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Manuel T Gomes

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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.

OData: And Operator

OData: And Operator

5 min read · 5 years ago

Combines multiple conditions where all must be true.

Power Automate: Run a Child Flow Action

Power Automate: Run a Child Flow Action

12 min read · 5 years ago

Calls a reusable child Flow.

SharePoint: Automatic Document Management

SharePoint: Automatic Document Management

6 min read · 5 years ago

OData: Equals Operator

OData: Equals Operator

5 min read · 5 years ago

Filters records where a field exactly matches a value.

Power Automate: Condition Action

Power Automate: Condition Action

9 min read · 5 years ago

Routes the Flow into a true or false branch based on a comparison.

OData Reference: An Introduction

OData Reference: An Introduction

3 min read · 5 years ago

Introduction to OData filtering for Power Platform data sources.

Power Automate: Apply to each Action

Power Automate: Apply to each Action

5 min read · 5 years ago

Loops through an array. Use item() to reference each element.

Microsoft Forms: Voting in Meetings

Microsoft Forms: Voting in Meetings

4 min read · 5 years ago

Microsoft Teams: You’re on mute - optimize meetings

Microsoft Teams: You’re on mute - optimize meetings

9 min read · 5 years ago

Ten habits that make online meetings worth attending, from mute etiquette to being upfront about Copilot.

Microsoft Teams: Don’t want to use a SharePoint Site or your OneDrive?

Microsoft Teams: Don’t want to use a SharePoint Site or your OneDrive?

5 min read · 5 years ago

Tools: 1Password

Tools: 1Password

2 min read · 5 years ago

Power Apps: Best Practices

Power Apps: Best Practices

7 min read · 5 years ago

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Manuel T Gomes

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