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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. | + | {{Infobox main features |
| + | |title = Power Automate |
| + | |image = Powerautomate.svg |
| + | |usecases = Automate manual work, business logic for apps, automate the use of legacy applications (RPA) |
| + | |publicpreview= 2016-04 |
| + | |generalavailability = 2016-10-31 |
| + | |officialblog = [https://powerapps.microsoft.com/sv-se/blog/ Power Automate blog] |
| + | |ytchannel = [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG98S4lL7nwlN8dxSF322bA Microsoft Power Automate] |
| + | |twitter = [https://twitter.com/MSPowerAutomate @MSPowerAutomate] |
| + | |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] |
| + | |cssClasses = PowerAutomate |
| + | }} |
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| + | Power Automate is one of the five main services of the Power Platform, the other four being [[Power Apps]], [[Power Virtual Agents]], [[Power BI]] and [[Power Pages]]. |
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| + | 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. |
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| == 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] |
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| + | On the 4th of November 2019 during Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft announced the launch of the preview of UI Flows [https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/robotic-process-automation-now-in-preview-in-microsoft-power-automate/ Robotic process automation now in preview in Microsoft Power Automate] |
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− | Microsoft Flow was rebranded to Power Automate | + | At Microsoft Ignite 2019 Microsoft Flow was also rebranded to Power Automate. |
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| On the 2nd of April 2020 UI Flows became General Available, enabling RPA (Robotic Process Automation) | | On the 2nd of April 2020 UI Flows became General Available, enabling RPA (Robotic Process Automation) |
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| + | 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. |
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| + | == 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] |
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− | == Community Content == | + | == Microsoft Resources == |
| + | * [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/?WT.mc_id=DX-MVP-5003780 Power Automate Startpage] |
| + | * [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/guidance/?WT.mc_id=DX-MVP-5003780 Power Automate Guidance Documentation] |
| + | * [https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-automate-learning-resources/ Power Automate Learning Resources] on the Power Automate blog |
| + | * [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/logic-apps/workflow-definition-language-functions-reference/?WT.mc_id=DX-MVP-5003780 Reference guide to using functions in expressions for Azure Logic Apps and Power Automate] |
| + | * [https://aka.ms/autocoeadminwhitepaper Enterprise Deployment for RPA and more in Power Automate] |
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− | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhApJbGn14k&list=PL3RznYSPWo3YBPej9K4ryPuybndowxrvq YouTube Playlist WFT - What the Flow] by Elaiza Benitez | + | == Community Resources == |
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhApJbGn14k&list=PL3RznYSPWo3YBPej9K4ryPuybndowxrvq YouTube Playlist WFT - What the Flow] by Elaiza Benitez |
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/c/JonLSeattle/playlists Jon Levesque Tech] YouTube Channel by Jon Levesque, multiple Power Automate playlists |
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− | [https://www.youtube.com/c/JonLSeattle/playlists Jon Levesque Tech] YouTube Channel by Jon Levesque, multiple Power Automate playlists | + | [[Category:Maker]] |