Exercise - Use a connector from Power Automate
In this exercise, you create a manually triggered Power Automate cloud flow that uses the Contoso invoicing custom connector that you created in the previous exercise in this module.
Important
Complete the Exercise: Create a new connector in a solution unit before starting this exercise.
Task 1: Create a Power Automate cloud flow
In this task, you create a Power Automate flow inside the Contoso invoicing solution that you previously created.
Note
If you still have the API key from the previous unit, it would still be usable at this time. If not, you can get a new one.
Get an API key from Contoso Invoicing.
Select the API Key link.
Copy and save your API key because you need it later.
Go to Microsoft Power Platform maker portal and select the environment that you used in the Exercise: Create a new connector in a solution unit.
Select Solutions and then select to open the Contoso invoicing solution.
Select + New > Automation > Cloud flow > Instant.
Name the flow Email invoice list, select Manually trigger a flow, then Create.
Select + New step.
Select the Custom tab and then select the Contoso invoicing custom connector. Using the Custom tab to locate custom connectors is the fastest way to find them.
Select List invoices for the action.
Enter Invoice connection as Connection name.
Paste your API Key. and select Create
Important
Leave the List Invoices fields blank. This will allow us to pull all the information.
Select Flow checker to confirm there are no mistakes.
Select Save.
Select the arrow button located next to the flow name to go back to the solution with the flow.
Select OK if prompted.
Don't navigate away from this page.
Task 2: Test the cloud flow
In this task, you test the cloud flow that you created in Task 1: Create a Power Automate cloud flow.
Open the Email invoice list cloud flow if not already open.
Select Run.
Select Continue.
Select Run flow.
Select Done.
Refresh the run history.
The flow run should succeed.
When you open the flow, it opens in the copilot power automate designer. Select the List Invoices action and on the left hand side, scroll down to the Outputs section and then select Show raw outputs. A panel from the right hand side pops out so you can see the invoice information more clearly.
