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Manuel T Gomes

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Fundamentals

If you want to master something, you have to understand its fundamentals deeply. They are the building blocks you stand on to reach the more complex ideas. Knowledge is like a house: you lay strong foundations first, then build upward. It sounds like a cliche, but it holds true, and solid fundamentals are what make good professionals. Under this tag I work on bringing you the fundamentals of each technology, from the small details that quietly make all the difference to the bigger concepts. My focus is mostly the Power Platform, but I will happily write about other things I find interesting along the way. Expect a mix drawn from technology and productivity. What matters most to me is that you walk away having learned something new you can build on.

Power Automate: concat Function

Power Automate: concat Function

4 min read · 5 years ago

Combines strings, booleans, integers, and arrays into a single string.

Power Automate: OneDrive for Business - Get file metadata using path Action

Power Automate: OneDrive for Business - Get file metadata using path Action

6 min read · 5 years ago

Returns OneDrive file info without downloading the content.

Power Automate: Send an HTTP request to SharePoint Action

Power Automate: Send an HTTP request to SharePoint Action

6 min read · 5 years ago

Calls SharePoint's REST API directly.

Power Automate: HTML to Text Action

Power Automate: HTML to Text Action

6 min read · 5 years ago

Strips HTML tags and returns raw text.

Power Automate: array Function

Power Automate: array Function

2 min read · 5 years ago

Wraps a single value into an array. Accepts strings, booleans, integers, and floats.

SharePoint: Hour Function

SharePoint: Hour Function

4 min read · 5 years ago

Returns the hour component (0-23) of a date or time value.

OData: startswith Function

OData: startswith Function

7 min read · 5 years ago

Filters records where a field begins with a given string.

Power Automate: Switch Action

Power Automate: Switch Action

6 min read · 5 years ago

Routes the Flow into multiple branches based on a single value. 25-case limit.

OData: OR Operator

OData: OR Operator

6 min read · 5 years ago

Filters records where at least one condition is true.

Power Apps: Color Function

Power Apps: Color Function

2 min read · 5 years ago

Returns a named color value like Color.Burlywood instead of an RGBA code.

Power Automate: Delay Action

Power Automate: Delay Action

10 min read · 5 years ago

Pauses the Flow for a fixed duration.

OData: Lower Than or Equals Operator

OData: Lower Than or Equals Operator

7 min read · 5 years ago

Filters records where a field is less than or equal to a value.

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Manuel T Gomes

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