Presented at SharePoint Saturday Vienna 2018 - By connecting Microsoft Flow workflows to third-party applications, it is possible to directly access the data or functionality provided by other systems directly from the Office 365 service and interface. In this lecture we will talk about custom connectors: We explain what custom connectors are, how they are created and how they can be integrated into the Microsoft Flow workflow. We will show practical examples to show how Microsoft Flow Connectors enable powerful business applications that combine several different systems

1. How to create custom Connector
for Microsoft Flow
Dragan Panjkov
Samstag Wien

3. www.github.com/panjkov

5. Microsoft Power Platform
MEASURE ACT AUTOMATE
Power users
Power BI PowerApps Microsoft Flow

6. Connect to data &
systems you’re already
using; create the data
you need
Microsoft PowerApps is a service for creating and using
custom business apps across platforms
Create apps, forms, and
workflows without
writing code
Use apps on web
and mobile

7. Build useful apps without writing code
Craft forms and screens
in a visual designer that
helps you see exactly
what you’ll get
Take advantage of
device capabilities like
cameras, GPS, and pen
controls
Extend the capabilities
of connected data
sources, or focus just
on the bits you need
Build business logic into
your apps with an
Excel-inspired
expression language

8. Get apps to your team when and
where they’re needed, whether that’s
on the web, Windows, iOS or Android—
no app store required.
Publish apps instantly
for web and mobile

9. Microsoft Flow helps work smarter by
automating workflows across apps and services
Get notifications Copy files Collect data Automate approvals

10. Trigger–the event that
kicks off the flow:
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Actions–what the flow does
Uses data from the trigger

11. Templates help users to get started

14. A is a wrapper around an API that allows the
underlying service to talk to , and

15. Quickly generate and customize apps based
on Excel files, SharePoint Online lists,
Dynamics 365, Salesforce records and more.
You can even connect custom APIs.
Even connecting to data in your local systems
through the common on premises data
gateway.
Your apps will be able to fully interact with
underlying sources and will respect the
permissions you’ve already established in
them.
Your
product
here!

18. Build, secure and
describe your API
Import from existing
artifacts (Open API,
Postman) or build from
scratch
Validate your API calls
Use in Flow and
PowerApps for E2E
testing
Allow other users within
your organization to
use your connector

19. Build, secure and
describe your API
Import from existing
artifacts (Open API,
Postman) or build from
scratch
Validate your API calls
Use in Flow and
PowerApps for E2E
testing
Allow other users within
your organization to
use your connector
Share your connector
with all users of Flow
and PowerApps

40. PowerApps
Microsoft Flow

41. PowerApps
Microsoft Flow

42. PowerApps
Microsoft Flow

43. On-premises data
sources
On-premises data gateway
One gateway for multiple cloud services and experiences
Files, SharePointSQL Server
SQL Server
Analysis Services
Other
data sources
Cloud services
PowerApps Microsoft FlowPower BI
Azure Service Bus
Application Gateway
Data source connection credentials can only be
decrypted by the gateway
Gateway Cloud Service
Data source connection credentials are encrypted
Read access, scheduled refresh, live connection
Live connection, CRUD support (create, read, update and delete)
Azure Logic Apps

45. https://docs.microsoft.com/connectors
https://aka.ms/apiconnectors
https://help.k2.com/onlinehelp/k2five/userguide/5.0/default.
htm#How_Tos/WorkflowRESTAPI/Workflow-REST-with-MS-
Flow.htm

47. www.dragan-panjkov.com
Twitter: @panjkov