What's new and planned for Power Automate
This topic lists features that are planned to release from October 2023 through March 2024. Because this topic lists features that may not have released yet, delivery timelines may change and projected functionality may not be released. For more information, go to Microsoft policy.
- For a list of the next wave's release plans, go to 2024 release wave 1 plan.
In the General availability column, the feature will be delivered within the month listed. The delivery date can be any day within that month. Released features show the full date, including the date of release.
This check mark (
) shows which features have been released for public preview or early access and for public preview, early access, and general availability.
Cloud flows
Quickly automate across a variety of systems through advanced AI and extensive connectivity.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | Early access* | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel entry point for Teams workflows | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - |
Jan 28, 2024 |
| Store cloud flow execution metadata in Microsoft Dataverse | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Mar 25, 2024 |
- | - |
| Make changes in draft mode for solution cloud flows | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - |
Mar 25, 2024 |
| Use versioning for solution cloud flows | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - |
Mar 25, 2024 |
| Manage unpublished solution-aware cloud flows using admin APIs | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - | Mar 2024 |
| Use OAuth support for HTTP request triggers | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - |
Oct 8, 2023 |
| Connect to other environments from the Microsoft Dataverse connector | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Nov 12, 2023 |
- | To be announced |
| Use Copilot to improve queries with rewrites | Users, automatically | - | - | Feb 2024 |
| Manage abandoned cloud flows | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Mar 2024 | - | - |
| Cloud flows are automatically defined in Dataverse solutions | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Mar 21, 2023 |
- | Mar 2024 |
Copilot for Power Automate
Let copilot help you create automations using natural language.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | Early access* | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use Copilot to analyze automation activity in Power Automate | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Nov 6, 2023 |
- | - |
| Use Copilot in Power Automate cloud flows designer | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
May 23, 2023 |
- |
Oct 14, 2023 |
| Troubleshoot with Copilot for cloud flows execution | Users, automatically | - | - | Mar 2024 |
| Turn insights into actions with Copilot in process mining | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Jul 18, 2023 |
- |
Dec 18, 2023 |
| Transform scripting using AI-driven natural language | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Nov 12, 2023 |
- | To be announced |
| Maximize your productivity with generative answers | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Nov 12, 2023 |
- | To be announced |
| Streamline workflow creation with the next best action | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Jan 29, 2024 |
- | To be announced |
| Use the new Power Automate cloud flows designer | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - |
Oct 8, 2023 |
Desktop flows
Use the new desktop flows features to automate tasks on your Windows PC.
| Feature | Enabled for | Public preview | Early access* | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Fx integration with Power Automate for desktop | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Dec 18, 2023 |
- | To be announced |
| Inspect a UI element | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Jul 19, 2023 |
- |
Oct 23, 2023 |
| Enable minimal flow logs | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - |
Feb 11, 2024 |
| Microsoft 365 connectors in Power Automate for desktop | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - |
Oct 15, 2023 |
| Update time zone format to the same time zone as that of the relevant cloud flow | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - |
Nov 12, 2023 |
| Input variables can now be marked as optional and support blank values | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - |
Jan 29, 2024 |
| UI automation - Simulate actions | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - |
Oct 23, 2023 |
| Use SAP-dedicated actions in desktop flows | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - |
Nov 6, 2023 |
| Power Automate for desktop displays dynamic messages in the home screen | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - |
Dec 17, 2023 |
| Edit variable values during debugging | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - | Mar 2024 |
| Use Azure Key Vault credentials in flow connections | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Oct 31, 2023 |
- | To be announced |
| Try new actions for Microsoft 365 Word | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - |
Jan 29, 2024 |
| Connect your own virtual network with hosted machine group | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | Mar 2024 | - | To be announced |
| Manage bot and application credentials directly | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Nov 12, 2023 |
- | - |
| Sign in to Power Automate for desktop using SSO | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| Support scalar type variables when invoking from protocol handler in Power Automate for desktop | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - |
Dec 25, 2023 |
| Create HTML action in Power Automate for desktop | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - |
Jan 29, 2024 |
| View attended desktop flow runs using picture-in-picture execution mode | Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically |
Jan 29, 2024 |
- | To be announced |
- You are able to opt into some features as part of early access on July 31, 2023, including all mandatory changes that affect users. To learn more, go to Early access FAQ.
Description of Enabled for column values:
Users, automatically: These features include changes to the user experience and are enabled automatically.
Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically: These features are meant to be used by administrators, makers, marketers, or business analysts and are enabled automatically.
Users by admins, makers, or analysts: These features must be enabled or configured by the administrators, makers, or business analysts to be available for their users.
For a list of the countries or regions where Dynamics 365 business applications are available, go to the International availability guide. For more information about geographic areas and datacenters (regions), go to the Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform availability page.