Author: DFfridays@outlook.com

No Show on 2024-10-18

The DFF crew all hit fall breaks at the same time, so we took this fortnight off. See you all with a month’s worth of news on the Nov 1 show!

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2024-10-04


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

What’s New in F&SCM:

What’s New in Solution Updates:

  • Globalization Solution for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance to 1.0.2819.2 then 1.0.2826.1
  • Dynamics 365 Service Scheduling to 9.0.24084.1004
  • Store Operations Assist to 1.0.0.1090
  • Power Automate Extensions to 1.8.23.1
  • Power Platform Connection References to 1.12.3.0
  • Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.24091.1002
  • Appprofilemanager to 10.1.24091.1005
  • Dynamics 365 ChannelExperienceApps to 1.0.24091.1006
  • Dynamics 365 Customer Service Analytics to 9.0.24091.1001
  • Dynamics 365 Customer Service Intelligence to 9.2.24091.1029
  • Dynamics 365 for Field Service to 8.8.125.15
  • Dynamics 365 Demand Planning Application to 1.0.0.1281
  • Business performance analytics (preview) to 1.6.2802.1097
  • Adobe Acrobat Sign for Microsoft Dynamics 365 to 9.6.2.0

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

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2024-09-20


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* August update of Power Automate Desktop – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-automate/august-2024-update-of-power-automate-for-desktop/
* Using the Power Platform Catalog – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/2024/09/11/enable-reusability-and-maintain-best-practices-with-the-catalog-in-microsoft-power-platform/
* Copilot Agents – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/copilot-studio/unveiling-copilot-agents-built-with-microsoft-copilot-studio-to-supercharge-your-business/
* Governance features in Copilot Agents – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/it-governance-controls-for-your-copilot-agents/
* Power Apps Plan – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/build-user-focused-intelligent-solutions-in-power-apps-start-with-a-plan/
* Power Automate enhancements – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-automate/advancing-automation-with-new-ai-capabilities-in-power-automate/
* Summary of Power Platform Conference Announcements – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/2024/09/18/ai-powered-business-innovation-with-the-power-platform-community/
* Sept release of COE Starter Kit is out – https://github.com/microsoft/coe-starter-kit/releases/tag/CoEStarterKit-September2024
* With the 2024 release wave 2, we’re making the next phase of changes to existing Dynamics 365 model-driven apps and any existing environments. The Auto behavior for the app and environment release channel field will be changed to Monthly channel. Like the previous release, the maker or admin will be able to select the Semi-annual channel option if a slower release cadence is needed.

What’s New in CE:

* New UX of Field Service Mobile goes GA – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/09/16/announcing-the-general-availability-of-the-new-ux-in-field-service-mobile/
* D365 Customer Service/Contact Center adds WhatsApp Channel – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/09/03/try-the-first-party-whatsapp-channel-in-dynamics-365-contact-center/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* Business Central 24.5 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/whatsnew/whatsnew-update-24-5
* What’s New in Human Resources 10.0.41 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/human-resources/get-started/hr-whats-new-10-0-41

What’s New in F&SCM:

* What’s New in Finance 10.0.41 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/finance/get-started/whats-new-changed-10-0-41

