{"id":3769,"date":"2020-09-24T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-automate\/announcing-microsoft-rpa-in-a-day-version-2\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T07:57:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:57:34","slug":"announcing-microsoft-rpa-in-a-day-version-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-automate\/announcing-microsoft-rpa-in-a-day-version-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft &#8216;RPA in a Day&#8217; Training Material Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we continue to invest in Power Automate&#8217;s RPA capabilities, we also invest in the\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/RPAinaDayPackage\">RPA in a Day<\/a>\u00a0training content to ensure organizations get the most out of their investments.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of feedback from our customers and partners, we have updated RPA in a Day to include modules that cover the new capabilities found in our platform including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lab 11: Enhanced error handling in Power Automate Desktop<\/li>\n<li>Lab 12: Monitor Desktop flow runs and manage gateway queues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Beyond these new investments, we have also updated the content to reflect recent name changes within the Power Platform. 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