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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.  
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|title = Power Automate  
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|image = Powerautomate.svg
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|usecases = Automate manual work, business logic for apps, automate the use of legacy applications (RPA)
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|publicpreview= 2016-04
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|generalavailability = 2016-10-31
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|officialblog = [https://powerapps.microsoft.com/sv-se/blog/ Power Automate blog]
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|ytchannel = [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG98S4lL7nwlN8dxSF322bA Microsoft Power Automate]
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|twitter = [https://twitter.com/MSPowerAutomate @MSPowerAutomate]
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|msdocs = [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/?WT.mc_id=DX-MVP-5003780 Power Automate startpage]
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|mslearn = [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/browse/?expanded=power-platform&products=power-automate Power Automate in MS Learn]
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|forum = [https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Power-Automate/ct-p/MPACommunity Power Automate Community]
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|ideas = [https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Automate-Ideas/idb-p/MPAIdeas Power Automate ideas]
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|cssClasses = PowerAutomate
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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.   
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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 Agents]] and [[Power BI]].
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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.   
  
 
== 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]
  
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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.
 
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 ==  
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== Good to know ==
 
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* [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]
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== Microsoft Resources ==
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* [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/?WT.mc_id=DX-MVP-5003780 Power Automate startpage]
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* [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 ==   
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhApJbGn14k&list=PL3RznYSPWo3YBPej9K4ryPuybndowxrvq YouTube Playlist WFT - What the Flow] by Elaiza Benitez
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* [https://www.youtube.com/c/JonLSeattle/playlists Jon Levesque Tech] YouTube Channel by Jon Levesque, multiple Power Automate playlists
  
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhApJbGn14k&list=PL3RznYSPWo3YBPej9K4ryPuybndowxrvq YouTube Playlist WFT - What the Flow] by Elaiza Benitez
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[[Category:Maker]]
 
 
[https://www.youtube.com/c/JonLSeattle/playlists Jon Levesque Tech] YouTube Channel by Jon Levesque, multiple Power Automate playlists
 

Revision as of 13:09, 11 February 2021

Power Automate
Powerautomate.svg
Use Cases Automate manual work, business logic for apps, automate the use of legacy applications (RPA)
Public preview 2016-04
General availability 2016-10-31
Official blog Power Automate blog
YouTube channel Microsoft Power Automate
Twitter @MSPowerAutomate
MS Docs Power Automate startpage
MS Learn Power Automate in MS Learn
Forum Power Automate Community
Ideas Power Automate ideas

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

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

In April 2016 Microsoft Flow went into Public Preview and on the 31st of October 2016 Microsoft Flow became General Available Announcing Microsoft Flow General Availability

On the 4th of November 2019 during Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft announced the launch of the preview of UI Flows Robotic process automation now in preview in Microsoft Power Automate

At Microsoft Ignite 2019 Microsoft Flow was also rebranded to Power Automate.

On the 2nd of April 2020 UI Flows became General Available, enabling RPA (Robotic Process Automation)

On the 19th of May 2020 Microsoft announced the acquisition of Softomotive 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.

Good to know

Microsoft Resources

Community Resources