What is a connection reference in Power Automate?
A connection stores credentials; a connection reference is a named pointer to one, living inside a solution.
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New Power Automate now requires connection references
Convert a solution flow from a direct connection to a connection reference and unlock the new designer.
Power Automate: parseDateTime function
Converts a date string into an ISO 8601 timestamp using a locale and optional format. Locale comes second.
How to insert multiple values into a SharePoint Lookup field?
Writes multiple values into a SharePoint lookup column by mapping each tag to its list item ID.
Power Automate: Office 365 Outlook - Get emails Action
Returns an array of emails from a mailbox folder. Filter fields only scan the first 250 emails.
Power Automate: convertTimeZone function
Converts a timestamp between two time zones, daylight saving included. Output drops the zone marker.
SharePoint Permissions in Power Automate
Which account really runs each action, and why a flow that works for you returns 403 for everyone else.
Power Automate: Office 365 Outlook - Export email Action
Exports an Outlook email as a binary EML file by Message ID. Attachments are included inside the file.
Power Automate: getFutureTime function
Returns the current timestamp plus a number of time units. Always counts from UTC now.
How to check optional values in a manual trigger?
Read optional manual trigger inputs safely with ?[] and avoid the missing-property error.
How to save emails from an Outlook to a file in Power Automate
Saves an email as an .eml file, automatically as it arrives or manually in bulk from a folder.
SharePoint Copy File Action
Copies a file to another library or site. Version history and metadata don't carry over.