/
* Adaptive Cards (pro-code) guidance for low-coders – https://community.dynamics.com/crm/b/crminthefield/posts/enhancing-power-platform-processes-with-adaptive-cards
* Good reminders on metadata inclusion when doing ALM – https://thecrm.ninja/metadata-behaviour-with-solutions/

What’s New in CE:

* OOB Reporting best practices for Customer Service – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/11/18/discover-new-ways-to-analyze-your-customer-service-data/
* Event Portal and Landing Pages ALM in Marketing – https://community.dynamics.com/365/dynamics-365-fasttrack/b/dynamics-365-fasttrack-blog/posts/deploying-event-portal-changes-in-dynamics-marketing
* Best practices with Marketing and Customer Insights – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2022/11/29/5-steps-for-transforming-customer-experience-with-dynamics-365-marketing-and-customer-insights-updates/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* 10.0.31 Human Resource Updates – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/human-resources/get-started/whats-new-changed-10-0-31
* Business Central November Updates – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365-release-plan/2022wave2/smb/dynamics365-business-central/planned-features
* IOM Updates – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365-release-plan/2022wave2/finance-operations/dynamics365-intelligent-order-management/planned-features

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Monitoring and Telemetry in Azure for F&SC – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/sysadmin/monitoring-and-telemetry-appinsights
* Proactive Quality Updates for F&SC – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/fin-ops/get-started/quality-updates
* Overview of Add-in for F&SC – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/power-platform/add-ins-overview

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Virtual Connectors in Dataverse to 9.0.0.969
* Cloud for Sustainability Data Model to 2.5.0.196
* Cloud for Sustainability Water Data Model to 2.5.0.196
* Microsoft Sustainability Manager to 2.5.0.196
* Power BI Extensions to 1.0.0.49
* Enterprise Sales to 9.0.22103.10005
* Sales Insights to 9.0.22111.10001
* Flow Extensions to 1.4.7.1
* F&O Virtual Entity to 2.8.0.583

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