Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2022-01-28


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Modernize your RPA approach – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/proven-methods-to-modernize-your-rpa-approach-with-power-automate/
* Advanced ALM Accelerator – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-the-alm-accelerator-for-power-platform/
* Adoption planning – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/best-practices-and-workbooks-to-accelerate-your-microsoft-power-platform-adoption/
* Custom connector improvements – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/environment-variables-in-custom-connectors/
* Using PowerFX in Cloud Flows – https://philcole.org/post/powerfx-in-cloud-flows/
* Chatbot component in portals is now GA – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-apps-portals-announcing-general-availability-ga-of-power-virtual-agents-integration-using-chatbot-component/ and https://powervirtualagents.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-general-availability-ga-of-power-virtual-agents-integration-in-power-app-portals/
* Drill down on process mining – https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/optimize-your-processes-and-gain-deep-insights-with-process-mining/
* Synapse Link and metadata/relationships – https://joegill.com/synapse-link-dataverse-metadata
* PVA Best Practices – https://powervirtualagents.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-power-virtual-agents-customer-playbook/

What’s New in CE:

* Digital Selling capabilities in Sales Enterprise – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/sales/digital-selling

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Marketing to 1.1.6176.17
* Power Apps Checker to 1.2.0.170
* Service Scheduling to 9.0.21122.1026 then 9.0.21124.1003
* App Profile Manager to 10.1.21121.1024
* F&O Dual-Write to 2.3.3.2
* Field Service to 8.8.57.19
* Omnichannel for Customer Service to 1.5.16.7669
* Project operations to 4.27.0.244
* Enterprise Sales to 9.0.21122.10002
* Sales Insights to 9.0.22011.10002
* Guides to 700.1.0.1
* Project Service Core to 1.0.27.243

Featured Content:

* 2022 Release Wave 1 for Power Platform – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform-release-plan/2022wave1/
* 2022 Release Wave 1 for Dynamics 365 – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365-release-plan/2022wave1/
* Blog Post with highlights – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2022/01/25/2022-release-wave-1-plans-for-dynamics-365-and-power-platform-now-available/
* Key Dates – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/get-started/release-schedule#key-dates-for-the-2022-release-wave-1