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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: xpath function

Power Automate: xpath function

14 min read · 3 years ago

Parses an XML document to extract nodes, attributes, and counts. Input must be XML type.

Power Automate: How to round a number?

Power Automate: How to round a number?

5 min read · 3 years ago

How to provide parameters from Power Apps to Power Automate

How to provide parameters from Power Apps to Power Automate

8 min read · 3 years ago

Power Automate: Office 365 Outlook - When a new email mentioning me arrives Trigger

Power Automate: Office 365 Outlook - When a new email mentioning me arrives Trigger

8 min read · 3 years ago

Fires when a new Outlook email mentions you.

Power Automate: OneDrive for Business - For a selected file Trigger

Power Automate: OneDrive for Business - For a selected file Trigger

7 min read · 3 years ago

Fires when a user picks a OneDrive file. Your Flow name appears in the file menu.

Power Automate: SharePoint - For a selected file Trigger

Power Automate: SharePoint - For a selected file Trigger

6 min read · 3 years ago

Fires when a user picks a SharePoint file. Your Flow name appears in the file menu.

Power Automate: Office 365 Excel - Update a Row action

Power Automate: Office 365 Excel - Update a Row action

13 min read · 3 years ago

Updates an Excel row matched by a key column. Works on SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive files.

Power Automate: SharePoint - When an item or a file is modified Trigger

Power Automate: SharePoint - When an item or a file is modified Trigger

8 min read · 3 years ago

Fires when a SharePoint list item or file is modified.

Power Automate: Office 365 Excel - Get a Row action

Power Automate: Office 365 Excel - Get a Row action

7 min read · 3 years ago

Returns a single Excel row by key column value.

Power Automate: uriQuery function

Power Automate: uriQuery function

4 min read · 3 years ago

Returns the query string from a URL. Empty when there are no parameters.

Power Automate: How to add all email attachments to Planner?

Power Automate: How to add all email attachments to Planner?

10 min read · 3 years ago

Power Automate: SharePoint - When an item is deleted Trigger

Power Automate: SharePoint - When an item is deleted Trigger

7 min read · 3 years ago

Fires when a SharePoint list item is deleted. Returns who and when, not the item's columns.

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Manuel T Gomes

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