UI flows demystified and their role in Power Platform
As explained in the previous section, Power Automate is a component of Power Platform. However, Power Automate is in itself also an umbrella term for various types of workflows or simply flows that can be created with it. The following types of flows are distinguished:
- Cloud flows: These kinds of flows run in the cloud, meaning they are running on the Microsoft Cloud infrastructure within Power Platform. A cloud flow runs on a specific trigger event – for example, a new contact was created. It could also run instantly, for example by the press of a button in a Power App, or scheduled – for example, every hour. A cloud flow can be designed in the designer in the browser, and it can incorporate any data or systems that are also available online.
- Business Process flows: Dynamics 365 contains a lot of predefined business processes, such as lead qualification. This describes the path of a prospect to a real...