Workflow Automation with Microsoft Power Automate, Second edition: Use business process automation to achieve digital transformation with minimal code
, Second Edition
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
Description
MS 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.
Who is this book for?
This 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.
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
I am a Power Platform Architect and been using Power Automate since inception. Aaron did a great job explaining the concepts clearly. I highly recommended this book to any using Power Automate.
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BillSep 18, 2022
5
First of all, my review of this book is from someone very experienced in the subject matter and has been implementing the topic on a large project.I was given a copy to review, so here I am. I was excited to get involved in the topic as the ways to implement power automate in a project are infinite. I was hoping to get a jump start on certain areas that I haven’t yet used in my current projects.The book did not disappoint as it covered a wide range of power automate areas with a light coverage of how to implement a couple of requirements on each topic.I was able to gain some starter insights in a few areas I haven’t yet used on my projects such as desktop automation and AI models.The writer moved at a great pace and didn’t distract from the material with too much obligational off topic humor.All in all I give it 5 stars for delivering on its mission statement. If you have experience delivering on all topics than it may not be for you. But if you are a pure beginner or looking for a primer on a topic or 2 than this book is for you.
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UnbekanntNov 10, 2022
5
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AnonymousSep 23, 2022
5
This book would’ve saved me lots of time earlier in my Power Platform journey. The concepts are well explained and the examples are detailed. While the majority of content is more suited for beginner/intermediate creators, there is still plenty of helpful information in the later chapters that advanced users will find helpful.