Next generation document and image processing with GPT

One of the most game-changing updates in AI Builder is the new multi-modal content processing capability, which allows businesses to handle various data types —including text, document, and images—within a single natural language instruction. This integration greatly simplifies the process of crafting AI actions for intelligent document processing. Unlike traditional machine learning models that require extensive training and expertise, AI Builder’s multi-modal processing can be set up using natural language, and without training data.

Structured JSON outputs now generally available

With AI Builder’s new structured JSON output feature, businesses gain a more deterministic and reliable way to handle generated content. Unlike traditional outputs that might vary in format and structure, JSON outputs are now generated with a consistent predefined schema that you define at design time, ensuring that every result aligns precisely with expected data formats. This determinism in content generation means your automated workflows will produce predictable, structured data every time, and those results will be readily integrated as variables in your Power Automate workflow for downstream processing. This feature is especially beneficial when integrating AI Builder outputs into other systems, as it reduces the need for additional data cleaning or transformation. Whether feeding data into a CRM, database, or custom application, you can ensure that data is generated in a structured and predictable way. 

Dataverse grounding is now generally available

The new Dataverse grounding capability empowers Generative AI models with up-to-date, contextually relevant information from your organization’s own data. By employing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI Builder integrates directly with Dataverse to pull in real-time, business-specific knowledge, giving models a deeper understanding of your unique context.

This RAG-enhanced approach allows AI models to dynamically retrieve and incorporate relevant data from Dataverse during processing, enabling Q&A scenarios with accurate responses that are also highly contextualized to your organization. For instance, models can instantly access customer histories, product information, and up-to-the-minute operational data, enriching outputs with knowledge directly grounded in your business reality.

As part of this feature becoming generally available, the capability has been enhanced to support multiple tables, including tables with large amounts of data records.

Model selection: GPT-4o and GPT-4o Mini

AI Builder offers flexibility in model selection, allowing users to choose between the powerful GPT-4o and the cost-effective GPT-4o Mini. This adaptability enables customization based on specific project requirements and resource considerations. 

Prompt library

The prompt library feature provides a collection of pre-designed prompts, serving as templates to expedite the creation of AI models. This resource accelerates development and ensures best practices are followed in prompt engineering. Users can modify templates to suit specific needs, adjusting language, tone, and detail to match organizational standards and requirements. The templates cover key areas like document extraction, data transformation, and content generation, making it easy for users to find the right starting point for their intelligent automation goals. 

Use cases to get started

With AI Builder, you don’t need to be a coding expert to leverage the power of AI in your daily operations. By creating prompts that can extract information from documents, classify emails, and even analyze images, you can empower your team to work smarter, not harder. AI Builder works hand-in-hand with other Power Platform tools like Power Automate, Copilot Studio and Power Apps, enabling users to create intelligent workflows and applications that are customized to meet the needs of any business.

For example, let’s say your team frequently processes customer inquiries. Using AI Builder and Power Automate, you can design a workflow that analyzes the content of incoming emails, categorizes them by urgency or topic, and even suggests responses. This not only saves time but also keeps communication consistent and efficient. By setting up this automated flow, businesses can stay on top of customer interactions and ensure timely responses.

Are you ready to bring AI to your organization?

The AI Builder Documentation provides a comprehensive guide on setting up AI Builder, configuring models, and integrating it with tools like Power Automate and Power Apps.

For step-by-step tutorials, the Microsoft Learn AI Builder Learning Path is an excellent place to start. It covers everything from foundational concepts to advanced use cases, helping users of all levels become proficient in leveraging AI Builder to automate and optimize workflows.

For guidance and samples on using the multi-modal content processing and other prompts with Power Apps, you can use the Creative AI Kit in App Source or GitHub. The new samples that use multi-modal prompts include AI Image Diff, AI Describe Image, AI Fields from Image and AI Generate QnA.

Join our Ignite sessions and read about other exciting announcements for Microsoft Power Platform:

• Automate e-mail, doc, and image processing with GPT in Power Automate with Gwenael Bego and Maria Gutierrez
• Revolutionize the way you work with Power Automate and AI with Joe Fernandez and Heather Orta-Olmo
• Unlock innovation with practical strategies in Power Automate with Jonathan Kendall
• See our Dataverse Ignite session (virtual and in person): Explore Ignite 2024: Unlock enterprise knowledge with Dataverse – Microsoft Power Platform Blog

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Build advanced, reliable automations faster with AI 

Developers are key to business process innovation. In Power Automate, it is now possible to build automations that utilize AI within cloud flows using generative actions, easily use natural language to create expressions for flows with Copilot for expressions, and incorporate document processing into workflows with next-generation document processing. These features enhance developers’ ability to deliver solutions efficiently and effectively. 

Introducing next-generation document processing with GPT 

Efficient document management is vital for smooth operations and timely decisions, but traditional AI models require lengthy training and frequent updates. With GPT-4-powered document processing, now available in public preview, you can use natural language to extract and process unstructured data from documents like invoices, medical results, or emails. This next-gen tool handles multi-modal content, automating email, document, and image processing for improved productivity. For makers who want to blend in pro-code or gain greater control, we’ve added the ability to structure outputs using JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) directly inline. Makers can combine multi-modal content with enterprise knowledge from Microsoft Dataverse in their prompts. This feature enables makers to quickly deploy document and image processing directly into existing workflows using natural language instructions.  

Learn more in our detailed blog Boost productivity: Automate emails, documents, and images with Microsoft AI Builder.
Visit our Use AI Builder in Power Automate documentation
Join our Power Automate session for a deep dive. 

Transform your automation processes with generative actions 

Generative actions allow you to add AI-powered steps to your cloud flows, letting AI reason over enterprise guardrails provided in unstructured content format such as documents and PDFs, and decide the best course of action for complex tasks. For example, with generative actions you can automate conditional approvals based on the content of incoming emails and company policies. This feature, currently in the Early Access Program, is coming soon to public preview, when you will be able to create, edit, test, and run generative actions all from within the cloud flow designer. 

Create and edit expressions faster with Copilot 

Copilot for expressions, now in public preview, is designed to assist developers and makers in creating or editing complex expressions using natural language. By simply describing what you want to build and referencing the dynamic data in the flow, Copilot translates your prompts into specific expressions in your Power Automate flow, speeding up development and reducing manual coding time. 

To learn more about this feature and how to get started, read our Create and edit expressions with Copilot documentation.

