Shane bringing high quality content as always! A couple months ago I used the HTTP trigger for a button in an Excel table. It was so simple yet too complex at the same time, because it took me almost a week to figure out how to work with this trigger. Thanks to your video I think I can improve my power flow!
Is it possible to add the button to the edit contact dialogue that Outlook opens when you wish to update a contact? After I update an Outlook contact I want to trigger a flow to find the same person’s record as it exists in my Dataverse Contacts table in order to update the matching field in Dataverse with whatever was just changed in Outlook. It’s easy to have flow update the Outlook contact after the Dataverse record changes; now I’m looking for a method to trigger a flow when an Outlook contact changes, and that trigger doesn’t exist. So if I can’t use your html form button method to trigger a flow, is it possible to create a custom trigger that runs a flow when an Outlook contact changes? Thanks.
I'm going to explore this for collecting simple monthly inputs. This will allow me to embed the customer number, reporting month, and capturing three inputs. Any tips or pitfalls not covered in the video?
Mark I think I covered all of the challenges I have found so far. I used it with the training students and generated about 100 invites with no issues. 🤩
ooh cant wait to see this - we were trying to get the users to manually select emails to send but couldnt get it to work because we dont have desktop outlook? and NOW, after we did our best to do it on email received, we're told "Oh, we could make an exception for those users if you need it!'!
Hi Shane, thanks for sharing this with the community, it opens up so many possibilities and I echo the earlier comments and would love to see more 'crazy Outlook stuff' because as you know, everyone 'lives in Outlook' - brilliant
Great video. Until now I always opened Flows by opening a new Power apps - app, and OnStart of it , run everything, Flows , Parameters (Param..) etc. this is VERY easy to be implemented and is not Premium. Still, this Technique is very nice and helpful
Awesome!! That really opens up things. I always thought you were really restricted to the users in the AD but this extends it to external users. I wonder if you could trigger a flow from a model driven app like this?
I clicked like button, even though this is premium only. You do great work and have helped me develop some apps, with your friendly and easy to understand videos.
Shane, this is fantastic!!! I think I should use this instead of the Send Email with options. Then I could ask the user to enter their email address and click a box. This would work for users outside our tenant. Mind blown!
I am curious how you got the form to work in your email? I have created the form and sent it via flow, however, Outlook does not see this as a form with fields or a button I can press. Not sure what I did wrong.
Try it without the fields just the buttons. Does that work? I mentioned in the video that I didn’t get the form input to work in Outlook. But if you are sending the emails, with flow, you could hardcode the button with their email. 😎
The button does not work either. If I put the button in a table, the button works. The main thing I need is a field to capture email and a “reason” for pushing the button. I will take another swing in the morning. Great video and great ideas. This is why I continue to work with your team..
Shane bringing high quality content as always! A couple months ago I used the HTTP trigger for a button in an Excel table. It was so simple yet too complex at the same time, because it took me almost a week to figure out how to work with this trigger. Thanks to your video I think I can improve my power flow!
That makes me happy to hear. 🎉
Is it possible to add the button to the edit contact dialogue that Outlook opens when you wish to update a contact? After I update an Outlook contact I want to trigger a flow to find the same person’s record as it exists in my Dataverse Contacts table in order to update the matching field in Dataverse with whatever was just changed in Outlook. It’s easy to have flow update the Outlook contact after the Dataverse record changes; now I’m looking for a method to trigger a flow when an Outlook contact changes, and that trigger doesn’t exist. So if I can’t use your html form button method to trigger a flow, is it possible to create a custom trigger that runs a flow when an Outlook contact changes? Thanks.
Hi Shane, would it be great if you could show us more crazy outlook stuff and maybe some crazy stuff with http request too. Thx ❤
Great suggestion!
Love it! is there a way to modify the blank screen to display a message like 'success!' or 'thank you' ???
Not that I know of, sadly it is a by product of the goofy way I came up with this. 🫤
Is it possible to either close the window after it launches the flow, or not open the window at all and have it launch the flow?
Not that I have figured out so far. 😢
Absolutely fantastic! Can you please show us the second part in a new video 👌
Thanks and your vote is noted. 😎
so when a user clicks the button in the email, will it open a browser for them or anything like that? or is it happening behind the scenes?
It does cause a blank browser window to open. I so far haven't been able to avoid that. :(
@@ShanesCows got it! Thank you for the great video
15:50 Parse JSON is not really necessary. You can do Compose for email directly: triggerOutputs()['queries']?['email']
Good point. I like ParseJSON because it is easy to get comfortable with it here hoping they can build and do harder with it. 😎
I'm going to explore this for collecting simple monthly inputs. This will allow me to embed the customer number, reporting month, and capturing three inputs.
Any tips or pitfalls not covered in the video?
Mark I think I covered all of the challenges I have found so far. I used it with the training students and generated about 100 invites with no issues. 🤩
ooh cant wait to see this - we were trying to get the users to manually select emails to send but couldnt get it to work because we dont have desktop outlook? and NOW, after we did our best to do it on email received, we're told "Oh, we could make an exception for those users if you need it!'!
I hope it helps. 😎
Hi Shane, thanks for sharing this with the community, it opens up so many possibilities and I echo the earlier comments and would love to see more 'crazy Outlook stuff' because as you know, everyone 'lives in Outlook' - brilliant
Thanks and noted. 😎
I still watch videos with premium connectors because you learn so much just by watching you troubleshoot.
Thank you 😊 glad it helps.
my jaw drop so loudly chatGPT can hear it and is giving my medical advice now
Hope your jaw feels better 🤣
I have used this technique before but the blank screen when you press the button is a bit clunky for the end user
It isn’t ideal but I couldn’t find a way around it. 😑
Great video.
Until now I always opened Flows by opening a new Power apps - app, and OnStart of it , run everything, Flows , Parameters (Param..) etc.
this is VERY easy to be implemented and is not Premium.
Still, this Technique is very nice and helpful
This possibility is mind-blowing. Thanks Shane
Glad to help
Absolutely Fantastic! Thanks Shane!
I appreciate that. 🤩
Awesome!! That really opens up things. I always thought you were really restricted to the users in the AD but this extends it to external users. I wonder if you could trigger a flow from a model driven app like this?
I clicked like button, even though this is premium only. You do great work and have helped me develop some apps, with your friendly and easy to understand videos.
Shane, this is fantastic!!! I think I should use this instead of the Send Email with options. Then I could ask the user to enter their email address and click a box. This would work for users outside our tenant. Mind blown!
I am curious how you got the form to work in your email? I have created the form and sent it via flow, however, Outlook does not see this as a form with fields or a button I can press. Not sure what I did wrong.
Try it without the fields just the buttons. Does that work? I mentioned in the video that I didn’t get the form input to work in Outlook. But if you are sending the emails, with flow, you could hardcode the button with their email. 😎
The button does not work either. If I put the button in a table, the button works. The main thing I need is a field to capture email and a “reason” for pushing the button. I will take another swing in the morning.
Great video and great ideas. This is why I continue to work with your team..
@@ShanesCows That is a no go! I have tried a handful of things but cannot get 2 fields and a button to show up in an email message. 😎😎
This is nearly a game changer in engaging with customers! Amazing! Thanks so much for sharing!
Very thanks, this information is very important
Would love to see the crazy Outlook stuff. 😊
Well worth the wait.
Thank you. ⭐️