Power Platform Weekly - Issue #173
Welcome to Power Platform Weekly!
Last week the Power Apps April 2024 Feature Update was presented.
New Copilot features for Power Fx were highlighted.
The Power Pages Site Copilot integration with Omnichannel for Dynamics 365 Customer Service was introduced.
We spotted the following GA announcements:
Did you noticed the LinkedIn post from Casey Burke? You can join the Pipelines in Power Platform group to connect with the product team, keep up with what’s new and share your experience!
Have a great week and thanks for reading!
📰 Articles
Adventures with Power Apps: Fun with Canvas Components! (Part 1) and Part 2
🦸🏻♀️ Canvas components enable low code/no-code developers to build reusable UX components. Matt Ruma iteratively builds upon this concept step-by-step. The code is shared next to the guide to make it easier to follow along.
SQL 4 CDS V9 Released
🛠️ The latest version of SQL 4 CDS is finally here! There are too many new features and updates to list them all, but Mark Carrington calls out a few of his favorites.
Segment on marketing contact point consent opt in or opt out in Customer Insights - Journeys
🦸🏻♀️ So what’s the point on segmenting on consent when this is already done automatically in the journey? Consent is checked at the point of sending. If there is no consent the message will be blocked. Amey Holden shows that by using consent filters in segments, you will understand the true size and reach of your campaign.
Other articles
🦸🏻♀️👩💻 Tip #1459: How to bypass Dataverse plug-ins and flows in Power Automate actions by George Doubinski
🦸🏻♀️ Tip #1460: Loops and ThisRecord in low-code plug-ins by George Doubinski
🦸🏻♀️ Sending Event Registration QR Code Via SMS in D365 by Megan V. Walker
🦸🏻♀️ Checking Contact Attributes Or Contact Point Consent Records In Realtime Marketing by Megan V. Walker
🦸🏻♀️ Using the new ‘Send a Microsoft Graph HTTP request’ action in Power Automate to send urgent messages in Microsoft Teams by Michel Mendes
🦸🏻♀️ Configure if booking status completes a work order by Dian Taylor
🦸🏻♀️ Power Automate - 4 Steps to Building a Flow by David Wyatt
🦸🏻♀️ Omnichannel for Customer Service – Consult, filter by skills by Neil Parkhurst
🦸🏻♀️ Warehouse Management mobile app in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain by Mónica Andrea Pérez
👩💻 Dataverse – Convert UTC Time to User Timezone in Plugin by Temmy Wahyu Raharjo
🦸🏻♀️ Easy Power Pages Attachments by Angeliki Patsiavou
📺 Videos
🎙️ Podcasts
Dynamics Corner Podcast
🧭 In this conversation, Alfredo Iorio sits in the chair to discuss Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Alfredo shares his experience working with Business Central and offers advice on learning the application. Alfredo also discusses the importance of storytelling and learning in consulting. They highlight the value of creativity, teamwork, and finding the right mentors in the consulting field.
The Cloud Architects Podcast
👩💻 We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Camila Martins from Microsoft to talk about Microsoft's new Security Service Edge (SSE) solution. SSE includes Microsoft Entra Internet Access and Microsoft Entra Private Access. In this episode, we dive deep into these new capabilities that Microsoft is making available to customers and discuss how these can work with technologies like Conditional Access to help secure those 'crusty' critical applications that so many organizations have.
O365Eh! Podcast
🚀 In this episode, we talk with UC Analyst Kevin Kieller about all things AI when it comes to Unified Communications.
📅 Events & Webinars
European Collaboration Summit
(📅 May 14-16, 2024)
With 2,500+ attendees, the European Collaboration Summit is the largest conference in the world focused on Microsoft 365 and Power Platform.
DynamicsMinds
(📅 May 27-29, 2024)
An awesome Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Community Conference. Where brilliant minds meet, mingle & share.
