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