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Power Automate: Building a REST endpoint with the HTTP Request connector

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In this video I show you how to build a REST endpoint with the Power Automate HTTP Request connector to be used as a web service to transfer data to a on-premises SQL database. In the process, I will be using Postman API development platform to test the endpoint and submit data to a Microsoft Dynamics GP company database via its eConnect API stored procedures.   To check out my YouTube channel visit: https://youtube.com/user/mgomezb1 LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE!!! Until next post! MG.- Mariano Gomez, MVP

Power Apps: Calculating various dates with date functions

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In this article, I will show you how to leverage the DateDiff() , DateAdd() , Weekday() , DateValue() , and Day(), and Today()  functions to calculate all sort of dates that are typical to business applications: first and last day of previous month, first and last day of previous quarter, first and last day of previous week, first and last day of current month, first and last day of current quarter, first and last day of current week, first and last day of next month, first and last day of next quarter, first and last day of next week, etc. Let's begin: Each calculation is self-contained for convenience sake, which means the only dependency is on the cdt  context variable. Current Date UpdateContext({cdt:Today()}); Note: you could also use the Now() function, but be aware that this function also includes the timestamp. First Day of Previous Month With( {rootdate: DateValue("01/01/1900")}, With( { mts: DateDiff( r...

Power Apps: Mixed Reality spatial controls

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For the final installment of the Power Apps Mixed Reality series, I'm going to show you how to use the MR spatial controls, Shape in MR and Measure in MR . You will get to understand a bit more about the available properties for these controls and how they interact with collections and galleries to produce an app. To check out my YouTube channel visit: https://youtube.com/user/mgomezb1 LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE!!! Until next post! MG.- Mariano Gomez, MVP