Power Automate Training Overview
This online or onsite Power Automate training course teaches attendees how to build time-saving Power Automate Basic workflows for Microsoft 365. Attendees learn how to use pre-set templates, create custom flows, and manage and share their flows with team members. In addition, students learn how to use Power Automate Desktop.
Location and Pricing
Accelebrate offers instructor-led enterprise training for groups of 3 or more online or at your site. Most Accelebrate classes can be flexibly scheduled for your group, including delivery in half-day segments across a week or set of weeks. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private corporate training on-site or online, please contact us.
In addition, some courses are available as live, instructor-led training from one of our partners.
Objectives
- Recognize opportunities in common Microsoft 365 workflows for automation using Power Automate Basic
- Choose appropriate triggers for and actions for flows
- Leverage templated flows to create customized versions
- Understand and design logical branches and loops
- Maintain and share flows with team members
- Construct a Microsoft 365 framework to support the workflows
- Identify local automation opportunities for Power Automate Desktop
Prerequisites
This class is designed for attendees with a technical background, but does not require prior programming experience. It is not designed for non-technical attendees.
Outline
Expand All | Collapse All
Introduction
- Overview of Power Automate Tools and Power Automate Basic
- Navigating the Power Automate Site
- Microsoft 365 Overview
Creating a Flow
- Using Flow Templates
- Customizing Templated Flows
- Publishing, Testing, and Maintaining a Flow
- Creating a Flow from Scratch
- Common Approval Flows
Controlling Flow Logic
- Adding Logic with Conditions
- Using Switches instead of Multi-Stage If Statements
- For-Each Loops with Arrays
- Do Loops with Variables
Triggers and Actions
- Identifying Useful Triggering Events
- Creating Recurrence Patterns
- Using Buttons
- Common Microsoft 365 Actions
- Multi-Stage Actions
- Controlling Variables
- Understanding Data Types
Low-Code Programming
- Understanding Scope
- Using Scope in a Flow
- Creating Custom Expressions
- Variable Manipulation
- Introduction to HTTP Requests
- HTTP Requests in SharePoint
- Stateless Data
- Environment Variables
- Connection References
- Parent/Child Flows
- Documentation
- Error Handling
Administrative Tasks
- Sharing and Managing Flows
- Creating Templates
- Microsoft 365 Administrative Tasks
Power Automate Desktop
- Setting up Power Automate Desktop
- Navigating Power Automate Desktop
- Creating a Low-Code Desktop Flow
- Creating a UI Flow
- Scripting in Power Automate Desktop
Training Materials
All Power Automate training students will receive comprehensive courseware.
Software Requirements
In class, we can either use your environment with Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, Power Automate, or provide an appropriate environment in the cloud.
