Hiya Pretty much every time I run a project kick-off meeting involving tools like SharePoint or PowerApps, I always ask the group the following question: “If you had <insert goal here>, how would things be different to now”? (Replace <insert …

Some seriously powerful (and free) PDF functionality in PowerApps and Flow Read more »

Hi and welcome to the final post in this series of articles that examined how we can work around an unsupported function in PowerApps and Flow. Along the journey we have learnt about app principals, the SharePoint REST API and …

PowerApps, Flow and Managed Metadata fields–part 4 Read more »

Introduction Hi again This is the second half to a post that will use the OpenWeatherMap API in PowerApps. The business scenario is around performing inspections. In the first post I gave the example of a park ranger or plant …

How’s the weather? Using a public API with PowerApps (part 2) Read more »

Hiya A client recently asked to make a PowerApps proof of concept audit app for safety inspections. The gist was that a user would enter an audit number into the App, take a bunch of photos and make some notes. …

A Filename Generation Example for PowerApps with Flow Read more »

At the time of writing, a common request for PowerApps is to be able to able to upload photos to SharePoint. It makes perfect sense, especially now that its really easy to make a PowerApp that is bound to a …

A Clever-workaround for Saving Photos to SharePoint from PowerApps Read more »

Hi all One workflow action that anyone getting into SharePoint Designer 2013 workflow development needs to know is the Call HTTP Web Service action. This action opens up many possibilities for workflow developers, and in some ways, turns them into …

Tips for using SPD Workflows to talk to 3rd party web services Read more »

Hi all In case you have not been paying attention, I’ve churned out a large series of posts – twelve in all – on the topic of SharePoint Designer 2013 workflows. The premise of the series was to answer a …

Trials or tribulation? Inside SharePoint 2013 workflows–conclusion and reflections Read more »

Hi all, and welcome to part 12 of my articles about SharePoint 2013 Workflows and whether they are ready for prime time. Along the way we have learnt all about CAML, REST, JSON, calling web services, Fiddler, Dictionary objects and …

Trials or tribulation? Inside SharePoint 2013 workflows–Part 12 Read more »