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Tag: Into The Weeds

There are articles that I go a little bit deeper into a concept. I call them “Into the Weeds,” where I describe complex topics, things that you should be careful about, and fix more tricky issues.
I want to write these articles for 2 main reasons. The first is to have something for the more advanced users to read and solve potential problems. The second to enable people that are still learning about the Power Platform to have a more rich learning experience by having more challenging topics.
Even if you don’t apply them immediately, you’ll know that these areas are a bit more tricky. When you encounter something similar in your projects, you’re aware of them and save a lot of time trying to understand why something doesn’t work. Going “Into the weeds” can burn time, and I want to save you some headaches also.
The important part for me is that you learn something new, but also teach me. If you don’t agree with some of the concepts or want me to focus on them, please get in touch. I want feedback, and you can always reach me by email or Twitter.

Power Automate: Office 365 Excel – List rows present in a table Action
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Power Automate: Office 365 Excel – List rows present in a table Action

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesOctober 20, 2021November 14, 20223

We all use Excel, and it’s a great way to store information, so today, we’ll explore how to fetch data from an Excel file by …

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Power Automate: No Dynamic Content? No problem.
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Power Automate: No Dynamic Content? No problem.

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesOctober 19, 2021December 20, 20214

Once in a while, we try to add content using the “dynamic content,” but we either see it empty or don’t see what we need. …

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Power Automate: PowerApps Trigger
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Power Automate: PowerApps Trigger

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesOctober 15, 2021December 2, 20220

The integrations between Power Automate and Power Apps are exceptional, and you can easily trigger Flows from Power Apps. You can even provide information from …

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Power Automate: json function
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Power Automate: json function

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesOctober 14, 2021December 20, 20210

JSON is a standard used in multiple areas like integrations between systems (like Power Automate connections, for example), so it’s pretty widespread even if we …

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Power Automate: How to parse an array more efficiently
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Power Automate: How to parse an array more efficiently

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesOctober 12, 2021December 20, 20210

When parsing arrays, our first reaction is to add an “Apply to each” action to fetch elements. It makes sense, but how about when we …

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How to add Forms uploads into a SharePoint list as attachments?
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How to add Forms uploads into a SharePoint list as attachments?

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesOctober 11, 2021November 10, 202214

Microsoft Forms are a great way to get information from people. I’ve mentioned this before, but it’s important to stress. Microsoft Forms are a great …

How to add Forms uploads into a SharePoint list as attachments? Read More
Power Automate: SharePoint – When an item is created or modified Trigger
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Power Automate: SharePoint – When an item is created or modified Trigger

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesOctober 8, 2021December 1, 20224

SharePoint list items change a lot, and it’s handy to know when they do. So today, we’ll check the “When an item is created or …

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Power Automate: first Function
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Power Automate: first Function

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesOctober 7, 2021August 17, 20220

Arrays are part of the building blocks of Power Automate. We can get arrays from many actions like the SharePoint “Get Items” action, for example. …

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Power Automate: SharePoint – Get Item Action
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Power Automate: SharePoint – Get Item Action

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesOctober 6, 2021November 11, 20221

The SharePoint connector is one of the complete connectors, especially when it comes to lists. We can do a lot of operations to list items, …

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Power Automate: How to get previous versions in SharePoint
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Power Automate: How to get previous versions in SharePoint

Manuel Gomesby Manuel GomesOctober 5, 2021December 20, 202111

There are a lot of valuable triggers for SharePoint list items, like the “When an item is created or modified” trigger. They help us understand …

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zidane - OData: Not Equals Operator

thank you for the article

Manuel Gomes - Power Automate: How to download a file from a link?

Hi Koen, Great job giving back. I'm happy you're doing it. Can you share some links so that everyone can…

Manuel Gomes - Power Automate: Long-running Flows

Hi Edison, Indeed a Flow can't call itself, but there's a way around it. You can use the "When a…

Koen - Power Automate: How to download a file from a link?

Dear Manuel, Thank you for your input in various articles, it has helped me a lot in my learning journey.…

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