If you're looking for a way to extract data from invoices in an instant, Microsoft's AI Builder is your answer. With the Invoice Processing model, all you need to do is upload your invoice (or have it arrive via email or another method), then AI Builder does the work of pulling out all the information you need.
Where to find AI Builder: Microsoft’s no-code AI tool
If you're looking to bring AI capabilities in your processes or apps, the no-code tool AI Builder is your answer. With AI Builder, within seconds you can do things like extract information from invoices and documents, categorize incoming emails, and read text from images. Here are the 3 ways you can find AI Builder to get started using these capabilities.
Document generation with Power Virtual Agents: talk to the bot > fill a Word doc template > save the file in SharePoint
The Word Online (Business) connector for Power Automate allows you to generate documents. Beginning with a Microsoft Word template, you can use the connector in a flow to take inputs, populate them in a template, and save the document. Here, we'll take a look at how you can use a conversation with a bot to collect these inputs, create the document, then return a link to the file back to the user.
Get notified when someone edits a file in Microsoft Teams
Would you like to know when someone makes changes to a document? With Power Automate, you can send yourself a notification when someone updates a file stored in Microsoft Teams (SharePoint).
Creating a new flow in Power Automate: Which option should you pick?
When opening up Power Automate, you'll be asked if you want to created an automated cloud flow, instant could flow, scheduled cloud flow, desktop flow, or business process flow. Let's break down what each type is and when you would use it.
Capture unrecognized user inputs in Power Virtual Agents by setting up a fallback topic
This post will take you through how to configure your PVA bot's system fallback topic, and use Power Automate track unrecognised trigger phrases entered in by your bot users. You can use this feedback to add new topics to your bot or improve triggering on current topics.
Create your own custom action for a message posted in Microsoft Teams
Against message in Microsoft Teams, you have the option to perform actions. With Power Automate, you can build a flow to create your own custom action to appear in your list. This works for both messages posted in a channel and those in a chat.
Send a random image or GIF via your Power Virtual Agents chatbot
With Power Virtual Agents, it is possible to return a GIF or an image to the conversation via Power Automate. This post will take you through the steps of how you can use Power Automate to randomly select one of your curated images or GIFs, then send it to the conversation with the end user in Power Virtual agents. It's an easy way to add some variety to your chatbot conversations.
Join Microsoft’s next Power Hour to learn about Power Virtual Agents
Microsoft's next virtual Power Hour session is coming up on 7th April, 12:00pm-1:00pm AEST. I'll be featured at this session, and we'll be talking all things Power Virtual Agents. If you were looking for an opportunity to learn about PVA, see what the capabilities are, or get started building a no-code chatbot of your own, … Continue reading Join Microsoft’s next Power Hour to learn about Power Virtual Agents
Send a random image or GIF with Power Automate
Here's how you can use Power Automate to randomly select an image or GIF and post it in a Microsoft Teams message.
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