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Power Automate is one of the four main services of the Power Platform, the other three being Power Apps, Power Virtual Agent and Power BI.  

|title = Power Automate  

|usecases = Automate manual work, business logic for apps, automate the use of legacy applications (RPA)

|msdocs = [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/?WT.mc_id=DX-MVP-5003780 Power Automate startpage]

|mslearn = [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/browse/?expanded=power-platform&products=power-automate Power Automate in MS Learn]

|forum = [https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Power-Automate/ct-p/MPACommunity Power Automate Community]

|ideas = [https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Automate-Ideas/idb-p/MPAIdeas Power Automate ideas]

Power Automate can be divided into traditional flows (what was called Microsoft Flow before November 2019), UI Flows and Business Process Flows. There is also approval flows and an approval engine included among the services within Power Automate.   

 

Power Automate can be divided into [[cloud flows]] (what was called Microsoft Flow before November 2019), [[desktop flows]] and [[business process flows]]. There is also approval flows and an approval engine included among the services within Power Automate.   

== History ==

== History ==

In April 2016 Microsoft Flow went into Public Preview and on the 31st of October 2016 Microsoft Flow became General Available  [https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-ga/ Announcing Microsoft Flow General Availability]

In April 2016 Microsoft Flow went into Public Preview and on the 31st of October 2016 Microsoft Flow became General Available  [https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-ga/ Announcing Microsoft Flow General Availability]

On the 19th of May 2020 Microsoft announced the acquisition of Softomotive [https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-acquires-softomotive-to-expand-low-code-robotic-process-automation-capabilities-in-microsoft-power-automate/ Microsoft acquires Softomotive to expand low-code robotic process automation capabilities in Microsoft Power Automate] and the RPA capabilities within the Power Platform got even stronger now with a desktop alternative in WinAutomation.

On the 19th of May 2020 Microsoft announced the acquisition of Softomotive [https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-acquires-softomotive-to-expand-low-code-robotic-process-automation-capabilities-in-microsoft-power-automate/ Microsoft acquires Softomotive to expand low-code robotic process automation capabilities in Microsoft Power Automate] and the RPA capabilities within the Power Platform got even stronger now with a desktop alternative in WinAutomation.

== Microsoft Resources ==  

== Good to know ==

 

* [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/limits-and-config/?WT.mc_id=DX-MVP-5003780 Limits for automated, scheduled, and instant flows]

[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/ Startpage for Power Automate in Microsoft Docs]  

[https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/ The Power Automate Blog]

* [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/?WT.mc_id=DX-MVP-5003780 Power Automate startpage]

* [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/logic-apps/workflow-definition-language-functions-reference Reference guide to using functions in expressions for Azure Logic Apps and Power Automate]

== Community Resources ==   

== Community Resources ==   

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhApJbGn14k&list=PL3RznYSPWo3YBPej9K4ryPuybndowxrvq YouTube Playlist WFT - What the Flow] by Elaiza Benitez

[[Category:Maker]]

 

[https://www.youtube.com/c/JonLSeattle/playlists Jon Levesque Tech] YouTube Channel by Jon Levesque, multiple Power Automate playlists