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Omnichannel for Customer Service to 1.5.26.101
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Facebook to 1.5.26.83
* Omnichannel for Customer Service ? SMS to 1.5.26.95
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Social Channels to 1.5.26.92
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Teams to 1.5.26.80
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Telephony to 1.5.26.261
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Base to 1.5.26.274
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – CCaaS APIs to 1.5.26.24084444
* Globalization Solution for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance to 1.0.2811.1
* Power Automate Extensions to 1.8.20.1
* Power Automate Process Mining to 1.3.4.0
* Dynamics 365 for Field Service to 8.8.123.11 then 8.8.124.21
* Power Pages Core to 1.0.2408.119
* Virtual connectors in Dataverse to 9.1.0.234
* Dynamics 365 Service Scheduling to 9.0.24082.2002
* Power Platform Pipelines to 9.1.24081.240815044 then 9.1.24083.2408190
* Dual Write Supply Chain Extended Solution to 2.3.4.359
* Dual Write Finance and Extended Solutions to 2.3.1.138
* Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys real-time to 1.1.48225.57 then 1.1.48225.66
* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.24083.1006
* Appprofilemanager to 10.1.24083.1006
* Dynamics 365 ChannelExperienceApps to 1.0.24083.1004
* Dynamics 365 Customer Service Analytics to 9.0.24083.1002
* Dynamics 365 Customer Service Intelligence to 9.2.24083.1034
* Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability Data Model to 2.23.0.313
* Invoice Capture for Dynamics 365 Finance to 1.8.1.1

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

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2024-09-06


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Use managed identities in Dataverse plugins (preview) – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/announcing-public-preview-of-power-platform-managed-identity-support-for-dataverse-plug-ins/
* Schedule Board settings defaults – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/08/12/new-features-in-universal-resource-schedulings-schedule-board/
* Easier SSO with SAP – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/announcing-public-preview-of-expanded-single-sign-on-authentication-options-for-sap-connectors/
* Make your own ALM scripts with the Power Platform CLI – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/create-scripts-with-power-platform-cli/
* Copilot Page in PPAC (preview) – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/introducing-copilot-page-in-power-platform-admin-center-preview/
* August Power Apps Feature Update – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/whats-new-in-power-apps-august-2024-feature-update/

What’s New in CE:

* Teams mobile gets Remote Assist annotations – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/08/21/enable-spatial-annotations-for-your-frontline-technicians-using-dynamics-365-field-service-teams/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* Get started with the Copilot for Finance SAP Collections template – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/finance/get-started/sap/administer/get-started
* Copilot for Dynamics 365 Commerce revolutionizes retail with AI – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/08/30/copilot-for-dynamics-365-commerce-revolutionizes-retail-with-ai/
* Experience the new generation of financial analytics and reporting in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/business-leader/2024/08/27/experience-the-new-generation-of-financial-analytics-and-reporting-in-microsoft-dynamics-365-business-central/
* Announcing End of Support for Dynamics 365 Project Service Automation (PSA) – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/08/23/end-of-support-dynamics-365-project-service-automation/

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Transforming ERP, and the speed of business, with generative AI – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/business-leader/2024/08/29/transforming-erp-and-the-speed-of-business-with-generative-ai/
* Generative AI in ERP means more accurate planning across the organization – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/business-leader/2024/08/19/generative-ai-in-erp-means-more-accurate-planning-across-the-organization/
* Approve on the go with Dynamics 365 Approvals management – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/08/26/approve-on-the-go-with-dynamics-365-approvals-management/
* Enhancing Supply Chain Integrity: introducing quality control for goods in-transit orders in Dynamics 365 SCM – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/08/14/enhancing-supply-chain-integrity-quality-control-goods-in-transit-orders-dynamics-365/
* Extend Copilot capabilities in finance and operations apps – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/copilot/extend-copilot

