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Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Introducing Microsoft Power Automate
What is Power Automate?
Choosing what to automate
Reviewing general terminology
Business process
Workflow
REST
Learning Power Automate terminology
Flow
Connectors
Triggers
Steps
Actions
Conditions
Dataverse
Gateways
Templates
Packages
Branching
Getting Power Automate
Summary
Chapter 2: Getting Started with Power Automate
Logging in to Power Automate
End user web portal interface
Mobile app interface
Power Automate Desktop interface
Admin interface
Creating your first flow
Understanding the flow components
Creating and executing the flow
Examining the flow
Summary
Chapter 3: Working with Email
Learning about email connectors and actions
Working with email
Reading email
Handling attachments
Creating the flow
Verifying completion
Sending email
Summary
Chapter 4: Copying Files
Learning about file connectors and actions
Working with files
Copying files to SharePoint
Verifying results with Test Flow
Verifying the results manually
Publishing files to Dropbox
Verifying the results
Summary
Chapter 5: Creating Button Flows
Learning about button flows
Creating a button flow to email a manager
Executing a button flow
Summary
Chapter 6: Generating Push Notifications
Learning about push notifications
Configuring a notification for emails from your manager
Introducing conditions
Creating the flow
Reviewing a notification
Reworking the flow
Summary
Chapter 7: Working with Shared Flows
Understanding shared flows
Sharing a cloud flow
Sharing a desktop flow
Creating a basic desktop flow
Sharing a desktop flow
Sharing a flow with run only permissions
Managing shared flows
Summary
Chapter 8: Working with Conditions
Understanding condition operators
Evaluating objects
Using expressions and multiple conditions
Adding multiple conditions
Adding condition groups
Using a switch condition
Summary
Chapter 9: Getting Started with Approvals
Understanding Dataverse
Creating an approval flow
Creating a SharePoint site and list
Creating an approval
Adding calendar events and notifications
Starting the flow
Responding to approvals
Summary
Chapter 10: Working with Multiple Approvals
Working with sequential approvals
Working with parallel approvals
Working with advanced scenarios
Mixed approval types
Everyone must approve
Creating a basic sequential approval
Configuring the prerequisites
Creating the flow
Creating the trigger
Creating the first-stage approval
Creating the second-stage approval
Completing the flow
Testing the flow
Adding parallel branches
Summary
Chapter 11: Posting Approvals to Teams
Understanding the flow