Microsoft Power Automate
Microsoft Power Automate (until November 2019 Microsoft Flow ) is used to automate recurring tasks. Together with PowerApps and Power BI, Microsoft Power Automate is part of the Microsoft Power Platform product family . Thanks to the large number of connectors, third-party systems can be integrated and process automation can therefore also be used for applications outside of Microsoft environments.
use cases
Microsoft Power Automate can be used for two different types of automation:
- Users can automate their personal work processes.
- Administrators can automate processes across different applications or data silos (see Business Process Management ).
There are many use cases where Microsoft Power Automate can be used. The following list with examples is not exhaustive:
- Automatic central task recording in the desired task management tool
- Automated mail delivery or automated push notification after a specific event
- Automatic storage of e-mail attachments in the personal document repository
- Automatically publish posts on multiple social media platforms
- Out of office workflows
- Multi-level permits
- Publishing workflows
Microsoft already provides a large number of templates.
history
Microsoft Flow was officially rolled out at the end of October 2016.
In the past, workflows in the SharePoint environment were created using the SharePoint Designer Workflow or with products from third-party providers. Even today, SharePoint Designer workflows from the 2010 engine are still being developed, as the 2013 workflow engine is less powerful. Microsoft Flow is to replace SharePoint Designer Workflow as the standard tool in the future.
On November 4, 2019, Microsoft announced the renaming of Microsoft Flow to Microsoft Power Automate . At the same time, the expansion of the range of functions to include Robotic Process Automation capabilities was announced.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Microsoft Flow: Common Connectors , accessed July 18, 2019
- ↑ IOZ Blog: Productivity News from 1.5.2018: Automating activities with Microsoft Flow , accessed on July 18, 2019
- ↑ Microsoft Flow: Templates , accessed July 18, 2019
- ↑ Microsoft Blog: Announcing Microsoft Flow General Availability , accessed July 18, 2019
- ↑ Microsoft Flow: Frequently asked questions , accessed July 18, 2019
- ↑ James Phillips: Announcing RPA, enhanced security, no-code virtual agents, and more for Microsoft Power Platform. In: Microsoft Cloud Blog. Microsoft, November 4, 2019, accessed March 26, 2020 .