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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

Model-driven and canvas apps

Power Apps is Microsoft’s low-code platform that enables us to build custom apps on top of Dataverse. Power Apps also has the same connector concept as Power Automate, and thanks to the connectors, we can use data and services not only from Microsoft but also from other vendors.

Maybe when we talk about apps, the first thing that comes to our minds is mobile apps, the ones you have on your phone. And, while it’s true that you can create mobile applications using Power Apps, you can also create other formats to play the apps on a tablet or even in a full-screen web browser.

Power Apps in a browser is not Power Pages!

In the past, when Power Pages was released as Power Apps Portals, a portal was a different type of Power App. Full-screen Power Apps is not to be confused with Power Pages; it’s just Power Apps being displayed on a browser.

Remember, Power Apps is used to build custom applications, and Power Pages is used to...