Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2023-07-28


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Process Mining in Power Automate goes GA (Aug 1) – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/2023/07/18/microsoft-launches-power-automate-process-mining-and-next-generation-ai/
* CLI updates – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/power-platform-command-line-june-update/
* Power Pages pro-code editing improvements – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/edit-complete-site-code-using-visual-studio-code-for-web/
* PAD Updates – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/july-2023-update-of-power-automate-for-desktop/
* Coediting in Power Pages Studio – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/discover-makers-working-on-a-site-with-copresence/
* Process Mining Template for Warehouse Mgmt – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/07/26/power-automate-process-mining-empowers-warehouses-to-boost-their-efficiency-significantly/

What’s New in CE:

* Sales Copilot and Customer Insights updates – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/07/18/reshaping-the-future-of-business-with-microsoft-sales-copilot-dynamics-365-customer-insights-and-a-new-cloud-migration-program/
* Sales Copilot deep dive – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/07/18/improve-sales-productivity-and-close-more-deals-with-microsoft-sales-copilot/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* July Updates for BC – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave2/smb/dynamics365-business-central/planned-features
* Bank Rec Copilot for BC – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave2/smb/dynamics365-business-central/complete-bank-account-reconciliation-faster-copilot

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Nice Cloud Deployment Learn Materials – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/deployment/cloud-deployment-overview
* Release Schedule – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/fin-ops/get-started/quality-updates-schedule
* Tech Talks – https://community.dynamics.com/videos/

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Omnichannel for Customer Service to 1.5.16.8222
* Flow Extensions to 1.5.9.0 then 1.5.10.1
* Virtual Connectors in Dataverse to 9.0.0.1279
* Dual-write core to 1.0.42.1
* Dual-write for HR to 2.4.1.33
* F&O Virtual Entity to 2.8.7.237 then 2.8.7.242
* Process Mining to 1.3.1.6 then 1.3.2.0
* Field Service to 8.8.95.25
* Service Scheduling to 9.0.23072.1025
* Real-time Marketing to 1.1.26671.183
* Power BI Extensions to 1.0.0.80
* Power Platform Connection References to 1.5.3.0
* Pipelines to 9.1.1.6
* Store Operations Assist to 1.0.0.758
* Enterprise Sales to 9.0.23064.10026
* LinkedIn Sales Navigator to 3.0.1.1590

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

* https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/released-versions/
* M365 Admin Center – https://portal.office.com/adminportal/home#/MessageCenter
* Customer Insights – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-insights/whats-new-customer-insights

Featured Content:

* Release Wave 2 plans – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/07/18/2023-release-wave-2-plans-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-and-power-platform-now-available/

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2023-07-14


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Android Shared-Device Mode is GA for Power Apps – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-general-availability-for-shared-device-mode-for-power-apps-on-android/
* June Consolidated Feature Update for Power Apps – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/whats-new-power-apps-june-2023-feature-update/
* Dataverse IP Firewall in Managed Environments (preview) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-public-preview-of-ip-internet-protocol-firewall-for-dataverse/
* More modern controls for your Power Apps – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/june-2023-updates-for-modernization-in-power-apps/
* Automation Kit June update – https://github.com/microsoft/powercat-automation-kit/releases/tag/AutomationKit-June2023

What’s New in CE:

* Collaboration Spaces in Viva Sales is GA – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/07/11/purpose-built-collaboration-spaces-in-viva-sales/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* Some new features in Project Operations – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave1/finance-operations/dynamics365-project-operations/planned-features
* A lot of new localizations for Business Central – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave1/smb/dynamics365-business-central/planned-features

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Payables Automation – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/07/06/5-ways-accounts-payable-automation-drives-digital-transformation/
* Prospect to Cash Blog – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/07/03/boosting-productivity-unleashing-the-power-of-dynamics-365-for-prospect-to-cash-efficiency/

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Flow extensions to 1.5.7.0, then 1.5.8.1
* Omnichannel for Customer Service to 1.5.16.10191
* Dual-write core to 1.0.42
* Field Service to 8.8.94.28
* Sales Insights to 9.0.23071.10001
* Service Scheduling to 9.0.23062.1001
* Marketing to 1.1.26671.175
* Power BI Extensions to 1.0.0.79
* Customer Voice to 2.0.0.43
* Enterprise Sales to 9.0.23062.10001
* Sales Insights to 9.0.23071.10002
* Project Operations to 4.73.0.132
* Store Operations Assist to 1.0.0.724
* Copilot in Finance to 1.0.2382.1
* Copilot in Supply Chain Management to 1.0.0.1
* Dataverse Accelerator to 1.0.1.000
* Project Service Core to 1.0.73.129
* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.23062.1002
* App Profile Manager to 10.1.23062.1005

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