Understanding Flows
Microsoft Power Automate is part of the Power Platform and serves as the automation platform within Microsoft 365. Power Automate, unlike SharePoint Designer workflows or Windows Workflow Server, is completely browser-based and also accessible through the Microsoft Power Automate mobile app, which is available for both iOS and Android devices. The purpose of the platform, just like Power Apps, is to provide a no-code or low-code environment where you can create automated processes in a graphical way. An example of a Cloud Flow is shown in the following screenshot:
Power Automate is built upon the same foundation as Azure Logic Apps, but the key difference is that Power Automate is accessible through the Microsoft 365 portal (portal.office.com) and it targets business users rather than developers. Azure Logic Apps is accessible through the Azure portal (portal.azure.com
) and are normally used by developers as there...