If you have just discovered Power Automate, knowing where to start can be difficult. Power Automate is a no-code tool from Microsoft that allows you to work smarter by automating your repetitive tasks. You likely already have Power Automate included in your work Office license. Just head over to http://www.flow.microsoft.com and sign in with your … Continue reading Power Automate for beginners: Templates & send a Teams notification when a new Form response is submitted
Using “Apply to each” control to perform mail merge with Power Automate
Apply to each control in Power Automate is used to perform a series of actions for each row/entry you have in a list. That means it can be used to perform mail merge. In this example, I'll show you how you can send an email to a list of people, who have their details are … Continue reading Using “Apply to each” control to perform mail merge with Power Automate
Power Automate tip: Configure how errors are handled in your flows
There's nothing more disappointing when your flow run fails in Power Automate 💔A lot of people don't know, but you can configure actions to run depending on the success or failure of a previous step. This allows you to set up a back-up plan, which is especially important for those business-critical flows. Configure run after … Continue reading Power Automate tip: Configure how errors are handled in your flows
Power Automate and Power Automate Desktop: What’s the difference?
Power Automate and Power Automate Desktop (PAD) are both no-code/low-code tools used for working smarter by automating your repetitive, manual tasks. But what is the difference between the two?
Sending an approval request with automatic reminders (Power Automate)
Steps on how to build a flow in Power Automate to send an approval request with automatic reminders.
Use Power Automate to get updates on latest Power Platform features
One way to stay up to date on the latest Power Platform news and features: Build a flow! As soon as an article is posted on the blog, you can send yourself a Teams notifications and a link to the article.
Resources for getting Microsoft Certified on Power Platform and taking your first exam
Perhaps you have attended a Microsoft "In a Day" training session and you are now looking to take your first steps towards obtaining a Power Platform certification. I've put together some useful resources here that I often share with people looking to get certified. As a business user, PL-900 is the one to start with. … Continue reading Resources for getting Microsoft Certified on Power Platform and taking your first exam
Add historical data into your Power BI push dataset using Power Automate
How you can bring your past data into your Power BI dataset, so that you can see both historical and new data in your real-time dashboard.
Take your chatbot to the next level with images and GIFs
In this post we'll take a look at how to add pictures and GIFs to your Power Virtual Agents topics. You can use a simple Power Automate flow to have your Power Virtual Agent respond with images and GIFs throughout a conversation.
Power Automate visual for Power BI: Triggering flows from your reports
With the Power Automate visual, your users can trigger workflows simply by clicking a button in a Power BI report. With the Power Automate visual, your users can trigger workflows simply by clicking a button in a Power BI report, and has become my favourite visual to use. The flow can use data from your report, and your flows can be as simple or complex as necessary, making use of the 470+ connectors available.
