Show Notes: Episode 185 - I Need Coffee (oct 17, 2025)
1. Personal Updates
- Woodworking: Built shelves/spice rack for El Salvador with pine and Festool Domino; will flat-pack and ship.
- Desk Cleanup: Rare cleaning, noted by daughter.
- Wi-Fi Angel: Bought humorous "Wi-Fi Angel" at Dollar Tree.
2. Professional/Technical Updates
- Business Central (BC):
- BC v27 Issues: "Average days to pay" field obsoleted; no clear upgrade path from v26.5. Avoid upgrading without testing.
- Number Series: Poor configurations (e.g., 5-digit limits) cause issues; recommends 7-8 digits, no ending number. Number Series Copilot ineffective.
- PTE Challenges: Hard to find PTE due to poor naming; suggests AI for repo scanning.
- BC Web API 2.0: Overnormalized API complicates image retrieval; custom API not viable.
- Report Customization: 10,000-series reports use temp tables, needing PTEs for custom fields.
- Invoice Cancel: AL procedure lacks payment checks, unlike UI; needs customer input.
- Tenant Admin Dashboard: Franklin’s pull request hit DevOps issues; fixes needed.
- BC v27 Features: Ronald’s curated feature doc for internal review.
- Project Management:
- Saying No: Declined risky software project due to liability.
- Fatima: Training for PMI PMP, leading calls, organizing festival.
- Azure DevOps: Don’t rename projects (breaks VS Code/pipelines); migrate code instead.
- Cosmo Apaca: Automates DevOps setup for small teams.
- AI/MCP:
- BC Telemetry Buddy: Waldo’s VS Code extension queries BC telemetry via MCP.
- BC Code Intelligence: Jeremy Visa’s 14-agent project for code optimization, security, upgrades. See Dynamics Corner Ep. 434.
3. Cybersecurity
- F5 Compromise: Hackers accessed systems for months, affecting 23,000 customers.
- Cisco Flaw: SNMP exploit deploys rootkits; replace devices.
- LastPass/Bitwarden Phishing: Fake alerts compromise systems; prefers OnePassword.
- Sonic Wall: Testing Cloud Secure Edge for secure VPN overlay.
4. Community/Events
- El Coyolar Festival: Team shopping for toys in San Salvador for 150+ kids.
- Events:
- Summit NA: Oct 20–23, 2025, Orlando
- BC Bash: Oct 21, 2025, Orlando
- Directions AMIA: Nov 4–6, 2025, Poland
- Summit NA Road Shows: Dec 9 & 11, 2025, Houston/Ft. Lauderdale
- Partner in Vibe: Jan 28–30, 2026, South Padre Island
- Directions NA: Apr 27–29, 2026, Orlando
- DynamicsCon: May 12–15, 2026, Las Vegas
- Dynamics Minds: May 25–27, 2026, Slovenia
5. Other Notes
- Manufactured Urgency: Criticized manipulative email urgency; sanitized requests.
- Dynamics GP 18.8: Upgraded ISV solutions.
- Starship 11: Praised SpaceX launch.
- Global Operations Center: Planning clocks/dashboard for El Salvador BC support.
- Team: Joselyn (reports), David (Simple Object Designer), Ronald (McCormma), Franklin (DevOps), Fatima (PMP/festival).
6. Q&A/Closing
- Focus: Learn number series, AI, MCPs.
- Closing: Encouraged learning and “MCP all the things.”
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