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Workflow Automation with Microsoft Power Automate, Second edition

You're reading from   Workflow Automation with Microsoft Power Automate, Second edition Use business process automation to achieve digital transformation with minimal code

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803237671
Length 424 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Table of Contents (22) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introducing Microsoft Power Automate 2. Getting Started with Power Automate FREE CHAPTER 3. Working with Email 4. Copying Files 5. Creating Button Flows 6. Generating Push Notifications 7. Working with Shared Flows 8. Working with Conditions 9. Getting Started with Approvals 10. Working with Multiple Approvals 11. Posting Approvals to Teams 12. Using a Database 13. Working with Microsoft Forms 14. Accepting User Input 15. Automating Azure AD 16. Introducing Robotic Process Automation 17. Introducing AI Models 18. Exporting, Importing, and Distributing Flows 19. Monitoring and Troubleshooting Flows 20. Other Books You May Enjoy
21. Index

Accepting User Input

Many types of business processing require some sort of user input. Input can come in the form of data typed in by a user, a choice prompt where the user selects “Yes” or “No,” or even uploading a file. Power Automate provides an interface for users to supply information as part of the flow. Connected applications, such as Power Apps, can also be used to supply information to a flow.

In this chapter, we’re going to revisit the concept of instant cloud flows from Chapter 5, Creating Button Flows. You’ll be introduced to gathering different types of user input that can be used later in a flow. Specifically, this chapter will cover the following topics:

  • Understanding the user input options
  • Creating a flow that uses all input types

By completing the example exercise at the end of this chapter, you’ll become familiar with the different types of user input options and how they can be used...

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