19-November-2024 Below you will find a collection of news published yesterday. This news consists of Microsoft’s Roadmap when it is updated it will be below with items. Then there will be a section with the message center, if there is anything new there, this will be automatically included. And it contains a piece from blogs that I follow myself and would like to share with you. If I miss something in the blogs that do have an RSS feed, please let me know.
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The blogs of this day are:
Office 365 Roadmap Updated: 2024-11-19
Additions : 9
Updates : 7
More Details At: www.roadmapwatch.com
Items from the MessageCenter in Microsoft 365
| Microsoft Forms | Data sync to Microsoft Excel: Support for migrating from the older solution to the new solutionCategory:Microsoft FormsNummer:MC855685Status:stayInformed | Updated November 7, 2024: We have updated the images and rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. As communicated in MC816207 Microsoft Forms now supports live data sync to Microsoft Excel with more functionality (July 2024), Microsoft Forms is introducing a new data sync solution with higher reliability to sync Forms response data to Microsoft Excel for the web. Before this rollout. Forms supported an older version of live data sync to Excel. The older version of live data sync will be replaced by the newer solution on January 13, 2025. This message describes the support that we will provide for migrating from the older solution to the newer solution. This message is associated with Microsoft 365Roadmap ID 410988. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): Support for migrating the older data sync to the new solution will begin rolling out in late October 2024 (previously early October), and we expect to complete by late November 2024 (previously early October). [How this will affect your organization:] Users who rely on the older version to sync data from Forms to Excel will need to manually update the data sync to the new solution before January 13, 2025 (previously October 20, 2024). After this date, existing Excel files with the older data sync will be retained but will no longer receive automatic data updates from Forms. The older version of the data sync exists in two types of Forms:
For these two types of Forms, we will provide this support to migrate to the new solution:
For workflows that connect to Excel data from Forms responses (such as Power Automate workflows), users will need to update the workflow to the Forms connector for new response updates. Learn more: Create an automated workflow for Microsoft Forms – Microsoft Support Note: The new data sync can only be triggered in Excel for the web. If users want to receive new Forms response data in the Excel desktop app, open the file in Excel for the web, and then wait for the desktop app file to sync from the web file. (Support for other versions of Excel is in progress.) The new data sync solution will be on by default and available to all Forms and Excel for the web customers. Notification in Forms to update workbook to continue syncing with Forms: Notification in Excel for the web to update the data sync to new solution: Excel workbook is successfully updated to new solution:
[What you need to do to prepare:]
This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation. Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation. |
| Power Automate – Power Fx integration with Power Automate for desktopCategory:Microsoft Power AutomateNummer:MC937001Status:stayInformed | We are announcing the integration of Power Fx scripting with Power Automate for desktop. This feature will reach general availability on November 30, 2024. How does this affect me? With this feature, users can utilize Power Fx, the low-code language for expressing logic across Microsoft Power Platform using human-friendly text. Users can now create automation flows using Power Fx scripting. What do I need to do to prepare? This message is for awareness and no action is required. For more information on this feature, please visit Power Fx in desktop flows. |
| Copilot for Power Automate – Copilot provides more accurate answers to questionsCategory:Microsoft Power AutomateNummer:MC937119Status:stayInformed | We are announcing the Copilot provides more accurate answers to questions feature for Copilot for Power Automate. This feature lets Copilot give better and more accurate answers and will be available on December 31, 2024. How does this affect me? With this feature, Copilot answers your questions with improved accuracy, leveraging better documentation grounding methods. What do I need to do to prepare? This message is for awareness and no action is required. |
| Power Automate – Get increased accuracy in responses from CopilotCategory:Microsoft Power AutomateNummer:MC937131Status:stayInformed | We are announcing the get increased accuracy in responses from Copilot feature for Power Automate. This feature enables Copilot to understand your intent more accurately, improving your productivity and ability to find answers quickly while building your flows. This feature will be released on December 31, 2024. How does this affect me? This feature provides improved accuracy for Copilot to understand your question and intent, as well as the benefits listed below:
This message is for awareness and no action is required. |
