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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: endsWith function

Power Automate: endsWith function

3 min read · 4 years ago

Checks if a string ends with specific text. Case-insensitive, space-sensitive, strings only.

Power Automate: greater function

Power Automate: greater function

3 min read · 4 years ago

Returns true when the first value is greater than the second.

Power Automate: ticks Function

Power Automate: ticks Function

3 min read · 4 years ago

Converts a date to 100-nanosecond intervals since year 0001.

Power Automate: SharePoint - When a file is created (properties only) Trigger

Power Automate: SharePoint - When a file is created (properties only) Trigger

7 min read · 4 years ago

Fires when a SharePoint file is created. Returns metadata only, not content.

Power Automate: lessOrEquals function

Power Automate: lessOrEquals function

3 min read · 4 years ago

Returns true when the first value is less than or equal to the second.

Power Automate: Fetch all files from a type in a folder

Power Automate: Fetch all files from a type in a folder

5 min read · 4 years ago

Power Automate: Field and formula common mistakes

Power Automate: Field and formula common mistakes

6 min read · 4 years ago

Power Automate: Teams - When a new channel message is added Trigger

Power Automate: Teams - When a new channel message is added Trigger

5 min read · 4 years ago

Fires when a new message is posted in a Teams channel.

Power Automate: and function

Power Automate: and function

3 min read · 4 years ago

Returns true only when all expressions are true.

Power Automate: SharePoint - List folder Action

Power Automate: SharePoint - List folder Action

8 min read · 4 years ago

Returns the files and subfolders inside a folder. Goes one level deep and needs the folder ID, not its path.

Power Automate: What is Pagination?

Power Automate: What is Pagination?

5 min read · 4 years ago

Power Automate: Error while testing

Power Automate: Error while testing

6 min read · 4 years ago

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Manuel T Gomes

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