Power Platform Weekly - Issue #268
Welcome to Power Platform Weekly!
Last week the Power Platform June feature update was presented, the latest Dataverse MCP updates were highlighted, and we also learned more about the data science behind Copilot Studio agent evaluations.
Save the date: Megan V. Walker and Amey Holden will talk through the June 2026 release for Customer Insights - Journeys and answer your questions in a webinar. See the announcement for more details.
Have a great week and thanks for reading!
📰 Articles
Create a Customer Insights Journeys Overview Page for Contacts
🦸🏻♀️ Megan V. Walker built a Contact Journey Overview custom page that provides a complete view of a contact’s participation in Customer Insights – Journeys.
Customise Double Opt-In Confirmation Email {{OptedInPurposeTopic}} - Customer Insights - Journeys
🦸🏻♀️ Amey Holden fixes the double opt-in implementation. Double opt-in allows you to send a single email where the subscriber they can confirm all of their subscriptions by clicking a confirmation button.
Dataverse MCP Server: The 15 Tools That Make Power Platform Agent-Ready
🦸🏻♀️ Dataverse MCP server is a concrete set of fifteen named tools that any MCP-compatible agent can call against a live Dataverse environment. Zsolt Zombik shows how we should use it.
Other articles
🦸🏻♀️ Stairway to Dataverse Heaven - Governance & Business Skills by Angeliki Patsiavou
🦸🏻♀️ How Copilot Cowork, Dynamics 365 Sales plugin and a custom skill run a sales pipeline by Hamish Sheild
🦸🏻♀️ Editing The Theme & Styling A Power Pages Site by Megan V. Walker
🦸🏻♀️ Create A Segment Using Custom Event Registration Questions in Customer Insights Journeys by Megan V. Walker
🦸🏻♀️ Why Customer Insights Data? By Gustaf Westerlund
🦸🏻♀️ D365 Quality Evaluation Agent: Step-by-step configuration guide by Dian Taylor
🦸🏻♀️ AI Agent Johan his first prediction: Netherlands vs. Japan by Jeroen Scheper
📺 Videos
🎙️ Podcasts
Ctrl+Alt+Azure Podcast
🚀 In this week's episode, we look at recent Microsoft Tech updates. By popular request, we're expanding our scope beyond Azure to include Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and related Microsoft platforms and capabilities. What's new? What's interesting? What's retiring?
Unresolved Dependencies Podcast
🦸🏻♀️ Two weeks in a row, and Joe and Sebastian find themselves in-person once again. This time, in the very charming and beautiful Portorož 🇸🇮 and DynamicsMinds 2026. But can such an amazing conference finally be the catalyst to resolve their dependencies? This time, discussions will range from the latest AI-infused Microsoft exams, through to odd quirks when using MCP and Skills with Dataverse, and what the German word is for UFO (spoiler alert: don’t get your hopes up) 🛸
The Worklab Podcast
🧭 What does it take to move the needle with AI? Top AI voice Allie K. Miller joins WorkLab to share why some of the biggest advances aren’t coming from the usual places—or people. She explains how organizations can unlock new value by giving unconventional thinkers room to experiment, why speed and iteration matter more than perfection, and how leaders can turn edge ideas into real business impact. Plus: how agentic workflows, voice interfaces, and cross-disciplinary teams are reshaping the future of work.
📅 Events & Webinars
European Power Platform Conference
(📅 June 29-July 2, 2026)
The European Power Platform Conference 2026 in Copenhagen serves as a meeting point for the Power Platform community to learn, connect, and share real-world experiences. Through expert-led sessions and customer stories, attendees will explore how to build impactful solutions with Microsoft Power Platform and Copilot in a strong, collaborative community setting.
HELish Summit
(📅 September 17, 2026)
HELish Summit is a Microsoft technology focused conference offering ideas, insights, cases and lessons learned for every IT enthusiast. Whether you’re a consultant or working in internal IT, communications or other technology role - there is something special for you!
