Whether you want to organize simple files or perform more complex consolidations between different Office programs and remote-control applications that don't allow outside access, Power Automate Desktop helps meet these challenges. This book shows you how to leverage this workflow automation platform by explaining the underlying RPA concepts in a step-by-step way.
You’ll start with simple flows that can be easily recorded and further processed using the built-in recorder. Later, you’ll learn how to use the more advanced actions to automate folder and file management and enable Office programs to interact with each other. You’ll also get to grips with integrating desktop flows into other cloud environments and further enhance their value using AI. As you progress, you’ll understand how flows can run unattended and how they are managed in the Power Platform, as well as key concepts such as creating, modifying, debugging, and error-handling UI flows. Finally, the book will guide you to use Process Automation Designer (PAD) in conjunction with your frequently used desktop systems to automate routine tasks.
By the end of this book, you’ll have become a Power Automate Desktop expert, automating both professional and personal tasks.
publication date
2023-04-28
what you will learn
Master RPA with Power Automate Desktop to commence your debut flow
Grasp all essential product concepts such as UI flow creation and modification, debugging, and error handling
Use PAD to automate tasks in conjunction with the frequently used systems on your desktop
Attain proficiency in configuring flows that run unattended to achieve seamless automation
Discover how to use AI to enrich your flows with insights from different AI models
Explore how to integrate a flow in a broader cloud context
key features
Learn how Office programs can assist with automating recurring tasks * Maintain superior work quality by including daily desktop and web applications in your flows * Enrich your flows with additional AI-based information and integrate them with cloud systems
approach
The reader is familiarized with the concept of PAD from start to end. Starting with the basics, the basic concept of PAD is explained. Subsequently, further functionalities are introduced sorted by areas, so that the complete picture emerges at the end. Practical examples are presented for each step, which the reader can immediately use himself and thus experience immediate learning success.
audience
Whether you’re a home user looking to automate simple tasks on your workstation or a business user or citizen developer seeking to automate more complex rule-based processes, this book will help you overcome the challenge. No knowledge of a programming language is required, but in the more advanced chapters, a general understanding of information technology, including basic programming language structures, protocols, and cloud concepts, will be helpful.
short description
This book step-by-step demonstrates how Power Automate Desktop can streamline your daily tasks to free up time for more important things. With many examples, you’ll learn how to automate tasks in MS Office, the SAP GUI, and mainframe terminal emulations and how to make use of AI in your flows.
subtitle
Boost your productivity by implementing best practices for automating repetitive desktop processes
keywords
Workflow automation, RPA, power automate desktop, automate personal tasks, automate professional tasks, automation, flows, AI, workflow automation, Process Automation Designer, UI automation, workstation, power platform, debug flows, edit flows, UI Elements, UI images, desktop flows
Product ISBN
9781803245942