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Microsoft Dynamics 365 – PowerAIExtensions to 1.0.1.219 then 1.0.1.225 then 1.0.1.233
* Business Copilot AI to 1.0.0.76
* Dynamics 365 for Field Service to 8.8.121.18 then 8.8.122.17
* Power Apps App D365 Teams Integration App to 9.1.2024084.240815019
* Power Automate Extensions to 1.8.16.0 then 1.8.18.1 then 1.8.19.1
* Dual Write Supply Chain Extended Solution to 2.3.4.342
* Finance and Operations Virtual Entity to 2.9.3.340
* Globalization Solution for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance to 1.0.2783.1 then 1.0.2790.1 then 1.0.2797.2 then 1.0.2801.1
* Store Operations Assist to 1.0.0.1061
* Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability Data Model to 2.22.0.159
* Dynamics 365 Service Scheduling to 9.0.24072.2004 then 9.0.24074.2002
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – CCaaS APIs to 1.5.26.24082421
* Omnichannel for Customer Service to 1.5.26.98
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Facebook to 1.5.26.77
* Omnichannel for Customer Service ? SMS to 1.5.26.92
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Social Channels to 1.5.26.85
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Teams to 1.5.26.74
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Telephony to 1.5.26.258
* Power Platform Connection References to 1.12.2.0
* Unified Routing for Records to 1.3.0.9832
* Dynamics 365 ChannelExperienceApps to 1.0.24072.1009 then 1.0.24074.1004
* Dynamics 365 Customer Service Analytics to 9.0.24072.1001 then 9.0.24074.1001
* Appprofilemanager to 10.1.24072.1008 then 10.1.24074.1009
* Dynamics 365 Demand Planning Application to 1.0.0.1232
* Dynamics 365 Customer Service Intelligence to 9.2.24072.2000 then 9.2.24074.2018
* Power Automate Process Mining to 1.3.3.12
* Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Operations to 4.108.0.53
* Dynamics 365 Sales LinkedIn Integration to 3.0.1.1698
* Microsoft Project Service Core to 1.0.110.13 then 1.0.111.9
* Power Platform Pipelines to 9.1.24075.240816046
* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.24074.1001
* Invoice Capture for Dynamics 365 Finance to 1.8.0.1

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 on 2024-08-23

The DFF crew all hit summer vacations and back to school at the same time, so we took this fortnight off. See you all with a month’s worth of news on the Sept 6 show!

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2024-08-09


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* July update for Power Automate Desktop – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-automate/july-2024-update-of-power-automate-for-desktop/
* New Power Apps Analysis Engine is GA – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/new-analysis-engine-now-generally-available/
* Hosted RPA updates – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-automate/new-power-automate-hosted-process-license-and-hosted-rpa-latest-updates/
* Easier filter creation in Canvas Apps with SharePoint data – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/use-copilot-to-filter-to-quickly-filter-sort-and-search-canvas-app-galleries-with-sharepoint-lists/
* SQL Stored Proc execution through Power Fx now GA – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/call-sql-server-procedures-directly-in-power-fx-ga/
* July Power Apps Feature Update – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/whats-new-in-power-apps-july-2024-feature-update/
* August update for COE Kit is out (new business value tracker functionality) – https://github.com/microsoft/coe-starter-kit/releases/tag/CoEStarterKit-August2024

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* Use copilot to summarize data for employee self-service – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave1/finance-supply-chain/dynamics365-human-resources/use-copilot-summarize-data-employee-self-service
* Enable bulk resource reconciliation APIs for ProjOps – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave1/finance-supply-chain/dynamics365-project-operations/enable-bulk-resource-reconciliation-apis
* Announcing public preview of Dynamics 365 Store Commerce Self-checkout – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/08/05/announcing-public-preview-of-dynamics-365-store-commerce-self-checkout/
* Start creating Power Automate flows with Copilot – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave1/smb/dynamics365-business-central/introduce-power-automate-copilot-integration-business-central

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform Release planner – https://releaseplans.microsoft.com/en-US/?app=Finance+and+Operations+cross-app
* Business Performance Analytics – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/finance/business-performance-analytics/business-performance-analytics-home-page
* Copilot for Finance – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/finance/welcome
* Enhancing and Streamlining Financial Reporting with Dynamics 365 Finance – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/08/02/enhancing-and-streamlining-financial-reporting-with-dynamics-365-finance/
* Introducing Traceability add-in for Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/07/29/introducing-traceability-for-dynamics-365-supply-chain-management/ and a video from the Fast Track team
https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/post/?postid=5054d288-fe4a-ef11-a317-000d3a1e81a8
* Dynamics 365 Field Service integration with finance and operations applications – https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/post/?postid=ad265835-d353-ef11-a317-6045bdd98efa

