Month: March 2023

{Step by Step}Passing parameters to Power automate from Canvas App.

deepeshsomani2013 Power Platform

In this blog, we will learn how to pass parameters to Power automate from Canvas App.

Requirement:

While working with Canva App, many times we come across a situation where we need to perform some operations through Power Automate, In this blog, we will learn how to pass the parameters to Power automate from Canvas Apps by calling a Power Automate flow, passing parameters to the flow.

Implementation:

  • Go to https://make.powerapps.com.
  • Sign into power apps.
  • Click on “Apps” from the left navigation panel.
  • Open a Canvas app, if want you can create new one.
  • In Canvas app.
  • Click on “Insert.”
  • Add “Text input‘ and “Button” to screen.
  • Click on the power automate from left panel.
  • Click on “Create new flow.”
  • Create a new flow by clicking on “Create from blank.“
  • Click on the “New Step.”
  • Search for “Initialize variable.”
  • Select “Initialize variable.“
  • Rename step by “Email.”
  • Select “String” in type.
  • In value field add dynamic content by clicking on “Add dynamic content.“
  • Click on “Ask in PowerApps” to get an dynamic content.
  • Select “Email_Value” to get the email address which you will enter
  • Add a new step.
  • Search for “Outlook.”
  • Select “Send an email (V2).”
  • In this step add a dynamic variable content in “To.”
  • Add dynamic content by clicking on “Add dynamic content.“
  • Select “varEmail.”
  • Add text value in “Subject” and “Body.”
  • Save flow and test it.
  • Now go to the Canvas app.
  • Click on the button which you have added before.
  • On the “OnSelect” property on button add this function.[‘Sendemailswithparameters’.Run(TextInput1.Text)]
  • Save and publish your app.
  • Now play your app.
  • Add Mail id and test your flow.

Output:

Hope it helps! 

Power 365ing as usual! 

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{Step by Step}Share record with a user using Unbound action in Power Automate

deepeshsomani2013 Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Requirement:

In this blog, we will learn how to share records from Microsoft Dataverse to a user with the help of using an Unbound action in Power Automate, In Power Automate, an unbound action is a type of custom action that is not associated with a specific entity or record in a Dynamics 365 environment. It is a standalone action that can be called from any workflow or automation.

Implementation:

  • Go to https://make.powerapps.com.
  • Sign into Power apps.
  • Click on “Flows” from the left navigation panel > “+New flow.”
  • Select “Automated cloud flow.”
  • Give a title to your flow.
  • Search for the Microsoft Dataverse trigger “When a row is added, modified, or deleted.”
  • Select the Microsoft trigger.
  • Click on “Create.”
  • Select “Added” in the Change type.
  • Select an entity, we have selected an “Accounts” entity here.
  • Select “Organization” in the scope field.
  • Click on “+New step” for adding action.
  • Search for “Perform unbound action.”
  • Select Microsoft Dataverse action “Perform an unbound action.”
  • Select “GrantAccess” in the action name field.
  • In the target field enter entitylogicalname-plurarl(recordid) or entitylogicalname-plurarl/recordid.
  • You can add the dynamic id of the entity, we have added a dynamic id.
  • PrincipalAccess includes the user or team to which access will be provided and the Access Mask for the Privilege, in JSON format.
  • Click on “+New step.”

Tips: In this blog, we gave an access to user, for giving an access to team use the code given below.

Principal access for team.

{
"Principal:"
{
"teamid":"",
"@@odata.type":"Microsoft.Dynamics.CRM.team"
},
"AccessMask":"ReadAccess"
}
  • Search for “Initialize variable.”
  • Select “Initialize variable.”
  • Write “At” in the Name field.
  • Select “string” in the type field.
  • Write “@” in the Value field.
  • Click on “+New step.”
  • Search for “Compose.”
  • Select “Compose.”
  • Add PrincipalAccess JSON for sharing user.
  • Use the dynamic id of “At” instead of using “@.”

Hope it helps! 

Power 365ing as usual! 

Any requirements, implementation or consulting work in Power Platform or Dynamics 365 – end user, Microsoft partner or an individual? 

Problem Area – Technical, Functional, Training, Development or consulting? 

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