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Extending Microsoft Business Central with Power Platform

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Product type Book
Published in Aug 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803240718
Pages 458 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Authors (2):
Kim Congleton Kim Congleton
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Kim Congleton is a Microsoft Certified Professional and started her technology career over 25 years ago. She fell in love with technology at an early age when her mother gave her a book on programming with DOS 2.0. Ever since then, she has been learning technologies in order to build solutions for people and companies. She has been a system analyst, developer, solution architect, consultant, chief operations officer, and chief technology officer. She began her journey with Microsoft Navision on version 4.0 and quickly fell in love with ERP systems. Her passion is using technology to solve complex problems as simply as possible. She is a NAVUG All-Star and has presented at numerous Microsoft and user group conferences. The Power Platform has given her the opportunity to become a true citizen developer and do that.
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Shawn Sissenwein Shawn Sissenwein
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Shawn Sissenwein is a Microsoft Certified Professional and works as a solution architect. With over 20 years of experience in the NAV and Business Central space, Shawn has developed a deep understanding of the platform and its capabilities. Her primary role revolves around architecting and developing solutions that enable organizations to optimize their operations and achieve their business goals. With over a decade of experience in international projects and organizations, Shawn has honed her ability to understand and adapt to different business environments and cultural nuances. Shawn's ability to navigate cultural differences has been vital in delivering successful implementations for multinational clients. Passionate about continuous learning, Shawn keeps up to date with the latest advancements and best practices in the NAV, Business Central, and Power Platform space. Shawn brings valuable insights through speaking engagements, fostering collaboration and networking among industry peers.
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Preface 1. Part 1 – Part Fundamentals
2. Chapter 1: Business Central and Power Platform – Better Together 3. Chapter 2: Getting to Know Business Central APIs 4. Chapter 3: Connecting to Business Central in the Cloud and On-Premises 5. Chapter 4: Working with Virtual Tables and Dataverse 6. Part 2 – Doing the Work of Designing, Building, and Implementing
7. Chapter 5: Best Practices for Building Power Apps for Business Central 8. Chapter 6: Building Flows for Business Central 9. Chapter 7: Delivering Solutions 10. Part 3 – Common Business Cases in Business Central for the Power Platform
11. Chapter 8: Automating Approvals and Reducing Manual Business Processes 12. Chapter 9: Connecting Power BI for Business Central Data 13. Chapter 10: Extending Functionality by Using Several Power Platform Solutions 14. Part 4 – Tips and Tricks for Common Issues
15. Chapter 11: User Adoption and Licensing Mapping Guide 16. Chapter 12: Understanding the Center of Excellence and Why It Is a Valuable Tool 17. Index 18. Other Books You May Enjoy

Connecting to data in Power BI using out-of-the-box APIs

In Power BI, you can connect to different data sources and use Power Query to create relationships and model data. So many data source options include files, databases, power platforms, Azure, and online services. There being so many options to connect data is one of the reasons Power BI is such a powerful tool. This section will focus on two options: Online Service and File. We will use Business Central to bring data into Power BI in our examples. If you need a refresher on accessing the Business Central API, refer to Chapter 2; with so much to cover in this chapter, I will get right to it. Here are the steps for connecting to data in Power BI:

  1. Open Power BI Desktop and ensure you are logged in under the user that you have access to in Business Central. Select Get data on the home page ribbon | Business Central under Online Services and select Connect. Once the navigator screen is available, you will see Business Central...
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Profile icon Kim Congleton
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Kim Congleton is a Microsoft Certified Professional and started her technology career over 25 years ago. She fell in love with technology at an early age when her mother gave her a book on programming with DOS 2.0. Ever since then, she has been learning technologies in order to build solutions for people and companies. She has been a system analyst, developer, solution architect, consultant, chief operations officer, and chief technology officer. She began her journey with Microsoft Navision on version 4.0 and quickly fell in love with ERP systems. Her passion is using technology to solve complex problems as simply as possible. She is a NAVUG All-Star and has presented at numerous Microsoft and user group conferences. The Power Platform has given her the opportunity to become a true citizen developer and do that.
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Profile icon Shawn Sissenwein
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Shawn Sissenwein is a Microsoft Certified Professional and works as a solution architect. With over 20 years of experience in the NAV and Business Central space, Shawn has developed a deep understanding of the platform and its capabilities. Her primary role revolves around architecting and developing solutions that enable organizations to optimize their operations and achieve their business goals. With over a decade of experience in international projects and organizations, Shawn has honed her ability to understand and adapt to different business environments and cultural nuances. Shawn's ability to navigate cultural differences has been vital in delivering successful implementations for multinational clients. Passionate about continuous learning, Shawn keeps up to date with the latest advancements and best practices in the NAV, Business Central, and Power Platform space. Shawn brings valuable insights through speaking engagements, fostering collaboration and networking among industry peers.
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