You know that annoying error you get when trying to populate a lookup field in Power Automate with the Current Environment connector? And you might have found blog posts that the solution is to set the EntitySetName before the dynamic data? Good so far - but how the hell do you find the EntitySetName? Let... Continue Reading →
Get App ID with List Records in Power Automate
The new UCI and the ability to have several model driven apps changed the playground a lot for us ol' dynamics folks. It brought shiny new capabilities and flexibility but it also brought a tiny bit of more complexity to the game. Suddenly when you want to send an e-mail with a record URL you... Continue Reading →
Child flows in Power Automate Compared to Child Workflows
The child flow feature in Power Automate differs from how the child workflow feature from the classic workflow engine in Dynamics 365 works. This article will take you through how you can build your first child flows in Power Automate and what to expect to be different from what you might be used to. Start... Continue Reading →
Compare Classic Workflows to Power Automate Flows
This past weekend I was in Amsterdam and presented on the differences between classic workflows and flows in Power Automate. It was such a great event, and a subject dear to my heart. I'm sharing my slides from the session if you would like to get an overview of my conclusions. Ask away if you... Continue Reading →
First Party Apps shipped with different URS versions
If you plan on using Universal Resource Scheduling (URS) for custom entities or for scheduling services with Customer Service you should be aware of this. Different versions of URS I noticed the other day that you get different versions of URS depending on what first party app you install it with. If you install Field... Continue Reading →
CDS vs CDS: What Connector should I use in Power Automate?
I see lots of questions regarding the best way to connect to a dynamics environment with Power Automate and people who struggle to find functionality that should be offered but not sure where to look. It's not clear as crystal that there are two available CDS Connectors in Power Automate and what differs the two.... Continue Reading →
Deploy Your CDS Flows Without Updating the Connection
Have you tried to deploy Solutions containing Flows? Do you always spend time on updating the connections in your target environment? You might not have to. Updating Connections The ALM story of Flows still have quite a journey to go. If you've ever deployed a solution with Flows you've noticed that they are generally turned... Continue Reading →
MVP Advent Calendar: Transport Data Between Environments with Sara’s Favorite Tool!
Merry Christmas everyone! This post is part of the MVP Advent Calendar Initiative brought to you by Megan Walker. If you haven't signed up yet and want more gifts all the way up until Christmas, do so here. My gift to you is about how to use my favorite data transport tool and and a... Continue Reading →
How to Avoid the “Get Record” Action to Retrieve Related Data in Power Automate
In a previous blog post I wrote about how to use FetchXML to List Records from CDS in Power Automate. But what if a column you defined in your FetchXML doesn't show up in the Dynamic content because it is a column from a related record? Defining the FetchXML Let's start with using the most... Continue Reading →
Be Lazy: Filter List Records in Power Automate with FetchXML Builder
If you navigate to the classic workflow designer you've probably seen the recommendation to use Microsoft Flow for background workflows. Although we're not completely there yet with parity between the two - Power Automate is the way forward. Without mentioning all the differences between Flows and Classic Workflows, Power Automate has one HUGE advantage: List... Continue Reading →
