Bret Appleby

Far too busy.

[Matthew Devaney @mattbdevaney]

When should you use #PowerAutomate Approvals vs. build your own custom approvals? 🤔 💭

Consider these points 👇

1️⃣ Sequential Approvals
Power Automate approvals lack the features to make sequential approvals a great user experience. The approvals history displayed to the user only shows themselves and the sender. Not the entire chain of approvals.

There is also no “reject to previous level button.” Instead, approvers are left with two non-ideal options. “Reassign” which should not be allowed in sequence approvals or “Reject” which is not clear if it means “no” or “no, please resubmit”

2️⃣ Duration Over 30 Days
The maximum lifespan of a flow is 30 days. Once it reaches 30 days the approval will be cancelled. Yes, there are ways a flow can be “restarted.” But I believe approvals should not exist in a state where they can lapse due to timeouts. We don’t want them to be fragile.

The user will also get a 2nd message about the approval with no trace back to the original. This is potentially confusing. They might believe it’s a duplicate request.

3️⃣ Approvals History
I should also mention that the approvals history will not appear anywhere after 30 days due to the flow history limits. Auditability of approvals is key. You’ll need to record the history somewhere else to keep it.

4️⃣ Approvals Center
The Teams Approvals app may be disabled for the organization. To have the best experience with Approvals this should be turned on. If not, you’ll want to build another custom solution to centralize the display of approvals. Keep in mind - approvals runs on Dataverse tables which will make a custom app require premium licenses

There’s more to consider… so please leave your thoughts in the comments section below 💬

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Which should you choose?

Out-of-the-box Approvals
✅ Single Stage Approvals
✅ Non-Mission Critical

Build Custom Approvals Feature
✅ Multiple Stage Approvals
✅ Over 30 Days
✅ Approvals History
✅ Use Outside Approvals Center
✅ Other Customizations

[Bret Appleby @bretappleby]

@mattbdevaney Yes it is

[Dr Julia Grace Patterson💙 @JujuliaGrace]

If you want Boris Johnson to resign tonight, retweet this. Let’s send him a message 👍

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

Do you think the removal of COVID restrictions at this time is politically motivated?

Please RT to increase the sample size and add your thoughts in the comments

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

If everyone who is grateful for NHS staff right now followed and retweeted, we would reach a million by midnight.

It will take just two seconds to do, and you can help us show NHS staff just how much support they have over this critical winter period.

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

It is abhorrent and cruel that even during a pandemic NHS staff are coming back to find parking tickets on their cars because they spent too long trying to save lives.

Retweet if you agree that parking should be free and that fines going to private companies should be scrapped.

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

NHS are battered and bruised, many are saying they can’t carry on after the pandemic. NHS staff need:

💙 hot foot 24/7

💙 staffs room to rest

💙 free parking

💙 no further pay cuts

If we don’t look after them now there will be no-one left or look after patients. Please RT.

[Bret Appleby @bretappleby]

@eileenb Hi Eileen, have a look at the Identify a spoofed message para of https://t.co/snixQ95ek4

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

The Government have been telling us for months that they have been ‘following the science’

But it seems now that it doesn’t fit their agenda they are happy to ignore it

Please RT so everyone can make informed decisions about whether to take the risks
https://t.co/IsM7Lm9TNe

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

WHAT IS @10DowningStreet SCARED OF?

Today the Chancellor makes his next big support scheme announcement. MSE & I've been explaining these for 10wks, with millions following our journalism

And again No10's just said "No, you CAN'T ask Q at the press conference"

Feel free to RT

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

BREAKING: Cummings DID breach lockdown rules say Durham Police.

Please RT if you think everyone should be aware.
https://t.co/fAbkhzsuxX

[Tom Morrison MP @ThomasMorrison]

I have written to @MaryRobinson01 asking for her to join colleagues in calling for Dominic Cummings to go. Cheadle has suffered greatly over the last few weeks, it deserves much better than the actions shown by Mr Cummings and the Prime Minister. https://t.co/XjlEJUJXVp

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

Unfortunately we’ve lost quite a few followers today because we condemned Dominic Cumming’s actions.

But for us, the health of our colleagues and the population they serve is more important than anything else.

So please RT and follow if you remain right behind us.

Thank you x

[Bret Appleby @bretappleby]

Happy birthday

[409th Manchester Scouts - Wythenshawe @409thScouts]

Well its a very special day for us today!

Happy 65th Birthday 409th Scout Group 🎉🎉

Our main plans are on hold but that doesn't stop the fun at home ⛺🍡🎂🍭🥳🎁

Here is to the next 65 years ⚜

#Wythenshawe #Scouting #Scouts #Birthday #COVIDー19 #StayHome

[NHS Million @NHSMillion]

It’s upsetting that Katie Hopkins, who uses Twitter to try and shame NHS staff, has over a million followers.

Yet our account, run by NHS staff to help lift the spirits of our colleagues, has less than 600k.

Please follow and RT to help put that right.

[Owain Wyn Evans @OwainWynEvans]

When they said try working from home I didn’t realise they’d expect me to do the music too @BBCNews @BBCNWT #BBCNewsTheme 🥁 #workingfromhome

[Electoral Reform Society @electoralreform]

Look at the Votes Per Seat column 😮