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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)
Free Chapter
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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

Technical requirements

To follow what is explained in this chapter, you’ll need the following:

  • 1 GB of Dataverse capacity available to provision a new environment.
  • Access to a Lifecycle Services (LCS) project with at least the capability to deploy a Tier 1 cloud-hosted environment in your Azure subscription. An available slot to deploy a Tier 2+ sandbox environment is also an option.
  • If your tenant doesn’t allow everyone to create a Microsoft Power Platform environment, you need to be assigned the Dynamics 365 Administrator or Power Platform Administrator roles in your Active Directory.
  • The user that does the setup needs to be licensed with either a Dynamics 365 Finance or Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management license.