Microsoft Power Automate is a low-code platform that lets you automate repetitive tasks and streamline workflows between hundreds of apps and services . It helps you save time by handling everything from simple notifications to complex business processes involving AI and robotic automation .
Capability
What It Does
Example Use Cases
Cloud Flows
Automation triggered by an event (email, schedule) or a button press
Save email attachments to OneDrive, get a daily task summary, post a message in Teams when a form is submitted
Desktop Flows
Records and replays mouse clicks/keyboard inputs to automate legacy software or websites
Update data in a system without a modern API (like an old invoice app), or automate data entry on a website
Approvals & Tasks
Routes decision requests to the right people and tracks the outcome
Send a manager an approval request in Teams for a time-off request, then create a calendar invite upon approval
Process Mining
Analyzes your company’s existing digital footprints to find bottlenecks
Discover exactly where purchase orders get stuck in your approval chain so you can fix the right step
