Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2023-06-30


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* CLI and Dev Tools Update – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/power-platform-developer-tools-may-update/
* Dataverse Actions in Power Fx – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/direct-power-fx-dataverse-actions-support-now-in-preview-default-on/
* Monitor Dataverse in Sentinel – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/integrating-microsoft-sentinel-and-power-platform-to-better-monitor-and-protect-your-low-code-solutions/
* Control anonymous access to Power Pages – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/governance-control-to-disable-anonymous-access-to-dataverse-data-in-power-pages-websites/
* PVA in a Day content refresh – https://powervirtualagents.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-virtual-agents-in-a-day-update-new-canvas-new-content/
* PAD June update – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/june-2023-update-of-power-automate-for-desktop/
* More frequent model-driven app update opt-in – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-monthly-channel-for-model-driven-apps/

What’s New in CE:

* Copilot in Marketing – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/06/21/copilot-in-dynamics-365-marketing-revolutionizes-marketing-with-query-assist-and-content-ideas/
* Customize your OOB Customer Service Analytics – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/06/21/customize-data-models-to-view-your-organizations-unique-metrics/
* Copilot in Customer Service outside the US – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/06/23/take-customer-service-to-new-heights-with-cross-geo-support-for-copilot/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* What’s new in BC – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave1/smb/dynamics365-business-central/planned-features
* Human Resources updates – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave1/human-resources/dynamics365-human-resources/planned-features
* Commerce and CoPilot – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave1/commerce/dynamics365-commerce/planned-features
* GP midyear release – https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/post/?postid=ffd27178-7d10-ee11-8f6d-00224827e5da

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Pricing Management Tech Talk – https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/post/?postid=a31a7fae-8c10-ee11-8f6d-000d3a574bff
* Proactive Updates — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/fin-ops/get-started/quality-updates-schedule
* Party and GAB Dual Write – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/data-entities/dual-write/party-gab

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Project Operations to 4.72.0.273
* Flow Extensions to 1.5.5.0 then 1.5.6.0
* Omnichannel for Customer Service to 1.5.16.10146
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Base to 1.5.16.8172
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Facebook to 1.5.16.8562
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – SMS to 1.5.16.8764
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Teams to 1.5.16.8566
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Telephony to 1.5.16.9240
* Omnichannel Power Virtual Agent Extension to 1.5.16.333
* Omnichannel Telephony Power Virtual Agent Extension to 1.5.16.344
* F&O virtual entity to 2.8.6.209
* Virtual Connectors in Dataverse to 9.0.0.1233
* Invoice Capture within Dynamics 365 Finance to 1.1.0.1
* Power Platform Connection References to 1.5.1.0
* Catalog Client to 1.2.0.1
* Enterprise Sales to 9.0.23055.10001
* Excel to Table in Dataverse and Canvas App to 1.0.0.26
* Process Mining to 1.3.1.5
* Dual-Write Supply Chain to 2.3.4.203
* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.23055.1005
* App Profile Manager to 10.1.23055.1008
* Cloud for Sustainability Data Model to 2.11.0.554
* Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability Defra Emission Factors to 2.11.0.554
* Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability IPCC Emission Factors to 2.11.0.554
* Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability Water Data Model to 2.11.0.554
* Microsoft Sustainability Manager to 2.11.0.554

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 2023-06-16


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Cards advice – https://brendon-colburn.medium.com/harnessing-power-fx-to-enhance-adaptive-cards-in-power-virtual-agents-ff14c63f90c4
* Power Apps homepage improvements – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-power-apps-home-page-now-in-public-preview/
* Snowflake connector – https://www.snowflake.com/blog/microsoft-power-platform-connector/
* LOTS of other new and updated connectors – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/24-new-verified-29-new-independent-publisher-and-37-updated-connectors-available/
* Modernization of controls in Power Apps – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/may-2023-updates-for-modernization-in-power-apps/
* Wrap wizard goes GA – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-general-availability-of-wrap-for-power-apps-wizard/
* Improvements in Delegation – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/delegation-improvements-async-updateif-and-miscellaneous-functions/
* Enterprise Application Templates – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/run-your-enterprise-on-power-platform-with-new-enterprise-application-templates/
* June release of COE Kit is out – https://github.com/microsoft/coe-starter-kit/releases/tag/CoEStarterKit-June2023
* Import from Excel with ease – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-an-easier-than-ever-experience-to-import-data-from-excel/
* Customer Managed Encryption goes GA – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-general-availability-for-power-platform-customer-managed-key-cmk/
* Purview supports Dataverse in Private Preview –  https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/govern-your-business-applications-data-with-microsoft-purview/
* Power Pages supports Pipelines (preview) – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/pipeline-in-power-pages-available-in-preview/
* Power Automate refreshed iOS App is GA – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/experience-the-refreshed-power-automate-mobile-app-for-ios-now-generally-available/

