Power Automate: Initialize variable Action
Declares a variable. Required first step before any other variable action.
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Best Practices
Here I share the best practices I use for the Power Platform tools, drawn from my own experience and plenty of learning from other people's mistakes so I don't repeat them. None of this is set in stone, so adjust it to fit how you work. Consistency matters, especially when several people share a platform. I see it constantly: SharePoint sites with mismatched naming, lists with convoluted names, and flows nobody can follow. When you agree on rules, everyone always knows what something means, and onboarding a new person becomes far easier. Even if you never adopt my conventions, at least write your own down. And even if you work alone, building your own reference makes you think, and you will often spot places where things could be better. That reflection is half the value.
SharePoint: Round Function
Rounds a number to a given number of decimal places.
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 Apps: IsToday Function
Returns true when a date-time falls on today.
Power Automate: endsWith function
Checks if a string ends with specific text. Case-insensitive, space-sensitive, strings only.
SharePoint: Int Function
Converts a value to an integer by rounding down.
Power Automate: greater function
Returns true when the first value is greater than the second.
Power Automate: ticks Function
Converts a date to 100-nanosecond intervals since year 0001.
Power Apps: GUID function
Generates a GUID, or converts a string into a GUID.
Power Automate: SharePoint - When a file is created (properties only) Trigger
Fires when a SharePoint file is created. Returns metadata only, not content.