Rajeev Pentyala – Microsoft Power Platform

Other day I was exploring Azure ‘Functions’ and had a tough time to rename the ‘Function’.

Below are the steps to create and rename Azure ‘Function’

What is an Azure Function:

Azure Function is a serverless compute service that enables you to run code on-demand without having to explicitly provision or manage infrastructure.

In simpler words, you can run your code with no Development/Hosting environment. All you need to do is start coding in ‘Azure Function’ editor like you code in Visual Studio, you can even refer external .dlls.

Steps to create Function:

• Connect to your Azure Portal (http://portal.azure.com)
• Create a new “Function App”
  • I named it as ‘AzrFunc’
• Under the “Function App”, add a new ‘Function’ of type “Webhook + API”

• Now a ‘Function’ will get created with a default name “HttpTriggerCSharp1”

Steps to rename a Function:

There is no rename option in UI to change the ‘Function’ name and you have to use ‘Console’ from “Platform features -> Development Tools”

• Open the Console

• Type command “ls” which lists out your function name
• Use command “rename” to change the Function name
  • Syntax: rename <old_name> <new_name>
    • I renamed function to ‘WhoAmI’

• Restart the ‘Function App’

• Refresh your “Function App”, to see the change

Refer documentation to learn more about ‘Azure Functions’

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