The ask, take a date value as input and output its calculated day of the year using Power Fx. Not a fancy request, but it is an ask. E.g., November 1, 2025, is the 305th day of the year. Figure 1 - Power Apps canvas app with date picker and label elements. Breaking down the … Continue reading Power Fx: Date Picker | Calculate Day of the Year
Canvas Apps
Power Apps: Canvas Apps | Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM)
The ask this time, pitch Power Apps as a low-code consideration for a few pro-code initiatives stuck in the perpetual, project backlog. Although sentiments are changing, there are still pro-dev teams skeptical of the Power Platform. A common concern, driven by much of the community skepticism, is the idea that low-code is limiting and restrictive, … Continue reading Power Apps: Canvas Apps | Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM)
Power Platform: Canvas App + Cloud Flow | SPO List Config.
The ask, propose an alternative configuration option for a Power Platform solution. The maker created a Power Apps canvas app and a Power Automate cloud flow. When items are submitted, others are prompted via email, sent by the cloud flow, to open the canvas app and complete an action. Following best practice, the maker created … Continue reading Power Platform: Canvas App + Cloud Flow | SPO List Config.
Power Platform: SPO Data Sources + Error Emails
The ask, rethink error email recipients of a Power Platform solution. The original maker needs to transfer ongoing support to the help desk and presently, if there's an issue, the cloud flows are designed to email the maker directly. Fortunately, the solution's data source is a series of SharePoint Online (SPO) lists, so there's at … Continue reading Power Platform: SPO Data Sources + Error Emails
SharePoint Online: Appended Comments + Canvas Apps + Cloud Flows
The ask, get the appended comments of a SharePoint Online (SPO) list item. One of the makers is working on a Power Apps canvas app and their data source is an existing SPO list. In this list, the maker has a "Comments" column with the Append changes to existing text setting enabled. Per the project … Continue reading SharePoint Online: Appended Comments + Canvas Apps + Cloud Flows
Power Apps: User Defined Functions (UDF) | Calculate Days in Month
The ask, evaluate user-defined functions (UDFs), an experimental feature of canvas apps. Can the client's existing solutions benefit from UDFs whenever they become generally available (GA)? The short answer is yes. UDFs would allow app makers to create their own Formulas to be used throughout their respective canvas apps. This becomes helpful because as solutions … Continue reading Power Apps: User Defined Functions (UDF) | Calculate Days in Month
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