Power Platform Weekly - Issue #186
Welcome to Power Platform Weekly!
The Power Platform Community Conference is happening this week, if you are not there to attend, you can follow it in social media with #PPCC24, e.g. on X or LinkedIn.
The Catalog in Power Apps and Power Automate is now General Available, highlighted last week.
New XrmToolBox tool spotted, API Reference Finder from Tihana Jurković. Introduced by Tihana last week. 🛠️
Have a great week and thanks for reading!
📰 Articles
Power Pages and Application Insights
🦸🏻♀️ Ulrikke Akerbæk will show you how to set up telemetry monitoring with Azure Application Insights for Power Pages. When this is implemented you will be able to collect data from the Power Pages website on how it’s being used and performing.
What happens to the consent when an email is changed in Customer Insights?
🦸🏻♀️ Recently, Pauline Kolde came across an interesting topic in a forum discussion - Consent Management in Customer Insights, specifically regarding email change and the associated consent. How do you handle this? Read to find out.
Spotlight on Dynamics 365 Sales Sequences
🦸🏻♀️ This functionality is described as a way to help sellers be "laser focused" and to "act effectively in a timely manner". Qualify leads and nurture opportunities. Sharon Smith shows you how it works and whether it lives up to it.
Other articles
👩💻 New project: Hōjin Bangō Custom APIs (Japanese Corporate Number) by Guido Preite
🦸🏻♀️ New lead qualification experience by Dian Taylor
🦸🏻♀️ Hide system views to tailor your user experience by Jeroen Scheper
🚀 Power Automate - Impact Assessment by David Wyatt
🦸🏻♀️ Dynamics 365 Project timesheet mobile app by Mónica Andrea Pérez
🦸🏻♀️ Power Apps User Defined Functions by Craig White
📺 Videos
🎙️ Podcasts
Awkward Silence Podcast
🧭 Why do so many CRM implementations struggle? Find out in our latest episode of "Awkward Silence." Ed and Ashley uncover the realities of getting users to embrace new systems, share our most challenging experiences, and discuss the strategies that can turn resistance into success. This is a must-listen for anyone involved in CRM or user adoption efforts.
Low-Code Approach Podcast
👩💻 Pipelines in Microsoft Power Platform has had a slew of new features released and we got the best person to tell us all about them! Casey Burke joins the podcast to talk about how Application Lifecycle Management is shaping up in Power Platform, how organizations should apply ALM, and what is the future of ALM.
📅 Events & Webinars
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.
Directions EMEA 2024
(📅 November 6-8, 2024)
Directions EMEA is the "Go To" place where Dynamics partners share the future. It's the preferred global community for collaborating and learning from Microsoft, MVPs, and ISVs.
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!
Ignite 2024
(📅 November 19-22, 2024)
Ignite returns to Chicago! The first edition of Ignite was in Chicago and now the first edition after COVID that’s not in Seattle is there as well! This hybrid event is one of the flagship events from Microsoft and promises to bring the latest updates!
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
Enable reusability and maintain best practices with the catalog in Microsoft Power Platform
🦸🏻♀️👩💻🚀 This blog introduces the general availability of the catalog feature, enabling organizations to effortlessly share and install reusable, customized assets like apps and flows. This feature promises to streamline application development, ensure consistency, and enhance maintainability by utilizing enterprise-level governance and security.
How the Microsoft Power Platform community is using low-code and AI to transform work and lives
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 This blog highlights how low-code and AI are revolutionizing work and personal lives, enabling people from diverse backgrounds to innovate and solve complex challenges without needing extensive coding expertise. The inspiring stories from the community showcase how Power Platform helped them.
Millions of hours saved, 50% faster app development, and 206% ROI achieved with Microsoft Power Apps Premium
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 According to Forrester research, Microsoft Power Apps Premium dramatically accelerates development and boosts productivity, saving users over 1,000,000 hours annually and offering a 206% ROI within three years. Dive into the study to discover how companies are harnessing its low-code platform to achieve extraordinary efficiency and innovation.
Boost efficiency and increase ROI with next-level process automation
🤵🏻🦸🏻♀️🧭👩💻🚀 Automating processes with Microsoft Power Automate not only slashes time and costs but can radically transform business operations, leading to unprecedented efficiency, productivity, and growth. Learn more by reading the Forrester TEI report!
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