Working with Power Automate Solutions: What is a Solution Publisher?
This article is part of the Working with Power Automate Solutions series and of the larger Working with Power Automate series I am writing on my experiences working with the Power Automate, which is part of the Power Platform from Microsoft. I also have a related series of articles on Power Automate with Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC. Every solution requires a publisher; if you don’t create one,… Continue Reading Ian...
Working with Power Automate Solutions: What Types of Solution Are There?
This article is part of the Working with Power Automate Solutions series and of the larger Working with Power Automate series I am writing on my experiences working with the Power Automate, which is part of the Power Platform from Microsoft. I also have a related series of articles on Power Automate with Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC. As I briefly mentioned in the last post, where I introduced… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
Working with Power Automate: What Are Solutions?
This article is part of the Working with Power Automate series I am writing on my experiences working with the Power Automate, which is part of the Power Platform from Microsoft. I also have a related series of articles on Power Automate with Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC. A solution is how you can implement ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) with Power Automate. A simple way of viewing a… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
Working with Power Automate Solutions: Series Index
As I have a number of articles to write on Power Automate solutions, I’ve decided to break these out into a sub-series of the main Working with Power Automate series; they will appear as posts within both series in the order written, so you can easily access and read them from within either. The series index, below, will automatically update if you’re reading the original article on azurecurve… Continue Reading Ian...
Ocean Dynamics Rebrands to MADIC dynamics
In September of 2023, I started a new job with Ocean Dynamics as a Functional Consultant, working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. A few years ago, the French owned MADIC Group bought Ocean Dynamics and, late last year, decided to rebrand the company from Ocean Dynamics to MADIC dynamics, in order to align with the general branding of all companies in the group. Nothing has… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
Working with Power Automate: Power Automate with Business Central
This article is part of the Working with Power Automate series I am writing on my experiences working with the Power Automate, which is part of the Power Platform from Microsoft. I also have a related series of articles on Power Automate with Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC. Most of my work is with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business central, which means most of my work with Power Automate is going to… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
Working with Power Automate: What Type of Cloud Flows Are Available?
This article is part of the Working with Power Automate series I am writing on my experiences working with the Power Automate, which is part of the Power Platform from Microsoft. I also have a related series of articles on Power Automate with Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC. In the previous article of this series, I wrote that there were three types of flow available with Power Automate, and it was… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
Working with Power Automate: What Type of Flow Are Available?
This article is part of the Working with Power Automate series I am writing on my experiences working with the Power Automate, which is part of the Power Platform from Microsoft. I also have a related series of articles on Power Automate with Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC. Power Automate is a service that can help you automate repetitive tasks to bring efficiencies to any organization; there are… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
Working with Power Automate: What is Power Automate?
This article is part of the Working with Power Automate series I am writing on my experiences working with the Power Automate, which is part of the Power Platform from Microsoft. I also have a related series of articles on Power Automate with Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC. Microsoft Power Automate is a cloud-based service which allows users to automate repetitive tasks and streamline business… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
Working with Power Automate: Series Index
I recently wrote a few articles on Power Automate as part of my In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Power Automate), how do I… series. Since then I have started doing some work with Power Automate creating approval flows, as well as some other flow types along side Business Central. I’ve decided I’m going to write about some of what I am doing, but decided to split this out as a… Continue Reading Ian...
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Power Automate), how do I… Know What Flow Templates Are Available from Microsoft
This post is part of the In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Power Automate), how do I… series and of the wider In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, how do I… series which I am posting as I familiarise myself with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Microsoft provides some automated flow templates which you can use as a starting point for your own flows. The templates… Continue Reading Ian...
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Power Automate), how do I… Know What Triggers Are Available with Power Automate
This post is part of the In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Power Automate), how do I… series and of the wider In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, how do I… series which I am posting as I familiarise myself with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. There are several types of trigger which you can use in Power Automate with Business Central; in some cases there are v2 and… Continue Reading Ian...
2023, A Year in Numbers
I often write a lot of articles, with 2023 being very much a record year. Hopefully poeple find the articles I write useful, ad based on some comments I get they do which is very good to hear. I’m always interested in the breakdown of areas I write about and regard some areas as my main ones; I am a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central functional consultant, so that is naturally my main… Continue Reading Ian...
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Power Automate), how do I… Know What Actions Are Available with Power Automate
This post is part of the In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Power Automate), how do I… series and of the wider In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, how do I… series which I am posting as I familiarise myself with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. There are several types of action which you can take using Power Automate with Business Central. An action in Power Automate… Continue Reading Ian...
