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== Acronymes related to Power Platform ==
 
== Acronymes related to Power Platform ==
 
 
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| AIAD || [[App in a Day]] || Global training concept where you learn about [[Power Apps]], [[Power Automate]], [[Dataverse]] etc.
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| AIAD || App in a Day || Global training concept where you learn about [[Power Apps]], [[Power Automate]], [[Dataverse]] etc. See [[In a Day]].
 
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| AID || [[Analytics in a Day]]
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| AID || Analytics in a Day ||  Global training concept targeting Data Engineers/Architects. See [[In a Day]].
 
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| ALM || [[Application Lifecycle Management]]
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| ALM || [[Application Lifecycle Management]] || The lifecycle management of applications which includes governance, development and maintenance.
 
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| CDM || [[Common Data Model]]
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| CDM || [[Common Data Model]] || A set of standardized, extensible data schemas that Microsoft and its partners have published.
 
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| CDS || [[Common Data Service]]
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| CDS || [[Common Data Service]] || A service for storing data in the could, back-end for model-driven [[Power Apps]], security management and more.
 
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| CoE || [[Center of Excellence]]
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| CoE || [[Center of Excellence]] || Center of Excellence for the Power Platform, take a look at the [[Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit]]
 
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| CRM || [[Customer Relationship Management]]
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| CRM || [[Customer Relationship Management]] || The concept of managing customer relationships.
 
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| DIAD || [[Dashboard in a Day]]
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| CWA || [[Custom Workflow Activity]] || [[Classic workflows]] can be extended by creating a CWA.
 
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| GA || [[General Availability]]
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| DIAD || Dashboard in a Day || Global training concept targeting Business Analysts. See [[In a Day]].
 
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| MAIAD|| [[Modern Excel Analyst in a Day]]
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| GA || [[General Availability]] || Release of software which is good enough to be made available outside the originating company.
 
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| PCF || [[Power Apps Component Framework]]
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| MAIAD|| Modern Excel Analyst in a Day || Global training concept targeting Excel Data Users. See [[In a Day]].
 
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| PVA || [[Power Virtual Agents]]
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| PCF || [[Power Apps Component Framework]] || The framework which Microsoft uses for developing components to Power Apps.
 
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| RPA || [[Robotic Process Automation]]
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| PVA || [[Power Virtual Agents]] || One of the four main services of Power Platform. Build No-Code/Low-Code chat bots.
 
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| RPAIAD || [[RPA in a Day]]
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| RPA || [[Robotic Process Automation]] || Automate usage of legacy applications. Set it up with [[Power Platform]], part of [[Power Automate]]
 
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| ISV || [[Independent Software Vendor]]
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| PPAF || [[Power Platform Adoption Framework]] ||  Also abbreviated "PowerPlatformAF". A community-driven framework for adopting, managing, governing, and using Power Platform to develop solutions at scale.
 
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| URS|| [[Universal Resource Scheduling]]
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| PSA || Project Service Automation || One part of [[Microsoft Dynamics 365]]
 
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| [[xRM]]|| eXtended Relationship Management or <i>any</i> Relationship Management
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| RPAIAD || RPA in a Day ||  Global training concept targeting Business and IT users.  See [[In a Day]].
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| ISV || [[Independent Software Vendor]] || An organization specializing in making and selling software.
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| URS|| [[Universal Resource Scheduling]] || Scheduling for any entity in Dynamics 365 Sales, Field Service, Customer Service, and Project Service Automation, including custom entities
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| [[xRM]]|| eXtended Relationship Management or <i>any</i> Relationship Management || Where it all started. 😉 From xRM to CDS to Dataverse.
 
