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Deep Dive into Power Platform #2 Power Automate

Power Automate (previously called Microsoft flow)is a service that helps you create automated workflows between your favorite apps and services to synchronize files, get notifications, collect data, and more.

key Terms

  • A trigger : the thing (event) that happens that starts the process. That's what you're asking the workflow to look out for.

  • Actions : the things you want the workflow to do once the trigger takes place.

  • Connectors:It is a proxy or a wrapper around an API that allows the underlying service to talk to Microsoft Power Automate, Microsoft Power Apps, and Azure Logic Apps.

It provides a way for users to connect their accounts and leverage a set of pre-built actions and triggers to build their apps and workflows.

Types of flows

1.Cloud flows

  • Automated flow Create an automation that is triggered by an event such as arrival of an email from a specific person, or a mention of your company in social media.

  • Instant flows Start an automation with a click of a button. You can automate for repetitive tasks from your Desktop or Mobile devices

  • Scheduled flows Schedule an automation such as daily data upload to SharePoint or a database.

2.Desktop flows:Used to automate tasks on the Web or the desktop. Alternatively, you can use the two legacy methods of of creating desktop flows: Windows recorder (V1) and Selenium ID.

3.Business process flows: provide a guide for people to get work done. They provide a streamlined user experience that leads people through the processes their organization has defined for interactions that need to be advanced to a conclusion of some kind.

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Get to know the different Premium and Standard connectors
in Power Automate

For more information regarding power automate kindly visit
Power Automate Docs

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