This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2.
The ninth of the new functionality in the Adapt faster with Power Platform section is Simplified Power Automate approval flow experience.
Approving documents or data changes in a modern company must be straightforward. Microsoft listen to feedback and continue to improve this area, making sure this experience matches business users’ expectations.
Enabled for: Users, automatically
Public Preview: Sep 2023
General Availability: Oct 2023
Feature Details
In the previous release, Microsoft have introduced several new templates and a simplified approval experience based on Power Automate. With this wave, Microsoft have improved this area by introducing several new changes:
- Microsoft automatically set the environment and company in approval templates so that the user doesn’t need to choose those every time.
- Microsoft have added the requestor to the request for approval and confirmation emails, making it clear who requested and who approved the change.
- The Approval step in Microsoft’s templates now includes “Requested by” to indicate the proper requestor.
- Correctly handle the “cancel approval request” decision on the Power Automate side.
- An optional adaptive card can be posted to a chosen Teams channel (or user) with information that a given document was approved.
My Opinion
These changes all look to be very useful ones. I’ve been doing work with some clients recently on approval workflows from Business Central and these changes will be useful as we move forward into the build phase for the project.
The fourth item in the list looks particularly important to make sure that data isn’t corrupted, while the second and third expose additional information to the approval requests.
New Functionality In Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023 Wave 2
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