Power Automate: concat Function
Combines strings, booleans, integers, and arrays into a single string.
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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.
Power Automate: OneDrive for Business - Get file metadata using path Action
Returns OneDrive file info without downloading the content.
Power Automate: Send an HTTP request to SharePoint Action
Calls SharePoint's REST API directly.
Power Automate: HTML to Text Action
Strips HTML tags and returns raw text.
Power Automate: array Function
Wraps a single value into an array. Accepts strings, booleans, integers, and floats.
SharePoint: Hour Function
Returns the hour component (0-23) of a date or time value.
Power Automate: SharePoint Get Items Action
Returns SharePoint list items with OData filters, pagination, and folder scoping.
OData: startswith Function
Filters records where a field begins with a given string.
Power Automate: Switch Action
Routes the Flow into multiple branches based on a single value. 25-case limit.
Power Automate: Try, Catch, Finally
OData: OR Operator
Filters records where at least one condition is true.
Power Apps: Color Function
Returns a named color value like Color.Burlywood instead of an RGBA code.