Tag: PowerPlatform
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PowerAutomateTip – ‘Mastering PATCH’
We often use the PATCH function to modify individual records, but did you know it can PATCH an entire table at once? 🎯📊 Patching a table instead of individual rows offers several compelling benefits: 🔹 Efficiency: PATCH lets you update or insert multiple records simultaneously, turbocharging your app’s speed and responsiveness. 🚀💨 🔹 Data Integrity:…
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PowerPlatformTip 56 – ‘Empowering Tools in CoE’
Let’s delve into the little tools that pack a punch in the Center of Excellence (CoE) 🚀 If you’ve ever used the Center of Excellence (CoE) Kit, you’ll know that it comes bundled with a multitude of nifty tools. A couple of my favorites are the ‘Set Flow Permissions’ and ‘Set Apps Permissions’ tools. 🛠️🔑…
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PowerPlatformTip 55 – ‘Picking colors’
We all know how vital it is to maintain a consistent corporate design in our PowerApps. 📱 This especially rings true for colors! 🌈 You might wonder, how do you quickly get those colors from a webpage? The answer lies in Edge’s developer tools. Here’s a quick tip! 💡 1️⃣ Open up the webpage in…
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PowerPlatformTip 54 – ‘Use Galleries’
🌟 In Power Apps, I’ve come to appreciate the power of using a Gallery instead of individual buttons when designing menus. Here’s why: 1️⃣ Consistency: A Gallery helps maintain a uniform look and feel across all menu items, making the UI more visually appealing and easier to navigate. 2️⃣ Flexibility: Galleries offer a more dynamic…
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Power Automate Join or Merge Arrays with Speed from Damien Bird
I love this approach, which I use more and more often, especially after this video. Before that, I always used a filter array and first to get to this data. By changing the search text as a key, I can directly access the underlying data without any major detours. For example, if you have a…
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PowerPlatformTip 53 – ‘Launch function’
Have you thought about the LaunchFunction in #PowerApps?🤔 Here are 3 reasons why you should definitely be using it: 1️⃣ Easy Access: Provide your users with instant access to essential websites, emails, or phone numbers directly from your app! 🌐 Example: Launch(“https://www.example.com“) 📧 Example: Launch(“mailto:info@example.com“) 📞 Example: Launch(“tel:+1234567890”) 2️⃣ Seamless Integration: Connect your PowerApps app…
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PowerPlatformTip 52 – ‘DV4T: Budget-Friendly Choice’
🔥 When building Power Apps and Power Automate solutions, choosing the right data storage is crucial. If you’re looking to avoid premium licensing costs but still want a robust option, consider using Dataverse for Teams instead of SharePoint. Here’s why: 1️⃣ Integration: Dataverse for Teams is built directly into Microsoft Teams, offering seamless integration and…
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PowerPlatformTip 50 – ‘Use TemplateApp’
🌟 Use the ultimate #PowerApps Material Design Template App! 📱 Elevate your app-building experience with this versatile template app, which offers: 16+ Material Design components Proper documentation 5000 SVGs for stunning, user-friendly UIs 🚀 Quickly customize app styles using the OnStart Property and enjoy the benefits of a consistent, accessible design. Get started by downloading…
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PowerPlatformTip 49 – ‘Do-Until’
You don’t always need a true/false variable to check within a “Do Until” loop. Instead, directly evaluate the action that might fail! (Note: Some scenarios may still require a variable) Why do I love this? 🤔 It’s perfect for handling situations like locked or unavailable files. The loop keeps trying (based on your settings) until…
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PowerPlatformTip 48 – ‘Sharing of Flows & Power Apps’
🚀 Overview of The Sharing of Flows & Power Apps 🌐 1️⃣ Export Flows on make.powerautomate.com, but the import on this site is legacy for import. But you can use the import via make.powerapps.com. 2️⃣ Use a Flow to automate sharing (check out tip #PowerPlatformTip 8)🔄 3️⃣ Pack everything into a solution (Power Apps, Power…
Marcel Lehmann 