Power Automate: convertToUtc function
Converts a timestamp from a source time zone to UTC using Windows time zone names.
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Into The Weeds
Some articles go a good deal deeper than the rest, and I call those Into the Weeds. This is where I take on complex topics, the behaviors you need to be careful about, and the trickier issues that are a pain to fix. I write them for two reasons. The first is to give advanced users something meatier to sink into and solve real problems with. The second is to give people who are still learning the Power Platform a richer experience by putting harder material within reach. Even if you do not need it today, you will remember that these corners are tricky, and when you hit something similar in a project you will save yourself hours of confusion. Going into the weeds can burn a lot of time, and my aim is to spare you some of those headaches.
Batch Operations and Throttling Mitigation in Power Automate
Bundle hundreds of SharePoint writes into a single $batch request to stop hitting throttling limits.
Book: Revenge of the Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell examines the 'rule of thirds' through cheetahs, sports, and crises in this page-turner.
SharePoint: UPPER function
Converts text to uppercase, leaving numbers and punctuation untouched. The result is always text.
Power Automate: isInt function
Checks if a string is an integer.
Excel: Count Function
Counts the cells in a range that contain numbers. Ignores text, blanks, and errors.
N8N: Gmail Trigger
Starts a workflow when a new email arrives in Gmail. Polls on a schedule; filter by label, sender, or search.
Power Automate: slice Function
Extracts a substring by position. Supports negative indices; endIndex is exclusive.
The reason it's EMail and not Email or email in Power Automate
Explains why SharePoint's email field is spelled EMail and why the casing breaks your filters
Power Apps: LookUp Function
Returns the first record that matches a condition, or a single reduced value. Blank if nothing matches.
SharePoint: MONTH function
Returns the month of a date as a number from 1 to 12. Empty date fields return 12
How to stop an infinite trigger loop in Power Automate?
Stop a flow from re-triggering itself with trigger conditions, flag columns, or a create-only trigger.