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Microsoft Dynamics 365 – PowerAIExtensions to 1.0.1.197
* Globalization Solution for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance to 1.0.2763.1 then 1.0.2769.1 then 1.0.2776.1
* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.24064.1003
* Appprofilemanager to 10.1.24064.1005
* Dynamics 365 ChannelExperienceApps to 1.0.24064.1003
* Dynamics 365 Customer Service Intelligence to 9.1.24064.1029
* Dynamics 365 Remote Assist to 1.0.0.666
* Power Automate Process Mining to 1.3.3.9
* Adobe Acrobat Sign for Microsoft Dynamics 365 to 9.6.1.0
* Dataverse Accelerator to 1.0.5.6
* Dynamics 365 Customer Service Analytics to 9.0.24064.1002
* Omnichannel for Customer Service to 1.5.26.87
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Base to 1.5.26.232
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – CCaaS APIs to 1.5.26.24072386
* Omnichannel for Customer Service ? SMS to 1.5.26.81
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Facebook to 1.5.26.62
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Social Channels to 1.5.26.70
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Teams to 1.5.26.62
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Telephony to 1.5.26.245
* Power Apps App D365 Teams Integration App to 9.1.2024082.240802016
* Unified Routing for Records to 1.3.0.9145
* Power Platform Pipelines to 9.1.24071.240704035
* Power Automate Extensions to 1.8.15.1
* Power Pages Core to 1.0.2407.112
* Microsoft Flow Approvals to 2.0.5.7
* Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Operations to 4.106.0.88
* Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys real-time to 1.1.46046.74
* Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys to 1.106.2005.0

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

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2024-07-26


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Shared Access Signature IP Restriction (preview) – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/security/data-storage#storage-shared-access-signature-sas-ip-restriction
* Release Wave 2 (turn on starting July 29) – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/business-leader/2024/07/16/2024-release-wave-2-plans-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-and-microsoft-power-platform-now-available/
* Guidance on Service Principal Auth in Custom Connectors – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/use-service-principal-auth-in-custom-connectors-microsoft-learn/
* Better file upload handling in Power Pages – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-pages/delight-your-end-users-with-the-new-file-upload-experience/
* Copilot Studio can now handle knowledge files to 512MB (up from 3MB) uploaded to Dataverse

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* Wave 2 2024 HR Release Plans – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave2/finance-supply-chain/dynamics365-human-resources/
* Wave 2 2024 Proj Ops – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave2/finance-supply-chain/dynamics365-project-operations/
* Commerce Wave 2 2024 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave2/commerce/dynamics365-commerce/

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Cross App Wave 2 2024 Release Plans – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave2/finance-supply-chain/finance-operations-crossapp-capabilities/
* Release Plans Finance – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave2/finance-supply-chain/dynamics365-finance/
* Finance Copilot Release Plans – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave2/finance-supply-chain/microsoft-copilot-finance/
* Release Plans Supply Chain – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave2/finance-supply-chain/dynamics365-supply-chain-management/

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Omnichannel for Customer Service to 1.5.26.69
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Base to 1.5.26.231
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – CCaaS APIs to 1.5.26.24064369
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Facebook to 1.5.26.48
* Omnichannel for Customer Service ? SMS to 1.5.26.65
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Social Channels to 1.5.26.50
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Teams to 1.5.26.48
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Telephony to 1.5.26.230
* Unified Routing for Records to 1.3.0.9116
* Workforce Management for Customer Service to 9.0.24064.1128
* Power Apps App D365 Teams Integration App to 9.1.2024073.240711012
* Dynamics 365 for Field Service to 8.8.120.18
* Dynamics 365 Service Scheduling to 9.0.24063.1004
* Microsoft Dynamics 365 – PowerAIExtensions to 1.0.1.191
* Microsoft Flow Approvals to 2.0.5.6
* Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Operations to 4.106.0.25
* Invoice Capture for Dynamics 365 Finance to 1.6.2.6
* Microsoft Project Service Core to 1.0.106.24
* Dynamics 365 Sales Conversation Intelligence to 9.0.1.1269
* Dynamics 365 Demand Planning Application to 1.0.0.1182
* Globalization Solution for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance to 1.0.2756.2
* Power Automate Extensions to 1.8.13.0
* Copilot in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance to 1.0.2755.2

