Power Platform 2024 Release Wave 2 (#36)

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See the release plan here: Microsoft Power Platform: 2024 release wave 2 plan
(EA= Early Access, PP = Public Preview, GA = General Availability)

Power Apps

• Select records faster with look-up control EA Jul 24, GA Oct 24
• View and act on your data more efficiently with new grid features EA Jul 24, GA Oct 24
• Use the Power Platform Environment Settings app PP Aug 24, GA Oct 24

Power Pages

• Generate and explain Power Fx formulas using Copilot PP Oct 24
• Use Power Fx in web template components PP Oct 24
• Set up Microsoft Entra External ID with wizard PP Dec 24
• Experience enhanced file upload for Power Pages sites GA Dec 24
• Use AI moderator, search and thread summarization in the Community template PP Nov 24, GA Feb-Mar 25

Power Automate

• Power Automate + Excel GA Dec 24
• Run a cloud flow for more than 30 days per invocation PP Oct 24
• Use generative AI to achieve a process in AI flows PP Aug 24, GA Feb 25
• Generate flow description using AI GA Dec 24
• Scale faster with Power Automate Process Mining thin client app (p. 56) PP Sept 24, GA Nov 24
• Automation Center notes PP May 21st 24, GA Dec 24

Microsoft Copilot Studio

• Get responses based on uploaded images PP Nov 24
• Add suggested prompts to custom copilots PP Oct 24, GA May 25
• Use IVR with Omnichannel for Customer Service GA Oct 24

AI Builder

• Add unstructured data knowledge to GPT prompts PP Nov 24
• Try out AI Builder with the Power Apps developer plan PP Sept 24, GA Oct 24
• Author power cards with GPT prompts PP Mar 25

Dataverse

• Monitor and protect data with Microsoft Purview PP Nov 17 2023, GA Oct 24
• Manage security posture in Power Platform admin center PP Jul 24, GA Nov 24
• Permit or deny guest access to an environment PP Sept 24, GA Dec 24
• Standardize security role and system application docs PP Sept 24, GA Jan 25
• Build faster with enhancements to the catalog in Power Platform PP May 20th 24, GA Oct 24
• Unified experience for Power Platform and finance and operations apps PP Sept 24, GA Dec 24

Links

• Highlight Video for 2023 Release Wave 2
• Microsoft Release planner
• Release plans for Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Cloud for Industry

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章

1. Introduction to 2024 Release Wave 2 Plan (00:00:00)

2. Power Apps Key Investments (00:03:48)

3. Improvements in Model-Driven Apps (00:05:57)

4. Enhanced List Mode in Model-Driven Apps (00:08:48)

5. Introduction of Power Platform Environment Settings App (00:10:30)

6. Overview of Copilot Features (00:13:00)

7. Source Code Management for Canvas Apps (00:14:23)

8. Power Pages New Capabilities (00:16:03)

9. Enhanced File Upload for Power Pages (00:20:46)

10. AI Features in Community Template for Power Pages (00:24:59)

11. Overview of Power Automate Investments (00:26:50)

12. CloudFlows Integration with Excel (00:28:14)

13. Extended Duration for AI Flows (00:29:36)

14. AI Flows Preview (00:31:03)

15. Paradigm Shift Realization (00:32:36)

16. Long Drive Text (00:42:15)

17. Speech and IVR Advancements (00:46:37)

18. Automated Documentation Generation (00:56:06)

19. Power Platform Governance Focus (00:59:07)

20. Finance and Operations Integration (01:01:03)

21. Data Protection with Purview (01:01:40)

22. Release Planner and Resources (01:02:56)