Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 06-07-2019

What’s New in Power Platform:

Canvas PowerApps get more helpful in preventing unexpected data loss – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/confirmexit-for-canvas-apps/
Canvas PowerApps can now take advantage of Common Data Service views as filters – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/improved-data-source-selection-and-common-data-service-views/
Canvas PowerApps can now make JSON – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/json-for-canvas-apps/

What’s New in CE:

Look for October ’19 Business Applications Release Notes to be published next Monday, June 10 (and watch the Business Applications Summit keynote at 7:30am CDT).
Virtual Agents for Customer Service is now in preview (BOTs without writing code) – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2019/05/30/new-dynamics-365-virtual-agent-for-customer-service-is-available-for-preview/ and https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/05/30/the-benefit-of-bots-dynamics-365-virtual-agent-for-customer-service-overview/ with some nice video tutorials https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/ai/customer-service-virtual-agent/virtual-agent-videos
May release of Guides improves alignment process – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/06/03/may-release-of-dynamics-365-guides-improves-anchoring-alignment-process/
Customer Insights went Generally Available – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/users/2019/06/05/microsoft-dynamics-365-customer-insights-is-now-generally-available-2/ and here are June’s release notes – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/users/2019/06/05/dynamics-365-customer-insights-june-2019-release-notes/

What’s New in Talent/Retail/BC:

What is the Dynamics 365 Business Central Autumn 2019 Preview Availability –https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/06/04/dynamics-365-business-central-autumn-2019-preview-availability/
New BC Apps Released – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/05/24/new-business-central-apps-in-april/
- https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/06/03/new-business-central-apps-in-may-2019/
What’s New in Talent – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/talent/whats-new-talent-may-13-2019
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/talent/whats-new-talent-may-28-2019
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/talent/whats-new-talent-may-21-2019
New Retail POS capability for Call Center Autocharges – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/retail/get-started/whats-new-10-0-3

What’s New in F&O:

Updated Cadence of Yearly Timeline Announced – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2019/06/03/new-flexible-service-updates-for-dynamics-365-for-finance-and-operations/
Service Update Schedule – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/fin-and-ops/get-started/public-preview-releases
Take Hotfixes while being one version behind – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/05/30/lifecycle-services-may-2019-release-2-release-notes/
What’s New in the June Release – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/fin-and-ops/get-started/whats-new-changed-10-0-3
July Platform Update Preview – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/fin-and-ops/get-started/whats-new-changed-10-0-4
May 2019 LCS Updates – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/05/14/lifecycle-services-may-2019-release-1-release-notes/

What’s New in Solution Updates:

Core CDS Platform update to 9.1.0.5035 – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4501904/service-update-50-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-9-1-0
Core CDS Platform update expected this weekend to 9.1.0.5228 – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4503238/service-update-52-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-9-1-0
Talent solution update to 6.201.0
Sales Insights (AI for Sales) update to 9.0.1.7055
Guides solution update to 103.1905.0.20
CafeX solution update to 3.4.2.0

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2019-05-24

Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

Another win for CDS as a data source for Canvas PowerApps – Owner, Customer, and Regarding can now be set – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/owner-customer-and-regarding-for-canvas-apps/
Power Platform Provisioning and Administration is getting easier (storage capacity details for one) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/provisioning-and-administration-is-getting-easier/
Making PowerApps “components” easier to share with others along with a couple of free downloadable components you can use – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/import-components-from-cloud-apps/
Working with time fields from Common Data Service in Canvas PowerApps just got more sophisticated – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/time-zone-independent-fields-for-canvas-apps/

What’s New in CE:

If you’re using Universal Resource Scheduling (Field Service or Project Service), here’s a list of the latest Enhancements and Bug Fixes – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/05/14/enhancements-and-bug-fixes-in-universal-resource-scheduling-urs-version-3-7-0-70/
Nice update to Layout – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/05/16/may-update-of-dynamics-365-layout-provides-new-learning-features-other-improvements/
If you haven’t already updated your CE Marketing app to April release, you’ll be updated on June 15 – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/05/16/microsoft-is-updating-all-customers-to-the-april-2019-release-of-dynamics-365-for-marketing/
If you use CE Field Service and haven’t moved to UCI version, do it by February, 2020 (only 9 months away) – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/05/17/announcing-end-of-life-for-field-service-online-legacy-versions-by-february-2020/
Deprecation of Unified Service Desk 3.2 and lower versions, and features – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/05/21/deprecation-of-unified-service-desk-3-2-and-lower-versions-and-features/
CE and Microsoft Project – Project Service Automation (PSA) roadmap – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2019/05/22/the-future-of-dynamics-365-for-project-service-automation-psa/
CE and model-driven PowerApps modern view designer is now generally available (with some nice new toys) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-the-general-availability-of-the-new-view-designer/

