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Automate Power Platform Environment Creation & Solution Imports with GitHub Actions (Federated Auth Setup)
Automate Power Platform Environment Creation & Solution Imports with GitHub Actions (Federated Auth Setup) Automating your CI/CD pipeline for Power Platform solutions streamlines development and reduces manual tasks. Integrating GitHub Actions with federated authentication provides secure and scalable access for creating environments, importing solutions, and even cleaning up temporary environments. This post guides you through automating these tasks with a federated authentication setup. Introduction This guide details how to automate Power Platform environment creation and solution import using GitHub ...
We are deprecating earlier versions of Visual Studio for Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations development
Abstract Microsoft will no longer be shipping or supporting the Visual Studio extensions supporting development work against Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, and for the Power Platform tools, for Visual Studio versions other than Visual Studio 2022. What will change? We have supported older versions of Visual Studio for our extension that includes the project system, the X++ compiler, and so on for a long time, but we have made the decision to not support those earlier versions in the future. We will no longer ship the VSIX files for those versions, and you will not find those versions installe...
Create scripts with Power Platform CLI
The Power Platform CLI is a great tool to use when you are working with the Power Platform. You can create Power Apps Component Framework (PCF) components with it, you can do tons of administrative actions, and much more! You can run these one by one in the console when you're developing a Power Platform solution, but sometimes, you want to use multiple commands together. In this blog, I will show you how you can create scripts with Power Platform CLI. Imagine the following: I am an administrator who wants to create environments for developers. I will enable the use of PCF Controls in Canvas Apps, which is an en...
Announcing a new Learn module: Create a copilot to help promote your podcast
Microsoft Learn has always been a way to learn new skills and concepts and discover the power of Microsoft products with step-by-step guidance. Recently, there has been an increase of learn paths and modules that throw you further into the deep end allowing you to develop new skills by building an end-to-end solution or project. This is where our new module Create a copilot to help promote your podcast comes in! Through 10 units, you'll be taken on a journey exploring the integration of the Power Platform with advanced AI models to create a dynamic application inspired by Kevin Scott’s Microsoft Build 2023 demo....
Announcing a new Learn module: Use service principal authentication in custom connectors
Connectors are one of the superpowers of the Microsoft Power Platform. They link the Power Platform to a vast array of external services and applications. Over 1200 connectors are available now out of the box. But - what if the API you want to connect to doesn't have an out of the box connector? Or the existing connector doesn't do what you need? Or your company has custom APIs that they want to use with the Power Platform? APIs change all the time and that means connectors might not have the newest features. With custom connectors, you can create your own connector that connects to an API. You have control over...
The Unified Development Environment is GA!
Overview We are proud to announce that the Unified Developer Experience for Finance and Operations apps (colloquially known as UDE) is now generally available for all customers. As you may know, UDE is both the next step in the app development experience for Finance and Operations, and a powerful enabler for leveraging the value provided by Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. Many of the features provided by both Microsoft Dataverse and Finance and Operations are now seamlessly managed in a single sign-on experience that will replace the current LCS experience. Even if you are doing development of fi...
Announcing the Podcast Copilot with Azure OpenAI Service, .NET, and Power Platform Workshop
Unlocking Value with the Power Platform For years now, the Power Platform has been a low code tool that unlocks value across your business by accelerating application & automation development to meet business demand faster. Whether you’re a professional developer, an IT admin, business analyst, or a non-technical employee, low code empowers you to create solutions in a fast, secure, and compliant fashion. Now with the rise of AI, organizations are moving quickly to embrace AI in order to usher in a new wave of growth and value creation. Introducing the Podcast Copilot with Azure OpenAI Service, .NET, and Po...
Create multilingual copilots with the Power Platform CLI and Microsoft Copilot Studio
A while ago, it became possible to create multilingual copilots in Microsoft Copilot Studio. It's easy to enable the setting and have multiple languages in your copilot, but do you know how to translate your copilot into a different language? In this blog, I will show you how it can be done! This blog is part of a multi-part series on the Power Platform CLI. The following blogs appeared in this series: 🤖 Create a copilot First things first: let's create a copilot by using the creation dialog. In this case, I'm using the conversational boosting capabilities, but this is not necessa...
Unlock Retail Productivity with Power Platform and Dataverse
This year at the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Big Show we will highlight how Power Platform can help unlock productivity and improve customer experiences in your retail shopping experiences. Store associates can face many challenges, including dealing with backorders and stockouts on items. Often, this is caused by data being scattered across multiple enterprise systems and data sources. It is nearly impossible to identify and mitigate risks with these challenges. Using Microsoft Dataverse and Power Platform to unify data, you can equip store associates with solutions that enable them to be knowledgeable in...