Streamline automation and operations  

Monitor and manage at scale with new automation center 

Automation center, now generally available, is a central hub for efficient monitoring and troubleshooting experiences for automation processes across Power Automate at scale. The automation center provides comprehensive visualizations that enable you to monitor the health of your automations, quickly detect issues or trends, and troubleshoot problems more efficiently. 

Whether you’re a developer, operator, Center of Excellence team member, or business analyst, the automation center provides a centralized view of all automation activities. Now generally available, it features a user-friendly interface with dashboards that show recommendations, the health status of work queues, and desktop flow activity. Additionally, new views for execution logs, performance metrics, and integrated agents are now available in public preview. 

To learn more and to get started, read our Automation center documentation.

Improve robotic process automation (RPA) reliability using repair with Copilot 

Repair with Copilot, now in public preview, simplifies resolving user interface (UI) control issues in both attended and unattended RPA with Power Automate for desktop. By proactively providing solutions to common automation issues, such as notifying the right person in the automation center, repair with Copilot reduces downtime for RPA scenarios.  

Example of using repair with Copilot for unattended RPA:

Example of using repair with Copilot for attended RPA: 

To learn more and get started with repair with Copilot, read our UI and browser automation actions documentation.

Start your journey into a new era of automation and AI 

Are you ready to bring your organization into the future with the latest AI capabilities in Power Automate? Get started with a free trial or compare plans, join our sessions below at Microsoft Ignite 2024, and read about other exciting announcements for Microsoft Power Platform.  

Power Automate

Find the right low-code automation plan for your business.

Learn more

• Revolutionize the way you work with Power Automate and AI with Joe Fernandez and Heather Orta-Olmo  
• Automate e-mail, doc, and image processing with GPT in Power Automate with Gwenael Bego and Maria Gutierrez 
• Unlock innovation with practical strategies in Power Automate with Jonathan Kendall 

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In April this year, we enabled the support for CMK for new environments sans flows. Any new flows created in these new environments were protected with CMK. Going forward, there will be no need to start with a new environment without flows to protect cloud flows.

As customers move more workloads from on-premises to the cloud, some need greater control over their data. With customer managed encryption keys, customers can bring their own encryption keys to secure all their cloud data at rest, to provide them with added control. While all customer data is encrypted using Microsoft-managed encryption keys by default, CMK provides added protection, especially for highly regulated industries such as Healthcare and Financial Services, to protect their cloud assets using their own key.

With CMK, customers leverage an encryption key from their own Azure key vault, which Microsoft does not have access to. Customers can configure an enterprise policy with that encryption key and apply it to any new Power Platform environment. Once this policy is applied, all the services that have support for CMK will be protected using customer’s key. This operation is purely an admin-led operation and is invisible to low code developers and other makers who continue to use the service exactly the way they do today.

The experience to apply CMK enterprise policy will now automatically protect any cloud flows in the environment by migrating the flows to CMK protected infrastructure. You can learn more about this capability and tools to help you assess readiness here. Once CMK is applied, flow definitions, flow actions and their inputs and outputs, and flow run history are protected using the customer’s encryption keys.

Read more about Power Automate managed key support in our documentation here. Please feel free to provide your questions and feedback in the Power Automate Community.  

Happy automating! 

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Key features

New features and updates have been added, as described below.

All Power Automate connectors are now generally available for desktop flows

Cloud connectors in Power Automate for desktop are now generally available through the Connectors tab in the Assets library. Premium users can now add and use all non-custom Power Automate connectors and their operations in desktop flows, enjoying direct integration with multiple Microsoft and third-party services.

Direct integration with CyberArk credentials is now available (in preview)

The action ‘Get credential’ has now been introduced under the new module ‘Power Automate secret variables’ in preview, offering direct integration with CyberArk credentials, which can be retrieved and used in desktop flow actions out of the box.

Power Fx has now become generally available for desktop flows

Power Fx enabled flows are now generally available in Power Automate for desktop.

Get started

Hoping that you will find the above updates useful, please feel free to provide your questions and feedback in the Power Automate Community. If you want to learn more about Power Automate Desktop, get started with the below resources:

• Learn more about Power Automate for desktop in our documentation
• Sign up for a free Power Automate trial
• Download Power Automate for desktop

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Key features

New features and updates have been added, as described below.

More connectors are now available for desktop flows (in preview)

The Assets library now comes with a new Connectors tab (in preview), which allows premium users to add and use out of the box even more cloud connectors and their operations in desktop flows, offering direct integration with multiple Microsoft and third-party services.

This is another important step towards the alignment between desktop and cloud flows, their available content and the offered user experience!

Web automation is now supported in Citrix and RDP sessions

In addition to desktop automation, web automation is now also supported in RDP and Citrix sessions, allowing for more robust flows in remote machine scenarios. This functionality is available for both web recording and manual authoring.

A new action to extract tables from desktop apps in now available

A new action is now available for data extraction in desktop automation, called Extract data from table, to enable the proper extraction of tables and data grids from target applications.

Two new actions for work queues have been introduced

Two new actions have now been added for work queue processing, Add multiple work queue items and Get work queue items by filter. Furthermore, variables of work queue item type now support more properties out of the box.

Get started

Hoping that you will find the above updates useful, please feel free to provide your questions and feedback in the Power Automate Community. If you want to learn more about Power Automate Desktop, get started with the below resources:

• Learn more about Power Automate for desktop in our documentation
• Sign up for a free Power Automate trial
• Download Power Automate for desktop

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You no longer need to wait for the flow to finish before continuing your work!

To execute in picture-in-picture mode from the Power Automate console, select your flow, open the command bar, and click on Run in picture-in-picture.

Alternatively, enable the Run in picture-in-picture flow property to ensure your flow always operates in this mode when initiated locally via the console or its Run URL.

Initiate a desktop flow from a cloud flow using picture-in-picture mode. Use the Run a flow built with Power Automate for desktop cloud action, set Run Mode to Attended, and in the Advanced parameters, choose Attended Mode as Picture-in-picture.

To troubleshoot a desktop flow with picture-in-picture, enable this option in the designer and run your tests. This helps confirm the flow will work seamlessly in production.

To supervise the flow executions in picture-in-picture mode, navigate to desktop flow runs in the portal and apply a filter by run mode.

To get started, watch a demo of the feature and check out our official product documentation.

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We are extremely honored to have a great partnership with all our Partners, and we look forward to partnering with many more Enterprises & community developers for providing wonderful solutions in the future.