What’s New in CE:

* Customizing Viva Sales – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/06/05/enhancing-seller-productivity-customize-viva-sales-forms/
* Tips on getting the most out of Viva Sales – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/06/01/5-ways-copilot-in-viva-sales-takes-seller-productivity-to-the-next-level/
* Complex rules scenarios in Customer Insights – https://community.dynamics.com/365/dynamics-365-fasttrack/b/dynamics-365-fasttrack-blog/posts/dynamics-365-customer-insights—advanced-unification-scenario-create-unified-customer-profiles-from-functionally-unrelated-sources-suitable-for-multi-geo-and-multi-brand-organisations
* Improved RSO handling of locked Bookings – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/06/06/maximizing-efficiency-in-resource-scheduling-prioritizing-locked-bookings-2/
* Summarization config options for Service – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/06/07/accelerate-support-ramp-ups-handoffs-and-wrap-ups-with-copilot-summarization/
* Conversation extensibility in Service – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/06/08/customize-the-conversation-table-for-your-business-needs/ and https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/06/09/customize-and-access-the-improved-active-conversation-form/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* Create a recurring data export app – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/human-resources/hr-admin-integration-recurring-data-export
* Experimentation in Dynamics 365 Commerce – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/commerce/experimentation-overview
* Use business events to notify and trigger external systems – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave1/smb/dynamics365-business-central/use-business-events-notify-trigger-external-systems
* Connect to Dataverse despite different currencies – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave1/smb/dynamics365-business-central/connect-dataverse-when-business-central-local-currency-if-different-dataverse-base-transaction-currency
* Copilot in Project Operations – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave1/finance-operations/dynamics365-project-operations/planned-features#copilot-in-project-operations

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Introducing next-generation AI and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Copilot capabilities for ERP – https://aka.ms/ERPAIBlog
* Collections workspace timeline summary powered by AI – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave1/finance-operations/dynamics365-finance/collections-workspace-timeline-summary-powered-ai
* Simplify access to Dataverse by Finance and Operations apps – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave1/finance-operations/finance-operations-crossapp-capabilities/simplify-finance-operations-apps-privileged-access-to-microsoft-dataverse
* Review and accept changes to confirmed purchase orders – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/procurement/purchase-order-changes-after-confirmation

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Base (and other Omnichannel Solutions) to 1.5.16.8153
* Project Operations to 4.72.0.242 then 4.72.0.265 then 4.72.0.271
* Enterprise Sales to 9.0.23053.10001
* Sales Insights to 9.0.23061.10001
* Flow Extensions to 1.5.3.1 then 1.5.4.0
* Wrap to 202302.2.906.16
* Dual-Write Party and Global Address Book to 3.5.1.91 then 3.5.1.93
* Omnichannel PVA Extension to 1.5.16.330
* Process Mining to 1.3.1.4
* Virtual Connectors in Dataverse to 9.0.0.1214
* Guides to 800.5.0.1
* Service Scheduling to 9.0.23054.1004
* Excel to Table in Dataverse and Canvas App to 1.0.0.25
* Field Service to 8.8.93.28
* F&O Virtual Entity to 2.8.6.193
* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.23053.1008
* App Profile Manager to 10.1.23053.1014

