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Manuel T Gomes

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Power Automate

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 where you fix it. 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. My best practices for SharePoint across multiple environments save painful mistakes, and my approval workflow guide makes one of the most requested features easy to understand.

Power Automate: empty function

Power Automate: empty function

7 min read · 4 years ago

Returns true when a string, array, or object has no value. Numbers and booleans throw an error.

Power Automate: Set variable Action

Power Automate: Set variable Action

8 min read · 4 years ago

Assigns a value to an existing variable. Strict type enforcement.

Power Automate: What's a parallel branch?

Power Automate: What's a parallel branch?

7 min read · 4 years ago

How to unzip a file in Power Automate?

How to unzip a file in Power Automate?

9 min read · 4 years ago

Power Automate: Office 365 Excel - For a selected row Trigger

Power Automate: Office 365 Excel - For a selected row Trigger

6 min read · 4 years ago

Fires when a user selects an Excel row via the Power Automate add-in.

Power Automate: bool function

Power Automate: bool function

3 min read · 4 years ago

Converts a string, integer, or float to boolean. Zero is false, non-zero is true.

Power Automate: Initialize variable Action

Power Automate: Initialize variable Action

12 min read · 4 years ago

Declares a variable. Required first step before any other variable action.

Power Automate: How to install the Flow's add-in in Excel

Power Automate: How to install the Flow's add-in in Excel

10 min read · 4 years ago

Power Automate: Create a folder in OneDrive

Power Automate: Create a folder in OneDrive

4 min read · 4 years ago

Power Automate: or function

Power Automate: or function

3 min read · 4 years ago

Returns true when any expression is true.

Power Automate: string function

Power Automate: string function

3 min read · 4 years ago

Converts booleans, integers, floats, and arrays to text. Arrays become JSON; null becomes empty.

Power Automate: equals function

Power Automate: equals function

5 min read · 4 years ago

Compares two values. Case-sensitive for strings, cross-type for ints and booleans.

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Manuel T Gomes

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