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Power Automate), how do I… Know What Types of Flows Are Available
This post is part of the In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Power Automate), how do I… series and of the wider In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, how do I… series which I am posting as I familiarise myself with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. There are three types of flow available for Power Apps with Business Central: Flow Type Description Automated This… Continue Reading Ian...
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Power Automate), how do I… Understand For What Power Automate can be Used
This post is part of the In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Power Automate), how do I… series and of the wider In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, how do I… series which I am posting as I familiarise myself with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. I’ve recently been involved with some discussions about approval workflows in Business Central, which were somewhat more… Continue Reading Ian...
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Power Automate), how do I… Series Index
I have recently started working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and have decided to blog about it as I learn; I’ve started a In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, how do I… series which will include everything, but have also decided to break that down into a set of smaller series on specific areas of Dynamics BC. This is the series index for the Power Automate related posts… Continue Reading Ian...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Edit Variable Values During Debugging
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 9th of the new functionality in the Desktop Flows section is edit variable values during debugging. Debugging will become more powerful and flexible as users will be able to change at-will the… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Connect Your Own Virtual Network with Hosted Machine Group
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 8th of the new functionality in the Desktop Flows section is connect your own virtual network with hosted machine group. Users can run desktop flows using a hosted machine group connected to their… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to everyone in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and ClassicPress communities; I look forward to working with you all again next year. Image by Markéta Klimešová from Pixabay I thought I’d also leave you with a Christmas song too; Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer from Fiddler’s Green: Read original post Merry Christmas! at azurecurve|Ramblings of an IT… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Support Scalar Type Variables when Invoking from Protocol Handler in Power Automate for Desktop
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 7th of the new functionality in the Desktop Flows section is support scalar type variables when invoking from protocol handler in Power Automate for desktop. Enable makers to trigger desktop flows… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Inventory and Warehouse Management), how do I… Prevent Negative Stock Levels
This post is part of the In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Inventory and Warehouse Management), how do I… series and of the wider In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, how do I… series which I am posting as I familiarise myself with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. The default for processing inventory in Business Central is that stock levels can go negative. For some… Continue Reading Ian...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Use SAP-dedicated Actions in Desktop Flows
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 6th of the new functionality in the Desktop Flows section is use SAP-dedicated actions in desktop flows. SAP UI elements tend to have dynamic properties, making UI automation difficult to achieve…. Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Inspect a UI Element
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 5th of the new functionality in the Desktop Flows section is inspect a UI element. With this new component, you can view the details of all UI elements available on the screen and create better… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Power Automate for Desktop Displays Dynamic Messages in the Home Screen
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 4th of the new functionality in the Desktop Flows section is Power Automate for desktop displays dynamic messages in the home screen. You’re informed of valuable information regarding Power… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Inventory and Warehouse Management), how do I… Use the Pick Worksheet for Warehouse Picks
This post is part of the In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Inventory and Warehouse Management), how do I… series and of the wider In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, how do I… series which I am posting as I familiarise myself with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. In a previous article, I covered picking and shipping a sales order using the advanced warehouse… Continue Reading Ian...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: UI Automation – Simulate Actions
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 3rd of the new functionality in the Desktop Flows section is UI automation – Simulate actions. Users may use the machine that the automation is being executed in attended mode as UI automation… Continue Reading Ian...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Modify Desktop Flows Using Natural Language with Copilot
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 2nd of the new functionality in the Desktop Flows section is modify desktop flows using natural language with Copilot. The Copilot feature in Power Automate for desktop will greatly benefit makers… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Create Desktop Flows Using Natural Language with Copilot
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 1st of the new functionality in the Desktop Flows section is create desktop flows using natural language with Copilot. Introducing Copilot in Power Automate for desktop – the new natural language… Continue Reading Ian...