Woohooo! Finally, we can add existing PowerApps and Flows to solutions – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/alm-at-scale-new-features-and-automation-capabilities/

Portal Capabilities Release 9.1.5.27 is going in for normal (not pre-release) portals this weekend. No solution update, but portal-side updates go in – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4502889

Announcing (in Preview) saves in one platform will simultaneously save in the other one at the same time once configured (Dual-Writes!) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-dual-write-preview/ with detailed instructions https://aka.ms/dualwrite-docs
Ability to manage security by AAD Security Groups or Office Groups went live May 20! (We talked about it last show, but here’s the URL again) – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/05/01/using-azure-active-directory-groups-to-manage-an-users-app-and-data-access/\

How do I operationalize things?

Video showcasing upcoming enhancements to doing DevOps more easily on Power Platform and CE Apps – https://mybuild.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/77093
Video highlighting using Dataflows and the Common Data Model to help make it easier to unlock the secrets of your data without needing a data science degree – https://mybuild.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/77087

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2019-05-10

Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

PowerApps and Flow connectors go Open Source, now have a CLI, and support policies in custom ones – https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/building-an-ecosystem-of-open-source-connectors/
Get updates about your PowerApps without having to go actively look for them (you have to opt-in to get them) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/get-updates-about-your-app-right-in-your-inbox/
CE, Model-Driven PowerApps, and Common Data Service quality assurance with fully supported Solution Checker – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-general-availability-of-solution-checker/
Power Platform custom connectors from Azure Functions and Logic Apps and new CDS connector for easier deployment and publishing of Flows – https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-flow-at-microsoft-build-2019-announcements-and-sessions/
Canvas PowerApps creation gets better every day with CDS as the data source – now add new fields while creating your app – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/add-new-fields-while-creating-your-canvas-app/
Canvas App Accessibility Guidelines whitepaper – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/powerapps-canvas-app-accessibility-guidelines/

What’s New in CE:

CE Customer Service Insights leaves Preview and is now Generally Available – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/04/30/dynamics-365-customer-service-insights-is-now-generally-available/
CE User Security Role Administration just got way easier with a little more thoughtfulness up front (not in NA yet, but coming soon) – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/05/01/using-azure-active-directory-groups-to-manage-an-users-app-and-data-access/
CE RSO engine gets nice upgrade to version 3.0 – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/05/01/whats-new-for-dynamics365-resource-scheduling-optimization-v3-0-update-release/
Changes coming May 17 in process to switch between legacy web and new unified interface for Field Service and/or Project Service – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/05/01/disabling-the-opt-in-model-for-field-and-project-service-for-unified-interface-version-v8-x-and-3-x/
Additional details about working offline with CE – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-engagement/mobile-app/work-in-offline-mode
CE Remote Assist update expands calling options exponentially – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/05/06/may-update-for-dynamics-365-remote-assist-provides-cross-company-calling-and-other-enhancements/
CE and Model-Driven PowerApps modern forms designer now tackles more types of forms – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/extend-the-power-of-wysiwyg-form-authoring-to-quick-create-and-quick-view-forms/
Microsoft’s Banking Accelerator is now in Private Preview – https://community.dynamics.com/365/b/dynamics365isvsuccess/archive/2019/05/06/microsoft-dynamics-365-banking-accelerator-is-now-in-private-preview
Microsoft’s Automotive Accelerator is now in Private Preview – https://community.dynamics.com/365/b/dynamics365isvsuccess/archive/2019/05/05/dynamics-365-automotive-accelerator-private-preview
Teams integration with CE is Generally Available – https://community.dynamics.com/365/sales/b/d365forteams/archive/2019/05/07/microsoft-teams-integration-with-dynamics-365-is-generally-available
Working with new Predictive Forecasting module of AI for Sales – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/ai/sales/work-predictive-forecasting