New Copilot connectors released by verified publishers include

1. Zoho ZeptoMail
2. Zoho Mail
3. Litera Search

Below are the major releases for you:

1. Zoho ZeptoMail

Zoho ZeptoMail is a transactional email service used to send automated emails from an application or website. With the ZeptoMail plugin, users gain insights into sent transactional emails’ analytics.

Nikkitha Senthil,

Product Marketing Manager, Zoho ZeptoMail

Visit the Zoho ZeptoMail connector documentation to learn more.

• Zoho Mail

Zoho Mail plugin for Copilot helps you search through your emails. You can find specific messages, view your folders, and manage your labels – all in one place!

Pearlyn Anugraha
Product Marketing Manager, Zoho Mail

Visit the Zoho Mail connector documentation to learn more.

• Litera Search

The Litera Search Copilot plugin streamlines firm-wide experience and knowledge searching, enabling legal professionals to perform complex, natural language searches for matter details and precedent language without complex navigation. Enhancing the integration of this capability within your workflows, Litera’s plugin provides direct access to a firm’s intellectual assets, boosting productivity and allowing lawyers to concentrate on higher-value tasks.

For end-users, Litera Search streamlines workflows and enhances productivity as legal professionals can now reduce the time spent on administrative tasks and focus on more critical aspects of their work. The integration of GenAI and natural language capabilities means users can interact with the software more intuitively, ultimately transforming the way they tap into actionable insights coming from their knowledge management and legal documents.

Visit the Litera Search connector documentation to learn more.

New Power Platform connectors released by verified publishers include

Interested in submitting your connector? Visit our documentation and our GitHub repository to learn how to get started.

1. Aranda Service Management
2. Asite (Canada)
3. Asite (Hong Kong)
4. CB Blockchain Seal
5. Cognite Data Fusion Platform
6. Content Manager Power Connect
7. Dime.Scheduler
8. DocuWare
9. ForceManager CRM
10. HUE Datagate
11. iManage Tracker
12. Mailform
13. Mockster
14. OrbusInfinity
15. Pipeliner CRM
16. QPP NextGen
17. touchSMS
18. UKG Pro HCM
19. UKG Pro WFM Employee
20. UKG Pro WFM People
21. UKG Pro WFM Timekeeping
22. Weavo Liquid Loom
23. Webhood URL Scanner
24. WordLift GraphQL
25. Weavo Liquid Loom
26. Arcgis PA
27. Arcgis PAAS PA
28. Veinforce
29. Meisterplan
30. Convert By power2 apps
31. Gravity Forms Profession
32. Autenti Sp Zoo
33. SignatureAPI
34. Imanage Work for Admins
35. PDF4me Connect
36. Arcgis Enterprise PA
37. Signhost
38. Blackbaud. Inc – Financial Edge NXT Query –
39. Power Devbox -Autoreview
40. Vadian .Net AG – ASPSMS – 1001
41. DM Digital Software SRL – Timeneye
42. ANYRUN FZCO – ANY.RUN Threat Intelligence – 1000
43. Staffbase
44. Tirbal – SITS
45. Tirbal – Maytas
46. Tribal – Admissions
47. Encodian – Barcode
48. Encodian – Convert
49. Encodian – PDF
50. Encodian – Excel
51. Encodian – Utilities
52. Encodian – General
53. Encodian – Filer
54. Encodian – Image
55. Encodian – Trigr
56. Plumsail Documents
57. AlisQI

Below are the major releases for you:

1. AutoReview

AutoReview is designed to help makers perform detailed code reviews of their Power Automate flows. It extracts all the key information from their flow, including actions, settings, connections, run order and variables. This information can be integrated into other systems or used directly in AutoReview to create a code review export. The export scores the flow to your configuration, flagging errors and allowing quick review of settings and inputs to all of your actions.
Visit https://powerdevbox.com/ to learn more

David Wyatt, Principle Engineer, Power DevBox

Visit the AutoReview connector documentation to learn more.

• Gravity Forms Professional

The Gravity Forms Power Automate Professional connector is a premium plugin for WordPress that allows seamless bi-directional integration with Gravity Forms. With no limits on forms, and no user limits, you can extend your existing WordPress integration without writing a single line of code. Perfect for enabling marketing teams or WordPress site managers. Compatible with Gravity PDF & GravityView, this plugin enables workflows beyond just form submissions. Use this to create payment flows, digital signing solutions, and/or provide feedback to your website visitors. Learn more at reenhanced.com.

Nicholas Hance
President

Visit the Gravity Forms Professional connector documentation to learn more.

• Encodian

Encodian has split its Power Automate connector, Flowr, into nine new powerful connectors and released 35 additional actions, bringing Flowr’s total to over 185 actions—all under one subscription! By offering this comprehensive, all-in-one solution, Encodian maximizes efficiency, flexibility, and value, empowering you to automate more than ever before. Start your free trial now!

New Flowr Connectors Include:

• Encodian – Barcode
• Encodian – Convert
• Encodian – Excel
• Encodian – General
• Encodian – Image
• Encodian – PDF
• Encodian – PowerPoint
• Encodian – Utilities
• Encodian – Word

Encodian has also released connectors to support two further revolutionary solutions: Encodian Trigr, which streamlines workflows by allowing users to push a single flow across multiple SharePoint sites and lists, and Encodian Filer, which transforms SharePoint Online into a fully compliant EDRM by automating document classification, metadata tagging, retention policies and more, for secure, efficient lifecycle management and an accessible user interface.

Consolidate your systems and maximize your M365 investment. Ask for your demo today!”

Jay Goodison
Managing Director

• Converter by Power2Apps

The Converter by Power2Apps makes it simple to transform various common data formats, such as JSON to CSV, CSV to XLSX, file to PDF, and many more. With a strong emphasis on user-friendliness, the tool automatically detects and adapts to the data structure, ensuring a seamless experience.

The latest features include the ability to add watermark images, merge and sort CSV files, and — most notably —automatically generate charts from tables. This is particularly useful for presentations, such as PowerPoint, and other reporting needs.

Visit the Converter by Power2Apps connector documentation to learn more.

