SharePoint: Lower Function
One of the trickiest things is to keep data consistent, especially if it’s inserted by the users. Each person has their way of providing data, …
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I’ll show you the best practices for the Power Platform tools. I provide them based on my experience and learning, so that doesn’t mean you can’t adjust them. I learned them from other people’s experiences also, so I don’t make the same mistakes.
Consistency is important, especially when multiple people work on the same platform. I see all the time SharePoint sites with heterogeneous naming, lists with convoluted names, and more. Having consistency enables you to know always what something means. It also helps when someone comes aboard where you can point to the rules and know what to do.
Regardless of the platform, I strongly recommend that you don’t want to adopt mine, at least have them written down on your side. Even if you work alone, create your best practices and reference material. It will make you think, and sometimes you’ll see where some things could be improved.
One of the trickiest things is to keep data consistent, especially if it’s inserted by the users. Each person has their way of providing data, …
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The item function is oftentimes misunderstood since it’s not common to be used, but it’s beneficial. For example, when you’re inside a repeating action, like …
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The concept of “helper” Flow is more of a strategy than something that needs to be done. The idea is to have Flows with pieces …
The “Manually Trigger a Flow” action is, without question, one of my most used triggers ever. Although it’s super valuable to have Flows triggering automatically, …
The week number is a function that represents the week’s count starting on the 1st of January. So the week that contains the first day …
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