Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2022-07-29


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Visualizing Views went GA – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-general-availability-of-visualizing-views-in-power-apps-with-power-bi/
* Enterprise Dataverse Formula Columns (in preview) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/boost-maker-productivity-inside-dataverse-using-formula-columns/
* PAYG for Power Automate – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-public-preview-of-pay-as-you-go-for-power-automate/ and https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/2022/07/21/announcing-the-preview-of-pay-as-you-go-for-power-automate/
* ESLint Rules for JavaScript checking in Model-Driven Apps (in preview) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-public-preview-of-eslint-rules-for-power-apps-and-dynamics-365/
* Files on Power Pages get a new option (in preview) – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-preview-of-microsoft-dataverse-file-column-support-in-power-pages/
* Lots of new connectors – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/44-new-verified-connectors-and-19-updates-released-in-june-2022/
* July Power Apps summary – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/whats-new-power-apps-july-2022-feature-update/
* Adaptive Cards in Teams from Power Automate – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/create-advanced-bot-scenarios-with-power-automate-and-microsoft-teams/
* August Release of CoE Starter Kit – https://github.com/microsoft/coe-starter-kit/releases/tag/CoEStarterKit-August2022
* Using CoE Starter Kit with Managed Environments – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/guidance/coe/overview#how-to-use-the-coe-starter-kit-alongside-power-platform-admin-center
* July update for Power Automate Desktop – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-automate-for-desktop-july-2022-update/
* Reporting for Power Platform API Request Consumption (Preview) – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/api-request-limits-allocations#view-detailed-power-platform-request-usage-information-in-the-power-platform-admin-center-preview

What’s New in CE:

* Now that we have Subscription Centers in Real Time Marketing, use Double Opt-In – https://community.dynamics.com/365/dynamics-365-fasttrack/b/dynamics-365-fasttrack-blog/posts/double-opt-in-in-real-time-marketing
* Digital Contact Center – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2022/07/19/introducing-the-microsoft-digital-contact-center-platform-a-comprehensive-flexible-customer-care-solution/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* Project Operations Updates – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/project-operations/whats-new/project-operations-updates
* Resource non-stocked based – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/project-operations/whats-new/whats-new-july-2022-resource-based
* Lite Deployments – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/project-operations/pro/whats-new/whats-new-july-2022-lite
* Stock/Production Based – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/project-operations/prod-pma/whats-new/whats-new-jul-2022-stocked

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Power Platform Integration Guide – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/power-platform/enable-power-platform-integration
* DDMRP Blog – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2022/07/25/strike-a-strategic-inventory-balance-in-your-supply-chain-with-demand-driven-material-requirements-planning-ddmrp/
* RPA and F&SCM integration guide – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/dynamics365-rpa-overview

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Enterprise Sales to 9.0.22062.10002, then 9.0.22064.10003
* Sales Insights to 9.0.22061.10005
* Cloud for Sustainability Data Model to 2.1.0.63
* Cloud for Healthcare Data Model to 4.0.3.4
* Power Apps Checker to 1.2.0.198
* Field Service to 8.8.69.53
* Project Service Automation to 3.10.76.168
* Customer Insights Customer Card to 0.9.5
* Omnichannel Power Virtual Agent Extension to 1.5.16.252
* Omnichannel Voice Power Virtual Agent Extension to 1.5.16.261
* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.22062.1004, then 9.2.22064.1005
* App Profile Manager to 10.1.22064.1007
* Flow Extensions to 1.3.2.9
* Process Mining to 1.2.1.1

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

* https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/released-versions/
* https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/developer/data-platform/webapi/reference/solutions?view=dataverse-latest

Featured Content:

* How-To trick on finding unmanaged layers in COE Starter Kit that prevent
updates from working (watch the end of the recording)

Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2022-07-15


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Power Apps for Windows GA – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-general-availability-of-power-apps-for-windows/
* Solution-based Flows catch up – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/change-owner-of-a-solution-flow/
* CLI updates – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-platform-developer-tools-may-refresh/ and https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-platform-command-line-new-updates-april-refresh-v1-15-x/
* Power Apps Portals deprecated features – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/upcoming-deprecations-in-power-apps-portals/
* June update for Power Automate Desktop – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-automate-for-desktop-june-2022-update/
* July COE Starter Kit Update – https://github.com/microsoft/coe-starter-kit/releases/tag/CoEStarterKit-July2022
* Independent Publisher Connectors in June – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/19-new-independent-publisher-connectors-in-june-2022/
* Allow user ratings of your Power Apps – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/review-feedback-and-ratings-from-your-users-to-improve-your-apps/
* Working with Real-Time Marketing – https://community.dynamics.com/365/dynamics-365-fasttrack/b/dynamics-365-fasttrack-blog/posts/trigger-specific-email-address-in-real-time-marketing
* Managed Environments – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/2022/07/12/govern-low-code-assets-with-managed-environments-for-microsoft-power-platform/
* Auto-updates for Power Apps – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-public-preview-of-auto-updates-for-power-apps/
* Power Automate ideas site is moving – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/new-ways-to-share-power-automate-ideas/
* App Insights for Dataverse Plugins is GA – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/improve-monitoring-of-dataverse-plugins-using-application-insights/

What’s New in CE:

* Subscription center in Real-Time Marketing – https://community.dynamics.com/365/dynamics-365-fasttrack/b/dynamics-365-fasttrack-blog/posts/subscription-center-in-realtime-marketing
* Microsoft Search across your Dynamics data – https://jukkaniiranen.com/2022/06/dataverse-results-inside-microsoft-search-in-office-sharepoint-bing

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* Expense Management in PSA – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2022/07/13/modernize-employee-expense-management-with-automation-and-ai/
* Business Central Updates – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365-release-plan/2022wave1/smb/dynamics365-business-central/planned-features
* HR Updates – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365-release-plan/2022wave1/human-resources/dynamics365-human-resources/planned-features

What’s New in F&SCM:

* F&SC Mobile App to be deprecated – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/06/03/finance-and-operations-dynamics-365-mobile-app-to-be-deprecated/
* Migration from Lifecycle Service to Power Platform Admin Center for F&SC – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2022/05/03/manage-finance-and-operations-apps-in-power-platform-admin-center/
* Managing Multiple LCS Projects in one AD Tenant – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/fin-ops/get-started/implement-multiple-projects-aad-tenant
* Intelligent Order Management Updates – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365-release-plan/2022wave1/finance-operations/dynamics365-intelligent-order-management/planned-features
* Engineering Change Management Tech Talk – https://community.dynamics.com/365/dynamics-365-fasttrack/b/techtalks/posts/engineering-change-management—overview-in-dynamics-365-scm-june-16-2022

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Customer Voice to 2.0.0.35
* Enterprise Sales to 9.0.22054.10001 then 9.0.22061.10003
* Flow Extensions to 1.3.2.3
* FHIR Data Model to 4.0.3.3
* Dual-write core to 1.0.35
* Customer Insights Customer Card to 0.9.4
* F&O Virtual Entity to 2.7.1.122
* Adobe Sign to 9.5.9.0
* Service Scheduling to 9.0.22062.1004
* Process Advisor to 1.2.0.20
* Field Service to 8.8.68.25
* LinkedIn Sales Navigator to 3.0.1.1200

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

* https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/released-versions/
* https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/developer/data-platform/webapi/reference/solutions?view=dataverse-latest

Featured Content:

* Release plans for 2022 wave 2 are now live – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plans/
* How to set up a custom F&O dual-write rule – https://youtu.be/kw4Jt8I3Xo0
* There will be an in-person Power Platform Conference in Sept (not a Microsoft event, but supported by Microsoft) – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/2022/07/12/join-us-for-the-first-ever-microsoft-power-platform-conference/