• Pipeliner CRM

Pipeliner CRM has an intuitive, user-friendly interface that can be mastered in days, (even hours) not weeks. Drag-and-drop everything, from customizing your view to generating powerful reports from any data point.
A very powerful reporting engine is built-into the product which allows reports to be generated from any view or area within the system. There are multiple types of reports available from standard to pivot to advanced and graphical dashboards. Pipeliner CRM delivers increased efficiency with features like built-in AI, voice-to-text, and seamless integrations with your favorite ticketing and marketing tools. Pipeliner automates the busy work so you can focus on closing deals. Pipeliner CRM also provides the most advanced mobile CRM on the market. 

The Pipeliner CRM Microsoft Connector enables users to work with Pipeliner accounts, contacts, leads, opportunities, and tasks. Users can also enhance their workflows with Pipeliner actions.

Visit the Pipeliner CRM connector documentation to learn more.

• Aranda Service Management

Boost your company’s productivity and transform your users’ experience with Aranda Service Management Suite (ASMS), the multi-tenant Enterprise Service Management solution that helps your team to manage, integrate, and automate business processes and services for every business area (e.g. IT, HR, Facilities, Legal, etc …). Seamlessly exchange data between your existing applications and ASMS, delivering first-class customer experience powered by AI and across channels such as Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, Web Portal, mobile apps, and email.

Alejandro Cañón, Product Management Lead

Visit the Aranda Service Management connector documentation to learn more.

• touchSMS

Seamlessly integrate SMS into your workflows triggered by Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Dynamics, Mailchimp, Salesforce, and more using our Power Automate connector. Trigger workflows when an inbound SMS is received or send an SMS based on other workflow parameters. Leverage a wide range of merge field options from various workflow components for greater personalisation and results. – Maria Severino – touchSMS

Important Functionality

•           Inbound SMS Trigger

Initiate an automated workflow as soon as a message is received to your touchSMS Virtual Number. Perfect for automating and managing customer service, support and sales enquiries.

•           Send SMS Action

Increase your reach by adding SMS to your new and existing workflows. Compose messages using merge fields from other data sources in the workflow, to personalise your recipient’s experience.

•           Combine with our Microsoft integrations for seamless interactions.

Use our connector to automate alerts, reminders and templated responses, then use our other Microsoft integrations with Outlook and Teams to pick up the conversation and personalise interactions.

Visit the touchSMS connector documentation to learn more.

• QPP NextGen

Quark Publishing Platform (QPP) NextGen is a cloud-based, AI-powered component content management system (CCMS) to help enterprises automate the production of their highly regulated or complex documentation, so they can approve and publish it faster, and stay compliant.

Combining QPP NextGen with Power Automate means automation for content workflows can be extended even further. Almost any event inside QPP NextGen can be used to trigger an automated action to support ecosystem workflows for enhanced collaboration, project management, data integration and content operations processes.

Visit the QPP NextGen connector documentation to learn more.

1. CB Blockchain Seal

CB Blockchain Seal

Digitally seal your documents using blockchain technology. After applying this timestamped seal, anyone can verify the documents remain authentic and unchanged at any time. Ideal for data security, compliance, and legal regulations.

Highlights:

•           Works directly within Power Automate workflows or online tools.
•           Cost-effective and eco-friendly sealing solution.
•           Fast implementation with no need for prior blockchain knowledge.

Visit the CB Blockchain Seal connector documentation to learn more.

• iManage Tracker

iManage Tracker – “iManage is the industry-leading provider of document and email management for knowledge workers. Our platform enables every user to manage their projects and to-dos with iManage Tracker, a native task-management tool and the only task-management tool directly integrated with iManage Work. iManage has recently added powerful capabilities leveraging the Microsoft Power Automate platform to automate repetitive tasks while still keeping content secured within the iManage environment. Now, using iManage Work and Tracker connectors, you can automate your end user tasks by automatically generating project lists or tasks letting your users focus on what’s important while automating the rest.”

Shawn Misquitta, Executive Vice President of Product Management

Visit the iManage Tracker connector documentation to learn more.

• UKG Pro HCM

Exploring Power Automate Connectors for UKG Pro Suite

In today’s fast-paced business environment, integrating various systems to streamline workflows is crucial. Microsoft Power Automate offers a suite of connectors that enable seamless integration with UKG Pro Suite, a leading human capital management (HCM) and workforce management (WFM) solution. Let’s dive into the specifics of four key connectors: UKG Pro HCM, UKG Pro WFM Employee, UKG Pro WFM People, and UKG Pro WFM Timekeeping.

The UKG Pro HCM Connector simplifies data transfer using the UKG Pro APIs, enabling businesses to leverage their UKG Pro data for various applications and integration needs. This connector supports a range of actions, including retrieving employee details, pay statements, and demographic information. It uses Basic Authentication, requiring a unique Username and User API Key. This connector is ideal for organizations looking to enhance their HR, payroll, and talent management processes by integrating UKG Pro data into their custom applications and workflows.

1) Charu Ramachandran
Sr Principal Architect (UKG)

2) Peter Wikander
Sr Dir Product Management (UKG)

Visit the UKG Pro HCM connector documentation to learn more.

• UKG Pro WFM Employee

Exploring Power Automate Connectors for UKG Pro Suite

In today’s fast-paced business environment, integrating various systems to streamline workflows is crucial. Microsoft Power Automate offers a suite of connectors that enable seamless integration with UKG Pro Suite, a leading human capital management (HCM) and workforce management (WFM) solution. Let’s dive into the specifics of four key connectors: UKG Pro HCM, UKG Pro WFM Employee, UKG Pro WFM People, and UKG Pro WFM Timekeeping.

The UKG Pro WFM Employee Connector focuses on streamlining employee self-service actions. It allows users to easily access frequently used features such as retrieving employee schedules, submitting time-off requests, and checking accrual balances. This connector requires an access token generated via the PRO WFM Authentication connector, ensuring secure access to employee data. By simplifying these processes, businesses can enhance employee experience and operational efficiency.

Visit the UKG Pro WFM Employee connector documentation to learn more.

1) Charu Ramachandran
Sr Principal Architect (UKG)

2) Peter Wikander
Sr Dir Product Management (UKG)

• UKG Pro WFM People

Exploring Power Automate Connectors for UKG Pro Suite

In today’s fast-paced business environment, integrating various systems to streamline workflows is crucial. Microsoft Power Automate offers a suite of connectors that enable seamless integration with UKG Pro Suite, a leading human capital management (HCM) and workforce management (WFM) solution. Let’s dive into the specifics of four key connectors: UKG Pro HCM, UKG Pro WFM Employee, UKG Pro WFM People, and UKG Pro WFM Timekeeping.

