Microsoft has dropped their release plan for the features they are planning to roll out from April 2022 through September 2022 across Power Platform and Dynamics 365. Take a look at the Power Platform ones I've picked here to get a glimpse of what's in store for us this year.
Power Virtual Agents & Teams: Send a proactive message to everyone with the bot installed
In this post, I'll explain one method you can use to get Power Virtual Agent in Microsoft Teams send the same proactive message to everyone with the bot installed.
Extract text from an image in less than a minute using AI Builder (it works on handwriting too)
Text Recognition is a prebuilt model in AI Builder- in just a few clicks, you can extract text from an image or PDF. It works on file formats .PDF, .PNG and .JPEG. You can then use the extracted text as you need, such as in an email. This model is guaranteed to save you time … Continue reading Extract text from an image in less than a minute using AI Builder (it works on handwriting too)
Power BI Goal triggers for your flows: When status of a goal changes
You can use your Power BI Goals as a trigger to kick off processes in Power Automate. You can customise the series of actions you want to occur based on: When a data refresh for a goal failsWhen a goal changesWhen current value of a goal changesWhen someone adds or edits a goal check-inWhen someone … Continue reading Power BI Goal triggers for your flows: When status of a goal changes
Send a proactive message with Power Virtual Agents in Teams
If you are using your Power Virtual Agents in Microsoft Teams, it is possible to have the bot send a message to a user proactively. That means, rather than waiting for the user to chat to the bot, the bot can be the first one to message them. This can be achieved by using the … Continue reading Send a proactive message with Power Virtual Agents in Teams
Dataverse for Teams in a Day: Further resources and next steps
Dataverse for Teams (often abbreviated to D4T) in a Day is hands-on training content from Microsoft that shows you how to build your own apps, workflows and chatbots all within Teams. If you've joined one of these sessions, you might be keen to take your learning across Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents and … Continue reading Dataverse for Teams in a Day: Further resources and next steps
Error handling in Power Automate using scopes
When it comes to building flows in Power Automate, a best practice tip is to set up the flow to handle errors. This is especially important for business critical flows- you wouldn't want to flow run to just fail, you would likely want an alternative set of actions to occur in case your flow run … Continue reading Error handling in Power Automate using scopes
Trigger workflows from Power BI data alerts
You can set up data alerts in Power BI on KPI, gauge and card visuals in your dashboard. By default, when an alert is triggered, you will get a notification in Power BI and an email informing you of the alert. However, you can make this workflow more sophisticated by building a flow in Power … Continue reading Trigger workflows from Power BI data alerts
Power Automate for beginners: Templates & send a Teams notification when a new Form response is submitted
If you have just discovered Power Automate, knowing where to start can be difficult. Power Automate is a no-code tool from Microsoft that allows you to work smarter by automating your repetitive tasks. You likely already have Power Automate included in your work Office license. Just head over to http://www.flow.microsoft.com and sign in with your … Continue reading Power Automate for beginners: Templates & send a Teams notification when a new Form response is submitted
Using “Apply to each” control to perform mail merge with Power Automate
Apply to each control in Power Automate is used to perform a series of actions for each row/entry you have in a list. That means it can be used to perform mail merge. In this example, I'll show you how you can send an email to a list of people, who have their details are … Continue reading Using “Apply to each” control to perform mail merge with Power Automate
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