Blanking out date fields in Dynamics 365 using a Flow

Dynamics 365 supports a number of base content types naively that can be set via Flow. However, date fields are a bit finicky. When trying to set a date field, you can provide the date in a string format. But what do you do if you need to clear out an existing value in a … Continue reading Blanking out date fields in Dynamics 365 using a Flow

Building Responsive(ish) PowerApps

Providing users with the ability to access content on their mobile devices has become common place and somewhat of a necessity today. In the best case, it would be good to have a single solution that can serve multiple devices and orientations. This article discusses how you can achieve this for PowerApps. App Settings Screen … Continue reading Building Responsive(ish) PowerApps

Working in different languages in Office 365

Sometimes, there's a need to work in a different language. Often, the driving factor is to support users in different locales. So, how do you configure the language in for your favourite Office 365 apps? Turns out the answer is not so simple. In my tests, I have narrowed down the language configuration to four … Continue reading Working in different languages in Office 365

Tracking your Agile project progress using Azure DevOps and Flow – The Sprint Backlog

This is the second post that discussed how information tracked in Azure DevOps, such as the sprint burndown chart and current sprint backlog can be exported to SharePoint using Flow. This scenario applies to times when you want to share such information with clients without giving them direct access to Azure DevOps. If you're new … Continue reading Tracking your Agile project progress using Azure DevOps and Flow – The Sprint Backlog

Tracking your Agile project progress using Azure DevOps and Flow – The Sprint Burndown Chart

Microsoft Azure DevOps is a great tool that allows you to manage your Agile projects. It allows you to easily track most of the information a scrum master or product owner are currently interested in, such as your product backlog, sprint backlog, burn down chart, and more. If you're new to Agile project management, I … Continue reading Tracking your Agile project progress using Azure DevOps and Flow – The Sprint Burndown Chart

Using SharePoint REST API with CAML to return Search Results in a Flow

Flow allows you to easily manipulate your SharePoint content. However, as I discussed in my previous article Manipulating SharePoint content using Flow, there are times where the basic actions will not suffice. The Send an HTTP request to SharePoint action enables you to design your specific queries to perform various content management actions. Some common scenarios … Continue reading Using SharePoint REST API with CAML to return Search Results in a Flow

Changing connections in a Flow

One of the best practices for Flow is to have key workflows run under a service account that has elevated permissions and possibly a higher Flow license. This provides for more flexibility and potentially shorter workflow completion times. At the same time, it is not preferable to give all Flow makers within an organization access … Continue reading Changing connections in a Flow

Microsoft Ignite | The Tour (Toronto)

If you've missed the Microsoft Ignite event last September in Orlando, FL, no worries. You still have a chance to get a lot of the information right here in Toronto next week. Microsoft Ignite | The Tour (Toronto) will be taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Jan 10-11, 2019. There are over … Continue reading Microsoft Ignite | The Tour (Toronto)

Flow Approval Workflows with Office 365 and Azure AD Groups

If you've had a chance to use the Flow approvals, you'll agree that it's very easy to configure them and have users respond to them, even from within their email applications. Building approval workflows is very simple. All you need is is a trigger that will cause the approval to kick-off and provide a few … Continue reading Flow Approval Workflows with Office 365 and Azure AD Groups