Custom Pages are great because I can use them to enrich my model-driven apps with individual controls and content. In other words, a custom page brings the power of canvas apps into my model-driven apps. For example, I can design dialogs or panes with the flexibility of the canvas designer, including the canvas app controls. Recently, I learned that not all controls are available in custom pages. In my case, I wanted to visualize a previously scanned PDF document to…
Usually, when we talk nowadays about AI, we mean ChatGPT or large language models (LLMs). However, there are other Azure AI Services that are extremely important for the business world. One of these services is Azure AI Document Intelligence which I can use to extract information from my digital documents. But can I use Document Intelligence directly from Power Automate? Yes, I can, and I will explain to you how I use Azure AI Document Intelligence directly from Power Automate…
Recently a colleague reached out to me and asked me: “Hey Michael, how can I automate sending of overdue notifications for missed training? ” I answered: “You can achieve this using Power Automate!” Upon further examination of the use case, I discovered that my colleague exports information from an internal training system into excel and stores the file in OneDrive. A closer look to the workflow showed me this: My colleague manual task is this: Let’s start! Demo Data First,…
You may have read in my previous blog posts that I prefer deploying my APIs and AI solutions as Microsoft Containerized Apps. The reason for this is that containerized apps provide me with an ideal balance between scalability and pricing. In this post, I will explain how to enhance the security of these APIs. Specifically, I will show you how to set up – Easy Auth – which means authentication for container apps and correctly configure security in a custom…
Hey there! I love talking about the principles of application lifecycle management (ALM) because it’s a crucial aspect of developing successful applications. I know it might sound boring, but trust me, it’s not! Understanding and implementing ALM from the beginning can simplify the development, usage, and management of your applications. This is especially important for Generative AI applications. I discovered that Azure AI Studio can be a great tool to get started with ALM for your Generative AI solutions. The…
As a citizen developer it’s so easy to use generative AI. In one of my last blog posts, I outlined the use case of generating meeting minutes from a meeting protocol. Furthermore, I explained the technical details of my meeting minute service. Today I will show you how I build a meeting minutes copilot. Correctly, I’m talking about building a copilot. Copilot is formerly known as Power Virtual Agent. Moreover, you might have noticed this when you navigate to https://powerva.microsoft.com/:…
In one of my last blog post I outlined the use case of generating meeting minutes from a meeting protocol. Furthermore, I have shown how I tested my concept in a simple way and then designed a solution. For the sake of simplicity, I have not yet explained the technical part of creating the meeting minutes. This means, I will share this time more details about my Meeting Minutes API in Microsoft Azure with you. Before I start, I select…
Using AWS S3 buckets from Microsoft Power Platform is limited when you use standard connectors. In other words, you can list buckets and read the content of objects. But you can’t move your data to an AWS S3 bucket with the standard connector. So, what can I do? Right, a custom connector for AWS S3 is the solution. But my journey to a working connector was not so easy as expected. In other words, I faced challenges and solved a…
Transforming objects in Power Automate is mostly a challenge. Here is an example for you. Let’s imagine, I want to convert a JSON array of key-value pairs into an object in my Power Automate Flow. Correct, I want some kind of pivoting. In detail, here is my JSON array which I want to pivot: The result should be a single object: Ok, let’s start. JSON Array pivot into an Object as Power Automate Flow First, I’m creating a new Power…
Today I will share another example where I utilize Generative AI with you. Although the story is explained quite quickly. Documenting meeting minutes can be a tedious task, especially when I am an active participant. However, the outcome of the meeting is crucial as I need to share the action items and results with my colleagues. What if I had a buddy who could do this task for me? Right, I use my Generative AI for this. In other words,…