When using Power Automate with Excel for Business actions, the drive ID for a library is automatically determined. However, if you deploy a Power Automate solution across different environments and use a library as a datasource environment variable, referencing this variable in the flow can result in an error due to an invalid drive ID. Referencing the variable in the Power Automate flow, it will throw an error message failing to work our the drive id of the library.

Updating the expiration time and role for sharing links is still limited. Although it seems possible through the Graph API Update permission, I have been unable to pass the roles as body parameters. Graph Explorer Attempts Using the following script: Invoke-PnPGraphMethod -Url "v1.0/drives/$driveId/items/$driveItemId/permissions/$($ShareLink.Id)" -Method Patch -Content @{ roles = @("read") } threw the error message “Invalid input: No Information provided to update the specifed permission” From the UI Anyone link can’t be edited Organisation link can’t be edited Specific people links can be edited Using the network tab from the browser developer tools enables identifying the endpoint to update specific people links only.

Microsoft has introduced Enhanced Version Controls, previously known as Intelligent Versioning, as part of its public preview in May 2024. This feature, detailed in the Microsoft 365 Roadmap 145802, aims to help administrators manage file versions more effectively, reducing storage costs by removing unnecessary versions. Extract from the Roadmap We are introducing new version controls that help tenant and site admins or document library owners reduce the storage footprint driven by low value file versions.

Introduction In Power Automate, there are scenarios where a specific item needs to be excluded from an array to exclude. This blog post will guide you through the process of filtering an array to exclude the first approver from a list of approvers. This can be particularly useful in approval workflows where same person does not approve multiple stages. Step-by-Step Guide Add Filter Array Action This action will allow filtering out the first approver from the list of approvers.

Introduction In Power Automate/Power Platform, environment variables within solutions are essential for managing and configuring flows across different environments. However, there is no direct way to declare an environment variable as an array. This blog post will cover how to use JSON to store arrays as environment variables, enabling you to manage complex data structures efficiently. Available Environment Variable Types Power Automate offers various types of environment variables you can select and configure:

Introduction In Power Automate, retrieving details about the author of a SharePoint page can be essential for various workflows. This blog post will guide you through the steps to get the page author details using Power Automate. Add Send an Http request to SharePoint action and rename it to Get Page Author Details.Configure the action with the following settings: Site Address: triggerOutputs()?[‘body/SiteUrl’] Method: Get Uri : /_api/web/_api/Web/GetUserById(body(‘Parse_Page_Details_JSON’)?[’d’]?[‘AuthorId’]) Output of the API

Managing sharing settings for SharePoint sites is crucial for maintaining a secure and well-governed environment. With the help of PowerShell, administrators can efficiently retrieve and manage these settings across their SharePoint Online tenant. This ensures that sensitive information is not overshared and that your organisation’s data remains secure. Importance of Reviewing Sharing Settings Reviewing sharing settings is essential to prevent oversharing, which can lead to data breaches and unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Sharing lies at the heart of collaboration within SharePoint, facilitating seamless communication and teamwork. However, effective management of sharing settings is crucial to maintain data security and prevent unintended exposure. This is particularly important in light of tools like Copilot for M365. An extract from Announcing SharePoint advanced management innovations for the AI and Copilot era “With Copilot and AI, security has become a concern. Not because Copilot allows people to access anything more than they could previously; it just allows them to find information they have access to faster.

How to Use the Instagram Basic Display Connector in Power Apps and Power Automate Instagram is a popular social media platform with over 1 billion monthly active users. It is a great platform for sharing photos and videos, and many businesses use it to promote their products and services. With the Instagram Basic Display (IndependentPublisher) connector, you can now easily retrieve data from Instagram accounts and use it in Power Apps and Power Automate.

Learn how to automatically refresh long-lived access tokens using the Instagram Graph API. Refer to how the Long-Lived Access Tokens for more info. Long-lived tokens are valid for 60 days and can be refreshed as long as they are at least 24 hours old but have not expired, and the app user has granted your app the instagram_graph_user_profile permission. Refreshed tokens are valid for 60 days from the date at which they are refreshed.