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 2023-06-02


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Future of App Dev – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/2023/05/23/the-future-of-app-development-with-microsoft-power-platform/
* Power Platform Dev Tools Update – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/power-platform-developer-tools-april-update/
* Pipelines get extensibility – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/more-power-with-pipelines-in-power-platform/
* Power Platform Catalog – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/developer/catalog
* Fabric – https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-microsoft-fabric-data-analytics-for-the-era-of-ai/ and https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-microsoft-fabric-and-copilot-in-microsoft-power-bi/
* Dataverse in Fabric – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/05/24/new-dataverse-enhancements-and-ai-powered-productivity-with-microsoft-365-copilot/
* Copilot improvements in Power Apps – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-apps-is-empowering-coders-with-next-generation-ai-capabilities/
* Power Apps May consolidated update – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/whats-new-power-apps-may-2023-feature-update/
* Power Automate updates – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-microsoft-power-automate-features-to-develop-and-orchestrate-automation/
* Power Automate Desktop May update – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/may-2023-update-of-power-automate-for-desktop/
* PVA Updates – https://powervirtualagents.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/reinvent-your-ai-assistants-with-generative-answers-actions-and-more-in-microsoft-power-virtual-agents/
* PVA Multilingual option – https://powervirtualagents.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/make-your-power-virtual-agents-chatbots-multi-lingual-with-the-translator-bot-sample-solution/
* Copilot in Power Pages – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/revolutionize-business-websites-with-copilot-in-power-pages/
* Virtual Tables and Cloud Flows in Power Pages – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/bring-data-from-anywhere-with-dataverse-virtual-table-and-power-automate-cloud-flow-integration-in-power-pages/
* Code Components in Power Pages Studio (preview) –https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/configuring-code-components-properties-from-the-design-studio-now-available-in-public-preview/
* Power Pages availability in Developer Environments – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-power-pages-developer-websites/
* Pro-dev Power Pages advice – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/safeguarding-against-accidental-code-overwrites-with-visual-studio-code-for-the-webs-conflict-merge-feature-in-power-pages/
* Dataverse Updates – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/safely-hyperscale-low-code-apps-with-ease-using-microsoft-dataverse/
* Elastic Tables – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/data-platform/create-edit-elastic-tables
* Dataverse support for data retention policies – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/data-platform/data-retention-overview
* Low code plugins – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/data-platform/low-code-plug-ins
* Dataverse security configuration of MIME type validation – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/settings-privacy-security#mime-type-validation
* JIT Access Management Open Source Solution – https://github.com/jenschristianschroder/JIT-Access-Management/

What’s New in CE:

* Enable Copilot in Customer Service – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-service/configure-copilot-features
* Sequences in Sales get A/B testing –  https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/05/25/winning-sales-sequences-a-b-testing-guide/
* Field Service Mobile enhancements – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/05/23/new-multi-image-attachment-feature-and-tips-to-get-the-most-out-of-inspections/
* Timeline enhancements – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/user/add-activities and https://www.powercommunity.com/boost-your-productivity-with-timeline-enhancements/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* HR 10.0.35 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/human-resources/get-started/hr-whats-new-10-0-35
* Commerce 10.0.35 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/commerce/get-started/whats-new-commerce-10-0-35

What’s New in F&SCM:

* FP&A Is HERE! – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/05/31/introducing-extended-planning-and-analytics-for-dynamics-365-finance/
* New labeling capabilities in Supply Chain – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/05/25/improve-labelling-processes-with-new-enhanced-capabilities/
* Finance 10.0.35 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/finance/get-started/whats-new-changed-10-0-35
* Supply Chain 10.0.35 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/get-started/whats-new-scm-10-0-35

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Flow Extensions to 1.5.1.0 then 1.5.2.0
* Power Apps Checker to 2.0.0.5
* Dual-write Party and Global Address Book Solutions to 3.5.1.87
* Dual-write Supply Chain Management to 2.3.4.182
* App Profile Manager to 10.1.23043.1013 then 10.1.23051.1021
* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.23051.1011
* Customer Insights Customer Card to 0.9.9
* Wrap to 202302.2.906.14
* Field Service to 8.8.92.27
* Enterprise Sales to 9.0.23051.10041
* Process Mining to 1.3.1.3
* Power BI Extensions to 1.0.0.77
* Pipelines to 9.1.1.4
* Service Scheduling to 9.0.23051.1007
* Omnichannel PVA Extension to 1.5.16.328
* Omnichannel Telephony Extension to 1.5.16.339
* Omnichannel for Customer Service Base to 1.5.16.8135
* Omnichannel – Teams to 1.5.16.8522
* Retail Banking data model to 1.4.3.24
* Unified Customer Profile to 1.4.3.24
* Wealth Management UCP to 1.4.3.24
* D365 Project Operations to 4.72.0.123
* Dataverse Accelerator to 1.0.0.166
* Project Service Core to 1.0.72.123
* Marketing to 1.95.2014.0

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