Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2021-10-22


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Big files and images in Power Apps and Dataverse – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/ga-release-of-large-file-and-image-support-in-power-apps-canvas-and-uci/
* Process Advisor updates – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/process-advisor-application-analytics-and-automation-recommendation-features-are-now-generally-available/
* Power Fx update to ease blank value handling – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-fx-blanks-conversions-and-errors/
* Beginning a journey to faster loading Canvas Apps – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/app-startscreen-a-new-declarative-alternative-to-navigate-in-app-onstart/
* Great tip for pasting Excel data into a Power App and updating things – https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Apps-Community-Blog/Pasting-Excel-data-displaying-and-patching-to-data-source/ba-p/1313138
* Custom help panes in model-driven apps – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/general-availability-of-custom-help-pane-in-model-driven-apps/
* Welcome to the family Clear – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/2021/10/22/microsoft-acquires-clear-software-to-enhance-connectivity-to-systems-of-record/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC:

* HR Training Series – https://learning.eventbuilder.com/TechTalkFY22HRSeries
* Updates for Project Operations Lite – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/project-operations/pro/whats-new/whats-new-oct-2021-lite
* Project Operation Non-stocked Updates – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/project-operations/whats-new/whats-new-oct-2021-resource-based
* Business Central October Updates – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365-release-plan/2021wave2/smb/dynamics365-business-central/planned-features
* Shopify now part of Business Central Ecosystem – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2021/10/13/microsoft-partners-with-shopify-to-expand-dynamics-365-business-central-ecosystem/
* Commerce 10.0.23 – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/commerce/get-started/whats-new-commerce-10-0-23

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Platform Updates 10.0.23 – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/get-started/whats-new-platform-updates-10-0-23
* Finance 10.0.23 – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/finance/get-started/whats-new-changed-10-0-23
* Supply Chain Updates – 10.0.23 – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/get-started/whats-new-scm-10-0-23

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Marketing to 1.35.10077.2005
* Process Mining to 1.2.0.1
* Virtual Connectors to 9.0.0.379
* Customer Voice to 2.0.0.26
* F&O Virtual Entity to 2.7.1.6
* Service Scheduling to 9.0.21101.1006
* Enterprise Sales to 9.0.21093.10001
* Sales Insights to 9.0.21094.10002
* Field Service to 8.8.52.127
* Project Service Automation to 3.10.57.152
* LinkedIn Sales Navigator to 3.0.1.1060

Featured Content:

* Reminder that Wave 2 functionality turns on automatically this weekend in all
North American Power Platform environments!
* Reminder to register for Ignite coming up Nov 2-4 – https://register.ignite.microsoft.com/auth/login

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2021-10-08


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Great advice on streamlining Patch functions in Power Fx – https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Apps-Community-Blog/Supercharge-your-Patch-Function/ba-p/1279620
* Downloadable template for a PVA BOT to help answer internal questions and escalate to specialists – https://powervirtualagents.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/pva-employee-faq-bot-template/
* Dev Tools Update – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/august-update-power-platform-developer-tools/
* Preview Solution Management Enhancements – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/managing-solutions-has-a-new-look-public-preview/
* Best Practices with Connection References – https://community.dynamics.com/crm/b/crminthefield/posts/considerations-when-using-connection-references-with-power-automate-flows
* New Power Fx functions allow Dataverse permissions checks – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/permissions-support-in-datasourceinfo-and-new-recordinfo-functions-for-dataverse/ with some additional great tips – https://www.itaintboring.com/powerapps/datasourceinfo-checking-table-permissions/
* Oct release of COE Starter Kit is out – https://github.com/microsoft/coe-starter-kit/releases/tag/CoEStarterKit-October2021
* New connectors – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-21-service-owner-connectors-in-august-and-september/
* Power Automate Desktop now included in Windows 11 – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/2021/10/04/automation-in-windows-11-enables-users-to-reduce-repetitive-tasks-and-boost-productivity/
* Nice update to search configuration for Dataverse – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/goodbye-relevance-search-hello-dataverse-search/

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Power Apps Checker to 1.2.0.122
* Customer Insights Customer Card to 0.9.0
* Sales Insights to 9.0.21091.10007
* Cosmos DB Virtual Entity Provider to 9.0.0.371
* Dynamics Service Scheduling to 9.0.21091.1003
* Field Service to 8.8.50.13
* Enterprise Sales to 9.0.21091.10001

Featured Content:

* Reminder to register for Ignite coming up Nov 2-4 – https://register.ignite.microsoft.com/auth/login