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In this CRM Audio podcast episode Elaiza Benitez talks to Luke Hopton based in Jersey, United Kingdom, and Matt Ngan based in Toronto, Canada. Elaiza, Luke and Matt previously worked for the same Microsoft Partner in New Zealand where Luke and Matt were CRM Developers. Since then, both of them have moved away from being Dynamics CRM developers and Elaiza talks to them about their decision and what they're doing now in their current roles. Elaiza also quizzes them to see how much they remember about Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4 as a developer. Note: Elaiza refers to Dynamics 365 as Dynamics CRM in this podcast episode to avoid confusing Luke and Matt. When Luke and Matt were developers, it was called Dynamics CRM at the time.

What we talked about Background to how Luke, Matt and I know each other.

Matt and Luke introduce themselves.

Matt worked for a product company in London that specialized in Wealth Management where Dynamics CRM was the platform and he now lives and works in Toronto for an HR software company that has nothing to do with Dynamics CRM.

Luke moved to a Senior .NET developer role before leaving New Zealand and then moved to London in 2015 where he joined two other product companies. Eventually he moved home to Jersey and is now a Solution Architect where he works with RegTech (Regulatory Technology) solutions – due diligence and KYC (Know your Customer) for Wealth Management companies.

The decisions Luke and Matt made to move away from being a Dynamics CRM Developer.

That last Dynamics CRM version Luke and Matt worked with was Dynamics CRM 2013, possibly Dynamics CRM 2015 for Matt.

Matt talks about the frameworks and tech he is using now.

Both Luke and Matt talk about applying what they've learnt in their time as Dynamics CRM Developers in their roles now.

What they use for source control now.

Matt talks about the differences in Application Lifecycle Management for product development compared to consultancy projects.

What Luke and Matt use for source control these days.

Who would be in their search results when Googling for issues experienced in Dynamics CRM and tools used.

Who showed Matt the ropes in being a Dynamics CRM developer - Rex Wessels, Sophie Khun-Hammond, Maryse Botros, David Brown mentioned.

Elaiza quizzes Luke and Matt on their knowledge of being a Dynamics CRM Developer

• Question 1 – Matt
• Question 2 – Luke
• Question 3 – Matt
• Question 4 – Luke
• Question 5 – Luke
• Question 6 – Luke
• Question 7 – No one
• Question 8 – Matt

What Luke and Matt miss about New Zealand.

In this episode of CRM Audio, George Doubinski and Joel Lindstrom discuss the business case for Dataverse for Teams. Who is it for and what does it mean for people who already have Dataverse and Dynamics 365?

In this episode, Shawn (@crmhobbit) and Sarah (@SarahJND) talk about how to access Public Preview features within Dynamics 365 Field Service as well as how to enable the new Schedule Board, currently in Public Preview.

Watch this episode on the CRMHobbit YouTube channel (demo enabling the new Schedule Board at the 9:30 mark) : https://youtu.be/gohUVmO5vKc

How to install preview features for Dynamics 365 Field Service: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dyna...

How to preview the new schedule board in Dynamics 365 Resource Scheduling: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dyna...

Shawn Tabor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crmhobbit

Shawn's blog: https://crmhobbit.com

Sarah Jelinek on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahJND

Sarah's blog: https://sarahjelinek.com

Microsoft released a public preview of Connection References, which store Power Automate (and some Power App) connections in solutions, and prompt for connection when the solution is moved to another environment.

This is a big deal because currently connections are not moved with solutions, which means that Power Automate flows are not connected after the solution is moved, and editing flows in Production environments are tedious and cause problems with ALM processes.

This change is also significant because it brings the value of solutions and ALM to non-CDS connected flows. Since Sharepoint, SQL, and custom connections can be automated using connnection references, deployment automation and CI/CD can now appply to connections other than CDS.

Listen to today's podcast as George Doubinski, Joel Lindstrom, and Shawn Tabor discuss connection references.

We also touch on environment variables and how these changes work with environment variables. And we celebrate Shawn "Hobbit" Tabor's 50th birthday!

This episode is brought to you by Inogic and their new Kanban Board for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform.

The coronavirus COVID-19 has changed the technology world. People are working remotely, conferences are canceled. On this podcast, we talk about the changes to D365UG Summit Barcelona, MVP summit, and other conferences.

To help organizations combating the crisis, Microsoft is making the premium push notification adapter for Power Apps available for free to all users, and they have also released a new template targeted at Crisis Communication. Find out more at https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/crisis-communication-a-power-platform-template/.

Shawn Tabor just lead a hackathon, but it wasn't for adults. Shawn talks about how a class of fifth-graders used Power Virtual Agent to educate about climate change and fire safety.

We are only about a month away from the release of Dynamics 365 and Power Platform 2020 Wave 1. We talk about what is new with Field Service, sales forecasting, and team member license enforcement. If you want to learn more about what is coming with 2020 wave 1, check out our video tip series at crmtipoftheday.com.