Supercharge Your Flows with Concurrency Control! ⚡
Are your Power Automate flows taking too long to
process, especially when handling large datasets? If you've ever been stuck
waiting for an Apply to each loop to finish, this game-changing Concurrency
Control feature will revolutionize your workflow execution speed.
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The Problem: Sequential Processing Slows You Down
By default, loops in Power Automate execute sequentially,
meaning each iteration has to wait for the previous one to complete before
starting. This can drastically slow down performance when working with:
- SharePoint
Lists
- Dataverse
Records
- API Calls
- Bulk
Notifications or Approvals
If your loop is processing hundreds or thousands of
records, execution can take minutes or even hours!
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The Solution: Enable Concurrency Control
By enabling Concurrency Control in Power
Automate, you allow multiple iterations of the loop to run simultaneously
instead of sequentially. This means:
- Your
workflow executes much faster.
- You
utilize system resources more efficiently.
- Bulk
operations complete in a fraction of the time.
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How to Enable Concurrency Control
1.
Open your flow in
Power Automate.
2.
Locate the Apply to each action.
3.
Click on the three dots (⋮) in
the top-right corner.
4.
Select Settings.
5.
Toggle on Concurrency Control.
6.
Adjust the Degree of Parallelism (default
is 20, max is 50 for premium users).
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When Should You Enable It?
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Best Use Cases for Concurrency Control
✅ When execution time needs to be minimized.
✅ When order does not matter (e.g., bulk updates, notifications, approvals).
✅ When processing large datasets in SharePoint, Dataverse, or APIs.
✅ When integrating with systems that support
concurrent requests.
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When Should You Avoid It?
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Scenarios Where Sequential Processing is Required
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When actions depend on the previous iteration’s output.
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When handling transactions requiring strict order.
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When using APIs that don’t support parallel processing.
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Real-World Example: SharePoint List Updates
Imagine you have a SharePoint list with 10,000
records that need to be updated.
- Without
Concurrency Control: Each update happens one at a
time, taking hours.
- With
Concurrency Control: You can process multiple
records at once, reducing execution time to just minutes!
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Key Takeaway
By enabling Concurrency Control and optimizing
the Degree of Parallelism, you can make your Power Automate flows
execute 10x faster or more! This is a must-know optimization for anyone
working with bulk data processing.
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Your Turn!
Have you tried Concurrency Control in your Power
Automate flows? Share your experiences and let us know how much faster
your flows run now! 🚀💪
