Dynamics 365; Power Platform Podcast: Recent Episodes
Ryan Anderson
Microsoft Customer Engineers Kevin Neely and Ryan Anderson talk about Dynamics and the Power Platform.
This episode is a recording of our latest Technical Update Briefing webcast for Power Platform and Dynamics 365. The Technical Update Briefing is a monthly live webcast where we take questions via chat and provide some of the latest information regarding PP and D365. See the link below for more information, including slide deck:
https://aka.ms/PowerPlatformTUB
Also covered briefly in this episode is the 2022 Release Wave 1. Find more information on the deployment schedule here:
2022 Release Wave 1 Deployment Schedule
In addition, we offer a Dedicated delivery of the update briefing for Unified and Premier customers where an engineer is available to personally deliver the content in further depth and take questions. More information can be found at the link below:
Power Platform: Technical Update Briefing
Additional service offerings from the Business Applications Customer Engineer team at Microsoft: https://community.dynamics.com/crm/b/crminthefield/posts/pfe-dynamics-365-service-offerings
This episode is a recording of our latest Technical Update Briefing webcast for Power Platform and Dynamics 365. The Technical Update Briefing is a monthly live webcast where we take questions via chat and provide some of the latest information regarding PP and D365. See the link below for more information:
https://aka.ms/PowerPlatformTUB
In addition, we offer a Dedicated delivery of the update briefing for Unified and Premier customers where an engineer is available to personally deliver the content in further depth and take questions. More information can be found at the link below:
Power Platform: Technical Update Briefing
Additional service offerings from the Business Applications Customer Engineer team at Microsoft: https://community.dynamics.com/crm/b/crminthefield/posts/pfe-dynamics-365-service-offerings
In this episode we'll continue our coverage of the 2022 Release Wave 1 for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. This episode will focus on Power Apps and Dataverse features in wave 1. In upcoming episodes we will cover Dynamics 365 specific features.
Dynamics 365: 2022 release wave 1 planMicrosoft Power Platform: 2022 release wave 1 planPower Platform and Dynamics 365 Service Offerings- from the Business Applications Customer Engineer team at Microsoft
In this episode we'll start our coverage of the 2022 Release Wave 1 for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. This episode will focus specifically on the features available for Early Access and those marked as "Users, automatically", features including changes to the experience for users and are enabled automatically.
Dynamics 365: 2022 release wave 1 planMicrosoft Power Platform: 2022 release wave 1 planDynamics 365: Early Access FeaturesPower Platform: Early Access FeaturesPower Platform and Dynamics 365 Service Offerings- from the Business Applications Customer Engineer team at Microsoft
Power Platform - Dynamics 365: Technical Update Briefing Email: D365Podcast@microsoft.comTwitter
This episode is a recording of our Power Platform and Dynamics 365 Technical Update Briefing for October 2021. The briefing covers Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement app, Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, and the Power Platform. Use the link below for further content such as the slide deck from the briefing and the video recording. Our next live update briefing will be November 18, you can find more information at the links below.
We are now offering private deliveries of the Technical Update Briefing content as part of your Premier/Unified Support offering with Microsoft. Contact your Microsoft representative or email us at D365Podcast@microsoft.com. You can also get more information here.
Power Platform - Dynamics 365: Technical Update Briefing: November 18, 2021Power Platform - Dynamics 365: Technical Update Briefing Email: D365Podcast@microsoft.comTwitter
Christian Espinoza and Gilles Boevi from the Microsoft Customer Engineer team join to discuss the Dynamics 365 and Power Platform 2021 release wave 2. We talk about the features in wave 2 that affect model-driven apps and will be automatically enabled for users. Being that these features could affect the user experience, we are covering them in a separate epsisode.
Release Plan Links:
- Dynamics 365 Release Plan
- Power Platform Release Plan
- Features discussed in this episode:
- New and planned features for Power Apps, 2021 release wave 2 | Microsoft Docs
Christian Espinoza and Gilles Boevi from the Microsoft Customer Engineer team join to discuss the Dynamics 365 and Power Platform 2021 release wave 2. We'll talk about what a release wave is and associated dates. We'll also discuss a few of the features currently in private preview associated with this wave.
Release Plan Links:
- Dynamics 365 Release Plan
- Power Platform Release Plan
Features:
- Collaboration with Microsoft Teams
- In-app notifications within model-driven apps
- Performance Insights for Model-driven apps
- Custom Pages for model-driven apps
- Azure Synapse Link for Dataverse
Other Links:
- Microsoft Business Applications Customer Engineer Blog
- Power Platform and Dynamics 365 Service Offerings
This episode is a recording of our Power Platform and Dynamics 365 Technical Update Briefing for September 2021. The briefing covers Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement app, Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, and the Power Platform. Use the link below for further content such as the slide deck from the briefing and the video recording. Our next live update briefing will be October 21, you can find more information at the links below. Thanks!
