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Dataverse

Dataverse Functions Deep Dive: Limitations, Transactions, and Performance

Since a new feature called "Dataverse Functions" (or rather, a renamed feature) was added to Dataverse, I decided to put...
Model-Driven Apps

Power Apps BPF Branching Not Working for Shared Users (Hidden Security Role Setting)

I recently encountered a frustrating issue where a Business Process Flow (BPF) branching condition worked perfectly for ...
Dataverse

[Dataverse] Does “Parent: Child Business Units” access include grandchild units? Verifying hierarchy depth

The Microsoft documentation states "all subordinate business units," but does this mean just the immediate direct childr...
Power Automate

Excel Formatting with Power Automate: How to Make Negative Numbers Red Using Office Scripts

Looking to highlight negative numbers in Excel using Power Automate?Standard Power Automate actions can't change font co...
Copilot Studio

Agent Evaluation in Copilot Studio: Test Methods, Thresholds, and Regression Checks

I tried out the automated testing (evaluation feature) for agents created with Copilot Studio, which is now available.It...
AI Builder

How to Use Structured JSON Output in AI Builder for Power Automate

AI Builder has added a feature similar to structured outputs, so I decided to try it out.What is JSON Output?Broadly spe...
Power Automate

Fixing the 1899 Date Issue: Handling Excel Time Data in Power Automate

I made a note of this because I was asked how to change a column containing only "time" to the time on the current date ...
Power Automate

Stop Initializing Arrays (In Single Loops): A Cleaner Power Automate Hack

Just a quick note: I found that Power Automate’s “Compose” action can handle arrays, which is pretty handy.The standard ...
Dataverse

How to Use the New Dataverse “Prompt Column” to Automate Categorization with AI

A new "Prompt column" has been added to Dataverse, so I verified how it works.Prompt columnThe new Dataverse feature, "P...
Code Apps

Power Apps Code Apps Preview: How to Build React Apps with Azure OpenAI

Power Apps recently released a preview feature called "Code Apps" that enables building web applications, so I decided t...