Dynamics Fortnight Fridays Episode for 2023-11-03


Show Notes

What’s New in Power Platform:

* Dataverse connector now connects to other environments (preview) – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/dataverse/connect-to-other-environments and https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/connect-to-other-environments-from-the-microsoft-dataverse-connector/
* Copilot notes in Pipelines is GA – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/copilot-generated-deployment-notes-for-pipelines-are-generally-available-ga/
* October features in Power Automate Desktop – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/october-2023-update-of-power-automate-for-desktop/
* Desktop Flow Work Queues are GA – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-power-automate-work-queues-are-generally-available/
* CLI updates – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/power-platform-command-line-interface-september-update/
* Power for HR – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-for-hr-transform-your-hr-processes-with-power-platform-enterprise-templates/
* Solution Checker for Managed Environments goes GA – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/solution-checker-enforcement-in-managed-environments-is-generally-available/
* Insure Cloud Flows land in a solution – https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/easier-automation-management-with-dataverse/
* Power Apps Oct Feature Update – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/whats-new-power-apps-october-2023-feature-update/
* Cards are now solution aware and more governable – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/cards-for-power-apps-are-now-solution-aware-for-easier-application-lifecycle-management-alm/
* Power Automate whitelisted URLs need updated by Nov 22 – https://petri.com/microsoft-changelog/m365-changelog-microsoft-power-automate-information-about-new-power-platform-urls-used-by-power-automate/
* View Connector activities in Purview (preview) – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/connector-events-power-platform
* View Admin activities in Purview (preview) – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/admin-activity-logging

What’s New in CE:

* Capture Contact Center conversation details in Azure Application Insights – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/10/23/use-application-insights-to-diagnose-conversations-in-dynamics-365-customer-service/
* The new Field Service mobile interface – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/10/27/transform-technician-experience-with-the-new-field-service-mobile-ux/
* How to optimize agent workloads in Customer Service – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/10/31/enhance-agent-efficiency-and-flexible-work-distribution-with-capacity-profiles/

What’s New in HR/Retail/BC/Project:

* AI Powered B2B with Commerce and Supply Chain – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/10/31/extend-your-existing-dynamics-365-supply-chain-management-application-to-unlock-a-new-ai-powered-b2b-digital-selling-experience-with-dynamics-365-commerce/
* E-Documents for Business Central – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/it/2023/10/17/business-central-electronic-documents/

What’s New in F&SCM:

* What’s New in Supply Chain 10.0.37 – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/get-started/whats-new-scm-10-0-37
* New Demand Planning & Copilot – https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2023/10/31/microsoft-announces-new-copilot-and-demand-planning-capabilities-for-dynamics-365-supply-chain-management/
* Warehouse Management Only Mode – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/warehousing/wms-only-mode-overview
* Business Performance Analytics – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/finance/business-performance-analytics/business-performance-analytics-home-page
* F&SC and Data Lakes – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/data-entities/finance-data-azure-data-lake
* Change Data in Data Lake – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/fin-ops-core/dev-itpro/data-entities/azure-data-lake-change-feeds

What’s New in Solution Updates:

* Agent Productivity Tools to 9.2.23093.1013 then 9.2.23101.1012
* App Profile Manager to 10.1.23093.2009 then 10.1.23101.1006
* Unified Routing for records to 1.3.0.4845
* Omnichannel for Customer Service Base to 1.5.25.45
* Flow Extensions to 1.5.23.1 then 1.5.24.1
* Service Scheduling to 9.0.23094.1010 then 9.0.23102.1009
* Process Mining to 1.3.2.10
* Connection References to 1.5.6.0 then 1.5.7.0
* Virtual Connectors in Dataverse to 9.0.0.1411
* Customer Voice to 2.0.0.45
* Flow Approvals to 2.0.4.8
* Pipelines to 9.1.1.12
* Copilot in Supply Chain to 1.0.02484.1
* Project Operations to 4.76.0.244
* Field Service to 8.8.102.36 then 8.8.103.22
* Project Service Automation to 3.10.93.7
* Unified Routing for Records to 1.3.0.4585
* Remote Assist to 1.0.0.543
* Planning Optimization for SCM to 1.0.0.95
* Cloud for Sustainability to 2.14.0.330
* Marketing to 1.1.32267.102
* Guides to 900.0.1.1

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:

* Ignite (Nov 14-17) – https://register.ignite.microsoft.com/