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Solutions to the SharePoint 5000 item limit using Power Automate
If you need to get more than 5000 items from a SharePoint list, there are a number of different approaches. I’ve written up three different ways to solve the problem, which return exactly the same...
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Combine SharePoint API & Flow Parallel branches for Performance
This post covers how to configure a Power Automate Flow to get items from a SharePoint list at maximum speed. Super useful if you have an interactive process and you do not want to keep users waiting....
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Address Lookup in PowerApps with Power Automate and loqate
This post covers using Loqate API to auto-fill address details in PowerApps. Manual entry of key customer and supplier details is error prone and time consuming. The Loqate API is really simple, so...
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How to send awesome emails with Power Automate and SendGrid
There are many ways to send emails from Power Automate. This post will demonstrate how to build a flow to Send email from Power Automate with Sendgrid using dynamic templates. There are many...
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Secure the HTTP Request Trigger in Microsoft Power Automate
Flows created with the “When a HTTP request is received” trigger can be executed by anyone that knows the URL. This post covers details how to secure the HTTP trigger by using a trigger condition. I...
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Add multiple attachments to an approval email with Power Automate
Adding multiple attachments to an approval flow in Power Automate is a common requirement. The method is slightly different between the Create an Approval action and the Send an email(V2) action. I...
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How to install and boot a Dell PowerEdge from a PCIe NVMe drive
PCIe NVMe storage can provide an incredible speed boost to any server but booting from it is not natively supported on some older Dell PowerEdge servers. 11th and 12th generation servers like the Dell...
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How to screenshot an entire Flow in Power Automate with Google Chrome
If you have a flow in Power Automate flow which is bigger than you can display on screen capturing the complete process can be quite time consuming. Multiple images need to be manually stitched...
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Use Power Automate to modernise Legacy System Processes and Output
Many legacy ERP systems produce printed output in plain text format. Over the years I’ve worked with many of these types of systems, and there are still lots of them in use today. Often they are...
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Easily convert Excel Dates to usable Power Automate Dates
When you use the “List rows present in a Table” action in Power Automate to get data from Excel that contains dates, you might be surprised to see that the data in the date column is actually an...
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Working with locked documents in Power Automate Flows
If you are updating the status of a document in a Microsoft Power Automate flow that someone is already using, you will get this error: The file "filename.docx" is locked for shared use by...
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Add st, nd, rd and th (ordinal) suffix to a number in Power Automate
Sometimes you need to create an ordinal number for use in an email or similar situation. Power Apps does not have any support for this type of number formatting but it can be created quite easily with...
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Publish SharePoint data on a public website with Power Automate
In this post I am going to demonstrate how to collect data from a SharePoint list using Power Automate and publish it in a jQuery grid on any website. Many businesses store data in data sources that...
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How to create Proper Case Strings in Power Automate
Sometimes strings in Power Automate need to be reformatted so that the first letter of each word is capitalized. This is know as “Proper Case”. There is no function built in to perform this common...
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Super Simple flow to get more than 5000 SharePoint Items
I’ve done a series of blog posts on how to get more than 5000 items from a SharePoint list using Power Automate. While helping someone else out I figured out a way to make it much easier. If you’re...
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Power Automate – How to extract numbers from a string
Power Automate does not have a function to extract numbers from a string. I’ve seen this requirement come up a few times in the Power Automate community forums so thought I would post the solution...
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How to embed an image into an email with Power Automate
This post explains how to embed images inside an email sent from a Power Automate flow. This is a common requirement and can cause frustration depending on the requirements. Generally, people want to...
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Power Automate: How to parse a CSV File to create a JSON array
There are no built in actions in Power Automate to Parse a CSV File. There are external connectors which can do this for you, but this blog post will cover how to Parse a CSV in Power Automate without...
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How to generate a chart with Power Automate
I recently discovered QuickChart and it is a fabulous tool for generating charts. It’s really easy to use from both PowerApps and Power Automate. In this post I am going to explain how to use it to...
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Update a Hyperlink Column in SharePoint with Power Automate
This post explains how to update a Hyperlink Column in SharePoint Online using Power Automate. Unlike most field types, the hyperlink column has two components, the link address and the alternative...
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