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Extending Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations Apps with Power Platform

By : Adrià Ariste Santacreu
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Extending Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations Apps with Power Platform

By: Adrià Ariste Santacreu

Overview of this book

Uncover the synergy between Microsoft Power Platform and its integration with Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (F&O) with this essential guide to implementing low-code and no-code concepts to not only extend and enhance F&O but also improve maintainability and speed up development. Systematically exploring Power Platform, this book covers topics such as Dataverse, Power Automate, Power Apps, and Power BI using real-world scenarios in Dynamics 365 F&O to offer practical insights. You’ll then master the integration of F&O and Power Platform using dual-write and virtual tables, and delve into process automation with Power Automate. The book further deepens your proficiency in Power Apps by showing you how they can be used to extend the F&O functionality and incorporate artificial intelligence using AI Builder and its pre-trained AI models ready to use with your data. Throughout, you’ll gain a solid understanding of the diverse components of Power Platform and how they can transform your Dynamics 365 F&O experience. By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to fully harness the immense potential of Power Platform and Dynamics 365 F&O.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Part 1: Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations and Power Platform
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Part 2: Extending Dynamics 365 F&O with Power Platform
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Part 3: Adding AI to Your Flows and Apps
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Part 4: Dataverse and Power Platform ALM

Adding AI Builder image recognition to Power Automate

Now, let’s learn how we can use Power Automate and an image recognition model to update our inventory via email.

Our scenario is as follows: A warehouse worker will send a weekly picture of a box with oranges in an email. This email will be processed using Power Automate, and AI Builder will count how many oranges are in the box and update the inventory amount in Dynamics 365 F&O.

To do this, I trained an object detection model with images of oranges, oranges and pineapples, oranges and bananas, and images that contain no oranges. I want to insist on the quality of the data we use to train our models: our model is only as good as the data we use to create it.

If we just provide images of oranges, the model will identify all round objects as oranges and you could end up with a bad model (see Figure 9.7):

Figure 9.7 – Incorrect identification

Figure 9.7 – Incorrect identification

In Figure 9.7, round fruits are...