Power Automate: Set variable Action
Assigns a value to an existing variable. Strict type enforcement.
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Welcome to my Power Automate hub, where I share what I have learned building real cloud flows for work and for fun. If you have ever stared at a flow that almost works, this is the place to fix it. Here you will find practical, hands-on guides that go beyond the basics and tackle the messy parts of automation. I cover advanced error handling patterns so your flows fail gracefully, and I dig into API rate limits and throttling, including batch operations and throttling mitigation, so your flows keep running when you scale up. I walk through building a website monitor from scratch, handling CSV files without losing your mind, and troubleshooting dynamic content when the values you expect simply are not there. If you work across environments, my best practices for SharePoint in multiple environments will save you painful mistakes, and my approval workflow guide makes one of the most requested features easy to understand. Explore the deeper action reference and function reference sections too when you need precise details. Grab a coffee, pick a topic, and let us automate something today.
Power Automate: What's a parallel branch?
How to unzip a file in Power Automate?
Power Automate: Office 365 Excel - For a selected row Trigger
Fires when a user selects an Excel row via the Power Automate add-in.
Power Automate: bool function
Converts a string, integer, or float to boolean. Zero is false, non-zero is true.
Power Automate: Initialize variable Action
Declares a variable. Required first step before any other variable action.
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Power Automate: or function
Returns true when any expression is true.
Power Automate: string function
Converts booleans, integers, floats, and arrays to text. Arrays become JSON; null becomes empty.
Power Automate: equals function
Compares two values. Case-sensitive for strings, cross-type for ints and booleans.
Power Automate: endsWith function
Checks if a string ends with specific text. Case-insensitive, space-sensitive, strings only.