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== Terminology related to Power Platform ==
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== Concepts within Power Platform ==
* [[Power Automate]] - Originally released as Microsoft Flow.
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* [[Power Apps]]
* [[Cloud flows]] - A Power Automate flow type. Traditional flow, what we created with Microsoft Flow.
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* [[Power Automate]]
* [[Business process flows]] - A Power Automate flow type.
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* [[Power BI]]
* [[Desktop flows]] - A Power Automate flow type.
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* [[Power Virtual Agents]]
* [[Power Apps]] - Originally released as PowerApps.
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* [[Microsoft Dataverse]]
* [[Dataverse]] - Originates in [[xRM]], was previously called Common Data Service (CDS).
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* [[AI Builder]]
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* [[Connectors]]
  
Note! Terminology changes within Dataverse. What we once knew as Entity, Field, Record, Option Set and Two Option are now Table, Column, Row, Choice and Yes/No. [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/data-platform/data-platform-intro#terminology-updates Terminology updates]
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== About the CRM functionality from Microsoft ==
 
== About the CRM functionality from Microsoft ==
First there were [[CRM]], [[Microsoft Dynamics CRM]]. Then came [[Microsoft Dynamics 365]] Customer Engagement (CE). Then came Power Apps and the former Microsoft Dynamics CRM/365 became customer engagement (model-driven) apps, built on Power Platform. These apps are also referred to as first-party model apps. Examples are [[Dynamics 365 Sales]] and [[Dynamics 365 Customer Service]]. The on-premise version still goes under the name Dynamics 365 CE.
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First there were [[Microsoft Dynamics CRM]]. Then came [[Microsoft Dynamics 365]] Customer Engagement (CE). Then came Power Apps and the former Microsoft Dynamics CRM/365 became customer engagement (model-driven) apps, built on Power Platform. These apps are also referred to as first-party model apps. Examples are [[Dynamics 365 Sales]] and [[Dynamics 365 Customer Service]]. The on-premise version still goes under the name Dynamics 365 CE.
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Revision as of 12:50, 10 February 2021

Acronymes related to Power Platform

Acronym Meaning Description
AIAD App in a Day Global training concept where you learn about Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse etc. See In a Day.
AID Analytics in a Day Global training concept targeting Data Engineers/Architects. See In a Day.
ALM Application Lifecycle Management The lifecycle management of applications which includes governance, development and maintenance.
CDM Common Data Model A set of standardized, extensible data schemas that Microsoft and its partners have published.
CDS Common Data Service A service for storing data in the could, back-end for model-driven Power Apps, security management and more.
CoE Center of Excellence Center of Excellence for the Power Platform, take a look at the Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit
CRM Customer Relationship Management The concept of managing customer relationships.
CWA Custom Workflow Activity Classic workflows can be extended by creating a CWA.
DIAD Dashboard in a Day Global training concept targeting Business Analysts. See In a Day.
GA General Availability Release of software which is good enough to be made available outside the originating company.
MAIAD Modern Excel Analyst in a Day Global training concept targeting Excel Data Users. See In a Day.
PCF Power Apps Component Framework The framework which Microsoft uses for developing components to Power Apps.
PVA Power Virtual Agents One of the four main services of Power Platform. Build No-Code/Low-Code chat bots.
RPA Robotic Process Automation Automate usage of legacy applications. Set it up with Power Platform, part of Power Automate.
PPAF Power Platform Adoption Framework Also abbreviated "PowerPlatformAF". A community-driven framework for adopting, managing, governing, and using Power Platform to develop solutions at scale.
PSA Project Service Automation One part of Microsoft Dynamics 365
RPAIAD RPA in a Day Global training concept targeting Business and IT users. See In a Day.
ISV Independent Software Vendor An organization specializing in making and selling software.
URS Universal Resource Scheduling Scheduling for any entity in Dynamics 365 Sales, Field Service, Customer Service, and Project Service Automation, including custom entities
xRM eXtended Relationship Management or any Relationship Management Where it all started. 😉 From xRM to CDS to Dataverse.

Concepts within Power Platform

Terminology updates within Microsoft Dataverse!

What we once knew as Entity, Field, Record, Option Set and Two Option are now Table, Column, Row, Choice and Yes/No. Terminology updates

About the CRM functionality from Microsoft

First there were Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Then came Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (CE). Then came Power Apps and the former Microsoft Dynamics CRM/365 became customer engagement (model-driven) apps, built on Power Platform. These apps are also referred to as first-party model apps. Examples are Dynamics 365 Sales and Dynamics 365 Customer Service. The on-premise version still goes under the name Dynamics 365 CE.