Power Platform - Dynamics 365: Technical Update Briefing: September 23Power Platform - Dynamics 365: Technical Update BriefingTwitter
Technical Update Briefing for June 2021 for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. More information including slide deck from the webcast at the link below:
Power Platform - Dynamics 365: Technical Update Briefing: June 24Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Monthly Update-June 2021Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations Monthly Update - June 2021
The content in this recording was recorded during a live webcast on May 27, 2021. This includes a variety of topics around Dynamics 365 and Power Platform including Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations!
Power Platform - Dynamics 365: Technical Update Briefing: May 27
- Contains link to slide deck
Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Monthly Update-May 2021Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations Monthly Update - May 2021
- Contains links to topics from this episode
Join Ryan Anderson and Ali Youssefi as they discuss the Return to Workplace Solution and how best to support and extend it!
Blog article: Power Platform - Supporting and Extending the Return to Workplace SolutionSolution Overview:Return to Workplace SolutionTwitter: @PFEDynamics
The content in this recording was recorded during a live webcast on April 22, 2021. This includes a variety of topics around Dynamics 365 and Power Platform.
Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Monthly Update-April 2021
- Contains links to topics mentioned in this episode
Power Platform - Dynamics 365: Technical Update Briefing Webcast: April 22
- Contains link to slide deck
The content in this recording was recorded during a live webcast on March 25, 2021. This includes a variety of topics around Dynamics 365 and Power Platform.
Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Monthly Update-March 2021
- Contains links to topics mentioned in this episode
Power Platform - Dynamics 365: Technical Update Briefing Webcast: March 25
- Contains link to slide deck
PFE Dynamics Monthly Updates
Microsoft Business Applications Launch Event
Terminology changes
Transition to Unified Interface
Mobile Offline
TLS RSA cipher suites
Use Global Discovery Service
ClientGlobalContext
Full list of deprecations
PowerApps | Making the Timeline control maker more productive
Power Apps | What’s New in Power Query and Dataflows in Power Apps
Azure API Management
Manage Microsoft Dataverse for Teams
Power Automate Desktop
Find all audit enabled tables and columns
Connection References
Dynamics 365 Online Updates
Dynamics 365 On-Prem Updates
Portal Updates
PFE Dynamics Monthly Updates
Microsoft Ignite - Power Apps
Wave 2 Launch Event
Power BI Embedded in model-driven apps
Customize Teams with built-in Power Platform
CoE Starter Kit
Move flows across environments
Voice channel for Customer Service
Full deprecations list
Power Apps and Automated Architecture
New Solution Import Experience
API Management and export to Power Platform
Updates and Releases
Dynamics 365 Online Updates
Dynamics 365 On-Prem Updates
Portal Updates
Dynamics 365 SalesDynamics 365 for Customer ServiceDynamics 365 for Customer Service InsightsDynamics 365 MarketingDynamics 365 Customer VoiceDynamics 365 Remote Assist
New and planned features for Power BI, 2020 release wave 2 - Power Platform Release Plan | Microsoft Docs
New and planned features for Power Apps, 2020 release wave 2 - Power Platform Release Plan | Microsoft DocsNew and planned features for Power Automate, 2020 release wave 2 - Power Platform Release Plan | Microsoft DocsNew and planned features for Power Virtual Agents, 2020 release wave 2 - Power Platform Release Plan | Microsoft DocsNew and planned features for AI Builder, 2020 release wave 2 - Power Platform Release Plan | Microsoft DocsNew and planned features for Microsoft Power Platform governance and administration, 2020 release wave 2 - Power Platform Release Plan | Microsoft DocsNew and planned features for data integration, 2020 release wave 2 - Power Platform Release Plan | Microsoft Docs
PFE Dynamics Monthly Updates
Deprecations
Power Apps wave 2 updates
Microsoft Power Platform Build Tools
Power Apps portals Web API
Trigger flows from Teams
Project Oakdale
CDS to Azure Data Lake
Email messages saved to Sent Items folder
Troubleshoot Forms in a Model Driven App
Power Apps portal: Where do I start?
