Introduction
The ability to handle and recover from unexpected circumstances is a critical factor in automating business processes. The risk of errors is present in any automated task - this risk may come from multiple factors, such as changes in the applications used, changes in business processes, unavailability of hardware, software, files, and services. A robustly automated task should be able to handle, and potentially overcome, such issues during runtime, should the need arise.
Consider the task of updating a client database based on a report downloaded through a web portal. The report is downloaded as an .xlsx file, while the database is hosted on a remote server. This relatively simple task contains quite a few risk factors: the web portal may be down, the report may be empty, or the database may be inaccessible, to name a few. These are all circumstances that could cause the flow to fail. To ensure business continuity, the flow should contain steps that allow it to recover. This is achieved through the use of exception handling.
In this module, you'll learn about exception handling and how it can be used, and apply exception handling actions on an already automated flow to prevent crashes.
By the end of this module, you will be able to understand and apply the available exception handling tools, to minimize the risk of failure.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Configure the exception handling properties of individual actions.
- Set up exception blocks, which will handle possible exceptions from groups of actions.
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with the Power Automate for desktop console and flow Designer.