European Power Platform Conference 2024
(📅 June 11-13, 2024)
The 3rd European Power Platform Conference (EPPC) will take place in Brussels, Belgium, June 11-13, 2024 at Square. The European Power Platform Conference brings together the Microsoft Power Platform Community for 3 invaluable days of in-person learning, connections and inspiration.
Baltic Summit 2024
(📅 September 13-14, 2024)
Baltic Summit is a remarkable event organized by the vibrant community of Microsoft enthusiasts, with a special focus on Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft Business Applications.
Microsoft Power Platform Conference 2024
(📅 September 18-20, 2024)
Be inspired by Microsoft senior thought leaders, the product experts, and engineers behind the Power Platform. You’ll also learn from Microsoft MVPs who are dedicated to bridging the gap between humanity and technology. MPPC is the perfect place to connect with folks from around the world who are eager to share their insights and knowledge on how the Power Platform & Dynamics 365 can transform your business.
Nordic Summit 2024
(📅 September 28, 2024)
The Nordic Summit is the biggest and only in-person conference in the Nordics focused exclusively on Microsoft’s Power Platform and Dynamics 365. This year the Nordic Summit is coming to the beautiful capital of Norway… Oslo!
Scottish Summit 2024
(📅 October 18-19, 2024)
Scottish Summit 2024 is coming to you from P&J Live, Aberdeen's state-of-the-art event complex. This is going to be the biggest Scottish Summit to date, spanning 3 days. The Scottish Summit 2024 is gearing up to be the Fall spotlight of the Microsoft community calendar! It will have an exhilarating three days packed with over 100 sessions, workshops, and panel discussions that will leave you briming with knowledge and inspiration.
💙 Out of the Blue
Introducing new Copilot features for Power Fx
🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 In this blog, Warren Bryant introduces a bunch of cool Copilot features for Power Fx. You can now let Copilot explain a Power Fx formula, generate a Power Fx formula from natural language and more! Check out the blog for all the details!
Pipelines for All are now Generally Available (GA)
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 Anthony Sheehi announces that Pipelines for All are now GA! While announcing the GA status of this feature, he also highlights a bunch of new features and upcoming admin controls! Check out the blog for all the details!
Power Pages Maker Copilot is now generally available
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 Meera Mahabala from the Power Pages team announces the general availability of the Power Pages Maker Copilot that enables you to design and build a complete site composed of sitemap, home page, pages, sections, forms, images, theming, and text with natural language instructions.
Next-Level Connectivity Security: Dataverse Plug-ins Embrace Virtual Networks!
👩💻🚀 The GA announcement of VNet support for Dataverse Plugins was posted by Ritesh Pandey this week! VNet support was a big ask from the customers and now, it’s ready for prime-time! There are a bunch of useful scenarios in this blog and a nice video, so make sure to check out what you can do with this feature.
What’s new: Power Apps April 2024 Feature Update
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 In this monthly recap of what’s new in the Power Apps world, Clay Wesener talks about all the new features, Microsoft Learn updates and videos! Make sure to check this out to have a good view on the updates in April 2024!
Announcing General Availability of Customer Managed Keys for new environments in Power Automate
🚀 Sachin Mathur announced that Customer Managed Keys is now GA in Power Automate. This enables customers to customers leverage an encryption key from their own Azure Key Vault, which Microsoft does not have access to. Then, they can configure an enterprise policy with that encryption key and apply it to any new Power Platform environment. Once this policy is applied, all the services that have support for CMK will be protected using customer’s key.
Announcing General Availability of Customer Managed Keys for Power Apps
🚀 Just like the Power Automate team, the Power Apps team also announced that Customer Managed Keys is now GA in Power Apps. Amy Chern gives all the details in the blog!
Introducing Power Pages Site Copilot integration with Omnichannel for Dynamics 365 Customer Service
🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 In this blog by Nagesh Bhat, he introduces a new integration of Power Pages Site Copilot with Omnichannel for Dynamics 365 Customer Service. This enables users to escalate to a live agent when they don’t find the answer they are looking for.
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