Power Automate coding guidelines: Cloud flows

The articles in this section provide standards and best practices for developing Power Automate flows that are consistent, perform well, and can be maintained more easily. They include guidelines for naming actions, variables, and connectors, structuring your flows, optimizing performance, and troubleshooting. They also provide guidance on how to make sure your flows and the data that they handle are secure.

These guidelines are intended for all Power Automate makers, including citizen developers and professional developers. Although this guidance is intended for makers of cloud flows, much of it can be applied to any type of flow.

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Use the Power CAT Toolkit to perform code reviews. The toolkit incorporates many of the coding guidelines from this documentation, ensuring that your solutions are efficient and maintainable. The toolkit automatically flags any patterns that don't adhere to these best practices, so you can address potential issues early in the development process. This proactive approach enhances the quality of your code and helps streamline the review process, making it easier to maintain high standards across your projects. Integrating the Power CAT Toolkit into your development workflow ensures that your solutions are built on a solid foundation and leads to more reliable and scalable solutions.

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