The UKG Pro WFM People Connector is designed to provide easy access to information about individuals with existing user accounts on PRO WFM. It allows users to retrieve details about the currently logged-in user and fetch base summaries of person information. Like the WFM Employee Connector, it requires an access token from the PRO WFM Authentication connector. This connector is particularly useful for managing and viewing employee information within the UKG Pro WFM system.

Visit the UKG Pro WFM People connector documentation to learn more.

1) Charu Ramachandran
Sr Principal Architect (UKG)

2) Peter Wikander
Sr Dir Product Management (UKG)

• UKG Pro WFM Timekeeping

Exploring Power Automate Connectors for UKG Pro Suite

In today’s fast-paced business environment, integrating various systems to streamline workflows is crucial. Microsoft Power Automate offers a suite of connectors that enable seamless integration with UKG Pro Suite, a leading human capital management (HCM) and workforce management (WFM) solution. Let’s dive into the specifics of four key connectors: UKG Pro HCM, UKG Pro WFM Employee, UKG Pro WFM People, and UKG Pro WFM Timekeeping.

The UKG Pro WFM Timekeeping Connector simplifies access to timekeeping-related APIs. It supports actions such as recording timestamps for punch transactions, retrieving employee timecards, and viewing accrual summaries. This connector also requires an access token from the PRO WFM Authentication connector. By integrating timekeeping data into custom workflows, businesses can ensure accurate time tracking and improve payroll processing efficiency.

These connectors empower organizations to create customized workflows and applications that enhance HR and workforce management processes. By leveraging the power of Microsoft Power Automate and UKG Pro Suite, businesses can address unique organizational challenges and improve overall efficiency.

Visit the UKG Pro WFM Timekeeping connector documentation to learn more.

1) Charu Ramachandran
Sr Principal Architect (UKG)

2) Peter Wikander
Sr Dir Product Management (UKG)

• Weavo Liquid Loom

Title: Simplifying integrations with Liquid Templates.

Weavo Liquid Loom is a powerful tool for transforming data between formats, such as converting CSV to JSON or transforming JSON structures. This connector simplifies complex integrations by using Liquid Templates, eliminating the need for cumbersome logic in your workflows. Our AI-based template generator at www.weavo.dev makes it easy to create and test these templates, ensuring seamless data transformations every time. Check out our 60-second demo here. Stay tuned for our upcoming version with support for popular EDI formats!

Please quote from the CEO, Haakon Skavhaug-Flender

Visit the Weavo Liquid Loom connector documentation to learn more.

• HUE Datagate

Datagate is a Software-as-a-Service data management platform from Works Applications Co., Ltd. that includes built-in support for HUE, a Japanese ERP solution for major corporations, enabling users to utilize data from HUE with ease.

With the HUE Datagate connector, you can seamlessly leverage data from HUE Datagate system in your workflows on the Power platform. It would be possible to achieve use cases such as creating fully-automated reporting workflows, building Copilot Generative AI chatbots, and providing no-code applications for field personnel, all utilizing HUE Datagate data.

Full Name: Andrew Irwanto
Position: Group Manager

Visit the HUE Datagate connector documentation to learn more.

• Webhood URL Scanner

The Webhood URL Scanner is a tool designed by cybersecurity analysts to provide a rapid assessment of the content and safety of a webpage behind a given link. By integrating this service with Microsoft Sentinel via Power Automate, users can leverage Microsoft’s robust security platform to automate the scanning of URLs found in security alerts and incidents, significantly enhancing threat detection and response times. This seamless integration highlights the powerful combination of Webhood’s advanced URL scanning capabilities with Microsoft Sentinel’s comprehensive security and automation features, helping analysts prioritize and address potential threats more efficiently.

– Markus Lehtonen (Founder, Webhood URL Scanner)

Visit the Webhood URL Scanner connector documentation to learn more.

• Mockster

Testing is hard, and without proper data it is even harder. Mockster is here to help with that problem, and best of all, it’s a free service. With Mockster, you can easily create realistic testing data from people to whole product descriptions.

Visit the Mockster connector documentation to learn more.

Updates released for Power Platform Connectors by Verified Publishers include

1. 3E Events
2. Adobe PDF Services
3. Adobe Acrobat Sign
4. Airtable
5. ArcGIS Enterprise
6. Calendly
7. CivicPlus Transform
8. CMI
9. Cognito Forms
10. Data8 Data Enrichment
11. DocumentsCorePack
12. DocuSign
13. DocuSign Demo
14. EasyVista Service Manager
15. Encodian
16. Experlogix Smart Flows
17. GMO Sign
18. HiveCPQ Product Configurator
19. iManage Work
20. ISOPlanner
21. Luware Nimbus
22. Oneflow
23. OpenLegacy IBM I (AS400)
24. PDF4me
25. PDF4me Connect
26. PDF4me SwissQR
27. Plumsail Documents
28. Plumsail HelpDesk
29. ReversingLabs A1000
30. ReversingLabs TitaniumCloud
31. Seismic Configuration
32. Seismic Planner
33. SignatureAPI
34. StarRez REST v1
35. Tesseron ASM Basic Data
36. Zoho Sign
37. ArcGIS PaaS
38. ArcGIS
39. Vineforce
40. Meisterplan

Below are a few of the most significant updates.

1. SignatureAPI

Send documents for signing, track progress, and get work done faster with our electronic signature platform, designed for high volume and easy integration. Key features include legally binding signatures in the US and internationally, the ability for recipients to sign without an account, document templates, real-time notifications, and more. Competitively priced at just USD 0.10 per electronic signature transaction.

Please attribute to:
Victor Perl
CEO
Signature API, Inc.

Visit the SignatureAPI connector documentation to learn more.

• ISOPlanner

We at ISOPlanner are very excited about our integration with the Microsoft Power Platform and Copilot. Our Compliance Management System really comes to live with AI driven automation, meeting people everywhere in Microsoft 365, and connecting the dots for streamlined auditing. We see an amazing future where organizations are empowered to reduce risk and compliance cost further with ISOPlanner, the Power Platform and Microsoft 365 Copilot. 

Attribute the quote to:
Chris Tielkes
CTO
ISOPlanner

Visit the ISOPlanner connector documentation to learn more.

• Luware Nimbus

The Luware Nimbus Power Automate Connector allows you to connect Luware Nimbus, the cloud-based contact center solution from Luware, with Microsoft Power Automate.

