Power Automate (previously called Microsoft flow)is a service that helps you create automated workflows between your favorite apps and services to synchronize files, get notifications, collect data, and more.
key Terms
A trigger : the thing (event) that happens that starts the process. That's what you're asking the workflow to look out for.
Actions : the things you want the workflow to do once the trigger takes place.
Connectors:It is a proxy or a wrapper around an API that allows the underlying service to talk to Microsoft Power Automate, Microsoft Power Apps, and Azure Logic Apps.
It provides a way for users to connect their accounts and leverage a set of pre-built actions and triggers to build their apps and workflows.
Types of flows
1.Cloud flows
Automated flow Create an automation that is triggered by an event such as arrival of an email from a specific person, or a mention of your company in social media.
Instant flows Start an automation with a click of a button. You can automate for repetitive tasks from your Desktop or Mobile devices
Scheduled flows Schedule an automation such as daily data upload to SharePoint or a database.
2.Desktop flows:Used to automate tasks on the Web or the desktop. Alternatively, you can use the two legacy methods of of creating desktop flows: Windows recorder (V1) and Selenium ID.
3.Business process flows: provide a guide for people to get work done. They provide a streamlined user experience that leads people through the processes their organization has defined for interactions that need to be advanced to a conclusion of some kind.
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