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How to Manipulate DataFlow through Power Automate Flow

Refresh DataFlow If you have an existing DataFlow and you would like to refresh it before its refresh time, one of the ways to use Power Automate Flow to trigger the refresh. After you have identified your trigger, all you have to do is use the Data Flow Action. Group Type : Environment or Workspace Group : is dependent on what you select on the Group Type, if you select Environemt like I did you will find your envoroment listed under Group. Dataflow : Name of you DataFlow DataFlow trigger If you have a scenario to run automation after a specific DataFlow has completed, you can use DataFlow Trigger When a dataflow refresh has completed The parameters are idential as the previous action. Thank you for reading :)

Table from External Data Dataverse/Dynamics 365 CE

Virtual Entity made easy on Dataverse/Dynamics 365 CE. Connecting to External Data has a new look in Dataverse, this feature simplifies the cretion of Table for External Data (Virtual Entity). In the following blog I will walk you though on how to create Table on External Data Navigate to you solution New → Table Select Table from external data. for this example we are going to connect to SharePoint Enter your SharePoint url and click Next, this is going to pull all the List available on your SharePoint site Select the Appropriate List and Click Next Here you have the ability to change the column(field) name on your virtual Entity Click Next Before finalizing you can review or change to a different List Click Finish Here you have your External Data Table (Virtual Entity). Thank you for reading.