Power Platform Weekly - Issue #177
Welcome to Power Platform Weekly!
Last week the Public Preview of Code View in Power Apps Studio was announced.
The newest AI Builder features in Power Automate were highlighted.
May 2024 updates for modern controls and theming were presented.
A new Power Platform Challenge is available, Challenge 029 | Power Query.
Have a great week and thanks for reading!
📰 Articles
Power Pages Lookup to Select
👩💻🛠️ One of the most common questions Oleksandr Olashyn has in his Power Pages projects is regarding the lookup control. Can we change it to a dropdown, add search/autocomplete, or show some additional information? With just a few lines of code this is now possible.
Power Platform AI Hub for HR
🦸🏻♀️ If you haven't started to use AI within Power Platform, this is the ideal blog for you. Ana Inés Urrutia shows how to use the built in models in the context of HR.
Dataverse Filtering Attributes benchmark
👩💻 Temmy Wahyu Raharjo heard lots of dos and don’ts about performance enhancement specifically when creating plugins in Dataverse. One of the pieces of advice is about setting the filtering attributes. Does it matter? He has the answer.
Other articles
🦸🏻♀️ Use Dataverse Elastic Tables in Power Automate Cloud Flows by Linn Zaw Win
🦸🏻♀️ Awesome refreshed look for Model-Driven apps by Jeroen Scheper
🦸🏻♀️ Copilot – Filters by Neil Parkhurst
🦸🏻♀️ Send Session Reminder Email After Check-in In Realtime by Megan V. Walker
🦸🏻♀️ Configurable copilot summaries for D365 Field Service by Dian Taylor
🦸🏻♀️🤵🏻 Tips & Tricks: Ice breakers in Microsoft Dynamics CRM! by Jakob Örneberg
🦸🏻♀️ Hacked by a Power Automate Trojan Virus by David Wyatt
🚀 Top Features x Admins - MS Build by Angeliki Patsiavou
🦸🏻♀️ How to filter Bookable Resources by Project on the Schedule Board by Thomas Dayman
🦸🏻♀️ Get Started with Knowledge Assist in Dynamics 365 Customer Service by Peter Ruiter
🦸🏻♀️ Push the button: Optimizing and segmenting email link clicks in Customer Insights by Pauline Kolde
📺 Videos
🎙️ Podcasts
Power Platform Boost Podcast
🧭 This episode is all about BUILD - where a reoccurring theme was unboxing the black box of AI to gain insight into the steps taken, resources used, and methods applied.
Low-Code Approach Podcast
👩💻 With Build wrapping up, we were able to sync with Rahul Ranjit, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, to chat about how a pro developer approaches low code development and what that means to their skillset and career progression. We cover how low code and pro code tooling work together and where does low code fit in enterprise solution development.
Run-As Radio Podcast
🚀 Richard talks to Christina Wheeler about her efforts to teach folks to use Power Apps to add the functionality they need to Dynamics 365 and elsewhere! Christina talks about her move to Microsoft, shifting from SharePoint to Power Apps, but still essentially doing the same thing - finding customer solutions. The conversation ranges over the power of the Dataverse to provide access to all sorts of data and the emerging role of the Microsoft Copilot Studio to build custom copilots for your organization.
📅 Events & Webinars
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!
Bizz Summit ES 2024
(📅 October 4-5, 2024)
Bizz Summit ES is here! The international reference event on Microsoft Business Solutions in Spain. Happening in Madrid, Spain early October!
Community Summit NA 2024
(📅 October 13-17, 2024)
Community Summit North America is going to San Antonio, TX! From October 13th to 17th, you can learn all about GP / Dynamics 365 / Power Platform & AI.
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.
ESPC 2024
(📅 December 2-5, 2024)
ESPC 2024 is coming to Stockholm, Sweden this year. Learn all about Microsoft 365, Azure and Power Platform at this great 3-day conference with over 100 speakers!
💙 Out of the Blue
Introducing Code View in Power Apps Studio (Public Preview)
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 Marcel Ferreira from the Power Apps Studio team has introduced the public preview of Code View, enabling developers to work with source code in YAML and Power Fx formats. This new feature fosters seamless collaboration and offers greater transparency and flexibility for both citizen and code-first developers, promising even more advancements soon.
New Power Pages site search with generative AI summarization experience
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 The new Power Pages site search with generative AI summarization revolutionizes how users find information by enabling natural language prompts and providing accurate, intent-based results accompanied by precise summaries and citations. Discover how this feature, available from version 9.6.3.41 onwards, enhances your search experience and boosts efficiency, driving you to explore its full capabilities.
New ways of development with copilots and Microsoft Power Platform
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 At Microsoft Build 2024, groundbreaking advancements in Microsoft Power Platform and Copilot empower developers to create highly efficient, automated agents that significantly streamline organizational processes. Discover how these innovations, already revolutionizing companies like Cineplex, can transform your business operations with enhanced AI-driven capabilities.
May 2024 updates for modern controls and theming
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 Yogesh Gupta announced the May 2024 updates that introduce exciting enhancements to modern controls and theming in canvas apps, including new styling options, the ability to add icons to buttons, and the general availability of more controls.
Power BI Report Server May 2024 Feature Summary
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 Nirupama Srinivasan wrote the May 2024 Feature Summary for Power BI Report Server. The blog unveils a wealth of exciting updates including enhanced data connectivity, new visuals, and improved reporting capabilities such as shapefile support in Azure Maps Visual and Copilot-generated linguistic relationships in Q&A. Dive in to explore these new features and see how they can elevate your data visualization and reporting experience.
Delivering Organizational Value with Microsoft Copilot Studio
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 Sarah Critchley wrote a blog about customer stories for Microsoft Copilot Studio highlighting its extensive applications across various industries, from education to financial services and local government. With organizations like Victoria University and Virgin Money reporting significant productivity boosts and customer satisfaction, it's clear that this Conversational AI tool is revolutionizing how we work and interact with technology—making it a must-read for those looking to harness the power of AI in their own fields.
Build custom page layouts in Power Pages design studio
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 Discover the latest updates to Power Pages design studio that offer makers unprecedented control and flexibility to create custom, modern webpage layouts without any coding. Cindy Kwan writes about enhancements from versatile flex containers to advanced styling options and intuitive breadcrumb navigation, these enhancements empower you to design stunning, responsive web pages effortlessly.
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