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

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2024-07-12


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Author Power Pages content using Power Fx – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-pages/use-power-fx-in-power-pages-for-authoring-dynamic-content/
* Multiple triggers in a Cloud Flow – https://www.mattcollinsjones.co.uk/single-post/multiple-triggers-in-a-cloud-flow
* Run Power Apps in RealWear devices – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/through-the-looking-glass-power-apps-and-realwear/
* Power Apps gets ERD view of Dataverse Tables – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/work-with-complex-data-models-in-an-erd-view-assisted-by-copilot/
* Power Apps features/settings control improvements – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/ga-of-many-long-time-preview-features/
* Dataverse Web API playground in Dataverse Accelerator – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/data-platform/dataverse-accelerator/api-playground
* More details on live coauthoring of Canvas Power Apps (preview) – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/build-apps-as-a-team-with-live-coauthoring/
* Power Apps June 24 Feature Update Summary – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-apps/whats-new-in-power-apps-june-2024-feature-update/
* Business Approval Kit July Update – https://github.com/microsoft/powercat-business-approvals-kit/releases/tag/BusinessApprovalKit-July2024
* COE Starter Kit July Update – https://github.com/microsoft/coe-starter-kit/releases/tag/CoEStarterKit-July2024
* Native offline performance enhancement – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/07/08/improve-mobile-offline-performance-with-offline-table-column-selection/
* Copilot Studio Kit – https://github.com/microsoft/Power-CAT-Copilot-Studio-Kit/blob/main/README.md
* June 24 update for PAD – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-automate/june-2024-update-of-power-automate-for-desktop/

What’s New in CE:

* Field Service now has a Crew Allocation Tool – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/06/17/dynamics-365-field-service-announces-new-crew-allocation-tool-enabling-morning-shuffle/
* Licensing update for Customer Insights (unlimited installs) – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/06/18/announcing-unlimited-application-installs-in-dynamics-365-customer-insights/
* Copilot for Service enhancements – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/06/27/use-expanded-copilot-for-service-capabilities-in-your-crm/
* D365 Stand-Alone Contact Center (not tied to CRM) is GA – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/business-leader/2024/07/01/microsoft-dynamics-365-contact-center-is-now-generally-available/
* Optimizely with Customer Insights (preview) – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/07/02/omni-channel-real-time-personalization-with-dynamics-365-customer-insights-and-optimizely/

