As far as adding custom code to PowerApps/PowerAutomate goes, I’ve looked at three different options so far: Custom Connectors Azure Functions CDS Custom Actions Those are all valid options, but there are things to consider which go beyond purely technical aspects. For example, even though some Office 365 licenses include Power Apps use rights,… Read More »
Remember this screenshot? Actually, other than Azure Functions and CDS custom actions, there is at least one other option in Power Platform which we can use to add custom code to our Power Automate Flows and/or to our Power Apps. Those are custom connectors. We can also use custom connectors with Logic Apps, so this… Read More »
We all know that by October 2020 classic web client will be retiring, and UCI interface will take over everywhere where the classic web client might still be reigning at the moment of writing this post. This can be a very sensitive topic, though, and it can be quite confusing, too. As mentioned in this… Read More »
While playing with “HTML tables” earlier today, I suddenly realized that there seem to be a bit more depth to it than I expected. Let’s say you have this Flow: And imagine that you wanted to Add headers with spaces Change overall look and feel of the rendered table Turns out those things are not… Read More »
I used to think that connectors would be isolated from my local machine in the sense that, since they are in the cloud, my machine would be talking to the Flow/Canvas Apps/Flow Designer/etc, but not to the connector directly. Basically, like this: And I was going to mention it in the context of security in… Read More »
I will start this post with exactly the same picture as the previous one to keep us all alert. Remember, Logic Apps have Inline Scripts now – there is no time to relax till we find an appropriate answer to this challenge: And, even though I feel much better now keeping in mind that… Read More »
Just look at this – it’s a screenshot from Logic Apps: To say that I felt bad when I saw this is to say nothing! I was pretty much devastated. Do you know that Logic Apps have an Inline Script component that a logic app designer can use to run Javascript? And we, Power… Read More »
Have you ever seen a connector playing hide and seek? Just look at the recording below: Common Data Service (Current Environment Connector) does not show up when I type “related records” on the first screen But it does show up when I do it on the other screen What’s the difference? From what I could… Read More »
I just learned how to create balloons! At first, it actually did not look that interesting at all when I clicked the question mark button: Yep, it felt a little empty there. So, I started to wonder, what can I do to make it more interesting? Turned out there is quite a bit… Read More »
If you have not heard about UI Flows, give them a try! As in right now… that’s just some cool stuff from Microsoft which is now in preview. Login to your powerapps portal (https://make.powerapps.com), select Flows, and choose UI Flows: The coolest part about it is that, right from the start, you can probably… Read More »