Marcel Lehmann

PowerPlatformTip 17 – ‘Format data by example’

Use ‘Format data by example’ for more complex expression creation and get the correct expression in a few seconds. This is currently possible with ‘dates’, ‘strings’ and ‘numbers’. If you want to see the overview above all #PowerPlatformTip – click here
PowerPlatformTip 16 – ‘PowerApps – Collections Cookbook’

There are sometimes things that are not usable with simple functions. For this, you need workarounds. But then you usually either haven’t worked them out yet or don’t have them at hand. I like to use the PowerApps “Collections Cookbook” by Matthew Devaney ⇾ I love to use this function: ‘Add A Row Number Column […]
Discover the #PowerAddicts Secret Weapon: Some Tips and Tricks that Simplify Your Life! (in progress)

In December 2022, I embarked on a journey to share valuable tips and tricks as part of the #powerplatformtip series. My initial goal was to post 15 tips in 15 days, but as I delved deeper into the vast world of Power Platform, I discovered an abundance of useful information that I couldn’t wait to […]
Power Automate long running Approval flows (beyond 30 days) from Reza Dorrani

Great demo how to create approvals that can run longer than the default flow timeout of 30 days. Here the approval is ‘saved’ in a SharePoint list and based on this entry the approval is started again and again. You can see this video here on my blog because I have rated this video with […]
5 reasons why PowerAutomate is a better choice than MS Forms for automating your business processes

Microsoft Forms and PowerAutomate are both powerful tools for automating business processes and streamlining workflows. While MS Forms allows you to create surveys, quizzes, and other forms to collect data from your users, PowerAutomate goes a step further by providing the ability to automate actions based on the data you collect. In this blog post, […]
Unleashing the Power of Power Automate: Why MS Forms is No Longer Necessary

I often get a request how to collect data from external users using PowerPlatform. Of course, MS Forms immediately comes to mind. Sure, this makes it easy to create an impersonal & undynamic form and the user has to fill in all the information. However, the problem is not with MS Forms per se, but […]
How to dynamically show the user all available topics in the PVA within 3 steps

Chatbots are a great thing for departments and businesses and, yes also for communicating with customers. However, the problem is often that the users do not know what the chatbot can help with. Especially when new topics are added, it quickly becomes confusing. For this I want to show you a simple trick how you […]
Application Lifecycle Management Series from Mariano Gomez

Especially in larger projects, but also in projects where the solution is released regularly, you need an Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). Microsoft has already announced a low-code / no-code ALM, but I find these videos from Mariano very exciting how such a DevOps is set up and the ALM of a powerplatform solution is deployed […]
Troubleshooting Techniques for Power Platform Connection Dialog from John Liu

It is interesting that a Base64 error code is hidden in the URL, which we can read especially with fix connections. You can see this video here on my blog because I have rated this video with 5 stars in my Youtube video library. This video was automatically posted using PowerAutomate.
Power Automate Tutorial – Business Process Management Approvals from Serge Luca

This video deserves the motto ‘old but gold’ Serge Luca aka Doctor Flow has already created an approval management solution with PowerApps & PowerAutomate in 2020. Why can this solution be a good example of your solution? – Flow Duration is max 30 days – Approval Duration is max 30 days – Processes are sometimes […]