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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.
Power Automate: PowerApps Trigger
Runs a Flow from a Power App. Power Platform handles parameter passing.
Power Automate: json function
Converts a string to a JSON object. Validates structure and formats output.
Power Automate: How to parse an array more efficiently
How to add Forms uploads into a SharePoint list as attachments?
Power Automate: SharePoint - When an item is created or modified Trigger
Fires when a SharePoint list item is created or modified. Polls on an interval, not instant
Power Automate: first Function
Returns the initial element of an array or the first character of a string.
Power Automate: SharePoint - Get Item Action
Returns a single SharePoint list item by ID.
Power Automate: How to get previous versions in SharePoint
How to add Attachments to Microsoft Planner from Teams?
Power Automate: Recurrence Trigger
Runs a Flow on a schedule. Supports seconds to months, specific hours, days, and time zones.
Power Automate: lastIndexOf Function
Returns the position of the last occurrence of text in a string. -1 if not found.