What’s New in Talent/Retail/BC:

Attract Analytics Now Available – https://community.dynamics.com/365/talent/b/dynamics365fortalent/archive/2019/04/28/reporting-amp-analytics-visualize-your-recruiting-pipeline-with-microsoft-dynamics-365-for-talent
What’s New in Talent – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/talent/whats-new-talent-april-30-2019 and https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/talent/whats-new-talent-may-6-2019
New Learning Videos Available for Talent and F&O – https://community.dynamics.com/365/talent/b/talentvideos and https://community.dynamics.com/365/financeandoperations/b/howtovideos

What’s New in F&O:

Great System Administration Document Landing Page – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/dev-itpro/sysadmin/system-administration-home-page
LCS April Release – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/04/30/lifecycle-services-april-2019-release-notes/
F&O Update 27 Preview – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/fin-and-ops/get-started/whats-new-platform-update-27

What’s New in Solution Updates:

CDS for Apps core platform update to 9.1.0.4239 – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4497791/service-update-42-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-9-1-0
CDS for Apps core platform update expected this weekend to 9.1.0.4437 – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4498972/service-update-44-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-9-1-0
Sales Insights (AI for Sales) solution update to 9.0.1.7053 (enables AI Predictive Forecasting in Preview)
Talent solution update to 6.188.0
Field Service solution update to 8.6.0.274 – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/05/06/release-notes-for-field-service-version-8-7-0-105/
Project Service solution update to 3.7.0.59 – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/users/2019/05/08/release-notes-for-project-service-automation-update-release-7/

How do I operationalize things?

Configuring Power BI.com Integration for Workspaces in F&O – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/dev-itpro/analytics/configure-power-bi-integration

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2019-04-26

Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

Canvas PowerApps makers get new screen properties for easier development of RESPONSIVE apps – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-properties-for-responsive-canvas-apps/
Canvas PowerApps makers will love Results View! – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/canvas-debugging-with-results-view/
Flow gets significantly improved trigger telemetry! Pay attention to connectors – Dynamics is simplifying the lineup – https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/nine-new-connectors-in-april-and-improved-visibility-into-trigger-failures/
Canvas PowerApps makers get significantly updated experience working with icons in their apps – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/effortlessly-find-and-switch-between-icons-in-canvas-apps/
PowerApps Navigate function is simplified – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/more-small-steps/
Really nice enhancements to the model-driven #PowerApps forms designer –https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/easily-add-and-move-fields-and-controls-on-a-form-using-drag-drop-and-cut-paste/

What’s New in CE:

April Release for CE Marketing is now available (v1.35.4666.0) (remember to update from applications tab in admin center) – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/preview-april-2019-updates#when-will-the-april-2019-features-be-enabled-for-customers-who-did-not-opt-in-to-the-preview
CE Marketing automatic segment creation using Flow – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/04/12/use-microsoft-flow-to-automate-tasks-in-dynamics-365-for-marketing/
Dynamics 365 sign-in uses a process to determine where to send a user to authenticate after they enter their username on the sign-in screen. This process will be updated with an upgraded user lookup behavior. The new behavior will make intelligent decisions by reading tenant and user level settings based on the username entered on the sign-in page. This will pave the path towards a password-less future by enabling alternative credentials like FIDO (Fast Identity Online) 2.0. After this change takes place, Microsoft will check to see if the username that is entered on the sign-in page exists in their respective domain before deciding where to redirect the user to provide their credentials. Additionally, this behavior will introduce new and improved error messaging on the sign-in pages if the username of the user entered does not match an account in the respective domain. This feature will begin rolling out for managed domains (cloud-only) in May 2019 and for federated domains by the end of 2019. If you or your organization have practices that depend on the old domain level HRD (Home Realm Discovery), it is important that you update the employee authentication documentation, train employees to use their actual username to sign in, and notify your helpdesk of this change. The exact roll out date for federated domains will be dependent on customer feedback. – https://aka.ms/user-level-HRD/\
Great blog post on matrix of email tracking options/settings needed – https://community.dynamics.com/crm/b/crminthefield/archive/2019/04/23/dynamics-365-customer-engagement-how-to-choose-system-settings-and-personal-options-for-automatic-email-tracking
PowerApps Control Framework and CLI hit Public Preview – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/the-powerapps-component-framework-and-the-powerapps-cli-is-now-available-for-public-preview/