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Omnichannel for Customer Service to 1.5.26.60 then 1.5.26.64
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Base to 1.5.26.219 then 1.5.26.226
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – CCaaS APIs to 1.5.26.24054341 then 1.5.26.24062358
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Facebook to 1.5.26.39 then 1.5.26.43
* Omnichannel for Customer Service ? SMS to 1.5.26.56
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Social Channels to 1.5.26.41 then 1.5.26.45
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Teams to 1.5.26.39 then 1.5.26.43
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Telephony to 1.5.26.217 then 1.5.26.223
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Outbound to 1.5.26.26
* Omnichannel Power Virtual Agent Extension to 1.5.26.24
* Omnichannel Telephony Power Virtual Agent Extension to 1.5.26.24
* Unified Routing for Records to 1.3.0.8231 then 1.3.0.8932
* Copilot in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management to 1.0.02720.3
* Invoice Capture for Dynamics 365 Finance to 1.6.1.1
* Power Apps App D365 Teams Integration App to 9.1.34.240618006 then 9.1.35.240620007 then 9.1.24071.240628009
* Power Automate Extensions to 1.8.9.1 then 1.8.11.1 then 1.8.15.1
* Managed Analytics App to 9.1.0.206
* Power Platform Connection References to 1.12.0.0
* Dual-write core solution to 1.0.24062.2 then 1.0.24071.2
* Dual-write Party and Global Address Book Solutions to 3.5.2.131
* Dual Write Supply Chain Extended Solution to 2.3.4.324
* Dual-Write Asset Management Solutions to 2.2.2.111
* Globalization Solution for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance to 1.0.2724.3 then 1.0.2735.2
* Power BI Extensions (Preview) to 1.0.0.139 then 1.0.0.141
* Virtual connectors in Dataverse to 9.1.0.214
* Dynamics 365 Customer Service Intelligence to 9.1.24052.1021 then 9.1.24054.1013 then 9.1.24054.1014 then 9.1.24062.1022
* Dynamics 365 Customer Service Analytics to 9.0.24054.1023 then 9.0.24062.1006
* Dynamics 365 Service Scheduling to 9.0.24053.1003 then 9.0.24061.1005
* Power Automate Process Mining to 1.3.3.6 then 1.3.3.8
* Dynamics 365 Demand Planning Application to 1.0.0.1155
* Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability Data Model to 2.20.0.342
* Microsoft Sustainability Manager to 2.20.0.342
* Excel to Table in Dataverse and Canvas App to 1.0.20.3 then 1.0.21.2
* Wrap for Power Apps to 202302.2.906.30
* Dynamics 365 ChannelExperienceApps to 1.0.24054.1006 then 1.0.24062.1008
* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.24062.1002
* Appprofilemanager to 10.1.24054.1007 then 10.1.24062.1005
* Dataverse Accelerator to 1.0.5.6
* Microsoft Sustainability Manager Premium to 2.20.0.350 then 2.21.0.426
* Microsoft Service Copilot Base Solutions to 202407.1.0102.0
* Workforce Management for Customer Service to 9.0.24062.1349
* Customer Insights – Real Time Journeys to 1.1.43992.110
* Microsoft Dynamics 365 – PowerAIExtensions to 1.0.1.185 then 1.0.1.191
* Dynamics 365 for Field Service to 8.8.118.21
* Power Apps Checker to 2.0.0.95
* Dynamics 365 for Field Service to 8.8.119.15
* Microsoft Cloud for Retail – Foundation to 1.0.0.1035
* Copilot for finance and operations apps to 1.0.02748.3

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

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2024-06-14


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Designing custom page layouts in Power Pages – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/build-custom-page-layouts-in-power-pages-design-studio/
* May update for PAD gets Dataverse connector – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/may-2024-update-of-power-automate-for-desktop/
* Power Apps May Feature Update – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/whats-new-power-apps-may-2024-feature-update/
* Power Pages reporting enhancements – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-the-new-environment-and-site-level-views-for-the-power-pages-licensing-dashboard-preview/
* June edition of COE Starter Kit is out – https://github.com/microsoft/coe-starter-kit/releases/tag/CoEStarterKit-June2024

What’s New in CE:

* D365 Contact Center standalone offering (no service module) – https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/06/04/announcing-dynamics-365-contact-center-a-copilot-first-cloud-contact-center-to-transform-service-experiences/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* Business Central on-premises to online migration: End-to-end overview – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/migrate-business-central-on-premises
* Discover smart trends and patterns with Store insights – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave1/commerce/dynamics365-commerce/discover-smart-trends-patterns-store-insights
* Avoid duplication with Microsoft Entra ID integration – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave1/finance-supply-chain/dynamics365-human-resources/entra-id-integration
* Using Copilot in Human Resources – https://adoption.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot-scenario-library/human-resources/
* Get started with copilot in Dynamics 365 Project Operations – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/get-started-copilot-project-operations/