You can trigger Power Automate flows based on various Luware Nimbus events, such as workflow decisions or parameter updates, and push data to Luware Nimbus which can then be used further in workflow and routing decisions or to provide agents with more context on the existing conversation.

External applications can trigger conversations in Luware Nimbus, such as starting an outbound call campaign or routing external tasks to agents, while also allowing you to retrieve information from a Luware Nimbus task for further processing, such as AI-driven text analysis for email or chat conversations.

Visit the Luware Nimbus connector documentation to learn more.

• HiveCPQ Product Configurator

Hive is the next generation Configure, Price, Quote platform for manufacturers of complex products. Simplify your sales process with error-free quotations, and save time every step of the way.

Our Power Automate connector allows seamless integrations between your preferred software and the Hive CPQ platform. Build and automate workflows to increase efficiency and drive sales to new heights.

-Frederik Taleman, Founder & CEO, Hive CPQ.

Visit the HiveCPQ Product Configurator connector documentation to learn more.

• iManage Work

iManage Work- “As the industry-leading provider of document and email management solutions for knowledge workers, we are always excited to enable enhanced platform outcomes via new capabilities. Now, by integrating with the Microsoft Power Automate platform, you can automate repetitive tasks and business processes while still keeping your content secured within the iManage environment. You always know that the content in your documents and emails is safe, secure, and highly accessible wherever you are, so you can find what you need, when you need it, allowing your teams for focus on meaningful productive work.”

Shawn Misquitta, Executive Vice President of Product Management

Visit the iManage Work connector documentation to learn more.

• StarRez REST v1

Overview: The StarRez and Microsoft partnership expanding to include its official StarRez REST v1 connector for Power Automate provides administration StarRez users with an easier way to gain benefits of automated workflows with StarRez REST API. Power Automate serves as a game-changing tool that offers simplified avenues for users to seamlessly program tasks and share data across various applications without the need for complex coding.

Name: Patrick Scoble

Title: Engineering Manager

Visit the StarRez REST v1 connector documentation to learn more.

• Zoho Sign

Zoho Sign connector enables businesses to sign, send, and manage their contracts and agreements throughout its lifecycle. Users can reduce the overall document turnaround time, cut costs, and boost productivity.

Subramanian,
Product Manager, Zoho Sign

Visit the Zoho Sign connector documentation to learn more.

• Encodian

The Encodian Flowr connector is your one-stop shop for media manipulation using Power Automate! We help you turn time-consuming manual document conversion, creation and management into automated workflows. Our connector has over 150 actions, and we are constantly releasing more. Check out our most recent Actions below:   

• Populate Excel
• Extract Excel Worksheets

We are also excited to announce even more Utility Actions. Designed for you to build flows faster, they only consume 0.05 of a credit rather than the standard 1 (please note Utility Actions cost a whole credit if you are on the Free Plan). Our newest Utility Actions are:  

• Utility – Validate JSON
• Utility – Convert Array to JSON
• Utility – AES Encryption
• Utility – AES Decryption

To try all these actions and more, start your free trial today! 

• Jay Goodison, CEO

Visit the Encodian connector documentation to learn more.

New Power Platform connectors released by independent publishers include

Interested in submitting an Independent Publisher connector? Visit our documentation and our GitHub repository to learn how to get started.

1. App Store Connect  by Farhan Latif

App store connect connector allows you to automate tasks and workflows for your app store submissions and updates. You can use it to create, edit, and manage metadata, screenshots, in-app purchases, and more. With this tool, you can save time and avoid errors by streamlining your app store processes.

View this connector in GitHub.

• ApyHub Generate iCal by Troy Taylor

ApyHub is the a service utility belt that helps developers save time and boost efficiency. Included are actions creating iCalendar file and URL address.

View this connector in GitHub.

• Dad Jokes by Troy Taylor

Thousands of hilarious dad jokes for your entertainment apps from API Ninjas.

View this connector in GitHub.

• Deck of Cards by Troy Taylor

Deck of Cards is a web service that allows you to shuffle and draw cards from one or many decks.

View this connector in GitHub.

• HubSpot CMS V2 by Troy Taylor

Content management software that’s flexible for marketers, powerful for developers, and gives your customers a personalized, secure experience. Includes hosting, flexible themes, dynamic content, drag-and-drop page editing, memberships, and more – all powered by a CRM platform that allows you to build seamless digital experiences for your customers.

View this connector in GitHub.

• HubSpot Conversations V2 by Troy Taylor

The HubSpot conversations services enable you to manage and interact with the conversations inbox, channels, and messages.

View this connector in GitHub.

• HubSpot CRM V2 by Troy Taylor

With the easy-to-use HubSpot CRM, you’ll never have to manually update reports or wonder how your team is tracking toward quotas. Get a real-time view of your entire sales pipeline on a visual dashboard. HubSpot CRM will automatically organize, enrich, and track each contact in a tidy timeline.

View this connector in GitHub.

• HubSpot Marketing V2 by Troy Taylor

Marketing software that enables you to drive revenue, save time and resources, and measure and optimize your investments. All on one easy-to-use platform. Drive revenue by connecting with leads at the right time and place across email, landing pages, forms, and more. Manage your contacts and campaigns in one place and use automation tools to scale your efficiency. Measure the success of your campaigns using powerful reporting tools.

View this connector in GitHub.

• HubSpot Settings V2 by Troy Taylor

Abstract’s Phone Number Validation and Verification is a fast, lightweight, modern solution for determining the validity and other details of phone numbers from over 190 countries.

View this connector in GitHub.

1. Mistral by Troy Taylor

Mistral is open and portable generative AI for devs and businesses. Mistral models strike an unmatched latency to performance ratio, and achieve top-tier reasoning performance on all common benchmarks. Mistral designed the models to be as unbiased and useful as possible, providing full modular control over moderation.

View this connector in GitHub.

1. Sapling.ai by Andras Fordos

Sapling is building the AI assistant for business communication, one that helps teams communicate more efficiently and effectively with their clients, across diverse use cases.

View this connector in GitHub.

1. OpenAI Assistants by Troy Taylor

OpenAI Assistants allows you to build AI assistants within your own applications. An Assistant has instructions and can leverage models, tools, and knowledge to respond to user queries. The Assistants service currently supports three types of tools: Code Interpreter, Retrieval, and Function calling.

View this connector in GitHub.