What’s New in Talent/Retail/BC:

Fraud Protection Preview is now available – https://dynamics.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/fraud-protection/ and https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2019/04/23/microsoft-dynamics-365-fraud-protection-public-preview-is-now-available/
What’s New in Talent – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/talent/whats-new-talent-april-16-2019 and https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/talent/whats-new-talent-april-25-2019
BC April Release Features – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/business-applications-release-notes/April19/dynamics365-business-central/planned-features

What’s New in F&O:

What’s new or changed in F&O 10.0.1 – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/fin-and-ops/get-started/whats-new-changed-10-0-1
Upcoming Changes to Servicing Flows Triggered through LCS – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/04/23/upcoming-changes-to-the-servicing-flows-triggered-through-lifecycle-services-lcs/
UI Changes Coming for LCS – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/04/23/an-update-to-our-ui/
Pause Platform Update Changes Now for Earlier Versions – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/04/23/configuring-lcs-for-monthly-platform-updates/
Prepare to Go Live Documentation – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/fin-and-ops/imp-lifecycle/prepare-go-live

What’s New in Solution Updates:

Core CDS for Apps solution update to 9.1.0.3842 – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4494438/service-update-38-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-9-1
Core CDS for Apps solution update expected this weekend to 9.1.0.4046 (includes April release features like Sales Forecasting) – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4496214/april-19-service-update-40-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-9-1
Sales Application Solution Update to 9.0.1903.4006
Talent Solution update to 6.183.0
CafeX Solution update to 3.4.1.0
Sales Insights add-on (AI for Sales) Solution update to 9.0.1.7052
Prospect to Cash Solution update to 1.15.0.4
PowerApps Checker Solution update to 1.0.0.103

Featured Content:

Walkthrough setting up Offline Mobile in CE – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-engagement/mobile-app/setup-mobile-offline-for-admin
1. Update global settings on all entities you want to go offline
2. Make mobile offline profile(s) and publish them
3. Set conflict resolution settings
4. Update Model-Driven App(s) you want to take offline to enable that for required profiles
5. Double-check security roles in question for read access to mobile offline profiles
6. Test!
Walkthrough of D365 for Unified Operations mobile app – F&O
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/dev-itpro/mobile-apps/mobile-app-home-page?toc=/fin-and-ops/toc.json
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/dev-itpro/mobile-apps/platform/mobile-platform-home-page

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2019-04-12

Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Flow now connects to Azure Key Vault, can utilize Data Gateway Clusters, and gets nice improvements in Flow Checker – https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-flow-is-integrated-in-azure-iot-central-and-more/
* Dataflows go GA with some nice improvements (PBI Desktop update now reflects that also) – https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-power-bi-dataflows-general-availability/
and https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-april-2019-feature-summary/
* Dataflows get Auto ML capabilities for citizen developers to leverage AI for greater insights from their data – https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/creating-machine-learning-models-in-power-bi/
* Canvas PowerApps got some nice delegation enhancements for lookups, Today/Now, and AddColumns when using Common Data Service connector – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/delegation-enhancements-for-lookups-today-now-and-addcolumn
* Nice tweak to canvas PowerApps creator experience to increase your design space by closing the tree view – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/increase-your-canvas-space-by-closing-the-tree-view/
* CE now allows embedded canvas apps to interact with the host form bidirectionally – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/embedded-canvas-apps-can-now-navigate-refresh-and-save-the-host-form/
* Canvas PowerApps makers who love their semicolons rejoice! – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/the-smallest-feature

What’s New in CE:

* Open Data Initiative expands from 3 to 15 core contributors – https://news.microsoft.com/2019/03/27/adobe-microsoft-and-sap-announce-new-open-data-initiative-details/
* Enable Unified Interface Only for CE as default experience – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-engagement/admin/enable-unified-interface-only
* Mobile offline for CE is back! (in Public Preview for now) – https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/crm/2019/04/01/stay-productive-always-with-mobile-offline-for-dynamics-365-for-customer-engagement-apps-public-preview/
* CE gets Profile Cards in Unified Interface (have to wait for platform version 9.1.0.4203 (expected early May) and enable them in System Settings) – https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/crm/2019/04/03/introducing-profile-cards-in-dynamics-365/ and https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-engagement/admin/enable-profile-card
* Customer Insights is now GA – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2019/04/03/microsoft-dynamics-365-customer-insights-is-now-generally-available/
* CE Nonprofit Accelerator Update – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2019/04/04/dynamics-365-nonprofit-accelerator-a-community-solution-to-drive-social-impact/
* CE User timeout settings will be defaulted to nothing after this weekend – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/04/10/release-notes-for-user-session-timeout-management/
* Nice evolution in AI for Customer Service – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2019/04/11/announcing-new-capabilities-in-dynamics-365-customer-service-insights/
* Solution Packager update (v9.0.3.1) to allow Canvas PowerApps and Flows and PCF components to be part of solutions it handles – https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.CrmSdk.CoreTools/
* CE Product Visualize is now available in the IOS App Store
* CE Remote Assist Mobile is now available in the Android Play Store

What’s New in Talent/Retail/BC:

* For Talent – Attract, new feature to “Apply with LinkedIn” – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/no-audience/2019/04/01/dynamics-365-for-talent-now-supports-apply-with-linkedin/
* Preview Features of Retail 10.0.2 – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/business-applications-release-notes/April19/dynamics365-retail/planned-features
* Initialize Retail Scale Unit – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/dev-itpro/deployment/initialize-retail-channels
* What’s New in Talent – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/talent/whats-new-talent-april-2-2019
* Talent Tips Tuesday from Tom Elliott – https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=%23TalentTipsTuesday

What’s New in F&O:

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Core CDS for Apps solution update to 9.1.0.3452 – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4493081/service-update-34-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-9-1-0
* Core CDS for Apps solution update expected this weekend to 9.1.0.3653 – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4493767/service-update-36-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-9-1
* Project Service UCI Solution update to 3.6.0.67 – https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/crm/2019/03/29/release-notes-for-project-service-automation-update-release-6/
* Channel Integration Framework solution update (fixes issue with multiple business units) to 9.0.1.121 – you have to update this one manually from AppSource, it doesn’t show up in Admin Center for some reason
* Project Service Automation solution update to 3.6.0.68 – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/no-audience/2019/03/29/release-notes-for-project-service-automation-update-release-6/
* Field Service solution update to 8.6.0.183, then again to 8.6.0.274
* CE Portals version 9.1.4.29 GA Release (early adopter release of the same was covered in last episode) – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4496222/portal-capabilities-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-version-9-1-4-29-releas
* Adobe Sign solution update to 8.0.0.3
* Dynamics for Talent solution update to 6.177.0
* LinkedIn Sales Navigator solution update to 2.3.0.9
* PowerApps Checker solution update to 1.0.0.97, then 1.0.0.99
* Sales insights add-on (AI for Sales) solution update to 9.0.1.7051

Featured Content:

* Good quick read highlighting the value of a common data model for standardization when ingesting heterogeneous data into a data lake – https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/value-data-estate-steven-guggenheimer/
* Great explanation of the evolution of CDS – https://survivingcrm.com/2019/04/the-real-common-data-service-emerges/
* Great explanation of the power of CDS as a development platform – https://aka.ms/why-cds

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2019-03-29

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Show Notes

What’s New:

* PowerApps update – SharePoint Online document libraries now show up uniquely – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/sharepoint-online-document-libraries-now-supported/
* Canvas PowerApps based on CDS – Display names and GUIDs are permanent – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/display-names-and-guids-for-canvas-apps-graduate/
* Responsive canvas PowerApps – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/craft-app-height-and-width-expressions-to-create-responsive-canvas-apps/
* Flow is now embedded in IoT Central – https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/what-s-new-in-azure-iot-central-march-2019/
* Flow brings adaptive cards to Microsoft Teams and better connectivity to business process flows in the Common Data Service – https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/adaptive-cards-for-microsoft-teams-microsoft-flow-us-government-now-available/
* Check out Microsoft Forms Pro – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/2019/03/18/microsoft-forms-pro-public-preview-is-now-available/
* CE Marketing spring-release preview updated – https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/crm/2019/03/19/dynamics-365-for-marketing-spring-release-preview-now-updated-with-expanded-features/
* Enable an Accessibility-friendly email client for CE – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-engagement/admin/deploy-email-unified-interface
* Streamlined sign in for CE mobile apps on iOS – https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/crm/2019/03/25/email-based-sign-in-for-dynamics-365-for-phones-and-tablets-ios/
* Data masking in CE Omni-Channel Engagement Hub Chat – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-engagement/omni-channel-engagement-hub/administrator/data-masking-settings
* Deprecation of CDS 1.0 for Talent
* Broadbean integration to Talent – https://community.dynamics.com/365/talent/b/dynamics365fortalent/archive/2019/03/26/dynamics-365-for-talent-now-supports-broadbean-for-job-distribution
* Alerts in F&O as Business Events – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/dev-itpro/business-events/alerts-business-events
* What’s New or Changed in March for Talent – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/talent/whats-new-talent-march-20
* Configure continuous updates in LCS – https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/lcs/2019/03/16/configuring-lcs-for-continuous-service-updates/
* LCS March Updates – https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/lcs/2019/03/16/lcs-march-2019-release-2-release-notes/
* Prepare Business Central for the April update – https://community.dynamics.com/business/b/businesscentraldevitpro/archive/2019/03/27/scheduling-your-spring-2019-upgrade-for-business-central
* Deploy BC and NAV with Azure SQL Managed Instance – https://community.dynamics.com/business/b/businesscentraldevitpro/archive/2019/03/06/dynamics-365-business-central-and-azure-sql-managed-instance
* Business Central API’s available for Microsoft Graph – https://community.dynamics.com/business/b/businesscentraldevitpro/archive/2019/03/04/announcing-business-central-in-microsoft-graph
* Watch the Business Application virtual launch live – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/2019/03/21/watch-the-live-stream-of-the-business-applications-virtual-launch-event/
* CE Gamification Solution quarterly update to 2019.3.15
* Core CDS for Apps solution update to 9.1.0.3056 – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4490933
* Core CDS for Apps solution update expected this weekend to 9.1.0.3254 – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4491897/service-update-32-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-9-1-0
* AI for Sales Solution update to 9.0.1.7050
* Dynamics Portals early upgrade release to 9.1.4.29 – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4496222/portal-capabilities-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-version-9-1-4-29-releas
* CafeX Live Assist Solution update to 3.4.0.1

How do I operationalize this?

* Deploying a POS in Retail – watch the video

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Show Notes

What’s New:

* CE Possible challenges with IE – https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/crm/2019/03/02/unified-interface-internet-explorer-11-browser-update-issue/
* CE Field Service – how to set up and use 3D models to help technicians – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-engagement/field-service/3d-viewer
* If you use Unified Service Desk for CE, make sure you start testing with this public preview build (4.1) – https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/usd/2019/03/08/public-preview-of-unified-service-desk-4-1/
* Autonumbering for CDS for Apps makes it to administration console – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/autonumber-fields-are-now-supported-by-the-modern-entity-designer/
* Follow the data from ingestion through prep steps to end user consumption repository with data lineage for Power BI dataflows – https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-data-lineage-experience-for-dataflows/
* How to easily configure dependent drop downs in Canvas PowerApps – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/configure-easy-dependent-drop-downs-in-powerapps/
* Flow gets custom response options for Approvals – https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-custom-response-options-for-approvals/
* F&O Update 24 – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/fin-and-ops/get-started/whats-new-platform-update-24
* F&O KB’s for Update 24 – https://fix.lcs.dynamics.com/Issue/Details?bugId=287129&qc=6daf0a1b735f67d827cf6f643a2ef482dc0d66a220ce23ba6f3cba32ece56015
* Preview Features for Update 25 – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/fin-and-ops/get-started/whats-new-platform-25
* F&O One Version Service Update FAQ – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/fin-and-ops/get-started/one-version
and https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/dev-itpro/lifecycle-services/oneversion-overview
* Synchronize inventory, products, and adjustments from Field Service to Finance and Operations – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/supply-chain/sales-marketing/synchronize-inventory-adjustments and https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/supply-chain/sales-marketing/synchronize-products-inv-unit
* Preview Features Retail Version 10 – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/retail/get-started/whats-new-10-0-1
* March Talent Updates – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/talent/whats-new-talent-march-5
* LCS March Update – https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/lcs/2019/03/04/lcs-march-2019-release-1-release-notes/
* PowerApps Checker solution update to 1.0.0.74
* Sales Insights solution update to 9.0.1.7044, then 9.0.1.7045, then
9.0.1.7047
* Adobe Sign solution update to 8.0.0.1
* Talent solution update to 6.162.0
* Dynamics Marketing solution update to 1.35.1026.0 (reminder to update from Applications area)
* Portals Base and Community Solution update to 9.1.2.2
* Field Service Solution March Update to 8.5.0.345 – https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/crm/2019/03/07/release-notes-for-field-service-version-8-5-0-345/
* Project Service Solution March Update to 3.5.0.40 – https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/crm/2019/03/12/release-notes-for-project-service-automation-update-release-5/
* Core CDS for Apps solution update to 9.1.0.2648 – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4489612/service-update-26-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-9-1-0
* Core CDS for Apps solution update expected this weekend to 9.1.0.2851 – https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4490262/service-update-28-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-9-1-0
* Nifty solution for CE to enable proximity-based suggestions in mobile app – https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/geoffreyinnis/2019/03/13/lightweight-geospatial-in-dynamics-365-for-phones/

