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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

Components of Power Platform

We’ve already learned about Dataverse, the platform on which Power Platform is built, and now we’ll delve into its different components.

Power Apps

Power Apps is probably the most known of Power Platform’s products. It is a low-code platform used to create custom applications that can be run on a phone or a tablet thanks to the Power Apps app (see Figure 1.4), or a computer using a browser:

Figure 1.4 – iOS Power Apps player

Figure 1.4 – iOS Power Apps player

Thanks to the Power Apps editor we can quickly, and without any programming knowledge, create a canvas app. Thanks to its intuitive UI (see Figure 1.5), you can drag and drop the controls you need to the app and customize its design to fit your requirements:

Figure 1.5 – Power Apps editor

Figure 1.5 – Power Apps editor

You can see this editor is a bit similar to what we have in Visual Studio for F&O. On the left, you can find a toolbox with the different controls...