1. openpm by Troy Taylor

Openpm is an open source package-manager for OpenAPI files. AIs can use consume packages from openpm in a similar fashion to how ChatGPT plugins work.

View this connector in GitHub.

1. OpenQR by Troy Taylor

OpenQR is a static and dynamic QR code generator. Easily generate, manage or track your QR code and send your customers to the right place.

View this connector in GitHub.

1. Perplexity AI by Troy Taylor

Unlock the most powerful AI research assistant. Raise Perplexity to the next level with more Copilot, upgraded AI, unlimited file upload, and web service access. Upgrade to Claude-2 or GPT-4 for more accurate answers, will pplx, Mistral, and Llama language models also available.

View this connector in GitHub.

1. The Guardian by Troy Taylor

The Guardian web service has access to all the content the Guardian news organization creates, categorized by tags and section.

View this connector in GitHub.

1. Voice Monkey by Rick Wilson

Voice Monkey allows you to trigger Alexa routines externally and send custom Text To Speech (TTS) commands to your devices for announcements.

View this connector in GitHub.

1. Woodpecker by Troy Taylor

Woodpecker products are tailored to your cold emailing and lead generation needs. We are helping leaders improve the workflow within the team and shape their campaign results.

View this connector in GitHub.

1. TimeAPI  by Andras Fordos

Accurate and reliable time information for any location in the world. Say goodbye to time zone confusion and hello to easy time tracking with our service.

View this connector in GitHub.

• vatcheckapi by Andras Fordos

vatcheckapi is a free and easy-to-use VAT lookup & validation service.

View this connector in GitHub.

• VoiceRSS by Andras Fordos

Voice RSS Text-to-Speech (TTS) allows conversion of textual content to speech easier than ever.

View this connector in GitHub.

• GSA Per Diem by Rick Wilson

Per diem rates are the allowed reimbursement rates for hotel stays and meals for federal travelers. Rates are set for each of the federal government’s fiscal years (October 1st to September 30th) GSA is responsible for setting the rates in the continental United States. Many businesses and other organizations adopt these rates as well. This API provides access to the current rate information.

View this connector in GitHub.

• Beauhurst by Mar Pedroche

Beauhurst collects data from various sources to build detailed profiles of companies. It tracks company financials, funding rounds, investors, key personnel, and other relevant data points.

View this connector in GitHub.

• Fitbit by Ashwin Ganesh Kumar

A way to access the Fitbit Web API

View this connector in GitHub.

• FCA by Gulshan Khurana

The online Financial Services Register is a public record of financial services firms, individuals and other bodies regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK

View this connector in GitHub.

Updates released for Power Platform connectors by independent publishers include

1. Abstract Timezones by Andras Fordos

The Abstract Time, Date, and Timezone service is the easiest way to find, convert, and manage time and timezone data across the world.

View this connector in GitHub.

• Amazon S3 Bucket by Michael Megel

This connector provides read and write access to objects of an Amazon S3 Bucket.

View this connector in GitHub.

• SureXeroLite by VadimThe848Group

Unlock the power of a versatile   connector designed for effortless setup and seamless integration into your   preferred business applications. With this connector, you can effortlessly   generate invoices, manage customers and products, and effortlessly access   invoice details, creating a smooth and efficient workflow.

View this connector in GitHub.

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Today, at the Power Platform Community Conference, we are thrilled to unveil a new set of AI capabilities in Power Automate that bring this vision to life in fresh and powerful ways. Whether you’re building automation from descriptions or leveraging AI-driven decision-making in your flows, our latest features are designed to help you achieve more with less effort. All the while, they maintain the highest standards of security, transparency, and process optimization.

Read on to learn about the new AI features in Power Automate. Plus, the new enhancements to the designer experience in the cloud flows experience designed to supercharge your automation journey.

Record with Copilot in Power Automate Desktop – now in public preview!

We’re excited to announce the availability of ‘Record with Copilot’ in public preview! You can now create a desktop flow just by sharing your screen and describing the task you want to automate. It’s as if you were teaching it to someone else. For example, you can simply show and explain a process where you need to transfer data between two systems. Copilot will then analyze the recording to suggest an automation by harnessing advanced multimodal AI models. It’s a quick and intuitive way to kickstart your automation.

Learn more about getting started with Record with Copilot

Create desktop flows from a description – now in public preview!

You can now build a desktop flow just by typing out what you want to automate. Whether you’re starting from scratch or adding to an existing flow, you can simply describe your task in Copilot. And it will help you build it step-by-step. For example, you can ask Copilot to automate reading and writing content to an Excel file and then send the file in an email with just a simple natural language command.

Learn more on how to create desktop flows with Copilot using descriptions.

Introducing generative actions!

Generative actions, previously known as AI flows, are coming inline to cloud flows. Generative actions allow you to create AI orchestrated action within your automation. This powerful capability allows you to add AI-powered steps to your cloud flows, letting AI reason through unstructured content and decide the best course of action for complex tasks. For example, with generative actions you can automate conditional approvals based on the content of incoming emails and company policies. You can now create, edit, test and run generative actions all from within the cloud flow designer.

Generative actions is now in the Early Access Program. Sign up here.

New enhancements in the cloud flows designer

We’re continually improving the cloud flows designer month after month based on your feedback!

Aside from full copy/paste support of actions between/within flows, you can now expand two actions panes simultaneously, making it easier to copy/compare values.

People picker in email/Approvals/Teams actions lets you pick people from the dropdown as you start typing their name or email address for efficiency. In addition, you can now navigate directly to an action (and connector) definition from a ‘Learn more’ link on an action in the designer canvas using a link if you need extra help configuring the action.

Plus, the new Copilot expression assistant (private preview) helps you build the right expression just by describing the expression you want to build, and by referencing the dynamic data in the flow by its name.  If you are interested in trying out the new experience, please sign up here.  

We can’t wait to see the amazing automations you create with these new capabilities! Share your feedback in the Power Automate Community Forum or email us at powerautomate-ai@microsoft.com. And, if you’re attending the Power Platform Community Conference this week, drop by one of our sessions to meet the Power Automate product team!

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This post highlights key findings from a 2024 Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact^TM study commissioned by Microsoft, demonstrating how real customers significantly reduced operational costs while increasing productivity and innovation with Microsoft Power Automate. 

The Total Economic Impact™ of Microsoft Power Automate

See cost savings and business benefits enabled by Power Automate.

