Power Automate User Group January 2026- Recording

Gabriela Zelaya

https://youtu.be/fGIMBEz850Q

Meeting notes

API Updates and New Features: Erik provided updates on recent API enhancements, including new add-ins for education management, expanded support for Australian bank accounts in the payments API, and improvements to Razor's Edge NXT, with references to the changelog for further details.

 

Upcoming Conferences and Speaker Opportunities: Erik announced open calls for speakers for the upcoming bbdevdays and bbcon conferences, encouraging community participation and explaining the hackathon format for the year.

 

Best Practices for Power Platform Application Development: Erik discussed his Community Blog post for best practices for building Power Platform applications, focusing on documentation, staff turnover, and scaling, with input from Glen Hudson to ensure the recommendations are robust.

 

Technical Troubleshooting: Action Attachments in Power Automate: Christopher raised a technical question about identifying records with action attachments using Power Automate, with Austen, Ashley, and Hallie providing detailed guidance on connectors, flow logic, and best practices for handling large datasets.

 

Excel Date Handling and Flow Versioning Issues: Aurora described issues with Power Automate flows failing due to changes in Excel date handling, prompting a group troubleshooting session with Ashley, Alex, and Erik, who provided strategies for debugging, versioning, and error notifications.

 

Excel Script Combination and Data Anonymization: Shaun asked about combining Excel scripts for event registration data, with Erik and Hallie discussing process options, automation strategies, and the use of Power Automate for constituent management.

 

Fund ID Update via API: Venky inquired about updating fund IDs through an API call, and Austen directed Venky  to the NXT Data Integrations API set.

 

Showcase of Annual Fund Comparison App: Erik invited Andrew and Philip to present their annual fund comparison app, which uses Power Automate and a widget to display year-over-year fundraising totals, with Philip explaining the technical implementation and use of AI-generated code.

 

API Key Security and Best Practices: Philip asked about best practices for storing API keys securely in Power Automate, with Erik recommending the use of connectors for authentication and referencing Microsoft's key vault for sensitive data.

Ben Regier

There's data that should probably be obfuscated around the 1 hr 8 minute mark.

Gabriela Zelaya

Good catch. I’ll take another look around the 1:08 mark and clean up any data that shouldn’t be visible.