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Unified Admin Experience for Finance and Operations – https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/post/?postid=2f6a488e-3319-ef11-9f89-000d3a4fa3e0
* Copilot Capabilities in Dynamics 365 Finance and SCM – https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/post/?postid=b0f693aa-931f-ef11-9f89-000d3a1673b4
* Navigate and search using Copilot in finance and operations – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave1/finance-supply-chain/finance-operations-crossapp-capabilities/navigate-search-using-copilot-finance-operations
* Archive with Dataverse Long-Term Retention within Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O apps – https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/post/?postid=4330aec1-3828-ef11-840b-000d3a1673b4

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Dataverse Accelerator to 1.0.4.36
* Power Automate Extensions to 1.8.6.1, then 1.8.7.1
* Virtual connectors in Dataverse to 9.1.0.202
* Dynamics 365 ChannelExperienceApps to 1.0.24045.2002 then 1.0.24045.2004 then 1.0.24052.1011
* Microsoft Project Service Core to 1.0.103.224
* Catalog Client to 1.4.504.500
* Dynamics 365 for Field Service to 8.8.117.34
* Dynamics 365 Guides to 900.4.0.0
* Dynamics 365 Service Scheduling to 9.0.24051.1002
* Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Operations to 4.103.0.261
* Omnichannel for Customer Service to 1.5.26.58
* Omnichannel Power Virtual Agent Extension to 1.5.26.22
* Omnichannel Telephony Power Virtual Agent Extension to 1.5.26.22
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Base to 1.5.26.210
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – CCaaS APIs to 1.5.26.24052326
* Unified Routing for Records to 1.3.0.8073
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Outbound to 1.5.26.24
* Omnichannel for Customer Service ? SMS to 1.5.26.54
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Social Channels to 1.5.26.39
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Teams to 1.5.26.37
* Copilot in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management to 1.0.02713.3
* Copilot in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance to 1.0.2713.5
* Excel to Table in Dataverse and Canvas App to 1.0.19.1
* Managed Analytics App to 9.1.0.206
* Power Platform Environment Settings App to 1.1.0.3389
* Wrap for Power Apps to 202302.2.906.29
* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.24052.1008
* Appprofilemanager to 10.1.24052.1005
* Dynamics 365 Customer Service Analytics to 9.0.24052.1001
* Dynamics 365 Customer Service Intelligence to 9.1.24052.1020
* Finance and Operations Virtual Entity to 2.9.2.312
* Globalization Solution for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance to 1.0.2720.2

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

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2024-05-31


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Power Apps Build Announcements – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-apps-is-making-it-easier-for-developers-to-build-with-microsoft-copilot-and-each-other/
* Power Pages Build Announcements – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-power-pages-is-bringing-the-new-standard-in-secure-ai-powered-capabilities/
* Copilot Studio Build Announcements – https://microsoftcopilotstudio.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-copilot-studio-building-copilots-with-agent-capabilities/
* Monitor your Dataverse Plugins (preview) – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/data-platform/dataverse-accelerator/plugin-monitoring
* Power Pages Security Workspace – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-the-new-security-workspace-in-power-pages-design-studio-that-puts-site-security-to-the-forefront/
* Dataverse enhancements with Copilot Studio – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/unlock-new-levels-of-productivity-with-microsoft-dataverse-and-microsoft-copilot-studio/
* New maker experiences in Power Automate – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/revolutionize-the-way-you-work-with-automation-and-ai/
* Connectors a plenty – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/super-charge-your-copilot-with-6-new-copilot-connector-plugins-along-with-74-new-connectors-releases-and-116-connector-updates-from-power-platform/
* Make your public Power Platform Connectors available easily – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-partner-center-to-certify-and-publish-power-platform-copilot-connectors-and-plugins/
* New Card Gallery for Power Pages – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-card-gallery-a-new-data-control-in-power-pages/
* Power Pages pro-dev enhancements – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-pages-pro-developer-experience-enhancements-update/
* Updated WAF in Power Pages is GA – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-web-application-firewall-in-power-pages-general-availability-ga/
* Model choosing available in parts of AI Builder – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/generative-ai-prompts-to-automate-content-processing/
* Power Pages gets Gen AI driven search – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/improve-power-pages-site-search-with-generative-ai-summarization-experience/
* Environment strategy white paper – https://aka.ms/powerpnp/environmentstrategy/download
* Cross geo enable your pipelines – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/alm/enable-cross-geo-solution-deployments
* See YAML code directly in Canvas App Maker Studio – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-code-view-in-power-apps-studio-public-preview/
* More modern control and theming improvements – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/may24-updates-for-modern-controls-and-theming/

