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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.

Power Automate: Office 365 Outlook - Forward an email action

Power Automate: Office 365 Outlook - Forward an email action

6 min read · 3 years ago

Forwards an Outlook email with optional comments.

Power Automate: last function

Power Automate: last function

3 min read · 3 years ago

Returns the last element of an array or the last character of a string.

What is an auxiliary Flow in Power Automate and how to design it?

What is an auxiliary Flow in Power Automate and how to design it?

7 min read · 3 years ago

Power Automate: SharePoint - When a file is deleted Trigger

Power Automate: SharePoint - When a file is deleted Trigger

7 min read · 3 years ago

Fires when a file is deleted from a SharePoint document library.

Power Automate: Office 365 Outlook - Outlook Flag email action

Power Automate: Office 365 Outlook - Outlook Flag email action

6 min read · 3 years ago

Flags an Outlook email by Message ID.

Power Automate: Outputs function

Power Automate: Outputs function

3 min read · 3 years ago

Returns an action's full results inside an expression. The mechanism behind Dynamic Content.

How to format a date in another language in Power Automate

How to format a date in another language in Power Automate

5 min read · 3 years ago

How to calculate the difference between two dates in Power Automate

How to calculate the difference between two dates in Power Automate

3 min read · 3 years ago

Power Automate: SharePoint - When a file is created or modified (properties only) Trigger

Power Automate: SharePoint - When a file is created or modified (properties only) Trigger

6 min read · 3 years ago

Fires when a SharePoint file is created or modified. Returns properties only, not content.

Power Automate: Office 365 Outlook - Delete email action

Power Automate: Office 365 Outlook - Delete email action

4 min read · 3 years ago

Deletes an Outlook email by Message ID.

Power Automate: Variables function

Power Automate: Variables function

2 min read · 3 years ago

Returns the current value of a variable.

How to automatically deal with email while on holidays

How to automatically deal with email while on holidays

9 min read · 3 years ago

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Manuel T Gomes

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