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Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant: PL-200 Exam Guide

You're reading from   Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant: PL-200 Exam Guide Learn how to customize and configure Microsoft Power Platform and prepare for the PL-200 exam

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838985684
Length 648 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (34) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Introduction
2. PL-200 Exam FREE CHAPTER 3. Section 2: Microsoft Dataverse
4. Power Platform 5. Data Modeling 6. Business Rules 7. Classic Workflows 8. Managing Data 9. Dataverse Settings 10. Security 11. Section 3: Power Apps
12. Model-Driven Apps 13. Canvas Apps 14. Portal Apps 15. Section 4: Automation
16. Power Automate Flows 17. Business Process Flows 18. UI Flows 19. Section 5: Power Virtual Agents
20. Creating Chatbots 21. Configuring Chatbots 22. Section 6: Integrations
23. Power BI 24. AI Builder 25. Microsoft 365 Integration 26. Application Life Cycle Management 27. Tips and Tricks 28. Practice Test 1 29. Answers to Practice Test 1 30. Practice Test 2 31. Answers to Practice Test 2 32. Assessments 33. Other Books You May Enjoy

Understanding business process flows

A business process flow is a straightforward way to guide a user through a process that involves one or more Common Data Service records. It informs users where they are in the process and what they need to do next.

The business process flow control appears as a strip along the top of the form. In the following screenshot, the business process flow is controlling the creation and approval of a social media post:

Figure 13.1 – Example of a business process flow

A business process flow breaks a process into stages and steps that logically match how a user thinks about what they are trying to do.

In the previous screenshot, there are four stages shown in the business process flow:

  • Draft Post
  • Message
  • Customer 
  • Approval

The red target icon indicates that the business process flow is currently at the third stage, Customer. By clicking on the red target icon, the user can see the steps that they have to complete before they can click on...

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