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SharePoint since 2007. Lightning Tools Global Partner Manager. Digital Nomad. SandyU.com @SandyU SandyUssia sandy@sandyu.com

Why Microsoft Flow? Automate business processes (and others!) Create Flows using multiple services and data sources Intuitive diagram-based interface Successor to SharePoint Designer Workflows Have you tried Flow?

Get started… http://flow.microsoft.com Try a template… There are hundreds! https://us.flow.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/

Start from a Template… Hundreds available!

Or start from scratch… Or start from a SharePoint list or library, or OneDrive for Business… Or from a selected file, item, or folder… Watch for terminology in Flow templates: Lists have Items Libraries have Files

Connectors for nearly 200 services Used by both PowerApps and Flow flow.Microsoft.com NOTE: Some services are labeled as Premium (e.g. Salesforce, CDS) Add "Recently Added & Updated" per June update Plus! Common Data Service and On-Premises Data Gateway Where do you work?

Connectors vs Connections

(with further actions) Trigger (one) Basic Flow structure Action(s) Optional Conditions (with further actions)

Start with a Trigger Examples: When a new item is created in a SharePoint list or library When a new tweet is posted containing a particular term Flow button on a mobile device Triggered from a PowerApp On a schedule

Perform Actions Examples: Create a SharePoint item or CDS record Post a tweet Send a mobile notification Interact with PowerApps Use the Modern Approvals experience Set a delay

Use values from other steps…

… and Expressions (formulas) Add Dynamic content… … and Expressions (formulas) Expression reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/logic-apps/logic-apps-workflow-definition-language#expressions

Add Conditions for logic

The logic can get fairly elaborate…

Add a parallel branch

Run After

Manage your Flows

Click on a Flow to go to its dashboard

Analytics is a new feature – requires a premium Flow plan

View Flow runs and troubleshoot Save As Available for Team Flows also as of late June Show Team Flows

Add people or groups as other Owners to create a Team Flow

Flow is available on your phone, too!

Flow Admin Center For Dynamics 365 & CDS

An Admin can also manage Flow owners from here Flow Admin Center

Use Flows in PowerApps Available in both web and Studio designers Now(?) available in web studio also

@ mention Trigger and To-Do Connector

Flow Launch Panel, Modern Approvals, Run-only users

Physical inputs

Pricing As of September 2017 Also: Flow Free (750 runs, 15-minute checks) Pricing As of September 2017 Also see: https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/#plan-feature-table

Resources http://flow.Microsoft.com https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors Flow Community (forums, blogs) https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft- Flow-Community/ct-p/FlowCommunity On my blog (sandyu.com): Flow resources: http://wp.me/p15tM8-tW All Flow posts: https://sandyu.com/tag/flow/ Twitter list: https://twitter.com/SandyU/lists/powerapps-flow   Submit ideas for new features to https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Flow-Ideas/idb-p/FlowIdeas

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