Workflow Automation with Microsoft Power Automate
Use business process automation to achieve digital transformation with minimal code
2nd Edition
Published on 19. August 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
424 pages
978-1-80323-767-1 (ISBN)
Description
THIRD EDITION ALERT!
Power Automate has evolved since this edition was published. A newer edition is available with updated coverage of Copilot, AI, and modern automation capabilities.
Key Features
Learn the latest in Power Automate with updated user interface visuals and new technology included
Apply practical knowledge like managing user inputs, documents, approvals, and database storage
Create flows that integrate with services both inside and outside the Microsoft 365 ecosystem
Book DescriptionMS Power Automate is a workflow automation tool built into MS 365 to help businesses automate repetitive tasks or trigger business processes without user intervention. It is a low-code tool that is part of the Microsoft applications framework, the Power Platform.
If you are new to Power Automate, this book will give you a comprehensive introduction and a smooth transition from beginner to advanced topics to help you get up to speed with business process automation. Complete with hands-on tutorials and projects, this easy-to-follow guide will show you how to configure automation workflows for business processes between hundreds of applications, using examples within Microsoft and including third-party apps like Dropbox and Twitter. Once you understand how to use connectors, triggers, and actions to automate business processes, you'll learn how to manage user input, documents, and approvals, as well as interact with databases. This edition also introduces new Power Automate features such as using robotic process automation (RPA) to automate legacy applications, interacting with the Microsoft Graph API, and working with artificial intelligence models to do sentiment analysis.
By the end of this digital transformation book, you'll have mastered the basics of using Power Automate to replace repetitive tasks with automation technology.What you will learn
Learn the basic building blocks of Power Automate capabilities
Explore connectors in Power Automate to automate email workflows
Discover how to make a flow for copying files between cloud services
Configure Power Automate Desktop flows for your business needs
Build on examples to create complex database and approval flows
Connect common business applications like Outlook, Forms, and Teams
Learn the introductory concepts for robotic process automation
Discover how to use AI sentiment analysis
Who this book is forThis book is excellent for information workers and Power users who are looking to automate repetitive tasks for their organizations or for projects they are undertaking. To make the most of this book you should have some basic exposure to the MS 365 platform.
Power Automate has evolved since this edition was published. A newer edition is available with updated coverage of Copilot, AI, and modern automation capabilities.
Key Features
Learn the latest in Power Automate with updated user interface visuals and new technology included
Apply practical knowledge like managing user inputs, documents, approvals, and database storage
Create flows that integrate with services both inside and outside the Microsoft 365 ecosystem
Book DescriptionMS Power Automate is a workflow automation tool built into MS 365 to help businesses automate repetitive tasks or trigger business processes without user intervention. It is a low-code tool that is part of the Microsoft applications framework, the Power Platform.
If you are new to Power Automate, this book will give you a comprehensive introduction and a smooth transition from beginner to advanced topics to help you get up to speed with business process automation. Complete with hands-on tutorials and projects, this easy-to-follow guide will show you how to configure automation workflows for business processes between hundreds of applications, using examples within Microsoft and including third-party apps like Dropbox and Twitter. Once you understand how to use connectors, triggers, and actions to automate business processes, you'll learn how to manage user input, documents, and approvals, as well as interact with databases. This edition also introduces new Power Automate features such as using robotic process automation (RPA) to automate legacy applications, interacting with the Microsoft Graph API, and working with artificial intelligence models to do sentiment analysis.
By the end of this digital transformation book, you'll have mastered the basics of using Power Automate to replace repetitive tasks with automation technology.What you will learn
Learn the basic building blocks of Power Automate capabilities
Explore connectors in Power Automate to automate email workflows
Discover how to make a flow for copying files between cloud services
Configure Power Automate Desktop flows for your business needs
Build on examples to create complex database and approval flows
Connect common business applications like Outlook, Forms, and Teams
Learn the introductory concepts for robotic process automation
Discover how to use AI sentiment analysis
Who this book is forThis book is excellent for information workers and Power users who are looking to automate repetitive tasks for their organizations or for projects they are undertaking. To make the most of this book you should have some basic exposure to the MS 365 platform.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
787 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80323-767-1 (9781803237671)
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Aaron Guilmette is a VP of technology, guiding the defense industrial base into the 21st century using modern identity and productivity solutions. Previously, he was a Senior Program Manager for Customer Experience at Microsoft, helping customers adopt the Microsoft 365 platform. He primarily focuses on collaborative and automation technologies, including Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online, Power Automate, and Entra ID. Aaron lives in the Detroit, Michigan area with his five children. When he's not busy solving technical problems, racing his cars around the Midwest, writing, or teaching his kids the dark arts of driving in rush hour traffic, he's making tacos.
Content
Table of Contents
Introducing Microsoft Power Automate
Getting Started with Power Automate
Working with Email
Copying files
Creating Button Flows
Generating Push Notifications
Working with Shared Flows
Working with Conditions
Getting Started with Approvals
Working with Multiple Approvals
Posting Approvals to Teams
Using a Database
Working with Microsoft Forms
Accepting User Input
Automating Azure AD
Introducing Robotic Process Automation
Introducing AI Models
Exporting, Importing, and Distributing Flows
Monitoring and Troubleshooting Flows
Introducing Microsoft Power Automate
Getting Started with Power Automate
Working with Email
Copying files
Creating Button Flows
Generating Push Notifications
Working with Shared Flows
Working with Conditions
Getting Started with Approvals
Working with Multiple Approvals
Posting Approvals to Teams
Using a Database
Working with Microsoft Forms
Accepting User Input
Automating Azure AD
Introducing Robotic Process Automation
Introducing AI Models
Exporting, Importing, and Distributing Flows
Monitoring and Troubleshooting Flows