Reader small image

You're reading from  Workflow Automation with Microsoft Power Automate - Second Edition

Product typeBook
Published inAug 2022
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781803237671
Edition2nd Edition
Right arrow
Author (1)
Aaron Guilmette
Aaron Guilmette
author image
Aaron Guilmette

Aaron Guilmette is a Senior Program Manager with the Microsoft 365 Customer Experience, helping customers adopt and deploy the Microsoft 365 platform. He primarily focuses on collaborative technologies, including Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online, and Azure Active Directory.
Read more about Aaron Guilmette

Right arrow

Understanding the flow

Before we configure an approval process, you’ll need to make sure that all of the components that support the process exist. In the example flow, we’re going to configure a Purchase Order approval that begins when a document is posted to a SharePoint site. The approval will show up in Teams. If the purchase requisition is approved, the document will be moved to the Approved folder. If it’s rejected, it will be moved to the Rejected folder. The requester should receive an email at the end telling them the status.

This complex flow is going to use several familiar components, including the following:

  • SharePoint When a file is created in a folder trigger
  • Office 365 Users Get user profile (V2) action
  • Office 365 Users Get manager (V2) action
  • Approvals Create an approval (V2) action
  • Conditions

In this chapter, we’re also introducing the Microsoft Teams connector. With the Microsoft Teams connector...

lock icon
The rest of the page is locked
Previous PageNext Page
You have been reading a chapter from
Workflow Automation with Microsoft Power Automate - Second Edition
Published in: Aug 2022Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781803237671

Author (1)

author image
Aaron Guilmette

Aaron Guilmette is a Senior Program Manager with the Microsoft 365 Customer Experience, helping customers adopt and deploy the Microsoft 365 platform. He primarily focuses on collaborative technologies, including Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online, and Azure Active Directory.
Read more about Aaron Guilmette