Nordic Summit
(📅 September 21-22, 2026)
Nordic Summit 2026 takes place at LEGOLAND Hotel and Conference in Billund, Denmark, with a strong focus on connecting the Nordic Microsoft community around Power Platform and Dynamics 365. As the largest in-person event in the Nordics for these technologies, it offers focused sessions, community connection, and practical insights for makers, consultants, and architects.
Directions for Enterprise
(📅 September 23-25, 2026)
Directions for Enterprise 2026 is a focal point for the global Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management partner ecosystem in Copenhagen, with focused strategic and technical content. Across three days, partners connect with Microsoft, SIs, ISVs, and industry leaders to explore Agentic ERP, real-world AI, and practical approaches for enterprise solution delivery.
Scottish Summit
(📅 October 2-3, 2026)
Scottish Summit 2026 heads to Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh for two days centered on AI, Copilot, and practical learning across Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Microsoft 365, and Azure. Attendees connect with experts, MVPs, and peers through sessions and workshops designed to share real-world approaches and community-driven innovation.
Community Summit North America
(📅 October 11-15, 2026)
Community Summit North America 2026 gives the Microsoft AI and Business Applications community five days in Nashville for learning, training, and connection. With hundreds of sessions, academy workshops, and a broad partner ecosystem, attendees gain practical guidance across Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Microsoft 365, and Copilot.
Directions EMEA
(📅 October 27-29, 2026)
Directions EMEA 2026 hosts the Dynamics 365 Business Central community in Paris for three days of technical sessions, strategy, and ecosystem networking. Resellers, ISVs, Microsoft representatives, MVPs, developers, and consultants explore the latest innovations and practical approaches shaping Business Central across EMEA.
Power Platform Community Conference
(📅 October 27-29, 2026)
Power Platform Community Conference 2026 welcomes the global maker and solution builder community to Las Vegas for three days of practical learning and collaboration around AI apps and agents. Attendees explore sessions, workshops, and certifications across Copilot, Copilot Studio, and the full Microsoft Power Platform to build end-to-end solutions they can apply right away.
💙 Out of the Blue
Dataverse MCP Server: Understanding the New Tool Shape
👩💻🚀🦸🏻♀️ Kent Weare explains how the Dataverse MCP server exposes clearer tool boundaries for agents working with business data. The update highlights better metadata inspection, record queries, and structured data access for agent workflows.
AI-Powered Power BI reporting: From design to deployment with agent skills (Preview)
👩💻🚀🦸🏻♀️ Harleen Kaur shows how AI-powered Power BI reporting skills let agents move from design to deployment with natural language and PBIR authoring. The preview brings report authoring, screenshots, and iterative refinement into one workflow.
Announcing Low-latency sync for Dataverse to Fabric in GA
👩💻🚀 Anirudha Bakore announces that low-latency sync for Dataverse to Fabric is now generally available. The update improves data freshness for Dynamics 365 and finance and operations workloads in Fabric.
What’s new in Power Platform: June 2026 feature update
👩💻🚀🧭 Tiffany Treacy summarizes the June 2026 feature update across Copilot, governance, and application experiences. Readers get a concise view of what shipped and how the latest capabilities fit into daily platform work.
Bulk Deletion in Microsoft Dataverse: New capabilities for data lifecycle management
👩💻🚀🧭 Ritu Joshi explains how bulk deletion expands data lifecycle management in Dataverse with improved control and operational efficiency. The update gives admins and developers stronger options for retention and cleanup at scale.
Power BI June 2026 Feature Summary
👩💻🚀🧭 Katie Murray summarizes the June 2026 Power BI updates across Copilot, reporting, and AI-powered experiences. Readers get a concise view of what changed and how the release reduces repetitive analytics work.
Who evaluates the evaluators? The data science behind agent evals
👩💻🚀🧭 Dikla Dotan-Cohen explains how Copilot Studio evaluates agent quality at scale through data science and measurement. The post shows how teams can improve reliability and consistency in agent performance.
The Admin Control That Closes the Door Before “Hello”
🚀👩💻🧭 Adi Leibowitz explains how a new Power Platform admin control governs how users authenticate to Copilot Studio agents. The post shows how to close authentication paths before a session starts and strengthen governance.
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