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Database actions - PAD

  POWER AUTOMATE DESKTOP - DATABASE Pre-Requisites Power Automate Desktop Access to database  Under the database action, we have only three sub actions, namely: Open SQL connection Execute SQL statement  Close SQL connection Open SQL Connection The first step is to connect to the database. So, we will use the Open SQL connection action and provide a connection string to establish the connection (the connection string in the video is a sample). When the connection is successful, the connection details is stored in a variable during execution. Execute SQL statement This action can be used to execute SQL queries. Here, I am using select query and the result is stored in a variable of type datatable. Close SQL connection It is a best practice to always close the database connection once the required queries are executed. YAY! BONUS!😮 How to execute a stored procedure using database action? Stored Procedure without arguments Stored Procedure with arguments (Comma separated in...
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Power Automate Variables - Integer/Float

INTEGER/FLOAT VARIABLES


What do you call a number that cannot stay still? A Variable🤣


The objective is to learn how to create and assign values to a variable in Power Automate Flows.

Pre-requisite: Log in to Power Automate with your Power Platform account.


STEP 1: Create an Instant Cloud flow with a Manual trigger.

STEP 2: Click on "+New Step". Search and select "Variable".

Search and Select Variable


STEP 3: Select "Initialize Variable" to create a variable, select its data type and give it a default value(optional).



STEP 4: Give the variable a name, select the "Integer" variable type, and assign an initial value.



STEP 5: Click on "+New Step", Search and select "Increment Variable". Increment means increasing the value in the variable. I am incrementing the Counter variable by 2.



STEP 6: Click on "+New Step", search and select "Decrement Variable". Decrement means decreasing the value in the variable. I am decrementing the Counter variable by 1.



STEP 7: Click on Save. Once the flow is saved, we have to test the flow manually using the Test button on the top right corner.


STEP 8: Once the flow has run successfully, we can expand each action to see what the variable value is, at each stage. This is how we test to make sure that our cloud flow works as we intended it to.



STEP 9: Re-assigning a value to the Counter variable. Search and select the "Set Variable" action, select the Counter variable from the drop-down and give the desired value (Ex: 10).



STEP 10: Now, Save and test the flow manually to see that the final value in the Counter variable is "10"


Please leave a comment and I will try to get back to you ASAP.

NEXT: ARRAY




Note: 
  • 'Set variable' can only be used after "Initialize variable".
  • The same can also be done for Float Type variables.

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Quick Read:

What is a variable?

It is a named storage space where any value can be stored and changed as needed.


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