Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2023-10-06


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Power Pages site creation gets better for those using legacy licenses – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/updates-to-power-pages-dynamics-365-addon-based-website-creation-experience/
* Custom Connector enhancements (public preview) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/public-preview-of-new-custom-connector-enhancements/
* Make virtual tables with connectors directly in Power Pages – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/use-sharepoint-list-and-sql-table-to-build-power-pages-sites/
* CLI Updates from August – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/power-platform-command-line-interface-august-update/
* Using Power Automate from within Excel – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/flows-excel
* Learning path for using Copilot in Power Platform – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/announcing-the-power-platform-solutions-with-ai-and-copilot-learning-path/
* Make developer environments on behalf of users – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/as-a-tenant-level-admin-enable-your-makers-with-developer-environments/
* Enhanced data model for Power Pages is GA – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-pages-alm-with-solutions-pipelines-and-enhanced-data-model-general-availability-ga-2/
* Delegated deployments using Pipelines – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-pipelines-delegated-deployments-spn/
* Allow connectors to be used as M365 Copilot plugins (limited preview) – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/unlocking-your-ecosystem-across-low-code-solutions-and-microsoft-365-copilot/
* Private preview for Power Platform Advisor – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-apps-announces-new-copilot-abilities-modern-controls-and-governance-tools-at-the-power-platform-conference/
* Update your Power Pages to new version of bootstrap – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-pages-sites-now-in-bootstrap-version-5-2-2-preview/
* Explore all the ways Copilot can help make Power Pages – https://powerpages.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/innovate-and-build-data-driven-websites-with-copilot-in-power-pages/
* Link to Fabric (preview) (aka Shortcuts to Dataverse) – https://blog.fabric.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-onelake-adds-shortcut-support-to-power-platform-and-dynamics-365
* Add more security to HTTP triggers in Cloud Flows – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/deeper-control-over-http-invocation-of-flows/

What’s New in CE:

* Customer Service ROI is Real – https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/copilot-dynamics-365-customer-service
* Outbound dialing in Customer Service – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/09/26/try-the-new-outbound-dialing-experience-in-dynamics-365-customer-service/
* Customizing Field Service Mobile – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/09/27/working-with-field-service-mobile-customizations/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* Commerce Copilot announcement – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/10/04/dynamics-365-commerce-copilot/
* Commerce 10.0.37 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/commerce/get-started/whats-new-commerce-10-0-37
* Business Central October GA Releases – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave2/smb/dynamics365-business-central/planned-features
* Human Resources Teams – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/release-plan/2023wave2/finance-supply-chain/dynamics365-human-resources/planned-features

What’s New in F&SCM:

* Unified Developer Environments for F&SC Apps – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/09/15/announcing-unified-trial-and-developer-environments-for-dynamics-365-finance-and-operations-apps/
* Platform Updates 10.0.37 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/get-started/whats-new-platform-updates-10-0-37
* Finance 10.0.37 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/finance/get-started/whats-new-changed-10-0-37

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Excel to Table in Dataverse and Canvas App to 1.0.0.31
* Omnichannel for Customer Service to 1.5.23.15
* Power Apps Copilot App to 1.0.0.9 then 1.0.0.10
* Process Mining to 1.3.2.8
* Sales Insights to 9.0.23101.10001
* Store Operations Assist to 1.0.2.1252
* Flow Extensions to 1.5.19.0
* F&O Virtual Entity to 2.8.8.202
* Real-time Marketing to 1.1.30993.107
* Dual-write core to 1.0.23084.1
* Field Service to 8.8.99.10

3 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

Featured Content:

* Register for the Business Applications Launch Event (Oct 25) – https://msbizappslaunchevent.eventcore.com/?ocid=cmmcmo4g0an
* Register for Ignite (Nov 14-17) – https://register.ignite.microsoft.com/