New Power Automate designer

At the time of writing this book, Microsoft Power Automate designer tools have been updated. Already created automations are still using the earlier designer experience, as seen in the illustrations of this chapter.

In the new designer experience, the authoring canvas can be moved and zoomed more freely. Actions are added and configured on the left side panel.

Figure 12.21 - Actions on the left side panel

The new designer also introduces Copilot, an AI assistant, which can be used to create and edit cloud flows using natural language.

Figure 12.22 - Copilot for cloud flows

For example, the cloud flow in Figure 12.22 is created using Copilot with the prompt Create a flow for page approval in SharePoint. Copilot creates a good starting point for development, but parameters might be missing, or some logic might not be working correctly, so it’s always important to check the cloud flow and...