One of my clients, takes many photos as part of their data entry process using a Canvas app. We need to compress the photos as the collected data, including the photos, is used to generate a PDF. This PDF generation was timing out every now and then. How to compress photos Table of Contents In… READ MORE
When Power Automate flows start failing, the traditional approach involves manually navigating through the Power Automate portal, clicking through run histories, and examining individual actions to find the root cause. With my Power Platform MCP server, I can streamline this entire investigation process using natural language prompts that automatically gather context, analyze failures, and provide… READ MORE
If you’ve been working with SharePoint and Power Automate for any length of time and you work with SharePoint approval requests to get some form or file approved, you’ve probably experienced the frustration of trying to create approval workflows that feel seamlessly integrated with your SharePoint lists and libraries. The traditional Power Automate approval actions… READ MORE
In Power Automate, working with JSON objects and arrays is essential for building advanced, scalable, and maintainable flows. JSON acts as the backbone of data exchange, allowing you to represent structured information flexibly. Two powerful expressions—setProperty() and addProperty()—unlock the ability to dynamically update, expand, and manipulate JSON objects. This article explores what these functions do, why they matter, and… READ MORE
What are Environment Variables? Environment variables are a way to store and manage configuration data that can be reused across apps, flows, and other components within a Dataverse environment. They help make your solutions more portable, maintainable, and scalable. As an example, you might be storing your files in Azure Blob storage. You would want… READ MORE
Hi Everyone, I’m back, and today, we will learn how to implement translating addresses to longitude and latitude (using Azure Maps API) and validating check-ins. For example, there will be a plan for the Salesperson to go to location X for Customer A. On the day itself, the Salesperson can check in on the Client Office,… READ MORE
Recently I struggled to navigate between custom pages in Power Fx while passing a record as context. The error was vague and the solution wasn’t obvious. The Problem I tried the straightforward approach: This threw a generic error: “Unsupported property ‘_ownerid_value’.” The error message didn’t point to the real issue, making it difficult to diagnose.… READ MORE
The recent introduction of the Code Interpreter into Microsoft Copilot Studio and AI Builder prompts allows makers to generate and execute Python code directly within prompts. This enables advanced data processing, file manipulation, and visualizations without leaving the Power Platform ecosystem. In this blog, we’ll explore how to harness the Code Interpreter in AI Builder… READ MORE
When actions in Power Automate flows go wrong, they may rerun depending on the failure occurred. One of the errors that may trigger is the 429 Error that is reported when there are throttling issues OneDrive for Business connector Table of Contents In this post I’m using the OneDrive for Business connector as its throttling and retry… READ MORE
Hi, how are you? It’s been a while ! I posted a Linkedin carousel series of posts of some of the functions I find useful in Power Automate. Charlotte Limeslade then asked if I could write up a blog post about it. So here it is. A-F Expression add() Use Case Used to add numbers… READ MORE
