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.

Oversight of Sharing Information in SharePoint sites using PowerShell and CSOM, REST and PnP PowerShell Effective oversight of sharing links and sharing information are paramount to ensuring data security, compliance, and optimal collaboration experiences. As organisations migrate to M365 environments, they inherit powerful collaboration tools that facilitate seamless sharing of documents and resources. However, without proper governance, these capabilities can lead to unintended consequences such as data breaches, compliance violations, and loss of intellectual property.

Retrieving SiteId from Microsoft Graph for Subsequent API Calls This post offers an option to retrieve a SiteId from Microsoft Graph using PnP PowerShell. This can be particularly useful when making further API calls that require the SiteId. $siteurl = "https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/Company311" Connect-PnPOnline -url $siteurl -interactive # for the site url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com/teams/app-m365 # Extract the domain and site name $uri = New-Object System.Uri($siteurl) $domain = $uri.Host $siteName = $uri.AbsolutePath # Construct the new URL $RestMethodUrl = "v1.

Retrieving SharePoint Site URL for Teams Channels Have you ever needed to construct the SharePoint site URL for a private or shared channel using just the channel name? This post will guide you through the process. Private Channels The default SharePoint URL for a private channel follows the format: <ParentSharePointSiteUrl><ChannelRelativeUrl>. Note that if the channel is renamed, the corresponding SharePoint URL remains unchanged. Shared Channels Similarly, the default SharePoint URL for a shared channel follows the format: <ParentM365GroupName><ChannelRelativeUrl>.