Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2023-09-22


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Recent theming improvements – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/august-2023-updates-for-modernization-and-theming-in-power-apps/
* COE Sept update is live – https://github.com/microsoft/coe-starter-kit/releases/tag/CoEStarterKit-September2023
* Offline capable Canvas Apps (public preview) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/canvas-built-in-offline-is-now-just-one-click-away/
* Auto-claim for licensing for Power Apps (public preview) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/simplifying-license-management-with-auto-claim-for-power-apps-and-licensing-insights-for-power-automate/
* Default environment routing (public preview) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/default-environment-routing-public-preview/
* Updated maker UI for Power Automate – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/easier-navigation-across-power-platform-and-environments/
* Power Automate in Chat GPT – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-the-power-automate-plugin-for-chatgpt-2/

What’s New in CE:

* AI Summaries of Opportunities – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/09/07/streamline-your-sales-workflow-how-ai-powered-opportunity-summaries-transform-collaboration/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* New Human Resource Power App for Leave and Absence – https://www.yammer.com/dynamicsaxfeedbackprograms/threads/2350883875528704
* Generate product enrichment content for e-commerce sites with Copilot in site builder – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave2/commerce/dynamics365-commerce/generate-engaging-product-content-e-commerce-websites-using-copilot-dynamics-365-commerce
* Adding Regional Formats to Reports in Business Central – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/09/14/adding-regional-formats-to-reports-in-business-central/
* What’s planned for 2023 Wave 2 Project Operations – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave2/finance-supply-chain/dynamics365-project-operations/planned-features

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Finance Copilot for collections coordinator workspace – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/finance/accounts-receivable/collectionsworkspace
* Finance Copilot for collections coordinator summary – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/finance/accounts-receivable/collectionscoordinatorsummary
* Supply Chain Copilot to review and accept changes to confirmed purchase orders – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/procurement/purchase-order-changes-after-confirmation
* Business performance analytics (BPA) – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/finance/business-performance-analytics/business-performance-analytics-home-page
* Asynchronous Support for Dual Write – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave2/finance-supply-chain/finance-operations-crossapp-capabilities/enable-support-asynchronous-operation-dual-write-functionality
* Unified admin experience for finance and operations apps – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/unified-experience/finance-operations-apps-overview
* 4 benefits of modern warehouse management solutions – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/09/06/4-benefits-of-modern-warehouse-management-solutions/

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Omnichannel for Customer Service to 1.5.22.5
* Flow Extensions to 1.5.17.0
* Flow Approvals to 2.0.4.6 then 2.0.4.7
* Power Apps Copilot App to 1.0.0.4
* Power Apps Actions to 9.1.0.44
* Process Mining to 1.3.2.7
* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.23083.1016
* App Profile Manager to 10.1.23083.1026
* Excel to Table and App to 1.0.0.30
* Power Apps Copilot App to 1.0.0.7
* Power Platform Connection References to 1.5.5.0
* Service Scheduling to 9.0.23083.1012
* Dual-write Core to 1.0.23084
* Dual-write Finance and Extended to 2.3.1.90
* Field Service to 8.8.98.36
* Power Pages Core to 1.0.2309.59
* Check-ins to 5.2.0.0
* Customer Insights Journeys (new mgmt console)

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

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2023-09-08


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Updated table designer is GA –
https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-new-ways-of-creating-tables/
* DocuSign in Power Pages –
https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/streamline-digital-agreement-workflows-with-microsoft-power-pages-and-docusign/
* Process mining gets Copilot –
https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-announces-preview-of-new-copilot-capabilities-in-power-automate-process-mining/
* Power Apps Aug Feature Updates –
https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/whats-new-power-apps-august-2023-feature-update/
* Power FX reaches 1.0 status –
https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/leverage-power-fx-1-0/

What’s New in CE:

* Copilot Analytics for Customer Service –
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/08/29/analyze-the-impact-of-ai-enhanced-customer-service-with-copilot-analytics/
* Updated Customer Insights is now GA –
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/09/01/now-generally-available-the-new-microsoft-dynamics-365-customer-insights/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* What’s new in 10.0.36 Commerce –
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/commerce/get-started/whats-new-commerce-10-0-36
* August Updates for Business Central –
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave2/smb/dynamics365-business-central/planned-features
* One Dynamics One Platform –
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave2/finance-supply-chain/finance-operations-crossapp-capabilities/one-dynamics-one-platform

What’s New in F&SCM:

* VC++ Updates for 10.0.36 –
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/get-started/whats-new-platform-updates-vcruntime
* Supply Chain Center updates –
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave2/supply-chain-center/microsoft-supply-chain-center/planned-features
* Copilot for Procure to Pay –
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave2/finance-supply-chain/dynamics365-supply-chain-management/manage-purchase-order-responses-using-conversational-guidance-analysis

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Flow Extensions to 1.5.15.0 then 1.5.16.0
* Sales Insights to 9.0.23091.10001 10.1.23081.1020
* F&O Virtual Entity to 2.8.8.192
* Store Operations Assist to 1.0.0.840
* Omnichannel Base to 1.5.21.3
* Omnichannel PVA Extension to 1.5.21.1
* Omnichannel PVA Voice Extension to 1.5.21.1
* Real-time marketing to 1.1.28488.155
* Power Platform Connection References to 1.5.4.0
* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.23081.1018
* App Profile Manager to 10.1.23081.1020
* Power Apps Checker to 2.0.0.8
* Excel to DV Table to 1.0.0.29
* Service Scheduling to 9.0.23082.1007
* Field Service to 8.8.97.44
* Dual-write Supply Chain to 2.3.4.233
* Project Operations to 4.75.0.160
* Invoice capture for Finance to 1.0.1.19
* Project Service Core to 1.0.75.56

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:

* Register for the Power Platform Conference in Las Vegas in early Oct –
https://aka.ms/MPPC23/Apps/Register