Read the study here

By consolidating automation onto a single platform, reducing licensing costs, and streamlining management, customers achieved an estimated USD9.5 million in cost savings over their legacy systems. The Forrester study also found that a composite organization based on interviewed customers saw a considerable three-year return on investment (ROI) of 248% and a payback period of less than six months—accruing to a net present value (NPV) of USD39.85 million. 

Read on to see how our customers are leveraging low-code automation to reimagine their business and sharpen their edge in a highly competitive landscape. 

Drive efficiency to save time and cost 

Prior to adopting Power Automate, customers struggled with complex, hard-to-use automation tools that made integration with existing data and systems cumbersome and costly. To add to it, scaling adoption of these tools and ensuring governance was also a top priority.

Power Automate addresses these challenges by combining cloud automation, UI (user interface) automation, and AI into a single cloud-based solution, empowering modern businesses to streamline everything from simple tasks to more advanced workflows. 

The Forrester study found that employees involved in high-volume, repetitive tasks like data entry, invoicing, or document gathering saw the most significant impact from robotic process automation (RPA) in Power Automate—saving 200 hours per year. When scaled across departmental processes, it can yield substantial results. For example, a pharmaceutical organization interviewed for the study reported saving 11,000 hours by running 72 RPA automations for document processing.

It was also found that developers saved 20% in automation development time by simplifying integration and reducing the need for complex coding. Intuitive user interfaces streamlined workflow creation and maintenance, while low-code technologies made it easy to integrate AI functions into RPA workflows. As a limited and highly valuable resource, professional developers use Power Automate to accelerate deployment and reinvest their time into more strategic and innovative projects that drive business growth. 

“We are using AI Builder and I think that is the advantage of Power Automate. You can use the connector-based functions that are super easy to code and then marry in the Power Automate desktop interface to do some of the other functions…Compared to when we started doing RPA [with our previous solution], the time it takes the team to automate a process is around a fifth.”

Automation Leader, Financial services firm 

Foster a culture of innovation to drive continuous improvement 

Even with advanced automation, development resources are frequently prioritized on the most mission-critical enterprise processes, leaving significant potential value untapped in individual, team, and departmental automation. These underserved areas present a tremendous opportunity for time and cost savings.

High-impact use cases for automation typically center around core business processes, driving the bulk of time savings. However, by expanding the footprint of RPA to cover a broader range of use cases, organizations can unlock additional value. According to the study, this expansion can deliver the composite organization 40% more value from medium-impact use-cases, translating to 120,000 hours of time saved by year three, up from 72,000 hours in year one.

Power Automate empowers non-technical users to engage in process improvement through AI-powered, low-code tools, including easy-to-use drag-and-drop functionality, desktop recording, and out-of-the-box connectors for API integration. By democratizing automation, organizations enable employees—those closest to the business and customer challenges—to respond swiftly to new opportunities and challenges.  

“We had 150 or 200 people in IT that could code, but now we have 1,000 developers with low-code. You can get more things done and it galvanizes the organization in saying ‘Hey, you’re empowered to solve your own problems. You don’t need to wait for other people, and you don’t need to rely on other departments.’”

Vice President, Entertainment 

This can be achieved without compromising on the visibility and control. By combining intuitive, powerful automation tools with built-in security and governance, Power Automate ensures that IT teams are well-equipped to manage, monitor, and secure your valuable data and systems. 

“[Microsoft Power Platform] gives us increased visibility into everything that people are doing within [Microsoft Power] Platform, allowing us to govern it in a way that we deem safe and appropriate.”    

 Director, Professional services 

With a strong Center of Excellence led by IT, business leaders can expand adoption of automation while maintaining visibility and control. Organizations shared that empowering everyone to proactively solve issues fostered collaboration with IT teams. Instead of circumventing IT and using inefficient, unsanctioned tools, business users became valuable partners in the automation journey, contributing to more efficient and secure processes.  

Extend automation with Microsoft Power Apps to scale impact 

Many processes require communication and collaboration across multiple stakeholders, including front-line workers who initiate or participate in critical processes from the field. When high levels of engagement are needed, customers found that integrating custom applications to workflows compounded the impact of RPA.

• Productivity lift: The hours saved per year for employees involved in high-impact automation use cases increased from 200 hours to 450 hours. 
• Increased adoption: The percentage of total employees involved in automation use cases by year three increased from 25% to 66%. Of these employees, 20% were involved in high-impact use cases. 
• Efficiency savings: Over the course of the three-year analysis, customers see time savings worth USD31.3 million from extended automation, in addition to the USD13.2 million of RPA time savings.

By using Power Apps and its native integration with Power Automate, customers built custom low-code apps that engage workers directly in their flow of work, with user experiences tailored to specific needs. Power Apps simplifies the creation of intuitive apps for mobile devices, websites, and Microsoft Teams, making it quick and easy. It enhances process automation by engaging users where they are and minimizing communication bottlenecks. 

Unlock the full potential of your workforce 

Investing in business transformation goes beyond upgrading tools. It’s about reimagining how technical and human resources can be deployed and managed to drive growth and outpace the competition.  

The Forrester TEI study underscores how Power Automate helps organizations achieve operational excellence while lowering costs and improving return on investment. Embrace the future of automation with Power Automate and unlock the full potential of your workforce.

We invite you to read the Forrester Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Power Automate study and sign up for a custom business value assessment with your Microsoft Power Platform specialist.  

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Key features

New features and updates have been added, as described below.

Subflows can now be invoked dynamically

The Run subflow action now comes with a new ‘Input as expression’ property, which permits the dynamic invocation of subflows through variables during runtime.

The maximum allowed log size for some actions has now been increased

The Log message action now supports messages up to 10,000 characters, increasing the maximum allowed size of the corresponding custom execution logs from the previous 128 characters.

The same log size increase (from 128 to 10,000 characters) has also taken place for the following scripting actions:

• Run DOS command
• Run VBScript
• Run JavaScript
• Run PowerShell script
• Run Python script
• Run .NΕΤ script

Installation issues can now be inspected in the troubleshooter tool

A new troubleshooting category around installation issues has now been added to Power Automate’s troubleshooter tool.

Get started

Hoping that you will find the above updates useful, please feel free to provide your questions and feedback in the Power Automate Community. If you want to learn more about Power Automate Desktop, get started with the below resources:

• Learn more about Power Automate for desktop in our documentation
• Sign up for a free Power Automate trial
• Download Power Automate for desktop

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