Power Platform Weekly - Issue #182
Welcome to Power Platform Weekly!
Last week the Public Preview of Power Platform Managed Identity support for Dataverse Plug-ins was announced.
Have you seen the new Learn modules? Create a copilot to help promote your podcast and Use service principal authentication in custom connectors as well as Extend Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 with Copilot Studio.
Also see the new post at DevBlogs, How to use the --json parameter so that you can use outputs from Power Platform CLI commands in scripts.
In case you missed it - there is now a date, 30th of June 2025, for when outbound marketing will be deprecated.
New newsletter spotted! For all Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management enthusiasts, New D365 features spotlight by Andrea Pinto.
Have a great week and thanks for reading!
📰 Articles
How to securely sign in to an application in Power Automate Desktop with the password stored in Azure Key Vault?
🦸🏻♀️ In UI automation, it is a standard process to sign in to an application (desktop or web) to process data in Power Automate Desktop flows. Azure Key Vault is the safest place to securely store the application password. Manish Solanki shows you how.
Power Pages: Onboarding external identity users
🦸🏻♀️ Using local authentication in Power Pages is not recommended. There are a number of available alternate or external providers available. Once you’ve configured your external provider, how do you onboard your users to your Power Pages site? Nick Doleman has the answer.
“Hidden” SharePoint Flows (and more) on Power Platform. Do we clean it?
🦸🏻♀️ Olena Gischenko began cleaning up older flows. Some people would email her asking, ‘What is this? I don’t know what you’re talking about.’ One of those emails inspired her to dig deeper, and share her findings with you.
Other articles
🦸🏻♀️ The final death of Outbound by Malin Martnes
👩💻 Power Pages: Calendar Click Event by Nicholas Hayduk
🦸🏻♀️ Use AI suggestions for formula columns by Jeroen Scheper
🦸🏻♀️ Track Site Visits with Clarity and GA4 via Google Tag Manager by Megan Walker
🦸🏻♀️ 5 Surprising Power Automate Select Action Tricks by Matthew Devaney
🦸🏻♀️ Recycle Bin in Dynamics 365 CRM by Priyesh Wagh
🦸🏻♀️ Low-code & Pro-code working together: Hierarchical view in Canvas App by Wilmer Alcivar
🚀 Setting Up a Enterprise Ready Power Platform by David Wyatt
🦸🏻♀️ Omnichannel for Customer Service – The Importance of Wrap up by Neil Parkhurst
🧭 Microsoft: Trying to Out-Tech Too Early or Right on Time? by Thomas Sandsør
👩💻 Power Platform Pipelines: Deploy Solution using specified Service Principal – Part 2 by Temmy Wahyu Raharjo
🦸🏻♀️ Hide Sensitive Information In Power Automate Flows by Craig White
📺 Videos
🎙️ Podcasts
Cloud Architects Podcast
In this episode, we welcome back a couple of our old friends Stephen Rose and Darrell Webster to talk about Copilot and AI - how useful or useless these technologies are and what it takes to get it to work as advertised. Our guests share great insight on what is needed to make the most of AI and why so many organizations struggle soon after going all in. We each talk about our favorite Copilot and how it has changed how we work - and Warren has a conversation with ChatGPT about living on the moon.
The Low-Code Approach Podcast
In this episode, Derek Kwan joins us as we dive deep into the innovative catalog feature in Power Platform. Join us as we explore how this powerful tool is revolutionizing the way organizations manage and distribute approved artifacts such as apps, flows, and bots. We'll discuss how the catalog enables makers to access reusable components right when they need them, speeding up development cycles and enhancing productivity.
BIFocal Podcast
This is episode 281 recorded on August 9th, 2024 where John & Jason talk to Charles Webb, Principal PM Manager for Data Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric, about Fabric, Data Warehouse, his history with Power BI & Dataflows, AI, college sports & business, his work in philanthropy and much more.
📅 Events & Webinars
CollabDays Hamburg
(📅 August 31, 2024)
CollabDays Hamburg 2024 is a premier community-led event bringing together global professionals and enthusiasts to explore the latest in Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Power Platform, and collaboration technologies.
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.
Low Code No Code Microsoft Power Platform Conference 2024
(📅 November 9, 2024)
Don’t miss this 24-hour event in November - there are keynotes, live demos, workshops and more! This conference is aimed at developers, IT pros, business analysts, citizen developers, CTOs, and technology leaders. There is content for everyone!
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
Announcing public preview of Power Platform Managed Identity support for Dataverse Plug-ins
👩💻🚀 Power Platform now supports Managed Identity for Dataverse plug-ins, enabling secure and credential-free connectivity to Azure resources for enhanced security and control. This public preview simplifies credential management and ensures seamless, secure access for Independent Software Vendor (ISV) plug-ins within their specific environments.
Announcing public preview of expanded Single Sign-On authentication options for SAP Connectors
👩💻🚀 Microsoft has unveiled enhanced Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication options for SAP ERP and SAP OData Connectors, now in public preview, offering seamless integration and robust security through Microsoft Entra ID and certificate-based methods. Explore these advancements to simplify user access while maintaining strict compliance, and leverage the benefits of low-code development across the SAP and Microsoft ecosystems.
Create scripts with Power Platform CLI
🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 Learn about the --json parameter in this blog. It enables you to transform the output of the command to JSON so that you can use it in a script. This parameter is only used in a limited number of commands, so make sure to check out the blog for more information.
Announcing: Admin monitoring workspace is now available in US government cloud tenants (GCC, GCC High, DoD)
🚀 The newly launched Admin Monitoring Workspace for US Government Cloud tenants (GCC, GCC High, DoD) provides pre-built Power BI reports and semantic models, allowing seamless tracking of tenant-level inventory and audit activities. Discover how these advanced features can enhance your administrative decision-making with the latest insights and updates, making it a must-read for tenant admins.
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