New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Wave 2: Use a Power Automate Flow to Notify Business Central of Dataverse Entity Changes

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralThis post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Wave 2.

The fourth of the new functionality in the Microsoft Power Platform section is Use a Power Automate flow to notify Business Central of Dataverse entity changes.

Getting new data, or updates to existing data, to Business Central quickly is vital in some business scenarios. This is particularly true in scenarios that include integrations to e-commerce systems. Scheduled data synchronization just doesn’t meet the bar in today’s fast-paced world. This capability enables Business Central to immediately pick up data that’s added or changed in Dataverse or Dynamics 365 Sales.

Enabled for: users, automatically
General Availability: October 2022

You can now notify Business Central of changes that occur in specific entities in Microsoft Dataverse. To trigger such changes, you’ll need to do the following:

Create a Power Automate automated cloud flow that is triggered when changes are detected in standard or custom entities that are being synchronized.

Example

Diagram showing the automated cloud flow used to notify Business Central of changes in Dataverse.

Use the Power Automate automated cloud flow to notify Business Central by using the dataverseEntityChanges API to create a record. The API is located in microsoft/dataverse/v1.0. When Business Central receives the notification, it will pick up the new or changed records in the entities you’re tracking.

New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Wave 2

New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Wave 2
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Set Up Data Exchange More Easily
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Service Declarations F01DGS for Belgium and Intrastat for Italy and France
Get More, Better Communications as Admin
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Cloud Migration Data Upgrade for Extensions
Update Licensed Users from Microsoft 365 Faster
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Restore Deleted Environments
Get More Visibility Into Outages
Personalize and Design the Automate Actions in the Web Client
Rely on Personalization to Show or Hide Power BI Parts on Lists
Switch Power Automate Features On or Off
Use a Power Automate Flow to Notify Business Central of Dataverse Entity Changes
Add Media/Image Support for Business Central Connectors
Power Apps and Power Automate Support for Document Attachments
Easily Access Setup Pages for New Apps
Easily Find Apps to Connect to Core Services
Easily Install and Set Up New Apps
New Field Descriptions Improve Clarity
Configure OneDrive Integration
Delegated Admins Can Edit in Excel
Share to Teams Action Now Includes Link Preview
Embed Business Central in Teams Tabs
Access Business Central With Your Microsoft 365 License
Choose the Report Layout on Request Page
Use New Dedicated APIs for Financial Reporting
Performance – Faster Data Stack
Use Power BI App on Telemetry For Insights Into Environments
Compile Against Installed AppSource Apps
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Experience Updated UI Elements
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Legacy List Views Will be Hidden
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New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Wave 2: Switch Power Automate Features On or Off

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business CentralThis post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Wave 2.

The third of the new functionality in the Microsoft Power Platform section is Switch Power Automate features on or off.

A new Automate group that was introduced in the previous release was hidden under a feature management flag per the standard process.

In this release, the Automate group appears on most pages because the feature flag has been removed. The appearance of the Automate group could lead to questions from administrators and users who aren’t interested in Automate. As a result, a new setting is available to customers that lets them opt out of Automate. Also, individual users can be “opted out” by using a new permission entry for Automate.

Enabled for: users, automatically
General Availability: October 2022

When a user signs in to the new company for the first time, this feature displays the Get started with Power Automate action in the Automate” group.

Get Started with Power Automate action

The Get started with Power Automate action opens a new wizard that consists of some onboarding information and links and the necessary privacy notice. When accepted by the administrator, all the users will be able to see the Automate group and actions coming from defined flows.

In addition, an individual user’s access can be controlled by a new system permission Allow Action Automate and a ready-to-use permission set AUTOMATE – EXEC. Revoking this permission from a given user or role will hide the Automate group and prohibit running the actions created with Power Automate.

New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Wave 2

New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2022 Wave 2
Better Bank Reconciliation for Checks and Improved Reporting
Extended Text Functionality for VAT Clauses
Financial Reporting Replaces Account Schedules
Find Posted and Non-Posted Document Lines in Search
Flexible Sorting in the Planning Worksheet Page
Make Entry of Variant Codes Required
Post Item Charges for Each Step of the Process
Service Management – minor improvements
Simpler Shopify Connection
Track Items That Are Used in Projects, Including Picks
New VAT Date Field on documents and Entries
Set Up Data Exchange More Easily
Use Multiple Remit-to Addresses for Vendors
Reverse Payment Reconciliation Journal Entries
Check the GL Journal Balance by Correction – Czechia
Configurable and Redesigned Intrastat Solution
Specify a Default Bank Account by Currency – Czechia
Word Layout Email Template for CZ Documents
IRS 1096 Form (United States)
Service Declarations F01DGS for Belgium and Intrastat for Italy and France
Get More, Better Communications as Admin
Use Service-to-Service Authentication with Admin API
Cloud Migration Data Upgrade for Extensions
Update Licensed Users from Microsoft 365 Faster
Migrate more data from Dynamics GP
Restore Deleted Environments
Get More Visibility Into Outages
Personalize and Design the Automate Actions in the Web Client
Rely on Personalization to Show or Hide Power BI Parts on Lists
Switch Power Automate Features On or Off
Use a Power Automate Flow to Notify Business Central of Dataverse Entity Changes
Add Media/Image Support for Business Central Connectors
Power Apps and Power Automate Support for Document Attachments
Easily Access Setup Pages for New Apps
Easily Find Apps to Connect to Core Services
Easily Install and Set Up New Apps
New Field Descriptions Improve Clarity
Configure OneDrive Integration
Delegated Admins Can Edit in Excel
Share to Teams Action Now Includes Link Preview
Embed Business Central in Teams Tabs
Access Business Central With Your Microsoft 365 License
Choose the Report Layout on Request Page
Use New Dedicated APIs for Financial Reporting
Performance – Faster Data Stack
Use Power BI App on Telemetry For Insights Into Environments
Compile Against Installed AppSource Apps
Auto-save as You Work
Experience Updated UI Elements
Switch Companies Across Environments
Legacy List Views Will be Hidden
Modern Action Bar
Search in Company Data