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Power Automate flow on a computer screen extracting an email subject to prevent duplicate task creation, with a stop sign and barrier symbolizing blocking repeated items

Nov, Tue, 2021
Michael Tippett

Assigning task to related task

In my youtubo video, I demoed how you can create a Ticking and Tasking System using just SharePoint and PowerAutomate. You can view it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS6KzlcRfU0 I was asked how you…

sharepoint advanced recycling bin interface showing file list filtering options and deleted items table

Nov, Tue, 2021
Michael Tippett

Searching the SharePoint Recycling Bin

**UPDATE** SharePoint Advanced Recycling bin has been implemented into an easy to use Windows application ShareMaster. View it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXcGJyapVqA While the SharePoint recycling bin is useful when it contains only a…

colorful alphabet letters representing string values in a Power Automate tutorial

Jul, Mon, 2021
Michael Tippett

Checking if string is empty or null in MS Flow / Power automate

Below is a simple way to check if a string is null or empty in MS flow. It works by first testing if the string is null, and then checking…

Power Automate screen showing a flow and a Compose action containing a concat expression for renaming files in MS Flow.

Jun, Tue, 2021
Michael Tippett

Updating Filename in MS Flow (Power automate)

This is a walk through on how to update a filename while keeping the same file extension in MS Flow. In this example we are going to assume the filename…

technician connecting network cables to a server rack representing sharepoint on-premises hardware infrastructure

Nov, Sat, 2020
Michael Tippett

SharePoint Online Vs SharePoint On-Premises

SharePoint Online Vs SharePoint On-Premises SharePoint online is a multitenant offering by Microsoft designed to meet the needs of most companies document management requirements. Technical documentation references huge capacity capabilities well…

Nov, Fri, 2020
Michael Tippett

Mail Redirection & Scanning

The Team at SharePointPro are proud to support Gold Coast Local Business HotSnail. WHY HOTSNAIL? Your days of losing snail mail and pursuing letters that have arrived at different addresses are…

Computer screen showing SharePoint and JSON code used to create a days-since-created column with custom formatting.

Aug, Mon, 2020
Michael Tippett

Adding “Days since created” on a SharePoint column using JSON Custom Formatter

I wanted to add a column on a SharePoint modern experience list which showed the number of days since it was created. I also wanted to colour the dates so…

People pointing at a laptop screen while troubleshooting SharePoint Online and OneDrive sync delays

Dec, Sat, 2018
Michael Tippett

Problem: SharePoint Online Document & Onedrive takes time to sync.

A client recently informed me that after a docx was generated inside their SharePoint Online Document library, it wasn’t showing up on for up to 20 minutes in OneDrive. This…

IT administrator typing on a laptop while running a PowerShell script to force Azure AD Connect sync.

May, Sun, 2018
Michael Tippett

Force AD Connect Sync with Powershell

AD Connect syncs occur every 30 minutes. To force a sync to occur do the following steps: Import-Module ADSync Start-ADSyncSyncCycle -PolicyType Delta

May, Sun, 2018
Michael Tippett

Permanently Removing Users From O365

After deleting a user from Office365 you will notice they remain in the “Deleted Users” list. This can be problematical when trying to sync a user with AD Connect.To remove…

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