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RPA with Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain

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Are you looking for ways to automate some of your routine accounting functions, like reconciling sub ledgers to the general ledger?   Microsoft has recently created some examples using Power Automate Desktop (think of it like Task Recording on steroids). It can not only automate steps through Dynamics 365, but it can also automate Excel and other applications. In one example from Microsoft they automate the AR to GL reconciliation: Automatic running of the AR aging and the customer/ledger reconciliation reports. Power Automate then extracts data from both reports in Excel and compares the balances. Power Automate then posts a Team message letting you know the subledger is in balance. Power Automate saves the reports with the date in the file name, so there is backup. Microsoft Directions & Example   I working with the example, I needed to make a couple of adjustments to the sample flow that was provided but I was able to get it to work. Here is a video of the flow r...
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Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain with Power Automate - Part 3 - Adding a new vendor workflow

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I recently presented a session on using Power Automate with Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain.  The session was very well received, so I wanted to post some videos and details to help users better understand the examples I covered in the session. In the following video I will walk through using Power Automate with Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain to manage a workflow around adding a new vendor. Business scenario  – To on board a new vendor, the organization requires a new vendor request be submitted, an internal review process is used, including sending an email to the vendor with the required tax documents (W9) and instructions. Components used in the scenario  – Dynamics 365 Finance virtual entities, Power Automate, Microsoft Forms, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft Teams and Outlook Synopsis  – By using an Automated cloud flow in Power Automate the system can automatically manage this business process.    Power Automate will listen for new vendor ...
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Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain with Power Automate - Part 2 - Adding a new customer

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I recently presented a session on using Power Automate with Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain.  The session was very well received, so I wanted to post some videos and details to help users better understand the examples I covered in the session. In the following video I will walk through using Power Automate with Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain to manage a workflow around adding a new customer. Business scenario  – The sales team adds new customers to Dynamics 365 Finance, but the company wants a business workflow in place, so the credit team can review the account and set the credit limit before any activity takes place on the new customer. Components used in the scenario  – Dynamics 365 Finance virtual entities, Power Automate and Microsoft Teams and/or Outlook Synopsis  – By using an Automated cloud flow in Power Automate the system can automatically manage this business process.    Power Automate will listen for new rows (customers) being a...
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