
As AI capabilities mature within Dynamics 365 Contact Center, one topic that increasingly surfaces in architecture discussions is prompt handling. Not all prompts are created equal. The difference between Microsoft’s default prompts, administrator-configured prompts in the Customer Service Admin Center (CSAC), and fully extensible Copilot prompt plugins is not cosmetic, it is architectural. At its…
When a case is created directly from a conversation in Dynamics 365, the Case Origin field (caseorigincode) doesn’t always reflect the channel the conversation came from. Instead, it defaults to Web. This is the expected system behaviour; if no default value is set in entity metadata when getting data from Channel Integration Framework, the system…
Every release wave comes with a flood of excellent community write-ups breaking down what’s new in Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. This will not be one of those posts. Instead, I want to take a different spin, not on listing the new features, but on exploring their risk–opportunity balance. The 2025 Wave 2 release is…
Recently, I had the privilege of being invited by one of the Solution Architects from the FastTrack team, to provide feedback on the Omnichannel Chat Deep Dive Review; a specialized asset under the broader Dynamics 365 Success by Design framework. As someone who focuses on helping organizations implement and fine-tune their Contact Center experiences using…
Exploring Telemetry Insights in the D365 Implementation Portal The D365 Implementation Portal has introduced a new feature Telemetry Insights, which promises to give a closer look at how Dynamics 365 applications are performing in real time. The feature went into public preview in 2024, and since then, I’ve enabled it for a couple of environments…
Microsoft’s vNext platform for D365 Contact Center is a major leap forward in creating a more robust, scalable, and AI-powered contact center experience. With a focus on integration with Microsoft Teams, AI-driven insights, and expanded communication channels, this platform offers significant advantages over its predecessor, Omnichannel for Dynamics 365 Customer Service. But what exactly has…