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Read the about page →#PowerPlatformTip 163: 'Create an ICS Calendar File in Power Automate'
TL;DR: Compose the iCalendar text (BEGIN:VCALENDAR … VEVENT … END:VCALENDAR), Base64-encode it, and attach it as invite.ics (text/calendar) to Send an email (V2). The recipient adds the event to an...
#PowerPlatformTip 162: 'Create a Private Teams Channel from a Flow'
TL;DR: POST /teams/{team-id}/channels with membershipType: "private" and a members array that contains at least one owner creates a private Teams channel automatically. Call it through the HTTP wit...
#PowerPlatformTip 161: 'Clone a SharePoint List's Custom Columns to Another Site'
TL;DR: GET .../fields returns each column’s SchemaXml. Filter to custom fields (Hidden eq false and ReadOnlyField eq false and CanBeDeleted eq true), then POST that SchemaXml to .../fields/createfi...
#PowerPlatformTip 160: 'Set SharePoint Item Permissions with Power Automate'
TL;DR: Call breakroleinheritance on the item, then addroleassignment(principalid, roledefid) via Send an HTTP request to SharePoint to grant exactly the access you want - all in the flow. SharePo...
#PowerPlatformTip 159: 'Force a Direct File Download in Power Apps with Launch'
TL;DR: Launch(FileURL & "&download=1") often turns a SharePoint file link into a real download instead of a browser preview. It’s a widely used but unofficial SharePoint behavior (only web=...
#PowerPlatformTip 158: 'Return Flow Data to Power Apps with ParseJSON (No Premium)'
TL;DR: Send complex data back from a flow as one text output containing JSON via Respond to a Power App or flow, then rebuild it in Power Apps with ParseJSON. You get nested records, arrays and typ...
#PowerPlatformTip 157: 'Run Office Scripts from Power Automate – 25 Everyday Excel Automations'
TL;DR: Record or write an Office Script in Excel, then call it from Power Automate with the Excel Online (Business) connector’s Run script action. One flow step does the formatting, filtering, bulk...
#PowerPlatformTip 156: 'Handle Files up to 1 GB with Chunking in Power Automate'
TL;DR: A single Power Automate message is limited to 100 MB. Enable Allow chunking under an action’s Settings → Content transfer and supported actions handle files up to 1 GB — but only when the fi...
#PowerPlatformTip 155: 'Float Before Div for Correct Decimals in Power Automate'
TL;DR: In Power Automate div() truncates when both operands are integers. Cast them with float(), div(float(a), float(b)), so the result is a Float and your decimals survive. You build a percenta...
#PowerPlatformTip 154: 'Preserve Author, Editor & Dates on Copied SharePoint Files'
TL;DR: After a create-and-delete copy, one MERGE HTTP request restores the original AuthorId, EditorId, Created and Modified so the migrated file matches the source. Sometimes a straight Copy fil...
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