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Retweet crmtipoftheday: @Eickhel I know, right? $20 for AirServer saved, not counting firewall headaches!

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Retweet crmtipoftheday: Tip #1462: How to mirror iPhone to Windows

Forget the mirroring apps and firewalls. Just have a meeting with yourself in Microsoft Teams or Zoom and share the screen.

https://t.co/JnK2HSEzQK

#presentation #screenshare #iphone #windows

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Retweet crmtipoftheday: Tip #1461: Going big

Need to keep track of the total number of stamps printed in the world since 1840? You need a BIG int and #PowerPlatform got your back in #Dataverse

https://t.co/sOYO5Ddaaz

[Giorgio GA @giogarag]

Retweet crmtipoftheday: Tip #1460: Use AsIf operator to tell apart ThisRecord from ThatRecord inside OnceAndForAll function

Seriously though, it's been around for 4 years, and I finally found some use for it in #lowcode #Dataverse plug-ins

https://t.co/wiHrpU9sn5

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Retweet crmtipoftheday: Tip #1459 aka Pandora's box.

When you need to perform bulk create, update, delete in Dataverse, synchronous plug-ins can get in the way. Asynchronous operations can be throttled down. Did you know you can bypass either, even in #… https://t.co/kx1tq23Rdg

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Retweet crmtipoftheday: Tip #1458: How to copy files between Dataverse tables

3 MVPs (https://t.co/ff19CEr8te, @ChrisPiasecki89, @crmanswers)-3 #PowerAutomate solutions. Nocode, lowcode, hicode. Well, Brian, this is a very nutritious lunch; all the food… https://t.co/SqTExn9FTp

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Retweet crmtipoftheday: Data float around in automation in JSON format which is not human-friendly. Fellow #PowerAutomate Gymnast, @AmeyHolden, asked if a #CodeOnlyConnector can be used to create nicely formatted emails containing form submission receive… https://t.co/niteX4abKK

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Retweet crmtipoftheday: Tip #1456: enumerate and extract JSON object properties using code only connector. No more headache inducing xpath-xml combinations. Bonus: get an array of all object properties to complement [add|remove|set]Property.

https://t.co/iVNRSNbFBS

#PowerAuto…

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Retweet crmtipoftheday: Tip #1455: use parallel branches while expirementing in #powerautomate

Easier to find the right action or formula, and it looks prettier.

https://t.co/Gg4ZMMf6HF

[Giorgio GA @giogarag]

Retweet crmtipoftheday: Tip #1454: #Azure Blob metadata and index tags in #PowerAutomate

Access real Azure blob metadata in two steps: obtain a SAS URI, then make a HEAD or PUT request. For index tags need to secure SAS URI that permits tags elsewhere.

https://t.co/JIeZtzZVS4

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Retweet crmtipoftheday: Tip #1453: open the tools like a pro (or a boss).

Latest versions of plugin registration, package deployer, or configuration management are just 3 words away.

Windows only (sob).

#PowerApps #PowerPlatform #paccli

https://t.co/rKk7TaZ0KJ

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Retweet crmtipoftheday: Tip #1452: Compare dates in #PowerAutomate

Two rules + four functions and never miss that birthday again!

https://t.co/xAmnZCuRtW

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Retweet crmtipoftheday: Tip #1451: Aggregates in Power Automate

Few options available:
- Loop & calculate
- Graph API + Excel voodoo
- 3rd-party connectors $
- XML/XPath joujou
- Dataverse? FetchXml!
- SharePoint? CAML!

And ofc, code-only connectors (CoCs).

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[Giorgio GA @giogarag]

Retweet crmtipoftheday: @carldesouza Same here except I skipped 4 and went straight to tips😂

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Retweet crmtipoftheday: Tip #1450: Create app users like a boss with these 3 words:

pac admin create-service-principal

https://t.co/cTxZhA8s2r

Credit to @carldesouza who's got there first with instructions and screenshots (link inside)

#PowerPlatform #paccli

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Retweet crmtipoftheday: What to do when a #PowerFx formula column in #Dataverse does not cooperate? Calculated column to the rescue.

https://t.co/ippq1dhRab

#PowerPlatform

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Retweet crmtipoftheday: Q&A tip time. @stevemordue is behind the Q and @XrmToolBox himself has the A.

tl&dr; Do NOT touch columns in Excel translation file.

https://t.co/yxcDD9px8I

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Retweet crmtipoftheday: I often see makers declaring multiple settings in a #PowerAutomate flow using a single variable per setting.

Instead, use Parse JSON action and keep your flows compact by combining all related settings in one neat JSON object.

https://t.co/14kuF3tkVc

[Giorgio GA @giogarag]

Retweet crmtipoftheday: To create an empty array in a #PowerAutomate formula, just use json('[]').

The tip explains why would you want one in the first place.

https://t.co/t5zitSYCAs

[Giorgio GA @giogarag]

Retweet crmtipoftheday: Time to revisit date picker control in #PowerPages. How to locate the control, restrict the date range, apply restrictions to a dependant date picker, and add proper accessible styling.

https://t.co/KFtwB43Mti