Microsoft Business Applications Launch Event
Updates and Releases
Dynamics 365 Online Updates
Dynamics 365 On-Prem Updates
Portal Updates
Monthly blog updatesThe Customer Engineer team for Dynamics 365 published a monthly update to our blog.https://aka.ms/PFEDynamicsMonthlyUpdate
2020 Release Wave 2Covers releases from October 2020 to March 2021
https://aka.ms/d365podcast/Aug-2020-wave-2
Business Applications at Microsoft Inspire 2020Digital learning content available on-demand
https://aka.ms/d365podcast/Aug-Inspire-2020
Company News Timeline DeprecationDelivers relevant news from Bing News about customersDeprecation date July 10, 2020.
Support provided until September 10, 2020
Starting September 10, 2020, will need to uninstall solution which will remove news widget from Account record pages
To remove solution, go to Advanced Settings and Solutions, select CompanyNewsTimeline and then Delete
Alternative: News Power Apps PCF
https://aka.ms/d365podcast/Aug-CNT-deprecation
https://aka.ms/d365podcast/Aug-CN-PCF
Column Comparison through FetchXML, SDK, ODataColumn comparison in CDS-based queries.
Use FetchXML, SDK API, or OData to perform column comparisons of attribute against specific value or comparison of two attributes to return records with matching value
Limitations:
Only columns for single entity
Only two columns
Multi-value condition not supported (i.e., "in")
Attribute data types must be compatible (i.e., "int vs string").
https://aka.ms/d365podcast/Aug-column-comparison
Monitor tool now supports model-driven appsStream events from user session to diagnose an issueKPI for page loads, command exe's, etc
Network request details
Warnings for synchronous XHRs
Custom script errors (e.g. onload, ribbon rule evaluation)
Form execution event details (e.g. onload, onchange)
https://aka.ms/d365podcast/Aug-monitor-tool
Simplified Power BI integration in PowerApps PortalsPower BI Embedded as first-class component in portal designer similar to Forms and Lists
Add using portal designer property panel, no liquid code
https://aka.ms/d365podcast/Aug-PBI-Portals
Power Apps Portals - Caching changesNo change to existing 15 minute SLA for data transfer between CDS and portalImproved caching in version 9.2.6.x and higher
Data changes done in portals will reflect immediately in CDS
https://aka.ms/d365podcast/Aug-Portals-cache
Learning Corner - Convert ideas to solutions with Power PlatformLearn how to solve a business problem with Power Appshttps://aka.ms/d365podcast/Aug-LC
AI Builder - new prebuilt modelsReceipt processingText translation - translate to more than 60 languages
Available in Power Automate
https://aka.ms/d365podcast/Aug-AI-update
Updates and ReleasesOnline Updates https://aka.ms/d365podcast/OL-Updates
On-Prem Updates https://aka.ms/d365podcast/OP-Updates
Portal Updates https://aka.ms/d365po
Monthly blog updates
PFE Dynamics Monthly Updates
2020 Release Wave 2
- 2020 Release wave 2 plans
Dynamics 365 Sales bot is deprecated
- Effective June 2, 2020, Sales bot is deprecated, used through Dynamics 365 Sales app for Teams
- After July 31, 2020 no longer receive responses to conversations
- Based on usage data and feedback, we will be working on a new set of capabilities and features
Dynamics 365 Sales bot
Make the move to Dynamics 365 App for Outlook
- Dynamics 365 for Outlook is deprecated
- Microsoft will continue to provide support, security and other critical updates until Oct 1, 2020
Dynamics 365 App for Outlook
Governing Digital Transformation with Power Platform
- Go deeper on Power Platform governance capabilities - MBAS sessions
- Managing and governing at scale
- Analytics and custom dashboards
- Layers of security
- Data access controls and data loss prevention
Governing Power Platform
Microsoft RPA (Robotic Process Automation) (UI Flows) training
- Beginning level training
- Using Power Automate capabilities
Microsoft RPA in a Day
New AI Builder models are now generally available
- Entity Extraction prebuilt and Custom models
- Category classification
AI Builder Models
Power Apps Portals - convert existing add-on Portals to capacity based license
- Migrate from add-on licenses to new capacity based license
- Check Portal Details page for current licensing model ("Change License" option)
- Considerations when changing:
- Portal will restart
- Must have appropriate license assigned
- Admin privileges
- Only prod environments
Power Apps Portals license convert
AI Builder in Power Automate
- Dedicated actions for AI Builder in Power Automate introduced in May 2020
- Search for AI Builder when creating a new step
- Detect and count objects in an image
- Detect language
- Recognize text in image
AI Builder in Power Automate
Power Automate - New Connectors
New Connectors May 2020
Updates and ReleasesOnline Updates
OnPrem Updates
Portals
Monthly blog updates
The Premier Field Engineer team for Dynamics 365 published a monthly update to our blog.