Featured Content:

* Build proximity-based suggestion app for CE

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Show Notes

What’s New:

How do I operationalize this?

* New Solution History tile in CE instances to get telemetry on Solution
Import/Upgrade failures
* Solution Checker demo
* Components Demo PowerApp

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What’s New:

How do I operationalize this?

Featured Content:

* Cognitive Services Face Detection in PowerApps

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What’s New:

How do I operationalize this?

* Guidance for CE to prepare your organization for next release (how to think about new preview functionality lighting up today (Feb 1) – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/preview-april-2019-updates
* Enable Power BI for Workspace in F&O – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/unified-operations/dev-itpro/analytics/embed-power-bi-workspaces?toc=/fin-and-ops/toc.json

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1	Have a Sandbox environment as a copy for the Production environment We strongly recommend enabling the April 2019 release first in a Sandbox environment which is a replica or copy of the existing Production environment. This is to make sure that a customer has validated the updates in another environment prior to impacting the current Production apps and environment. Also, once April 2019 updates are enabled for an environment, they cannot be turned off like any other setting. Learn more about it in #3 below. Create a copy of the Production environment into a Sandbox environment If you don’t have a Sandbox copy of your Production environment, you can create a copy in the Dynamics 365 admin center Create a backup of the Production environment For restoration, if needed.
2	Enable the April 2019 opt-in from the Power platform Admin center Starting February 1, 2019, you will be able to enable the April 2019 release for the environment. This option will be available in Environment > Settings > Previews and updates. Once enabled for an environment, you cannot turn this off for the environment. To remove the April 2019 updates for your environment, you will have to either reset the environment or restore the environment to a previously backed up version. We do not recommend doing any of those options unless necessary. It’s important to try the April 2019 updates in your Sandbox environment first prior to enabling it in your Production environment.
3	Any Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement apps installed on the environment? If you have any Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement apps on your environment like Sales, Service and Marketing, then they need to be explicitly upgraded to the April 2019 version.
4	Update the applications from Dynamics 365 admin center Once you have enabled the April 2019 updates for your environment, you can update your apps from Dynamics 365 admin center > Applications. For example, if you have the Dynamics 365 for Sales application installed on your environment, then the option to Upgrade will be visible in the admin center. Please note that upgrading the app might take a few hours and you might see a downtime for your applications going through the update process.
5	We recommend testing out all the scenarios exhaustively in this step. If you have any Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement apps in your environment like Sales, Service and Marketing, then they need to be explicitly upgraded to the April 2019 version.
6 & 7	Report any issues found As you verify the experience in your preview environment, if you find any regressions, functional, or performance issues related to the April 2019 updates that could impact your business, report them to Microsoft by opening a support ticket or through the Dynamics 365 forum.
8	Enable the April 2019 updates in your Sandbox environment You should: a. Update customizations to leverage or respond to new capabilities. b. Update internal readiness materials based on new features or UX. c. Prepare internal change management to run in April (training, communications, etc.)
9	Enable the April 2019 updates in your Production environment We recommend enabling these updates during business downtime after you have validated your key scenarios are working as expected. Please note, once the April 2019 update is enabled this cannot be reversed. However, you can restore to a prior backup version of the updated environment if needed.