Power Automate User Group February 2026

Gabriela Zelaya

Blackbaud and Power Automate Community Updates: Gabriela provided updates on recent API changes, bug fixes, upcoming events such as bbdevdays and bbcon 2026, and announced Power Platform Fundamentals workshops. Participants were invited to submit session proposals and join in-person workshops at these conferences.

Troubleshooting Power Pages Form Permissions: Michael presented an issue with a Power Pages form not displaying lookup records due to permissions errors, and Ashley, Alex, and others collaboratively investigated the setup, offering troubleshooting steps and recommending further community engagement for resolution.

Managing Unnamed Event Participants via API: Kristina discussed adding unnamed participants to event modules using new APIs, and Alex provided a technical solution for updating participant names by leveraging the edit constituent API, clarifying the necessary steps and data flow.

API Breaking Changes and Communication Challenges: Kristina, Austen, Alex, and Erik discussed recent breaking changes to the get query results API, the lack of advance notification, and the need for improved communication and monitoring of API updates, with Erik committing to follow up with the documentation team.

Prefilling Donation Forms for Pledge Payments: Kevin inquired about pre-filling donation forms with pledge payment amounts via add-ins or URL parameters, and Alex, Erik, and Hallie discussed current platform limitations, alternative approaches, and the need for future feature enhancements.

Automating Membership Management in RENXT: Christopher asked about automating membership management using Power Automate and APIs, and Hallie, Austen, Alex, and Michael discussed current API capabilities, workarounds, and organizational strategies for tracking and updating memberships.

Integrating BBMS Disbursement Dates with Gift Records: Cathy asked about automating the retrieval of BBMS disbursement dates and updating gift records in Razor's Edge, and Hallie, Erik, Alex, and others discussed current API limitations, possible workarounds, and the need for future enhancements.

Standard Reports Connector URI Retrieval Issue: Kevin reported an issue with retrieving the URI from the standard reports connector, and Austen and Alex helped diagnose the problem, identifying the need to wait for the 'completed' status before accessing the URI.

Reporting and Troubleshooting API Issues: Hallie asked about the appropriate process for reporting API issues, and Erik, Ashley, and Alex explained best practices for engaging Blackbaud support, using the community, and distinguishing between Blackbaud and Microsoft responsibilities.

Webhooks Registration and Management Insights: Alex shared insights on managing webhooks registration, explaining the importance of using consistent authentication methods for listing and unregistering webhooks, and offered to present on webhooks at future bbdevdays.

 

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