PFE Dynamics Monthly Updates
On-demand sessions from BizApps Summit and Microsoft Build
- Business Applications Summit 2020
- Microsoft Build
Dynamics 365 Field Service mobile app
- Offline mode with sync status
- View and manage bookings and work orders
- Capture service notes including photos, video, audio, signature
- Create time off requests
Dynamics 365 Field Service mobile app
Manage Portals from Power Platform admin center
Manage Portals from PPAC
Power Virtual Agents - Webinar
- Call Q&A Maker from Power Virtual Agents
- AAD authentication
- Access Graph API
Power Virtual Agents Webinar
Enhanced Calendar Control
- Find records quickly
- Manage records easily
- Supports personalization settings
File and Image data types
Dynamics 365 Connector is deprecated
- Deprecated for Flows, Logic Apps, Canvas Apps
- Use Common Data Service (Current Environment) instead
- If not possible due to constraints, use Common Data Service connector
Dynamics 365 Connector is deprecated
CoE Starter Kit
- Monitor (oversight of tenant resources)
- Govern (drive actions through insights)
- Nurture (learn about your community)
CoE Starter Kit
TDS Protocol endpoint for CDS
- Read-only access to CDS for reporting and analytics
- Current support for SSMS and Power BizApps
- Run TSQL queries against CDS data
TDS Protocol endpoint for CDS
Updates and Releases
- Dynamics 365 Online Updates
- Online Updates
- Dynamics 365 On-Prem Updates
- OnPrem Updates
- Portal Updates
- Portals
Monthly blog updates
The Premier Field Engineer team for Dynamics 365 published a monthly update to our blog.
PFE Dynamics Monthly Updates
Power Apps 2020 Wave 1 updates
- Power Apps Integration with Microsoft Teams
- Power Apps mobile app
- Building Quality apps with testing and debugging tools
- Unified Interface updates
Power Apps Wave 1 Updates
Power Apps Portals 2020 Wave 1 updates
- Simplified themes in Portal Design Studio
- Simplified Portal identity provider configuration
- Custom Entity Search
- Power Apps portals General availability in France
Power Apps Portals Wave 1 Updates
Dynamics 365 Marketing May 2020 Updates
- All features now generally available
- Beginning in May, updates will occur automatically
- Organizations can still update manually
Dynamics 365 Marketing May 2020 update
AI Builder 2020 Wave 1 updates
- Form Processing
- Object detection
- Sentiment analysis
- Language detection
- Identifies the predominant language of a given text.
- Key phrase extraction
- Text recognition
- Prebuilt flows
AI Builder 2020 Wave 1 updates
File and Image data types for model driven apps
- Supports annotations for images
- Images are not supported on mobile
- Multiple fields on an entity are allowed for this data type
- Store a full image in addition to the thumbnail image
File and Image data types
Omnichannel for Customer Service
- More digital messaging channels - WhatsApp, WeChat, Twitter Direct Message, LINE
- Elevate a live chat to voice or video call
- Co-browse and remote desktop capabilities
Omnichannel for Customer Service
Monthly blog updates
The Premier Field Engineer team for Dynamics 365 published a monthly update to our blog.
Dynamics 365 Monthly Update-May 2020
2020 Release Wave 1 Schedule
Release Wave 1 is currently available and is being rolled out automatically in May. North America will receive updates starting May 22. Includes updates for Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Power Apps, Automate and others.
Overall schedule
Unified Interface
Legacy web client is deprecated. Deadline to move to Unified Interface has moved to December 2020. Start planning now if you haven't already.
Legacy web client is deprecated
Transition existing web app
Microsoft Business Applications Summit and Build
On demand content available for both of these events:
Microsoft Business Applications Summit
Build
Updates & Releases
- On-Premises
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3142345/microsoft-dynamics-365-onpremise-cumulative-updates
- Online
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/business-applications-release-notes/dynamics/released-versions/dynamics-365ce#all-version-availability
https://community.dynamics.com/crm/b/crminthefield/posts/dynamics-365-daily-solution-backup
https://aka.ms/crminthefield
Hosts:
Kevin Neely
Ryan Anderson
Topics we will cover:
- Dynamics 365 Release Notes
- Dynamics 365 Monthly Updates
- Power Platform Release Notes
Social Media links:
@PFEDynamics
D365Podcast@microsoft.com
aka.ms/crminthefield