Show Notes
What’s New in Power Platform:
* Bulk Dataverse APIs, elastic tables, and dependent assemblies go GA – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/build-your-next-application-on-dataverse-now-with-hyperscale-support-for-any-enterprise-data/
* Great summary of pro-dev productivity with Power Platform – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/accelerate-developer-productivity-with-microsoft-power-platform/
* Use PPAC for Power Pages administration – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/legacy-portal-admin-center-is-no-longer-available-manage-power-pages-websites-from-the-power-platform-admin-center/
* Copilot Studio Implementation Guide – https://powervirtualagents.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-microsoft-copilot-studio-implementation-guide/
* Prompt Builder – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/ai-builder/create-a-custom-prompt
* Simpler Auth Profiles for CLI – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/power-platform-cli-simplifying-authentication-profiles/
* Copilot for making apps is now available around the globe – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/build-apps-through-conversation-copilot-capability-now-available-worldwide/
* So is Process Mining – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-automate-process-mining-copilot-is-going-global/
* No COE Kit update until January
* Sync offline Files/Images automatically in Canvas apps (preview) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-seamless-dataverse-image-and-file-support-in-canvas-offline-apps/
* CLI updates – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/power-platform-command-line-interface-october-updates/
* Improvements to environment variable handling – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/environment-variables-are-now-always-visible-and-editable-during-solution-import-and-pipeline-deployments/
* Desktop Flows can use Azure Key Vault for creds (preview) – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-azure-key-vault-credentials-for-desktop-flow-connections-preview/
* Auto-Claim Policies will soon apply to Project and Power Automate too – https://pupuweb.com/mc697803-new-products-supported-by-auto-claim-policy/
What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:
* What’s new in Business Central for December – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave2/smb/dynamics365-business-central/planned-features
* Transform Work with Business Central Copilot – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/11/30/transform-the-way-work-gets-done-with-microsoft-copilot-in-dynamics-365-business-central/
* Human Resources Migration – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/human-resources/hr-cust-migration
What’s New in F&SCM:
* Supply Chain 10.0.38 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/get-started/whats-new-scm-10-0-38
* Dynamics 365 Finance Premium – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/12/06/enhance-business-performance-agility-with-microsoft-dynamics-365-finance-premium/
* Proactive Quality Updates – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/get-started/quality-updates-schedule
* Secure One Box Developer Environment – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/dev-tools/secure-developer-vm
What’s New in Solution Updates:
* Flow Extensions to 1.6.3.1 then 1.6.4.0
* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.23105.1006
* App Profile Manager to 10.1.23105.1010
* Guides to 900.1.0.1
* Virtual Connectors in Dataverse to 9.0.0.1469 then 9.0.0.1485
* Wrap for Power Apps to 202302.2.906.17 then 202302.2.906.18
* Copilot for SCM to 1.0.02528.1
* Dual-write core to 2.4.0.337
* Dual-write SCM to 2.3.4.280
* Process Mining to 1.3.2.13
* Omnichannel for customer service base to 1.5.25.78
* Unified routing for records to 1.3.0.5325
* Catalog Client to 1.3.0.3
* Service Scheduling to 9.0.23121.1014
* Power Platform Pipelines to 9.1.1.14
* F&O Virtual Entity to 2.8.11.131
* D365 Demand Planning App to 1.0.0.816
* Cloud for Sustainability to 2.14.0.365
* D365 Nonprofit Accelerator to 3.1.3.0
* Dataverse Accelerator to 1.0.3.30
* Customer Insights-Journeys (RT) to 1.1.35296.75
4 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
* F&SC Release Schedule – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/get-started/quality-updates-schedule
***NO SHOW in a fortnight (Dec 29). We’ll see you on Jan 12, 2024, for the next DFF Episode!***
