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Have you encountered an issue with the new Azure Logic Apps Designer where you’re unable to save variables containing lengthy content? This has become a challenge for me recently, especially when working with HTML templates used in automated email workflows and other scenarios. I’ve been unable to update these long email strings as variables directly within the new Azure Logic Apps Designer. Well, here is the workaround. Scenario Our goal is to send an HTML-formatted email using a Logic App. To achieve this, the Logic App stores a reusable email template and dynamically inserts values retrieved from external systems. Below is an example of the HTML template used in this scenario: ...

We are excited to announce an important update to our SaaS solution, Governance Toolkit 365 (GT365). To enhance security and streamline data access, we have replaced the Power BI data refresh authentication method with the Power BI built-in Admin API permissions. This change will take effect on February 21st. To ensure uninterrupted access to your Power BI data, it is crucial that you update your Microsoft 365 tenant configuration as described here. ...

In today’s data-driven world, the ability to quickly analyze and visualize data is crucial for making informed decisions. Microsoft Power BI has long been a powerful tool for business intelligence, and with the introduction of Copilot, it has become even more versatile. See the following resources for activating Copilot for Power BI in your organization. Copilot leverages advanced AI capabilities to assist users in creating reports, analyzing data, and generating insights more efficiently. Enable Copilot in Power BI as described here, to ensure you can take full advantage of this innovative feature. ...

Accessing the Power BI REST API with an application is crucial for efficiently managing and monitoring your Power BI environment. This guide will walk you through using the Power BI REST API with an app as an admin. By leveraging a service principal, your app can seamlessly authenticate and interact with Power BI resources. This allows our app to read Power BI workspaces and usage data automated to streamlines administrative tasks in Power BI. A Service Principal Name (SPN) is an authentication method that enables a Microsoft Entra application to access Microsoft Fabric content and APIs. When you create a Microsoft Entra app, a service principal object is automatically generated. This object, commonly referred to as the Service Principal, allows Microsoft Entra ID to authenticate your app. Once authenticated, the app can access resources within the Microsoft Entra tenant. See more at Service principals can access read-only admin APIs. and Tenant settings index. ...

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, maintaining visibility and control over your organization’s M365 Power Platform environment is crucial. The Center of Excellence (CoE) for the Microsoft 365 Power Platform serves as a vital tool for organizations to monitor, manage, and optimize your Power Platform resources effectively. In this article, we will guide you through the process of setting up the current version of the CoE Core solution using Azure Key Vault for secure and efficient Audit Log access. ...

A year ago, Microsoft announced the “Transition to List Flows as Admin V2 action from deprecated List Flows as Admin action” for Power Automate. Well, we were using the old API endpoint for working with flows in our own software until it stopped working recently. It took some time until we found workarounds or a successor. Also the PnP modules still are using the old API, and the endpoint address is currently not documented on any Microsoft website. Find it here! ...

In Azure Logic Apps, looping through objects is a common requirement. When we have prior knowledge of an object’s properties, the process is straightforward. However, things get more challenging when attempting to access properties dynamically. See a method to access data in a JSON object dynamically here. JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a format for storing and transferring data. Here we want to dynamically access data from a JSON object in an Azure Logic App. To demonstrate this, consider this example. ...

Power Pages is a enterprise-grade software-as-a-service platform from Microsoft that provides a low-code solution for building, managing, and hosting dynamic enterprise websites. It enables citizen developers and professional developers within organizations to quickly and securely build custom external-facing web applications. These applications are tailored for use by the organization’s consumers, partners, community users, and internal users. Learn more about Power Pages here. Power Pages architecture The rapid shift towards digital technologies has led to a significant increase in remote work, heightened customer expectations for online applications and services, and increased use of advanced technologies across the board. Behind all of these advances is the driving force of cloud computing, which is enabling and enabling these transformative changes. Today, some IT solutions no longer require software development. Power Pages tries to address this and is part of Microsoft’s Power Platform. It is built on Microsoft Azure and leverages the same security stack as Azure, which integrates with Microsoft 365 compliance tools. This screenshot shows a quick sample of a generated Power Pages site. The site can be enriched with forms and workflows. ...

As European Collaboration Summit (aka collabsummit, or ECS) reaches a significant milestone, commemorating a decade of excellence, it’s an opportune moment to reflect on the remarkable journey this conference has embarked upon. With 2,500 attendees, CollabSummit is the largest Microsoft 365 community conference in Europe the world. By the community - for the community. This year, CollabSummit took place from 22 - 24 May, in Düsseldorf Fair, in Germany, and we had a great time there! ...

In mid-May we had the pleasure of attending our first in-person techorama.be conference in beautiful Antwerp. Techorama mainly focuses on developer technologies, architecture, but also on Modern Workplace and Data and Power Platform. This year the conference had the theme “Jungle Edition”. The entire conference and details were jungle themed, including team outfit, exhibitors and even a waterfall. What a great (jungle) experience! Techorama boasts an impressive lineup of renowned speakers and experts from various domains, attracting attendees with broad offerings. The hallmark of any great conference lies in its ability to deliver engaging and enlightening content, and Techorama certainly excelled in this aspect with about 2000 participants. Attendees could immerse themselves in the latest advancements in artificial intelligence, developing technologies, cloud computing, data analytics, DevOps, and much more. We held two sessions at the conference. ...