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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Retrieve Records in N:N relationships with FetchXML and the New CDS Connector in Microsoft Flow
Have you tried to retrieve a list of records in Flow and had to go trough a many to many relationship condition? If you have I can relate to the frustration and complication that task brought. Earlier this week I found a solution - and it was easy, really easy. Let me show you what... Continue Reading →
Assign User Security Roles in a CDS Model Driven App
Being able to build model-driven apps on the Power Platform with out actually having it base it on a Dynamics CE first party app opens up a world of possibilities, but also a few new experiences for a former Dynamics-gal like myself. For instance when I was going to assign my Users their Security Roles... Continue Reading →
