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: When an HTTP request is received Trigger

by Manuel GomesSeptember 17, 2021December 1, 202211

Today a premium connector. The “When an HTTP request is received” trigger is special because it enables us to have Power Automate as a service. …

by Manuel GomesSeptember 16, 2021September 5, 20210

The item function is oftentimes misunderstood since it’s not common to be used, but it’s beneficial. For example, when you’re inside a repeating action, like …

by Manuel GomesSeptember 15, 2021November 10, 20220

Automation can help us create tasks automatically in Microsoft Planner by using the “Create a task” action. I like this action a lot because it …

by Manuel GomesSeptember 14, 2021November 10, 20220

The concept of “helper” Flow is more of a strategy than something that needs to be done. The idea is to have Flows with pieces …

by Manuel GomesSeptember 13, 2021December 2, 20220

Today a simple template, but quite powerful if you extend it to your needs. I mentioned this example briefly in my “Create a task” action …

by Manuel GomesSeptember 10, 2021December 1, 20222

The “Manually Trigger a Flow” action is, without question, one of my most used triggers ever. Although it’s super valuable to have Flows triggering automatically, …

by Manuel GomesSeptember 8, 2021November 10, 20220

When a Planner starts getting many tasks, it is important to add some automation to it to keep things manageable. The “List Tasks” action helps …

by Manuel GomesSeptember 6, 2021November 18, 202214

Parsing emails is super boring so having a Flow that takes care of downloading attachments and sorting them is a huge timesaver. I have an …

by Manuel GomesSeptember 1, 2021November 10, 20223

Most of the time, the “Get a task” action is used with the “When a new task is created Trigger” because the trigger won’t return …

by Manuel GomesAugust 31, 2021November 10, 20227

Some time ago, I checked some posts in the Power Automate Community, and this question popped up. It’s quite an interesting question, but it’s super …