🚀Introduction
Welcome to the July 2025 edition of our Power Platform and Dynamics 365 Update! This monthly blog keeps you informed on the latest service enhancements, product developments, learning resources, and important updates across our ecosystem.
📅Events
Power Platform Community Conference
Be inspired by Microsoft senior thought leaders, the product experts, and engineers behind the Power Platform. You’ll also learn from Microsoft MVPs who are dedicated to bridging the gap between humanity and technology. PPCC is the perfect place to connect with folks from around the world who are eager to share their insights and knowledge on how the Power Platform & Dynamics 365 can transform your business. Learn more.
Microsoft Ignite
Get the edge you need to drive impact in the era of AI. Join us to bolster your knowledge, build connections, and explore emerging technologies. Your home for Microsoft Ignite
San Francisco, Moscone Center
November 18–21, 2025 (optional pre-day November 17)
Online
November 18–20, 2025
🧪Product Updates
The July 2025 briefing brings a host of new features and enhancements across the Power Platform. Here are some of the key product updates:
- Power Apps:
- Build 2025 Sessions on-demand
- AI-powered development
- Plans are generally available
- Copilot Studio Agents in your plan
- Fully Managed Platform
- Enhanced weekly admin digest emails for Power Platform Administrators
- Introducing the updated Copilot hub experience for confident Copilot adoption
- Power Automate:
- Copilot Studio:
- Publish your Microsoft Copilot Studio agents to Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Support for File Groups as Knowledge sources
- Ability to select the GPT-4.1 mini experimental response model for generative answers. (US only preview)
- Dataverse
🛑Deprecations or Retirements
As part of our ongoing efforts to improve the Power Platform, we are announcing several deprecations and retirements. These changes are essential for maintaining system integrity and security. Key deprecations include:
Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Pages
August 2025
January 2025
Dynamics 365
April 2026
Always check these sources for the latest deprecation and retirement information:
Important changes in Power Apps and Power Automate
Important changes in Canvas Apps
Important changes in Power Pages
📚Learning Corner
In this section, we highlight some valuable learning resources and opportunities for the Power Platform community:
Query anti-patterns – Dataverse
Composing optimized queries for Dataverse is vital to ensure applications provide a fast, responsive, and reliable experience. Learn about patterns to avoid when composing queries for standard tables using the RetrieveMultiple message, or messages that have a parameter that inherits from the QueryBase class.
Examples:
- Minimize the number of selected columns
- Minimize the number of selected logical columns
- Avoid leading wild cards in filter conditions
- Avoid ordering by columns in related tables
Extend the capabilities of your agent – Copilot Studio
Tools and knowledge sources that require accessing another service make use of connectors. Connectors allow you to integrate data from various enterprise systems and APIs, enabling your agents to access and utilize this data effectively. You can use prebuilt connectors or create custom connectors to connect to your enterprise data sources. Learn more
Implement Dynamics 365 Projects – Learning Path
As you implement Dynamics 365 solutions, you have many considerations. These include designing for users, sharing solutions and progress with stakeholders, testing and documenting the solutions, and participating in application lifecycle management that your team has put in place.
Video Roundup
📝Conclusion
The July 2025 update shares a host of new features, enhancements, and updates designed to significantly improve your experience with the Power Platform. With a focus on user-friendly interfaces and streamlined workflows, this update aims to empower you to make the most of the platform’s robust capabilities. We encourage you to explore these updates in depth, as they provide an array of tools and functionalities that can help you automate processes, facilitate collaboration, and drive innovation within your organization. By leveraging these powerful new capabilities, you can enhance efficiency and productivity across your teams and departments. Stay tuned for more exciting updates on these developments and happy building as you take your projects to the next level!
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