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Read the about page →#PowerPlatformTip 124: 'Recognize Plain Text File Formats'
TL;DR: Skip Base64 decoding in Power Automate, plain-text formats like JSON, CSV, XML and Markdown return content directly from ‘Get File Content’. 💡 Challenge The “Get File Content” action in Po...
#PowerPlatformTip 123: 'Get Lowest / Highest SharePoint ID & TotalCount'
TL;DR: Get the lowest ID, highest ID and total count of a SharePoint list in Power Automate with three simple $orderby/ItemCount REST calls. 💡 Challenge You need the highest, lowest, and total co...
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#PowerPlatformTip 121: 'Filtering SharePoint File Fields with OData'
Filter SharePoint files in Power Automate by name, path, or folder using FileLeafRef, FileRef & FileDirRef in one OData query. No loops, no premium connector.
#PowerPlatformTip 120: 'PowerAutomate, Text Processing 2.0'
TL;DR: Extend Power Automate with Paul Murana’s PowerTools connector for advanced in-tenant text extraction and manipulation. 💡 Challenge Looking for efficient ways to extract and manipulate text...
#PowerPlatformTip 119: 'Web-Based Editing with VS Code'
TL;DR: Use vscode.dev in your browser as a roomy editor for Power Fx, JSON and expressions, no install needed. 💡 Challenge Working with Power Apps and Power Automate often means wrangling code sn...
#PowerPlatformTip 118: 'Copy Actions in Switch/Condition'
TL;DR: Copying an action inside a Switch or Condition can break its dynamic-content references, paste it outside first, drag it into the branch, then re-point the references. 💡 Challenge In Power...
#PowerPlatformTip 117: 'Optimize Parallel Object Processing'
TL;DR: Break past the 50-item Apply to Each limit in Power Automate using child flows or database triggers for true parallel processing. 💡 Challenge Processing many items in Power Automate’s “App...
#PowerPlatformTip 116: 'AI Automated Solution Design'
TL;DR: Turn a voice-to-text description into a full Power Platform Solution Design with ChatGPT, then visualize it with Diagram-GPT. 💡 Challenge You want a quick, structured overview of a Solutio...
#PowerPlatformTip 115: 'AI OCR Models'
TL;DR: Choose Azure Document Intelligence over AI Builder for OCR, same prebuilt models at ~1¢/page and ~40% cheaper. 💡 Challenge Efficient document processing matters, and the AI OCR tool you pi...
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