Sharing Power Apps When using a group to share a Power App, both security groups and Microsoft 365 (M365) groups are options. Each type of group has its own benefits and limitations, depending on your needs. In this post, we’ll …
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Dataverse ‘Expand Query’ Feature When working with Power Automate and Dataverse, querying data across related tables is a common requirement. One of the most powerful features to handle this is the ‘Expand query’ option in the Dataverse ‘List rows’ action. …
The ‘List Rows’ action in Power Automate retrieves multiple records from a Dataverse table. Frquently you’ll want to filter on a Dataverse lookup column. In this post, I’ll describe 2 ways you can do this and show you how to filter …
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What Is Administration Mode? Administration mode is an environment config setting that allows admins to restrict access to a particular environment preventing users from creating, changing or deleting any data. This is enforced because administration mode blocks access to Dataverse for …
This post is a drill down into Connection References, what they are and how to use them most effectively with Power Automate What are Connection References? Connection references act as a link between actions in Power Automate and the actual …
Recently I was investigating removing a component in a production environment, that stubbornly remained. It had me thinking for longer than it should, but after first diving down a couple of rabbit holes, I realised what the issue was. The …
The Power Platform provides immense flexibility in connecting apps and automating workflows with APIs. A common scenario is using a Canvas App to trigger a Power Automate flow, which in turn, uses the HTTP connector to interact with external APIs. …
One of the powerful features available when creating a new Power Platform environment, is the ability to create custom environments tailored to specific business needs. An often overlooked but valuable customisation is assigning an environment custom URL. Why Assign an …
Flow Ownership In my recent articles, Notes on Flow Ownership and Flow Execution Ownership I discussed in whose name the different types of flow are run. Instant flows run in the name of the user who triggers them as “Run-only” …
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Flow execution ownership is important because understanding in whose name a Power Automate flows runs is crucial for both functionality and security. In this post, we will dive into the concepts of “Run-only users” for instant flows and explore the …
It can take a while for newly created or newly shared environments to show up for users. The Microsoft guidance says it may take up to 10 minutes for them to become available in the Power Platform developer studios and …
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Sharing model-driven apps is slightly different to sharing canvas apps. In this post I’m going to briefly cover what you need to be aware of, together with some supplementary info that will help make the process clearer. How is Sharing …
