Introduction to Power Automate-LWTN.pdf

1. Power Automate Beginner to Pro
Devin Knight

2. About Devin
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President, Pragmatic Works Training
Microsoft Data Platform MVP
Author of 10 books
Contributor JAX PUG
Blogs at DevinKnightSQL.com
Twitter: @knight_devin
DKnight@pragmaticworks.com

3. Understanding Flow Triggers
Creating Flows with Conditional Logic
Designing Approval Flows
Building RPA solutions with Power
Automate Desktop
Power Automate Administration
Agenda

4. Microsoft Power Platform
The low-code platform that spans Office 365, Azure, Dynamics 365, and standalone applications
Innovation anywhere. Unlocks value everywhere.
Dataverse
Data
connectors AI Builder
Power BI
Business analytics
Power Apps
Application development
Power Automate
Process automation
Power Virtual Agents
Intelligent virtual agents
Canvas Apps
Model-driven Apps
Portals
Cloud Flows & Teams Flows
Business Process Flows
Desktop Flows

5. Workflow Automation
Minimize repetitive manual tasks in favor of
more strategic work.
Puts the power to automate in the hands of
those who have the business problem
Gives you the confidence to empower users
with more control, freeing up IT resources
for more complex work
Power Automate is…

6. Microsoft Power Automate
Holistic end-to-end
intelligent automation
platform for all

7. Power Automate Vision:
People should only have to focus on
tasks where they can bring unique
human value
Their potential is limitless.
But their time is not.

8. App Connectors
More than 470
app connectors
(including on-prem applications)

9. Types of Flows: Cloud Flows vs Desktop Flows
Power Automate
bridges the gap,
across on-premises and cloud
Old apps
without APIs
Modern Systems
with APIs

10. What Makes a Cloud Flow
Action Conditional Logic
Trigger

11. Building Blocks of Cloud Flows
Trigger
Action
Conditional
Logic

12. Template Categories
All Flows Sync
Featured Mobile
Approval Notifications
Button Productivity
Email Social Media
Data Collection Events and Calendar
Can also Search templates by service
Templates

13. Building Your First Cloud Flow

14. Power Automate Desktop
Features
• Ease of use - Low-code/no-code Drag &
drop approach with Recorders (Desktop and Web)
• Advanced Debugging features
• Reusability of Controls, Images and Functions
• Advanced Error handling features
• Support for advanced coding-scripting
(VBScript, JavaScript, Python, PowerShell,
Command Line)
• Attended and Unattended execution mode

15. Building Your First Desktop Flow