What’s New in CE:

* Skills based agent search in Service – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/05/17/try-skill-based-agent-search-in-dynamics-365-customer-service/
* Content recommendations and more in Sales Copilot – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/05/20/copilot-in-d365-sales-boosts-efficiency-with-content-recommendations-and-qa/
* Copilot Workspace in Sales Copilot – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/05/20/transform-seller-productivity-with-copilot-in-dynamics-365-sales/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* Project Lite 2024 Updates – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/project-operations/pro/whats-new/whats-new-apr-2024-lite
* HR Update 10.0.40 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/human-resources/get-started/hr-whats-new-10-0-40
* Business Central 24.1 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/whatsnew/whatsnew-update-24-1 and https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2024wave1/smb/dynamics365-business-central/planned-features

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Create a Data Maintenance Strategy for F&SC – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/05/21/create-a-data-maintenance-strategy-for-dynamics-365-finance-and-operations-data-part-one/ and https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/it-professional/2024/05/22/create-a-data-maintenance-strategy-for-dynamics-365-finance-and-operations-data-part-two/

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Base to 1.5.26.202
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – CCaaS APIs to 1.5.26.24044300
* Power Apps Checker to 2.0.0.92
* Power Pages Core to 1.0.2405.98
* Unified Routing for Records to 1.3.0.7669
* Omnichannel for Customer Service to 1.5.26.54
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Facebook to 1.5.26.33
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Outbound to 1.5.26.22
* Omnichannel for Customer Service ? SMS to 1.5.26.49
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Social Channels to 1.5.26.35
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Teams to 1.5.26.33
* Omnichannel for Customer Service – Telephony to 1.5.26.184
* Omnichannel Power Virtual Agent Extension to 1.5.26.20
* Omnichannel Telephony Power Virtual Agent Extension to 1.5.26.20
* Wrap for Power Apps to 202302.2.906.27
* Dual Write Finance and Extended Solutions to 2.3.1.123
* Dual Write Supply Chain Extended Solution to 2.3.4.312
* Globalization Solution for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance to 1.0.2694.1
* Dynamics 365 Export to Data Lake to 1.0.0.122, then 1.0.0.124
* Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys to 1.104.2007.0
* Dynamics 365 Customer Insights – Journeys real-time to 1.1.41881.62
* Dynamics 365 Service Scheduling to 9.0.24043.2002
* Power Automate Extensions to 1.8.5.0
* Dynamics 365 Demand Planning Application to 1.0.0.1112
* Store Operations Assist Foundation to 1.0.0.1009
* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.24045.1007
* Appprofilemanager to 10.1.24045.1007
* Dynamics 365 ChannelExperienceApps to 1.0.24045.2001
* Dynamics 365 Customer Service Analytics to 9.0.24045.1001
* Power Automate Process Mining to 1.3.3.3
* Microsoft Flow Approvals to 2.0.5.4
* Creator Kit to 1.0.20240529.1
* Microsoft Sustainability Manager to 2.19.0.289
* Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability Data Model to 2.19.0.289

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