Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2023-01-13


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Updated Power Apps Code Review Tool – https://github.com/microsoft/powerapps-tools/tree/master/Tools/Apps/Microsoft.PowerApps.CodeReview
* COE Kit won’t have a Jan update – watch for early Feb next release
* Change the order of solution layers – https://community.dynamics.com/crm/b/crminthefield/posts/how-to-change-the-layers-of-a-managed-solution-in-dataverse
* Power Pages update in how connections are made to Dataverse – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-pages-improved-dataverse-connection-using-dataverse-application-user/
* Excel gets Power Automate button – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/do-more-in-excel-with-power-automate/
* Virtual Table creation wizard (preview) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/virtual-tables-creation-wizard-now-in-public-preview/
* More connectors – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/20-new-independent-publisher-connectors-in-december-2022/
* Power Automate Hosted Machines (preview) – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-new-releases-for-microsoft-power-automate-hosted-rpa/
* Shared device mode for Power Apps (preview) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/easily-share-devices-between-multiple-frontline-workers-using-power-apps-shared-device-mode/

What’s New in CE:

* Conditional Content in Real-Time Marketing messages – https://community.dynamics.com/365/dynamics-365-fasttrack/b/dynamics-365-fasttrack-blog/posts/real-time-marketing-using-conditional-content-within-your-emails
* Direct callback in Customer Service Omnichannel – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/01/05/direct-callback-because-nobody-likes-to-wait-on-the-phone/
* Direct inbound calling in Omnichannel – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/01/09/direct-inbound-calling-premier-support-made-easy/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* What’s New in BC – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365-release-plan/2022wave2/smb/dynamics365-business-central/planned-features

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Dynamics Release Planner – https://experience.dynamics.com/releaseplans/?app=Marketing&status=new&rp=all-plans
* Project Invoice Performance Features – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/project-operations/prod-pma/project-invoice-proposal-performance
* Dual Write Troubleshooter – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/data-entities/dual-write/dual-write-troubleshooting-initial-setup
* Proactive Quality Updates – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/fin-ops/get-started/quality-updates
* Track Changes in Virtual Tables – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/power-platform/track-changes-fin-ops-virtual-table
* China Compliance for F&SCM/Commerce by 21Vianet – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/deployment/china-local-deployment
* Servicing for updates – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/lifecycle-services/pre-post-servicing
* Install the Invoice Capture Solution – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/finance/accounts-payable/install-invoice-capture

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Virtual Connectors in Dataverse to 9.0.0.1029
* F&O Virtual Entity to 2.8.1.118
* Cloud for Sustainability Data Model to 2.6.0.184 then 2.6.0.190
* Cloud for Sustainability Data Manager to 2.6.0.184
* Project Operations to 4.58.0.123
* Project Service Core to 1.0.58.243
* Dual-write for HR to 2.4.1.22
* Process Mining to 1.3.0.8
* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.22112.1007
* App Profile Manager to 10.1.22112.1016
* Dual-Write Core to 1.0.39
* Dual-Write Supply Chain to 2.3.4.99
* Dual-Write HR to 2.4.1.23
* Enterprise Sales to 9.0.22112.10001, then 9.0.22112.10005
* Sales Insights to 9.0.22121.10004
* Service Scheduling to 9.0.22121.1004
* Cloud for Sustainability Water Data Model to 2.6.0.190
* Microsoft Sustainability Manager to 2.6.0.190
* Flow Extensions to 1.4.11.1
* Field Service to 8.8.80.48

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