# The Augmented Dev

> A blog by Rishi Verma sharing insights, tutorials, and stories on Dynamics 365, Power Platform, AI, and modern web development.

The Augmented Dev covers practical guides for Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Finance & Operations, Sales, Customer Service), Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps), AI/Copilot integration, and modern web development with Next.js and React.

## Blog Posts

- [Autonomous AI Agents in D365 Sales and Customer Service: What You Actually Need to Know](https://blogsite-seven-weld.vercel.app//blog/autonomous-ai-agents-dynamics-365-sales-customer-service): A practical breakdown of the Sales Qualification Agent, Case Management Agent, and the governance framework you need before deploying them.
- [The New Accounting Rules Engine in D365 Finance: Stop Wasting 30 Hours a Month on Period Close](https://blogsite-seven-weld.vercel.app//blog/new-accounting-rules-engine-period-close-d365-finance): How the Accounting Rules Engine, multi-entity journals, flexible hierarchies, and Copilot in D365 Finance 10.0.46+ transform period close for multi-company environments.
- [Next.js 16 and React 19: What Actually Matters in 2026](https://blogsite-seven-weld.vercel.app//blog/getting-started-with-nextjs): A practical guide to the features that changed how we build React apps — Server Components, the new compiler, and the patterns that stuck.
- [What's New in Dynamics 365 and Power Platform — 2026 Release Wave 1](https://blogsite-seven-weld.vercel.app//blog/2020-release-wave-2-plan-dynamics-365-and-power-platform): The standout features from Microsoft's 2026 Release Wave 1 for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, and what they mean for your projects.
- [Advanced Error Handling in Power Automate Cloud Flows](https://blogsite-seven-weld.vercel.app//blog/advance-error-handling-in-flow): Build resilient flows with scope-based try-catch-finally patterns, configure run after, and structured error logging in 2026.
- [Handling Null and Blank Date Fields in Power Automate](https://blogsite-seven-weld.vercel.app//blog/check-if-a-field-date-is-blank-in-microsoft-automate): Reliable techniques for detecting empty date fields in Dataverse and SharePoint connectors within Power Automate flows.
- [Concurrency Control in Power Automate: Preventing Duplicate Runs](https://blogsite-seven-weld.vercel.app//blog/concurrency-control-in-scheduled-power-automate): How to configure concurrency limits on scheduled and trigger-based flows to prevent data corruption and race conditions.
- [Fixing NuGet Error: Unable to Load the Service Index for Source](https://blogsite-seven-weld.vercel.app//blog/fixing-nuget-error-unable-to-load-the-service-index-for-source): A step-by-step guide to diagnosing and resolving NuGet package source errors in Visual Studio and dotnet CLI.
- [Detecting Create vs Update Triggers in Dataverse Power Automate Flows](https://blogsite-seven-weld.vercel.app//blog/identify-trigger-type-in-a-common-data-service-connector-for-power-automate): How to distinguish between create and update operations in Dataverse-triggered flows and implement conditional logic accordingly.
- [Managing Environment Variables Across Dev, Test, and Prod in Power Platform](https://blogsite-seven-weld.vercel.app//blog/manage-environment-specific-variables-in-power-automate-alm-process): How to use environment variables, connection references, and solution-aware configuration for clean ALM in Power Platform.
- [Remove Duplicates From Arrays in Power Automate — 3 Approaches](https://blogsite-seven-weld.vercel.app//blog/microsoft-automate-flows-remove-duplicates-from-an-array-variable): Three practical techniques for deduplicating array data in Power Automate, from simple expressions to XPath tricks.
- [Dataverse Solution Components: A 2026 Quick Reference](https://blogsite-seven-weld.vercel.app//blog/root-components-in-solution-xml-quick-reference): A practical reference for solution component types, their IDs, and how to work with solution XML in Dynamics 365 and Power Platform.
- [Eliminating Null Reference Errors in Power Automate Flows](https://blogsite-seven-weld.vercel.app//blog/runtime-null-exception-handling-in-power-automate-flow): Practical expressions and defensive patterns to prevent null field errors from crashing your Power Automate flows at runtime.
- [Fixing 'PowerShell Script Not Digitally Signed' — The Right Way](https://blogsite-seven-weld.vercel.app//blog/what-to-do-powershell-script-not-digitally-signed): How to resolve execution policy errors when running .ps1 scripts, and why you should care about script signing in 2026.

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