Dataverse has been developed for Dynamics where comprehensive data security is essential. For this reason, Dataverse security is incredibly powerful and flexible, but with that comes a level of complexity! In this post I’ve tried to simplify and explain the …
When retrieving rows using Power Automate, by default the number of rows returned is limited to a maximum of 5000 for Dataverse and 100 for SharePoint Dataverse To increase the limit for Dataverse, turn on the pagination feature from Settings …
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As flows grow in complexity, managing a flow’s structure becomes important for fixing issues & testing The Scope action can be used to help make a flow manageable. Scope is an action that groups other actions within it. Its purpose …
CSS is a great way to create graphics and cool effects in a Canvas App. CSS is powerful, flexible and often avoids the complexity of creating a PCF code component With CSS you can visually do pretty much anything and …
In the previous post, I explained how to delete a file based on a change to a column in Dataverse. I used an automated flow to delete a file stored in a Dataverse column which triggered every time the status …
Dataverse storage costs can be expensive. If you want to automatically delete a file stored in a Dataverse file column that is no longer required, here’s how to do it In this example, whenever the status of a row in …
Do you need to pass a JSON array to a child flow? Here are 2 simple flows. The parent creates a simple JSON array that I want to pass to the child flow The difficulty is that a child flow requires …
Join JSON Arrays This is how to join two JSON arrays with Power Automate. The first array is generated from Dataverse. The ‘List rows’ step extracts the first 5 rows from a table, in this case the Counties of England …
With this neat little technique you can identify the user who invoked a flow from a Power App irrespective of the account that actually runs the flow Flow User The user’s name, email or GUID can be identified and captured, …
In this post I’ll explain the Canvas App naming conventions I use for screens and controls. This follows on from the previous post in which I discussed how and why I name variables and collections Clear and consistent naming conventions ensure …
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Good canvas app naming conventions for variables and collections ensure their purpose is clear and understood. A consistent and recognised format both helps the App Maker and assists other developers conducting a peer review or handover The PowerApps Canvas App …
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Do you want to add emojis in canvas apps or add a special Unicode character to draw attention to a particular section of content? If so, read on to find out how this can be easily done An emoji is …
