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Microsoft Dynamics 365 2022 Release Wave 1 Plan

Microsoft released Dynamics 365 2022 Release Wave 1 Plan which has lot of cool features. Do check out below link for more information

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365-release-plan/2022wave1/

Release Plans Available – 25 January, 2022

Early Access Available – 31 January, 2022οΏΌ

General availability – 1st April, 2022

Download pdf version of the release plan using πŸ‘‡ link

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2185105

Product road map as under

https://dynamics.microsoft.com/en-us/roadmap/overview/#releasetimeline%20and

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Introducing the ALM Accelerator for Power Platform

Microsoft introduced ALM Accelerator for Power Platform which includes a canvas app that sits on top of Azure DevOps Pipelines and Git source control. The app provides a simplified interface for makers to regularly export the components in their Power Platform Solutions to source control and create deployment requests to have their work reviewed before deploying to target environments.

Please refer below link for more information:

To know more about COE starter kit pls refer below link –

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/guidance/coe/starter-kit

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Summary of Ignite 2021 Updates related to Dynamics 365 & Power Platform

1. Consumption-Based Power Apps Licensing (Pay-as-you-go for PowerApps). Pls refer πŸ‘‡ link for more information

https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/low-code-with-low-risk-announcing-pay-as-you-go-for-power-apps-public-preview/

2. Creating standalone Power Apps for iOS and Android (Create Mobile Apps with Power Apps). Pls refer πŸ‘‡ link for more information.

https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/create-mobile-apps-with-power-apps-preview/

3. Access Dataverse Connector (Power Apps + Microsoft Access). Pls refer πŸ‘‡ link for more information.

https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-power-apps-microsoft-access-security-mobility-new-experiences/

4. Dynamics 365 Customer Service Voice Channel (Introducing data driven, AI infused Voice Channel for D365 Customer Service). Pls refer πŸ‘‡ link for more information.

https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2021/11/02/introducing-voice-channel-for-dynamics-365-customer-service/

5. Increased Power Platform API Limits. Pls refer πŸ‘‡ link for more information.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/api-request-limits-allocations

6. Free AI Builder Credits for Power Apps per User and Per App plans. Pls refer πŸ‘‡ link for more information.

7. Modernised Dataverse Business Units (Business units’ data access can now support matrix data access structure). Pls refer πŸ‘‡ link for more information.

https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-public-preview-for-modernize-business-units/

8. Context IQ (It is an AI experience, primary function is to predict, search and suggest information that people need when they need it). Pls refer πŸ‘‡ link for more information.

https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2021/11/02/meet-context-iq-a-new-way-to-collaborate-in-a-hyperconnected-business/

9. Open-source Power Fx. Pls refer πŸ‘‡ link for more information.

https://github.com/microsoft/power-fx

10. Co-presence on rows. Pls refer πŸ‘‡ link for more information.

11. Microsoft Mesh for Microsoft Teams. Pls refer πŸ‘‡ link for more information.

https://news.microsoft.com/innovation-stories/mesh-for-microsoft-teams/

12. Microsoft Loop (This is a new application for enhancing hybrid work collaborating O365 tools e.g. OneNote, teams, outlook in shared space ). Pls refer πŸ‘‡ link for more information.

https://myignite.microsoft.com/sessions/4c7e0a4c-96ad-4f27-aa61-087ee16a7683

13. ALM – what’s coming? Pls refer πŸ‘‡ link for more information.

https://myignite.microsoft.com/sessions/28c80311-671b-449a-b971-7eedef1028e3

14. New Insights in Process Advisor. Pls refer πŸ‘‡ link for more information.

https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/discover-new-insights-with-process-mining-in-process-advisor/?wt.mc_id=dx-mvp-5003606

Happy Learning !

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Channel integration Framework for Dynamics 365 CE

Business need to communicate with the customers over different CTI providers. May be they have Pre-existing licenses, commercials or for any other reason D365 need to be integrated to third party CTI service provider e.g. Genesys, Cisco etc.

To achieve this requirement Microsoft exposed Channel Integration Framework which has currently 2 versions. Having version 1.0 and 2.0 . Where V2.0 is good to leverage omnichannel feature. please refer below link for more information.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/customer-service/channel-integration-framework/channel-integration-framework

Please refer below link for the video guidance how to configure Channel Integration Framework(CIF) for Genesys & Cisco.

https://youtu.be/1J-Q3n_bZ_I