Introduction to Power Automate for desktop development
Power Automate for desktop is a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software solution capable of automating rules-based tasks, enabling users to direct their attention to more productive and value-adding tasks.
To provide automation that is sturdy, reliable, flexible, and user-friendly, Power Automate for desktop incorporates a multitude of features and capabilities, with the goal of empowering its users and covering a wide array of business tasks and tools.
In this module, you'll get a first glance at the flow development capabilities that Power Automate for desktop offers. You'll create a flow using many of the features available in the flow designer, familiarizing yourself with important principles and concepts along the way. You'll also examine example flows to further cement your understanding of the development capabilities available to you during flow development.
By the end of this module, you'll be able to start developing flows, identifying and implementing the basic techniques and tools required to complete a task.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Create a flow from scratch using the flow designer
- Learn how to use actions and variables
- Understand the testing and debugging features of the flow designer
- Configure the error handling properties of individual actions
- Comprehend the use of UI elements and images
- Use subflows to compartmentalize and reuse parts of a flow
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with the Power Automate for desktop console