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Inventory and Warehouse Management), how do I… Post Pick From a Warehouse Pick Document and Post Shipment From a Warehouse Shipment Document
This post is part of the In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Inventory and Warehouse Management), how do I… series and of the wider In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, how do I… series which I am posting as I familiarise myself with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. It is not possible to create a warehouse pick document by itself; warehouse picks can only be created from… Continue Reading Ian...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Use Power Automate Cloud Flows Designer with Copilot
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 1st of the new functionality in the Copilot for Power Automate section is use Power Automate cloud flows designer with Copilot. Easily get started building new cloud flows by describing them in… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Inventory and Warehouse Management), how do I… Configure Warehouse Picks and Shipments in Advanced Warehousing
This post is part of the In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Inventory and Warehouse Management), how do I… series and of the wider In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, how do I… series which I am posting as I familiarise myself with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. The first level of the advanced warehousing functionality, is to require both a warehouse pick and a… Continue Reading Ian...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Run a Cloud Flow for More Than 30 Days per Invocation
This post is part of the series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 11th of the new functionality in the Cloud Flows section is run a cloud flow for more than 30 days per invocation. This feature enables you to have longer running automations that execute longer than 30 days with simplified design time… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s Article...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Manage Abandoned Cloud Flows
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 12th of the new functionality in the Cloud Flows section is manage abandoned cloud flows. This feature gives admins more visibility and lower risk through active management of their automation… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Use Your Own Encryption Key for Encrypting Data at-rest for Existing Environments
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 10th of the new functionality in the Cloud Flows section is use your own encryption key for encrypting data at-rest for existing environments. This capability allows you to meet your data and… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Inventory and Warehouse Management), how do I… Understand Warehouse Picks and Shipments in Advanced Warehousing
This post is part of the In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Inventory and Warehouse Management), how do I… series and of the wider In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, how do I… series which I am posting as I familiarise myself with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. We’ve so far taken a look at inventory picks and required shipments being processed separately. The next… Continue Reading...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Use Copilot with French language
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 8th of the new functionality in the Cloud Flows section is use Copilot with French language. Makers in French speaking countries like France and Canada can use their own native language to interact… Continue Reading Ian...
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Table Reference Website Updated to Include Pages
I have been building a azurecurve | Dynamics 365 BC Table Reference website which I started a while ago. After recently updating it to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2, I’ve done some further work by adding pages to it as well. You can browse the pages or use the search facility to find a page based on the page number, page name or controls on a page. There are short URLs… Continue Reading Ian...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Channel Entry Point for Teams Workflows
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 9th of the new functionality in the Cloud Flows section is channel entry point for Teams workflows. Enable users to seamlessly create flows from within Microsoft Teams. Enabled for: Admins, makers,… Continue Reading Ian...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Manage Unpublished Solution-aware Cloud Flows Using Admin APIs
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 7th of the new functionality in the Cloud Flows section is manage unpublished solution-aware cloud flows using admin APIs. Power Automate admin APIs now have full support for solution cloud flows…. Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Inventory and Warehouse Management), how do I… Post Shipment From a Warehouse Shipment Document
This post is part of the In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Inventory and Warehouse Management), how do I… series and of the wider In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, how do I… series which I am posting as I familiarise myself with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. With a location enabled for requiring receive, we can now the shipment of goods from the warehouse. There… Continue Reading Ian...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Use Versioning for Solution Cloud Flows
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 6th of the new functionality in the Cloud Flows section is use versioning for solution cloud flows. Currently, you don’t have versioning for solution cloud flows, so you lack the ability to revert… Continue Reading Ian...
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Inventory and Warehouse Management), how do I… Configure Warehouse Shipments
This post is part of the In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Inventory and Warehouse Management), how do I… series and of the wider In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, how do I… series which I am posting as I familiarise myself with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. In the last article, I covered SHIPPING items on a PO without a specific receipt requirement; this would… Continue Reading Ian...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Make Changes in Draft Mode for Solution Cloud Flows
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 5th of the new functionality in the Cloud Flows section is make changes in draft mode for solution cloud flows. Users have told us that they’re unable to begin creating or editing a flow until they… Continue Reading Ian...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Use the New Cloud Flows Designer with Copilot
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 4th of the new functionality in the Cloud Flows section is use the new cloud flows designer with Copilot. With the cloud flows designer with Copilot, Power Automate cloud flow makers are able to… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Use OAuth Support for HTTP Request Triggers
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 3rd of the new functionality in the Cloud Flows section is use OAuth support for HTTP request triggers. Makers can use enhanced security measures for HTTP request triggers. For example, makers can… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
Is Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central SaaS Ready for Large Systems?
Even before I moved to working only with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, a common question from clients and prospects about it, was how scalable the cloud version is and what performance was going to be like. This is a fairly difficult question to answer as there are a lot of things which can impact the performance of SaaS products, including your general Internet connectivity… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Store Cloud Flow Execution History in Microsoft Dataverse
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 2nd of the new functionality in the Cloud Flows section is store cloud flow execution history in Microsoft Dataverse. You can use your Dataverse instances to build custom, longer-term reports based… Continue Reading Ian...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Monitor Performance for Cloud and Desktop Flow Activities
This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2. The 1st of the new functionality in the Cloud Flows section is monitor performance for cloud and desktop flow activities. You can use a central consolidated view to monitor and understand the… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s Article...
New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2: Series Index
This post is part of a series on the new functionality announced for Wave 2 of Microsoft Power Automate 2023. There are two release waves for Power Automate each year, with functionality being released over the six months of the wave. In this series of posts, I am going to take a look at what is new with Power Automate in this release wave. My understanding is the announced new functionality… Continue Reading Ian Grieve’s...