Power Summit 2024 - Power Platform Development
25/05/2024, London
London, United Kingdom
Optimizing Power Automate Flows with External Configuration
development
power-automate
dataverse
WHAT:
In this session, tailored for advanced Power Automate developers, we will explore how to store configuration settings in a database or a Dataverse table, empowering users to seamlessly view and modify values without altering the underlying flows. This session will showcase both the database and the Dataverse approaches, covering secure stored procedures for the database option and providing a user-friendly interface for configuration updates.
WHY:
As the complexity of Power Automate solutions grows, managing configurations becomes pivotal. Learn to elevate your approach by storing configurations externally in a database or a Dataverse table. This not only enhances accessibility over local files but also ensures heightened security, simplified backup procedures, and enables users to adapt settings without tinkering with the core flows or risking to break the structure of config files.
HOW:
Dive into the technicalities with:
- The Database Approach:
- Explore how to structure and store configurations in a database.
- Implement stored procedures to safeguard configuration integrity.
- Develop a user-friendly interface, granting users the ability to modify values without disrupting the database.
- The Dataverse Table Implementation:
- Uncover the process of configuring and utilizing Dataverse tables for external storage.
- Create seamless connections between Power Automate flows and Dataverse tables.
As well as compare the two approaches in terms of ease of setup, ease of use, performance, security, etc.
TAKEAWAYS:
By the end of this session, advanced Power Automate developers will:
- Acquire proficiency in storing configurations externally for enhanced manageability.
- Implement stored procedures to fortify configuration integrity in a database.
- Understand how to leverage Dataverse tables for efficient configuration management.
- Learn to build interfaces allowing users to modify configuration values without impacting underlying flows.