Course Outline
Introduction to Power Automate RPA
- Understanding RPA and its significance.
- Overview of the Microsoft Power Automate ecosystem.
- Attended versus unattended bots.
Installing and Configuring Power Automate Desktop
- Installation and setup procedures.
- Navigating the desktop designer interface.
- Managing environments and gateways.
Building Desktop Flows
- Recording UI elements and actions.
- Working with conditions, loops, and variables.
- Interacting with Excel, browsers, file systems, and Windows applications.
Integrating with Cloud Flows
- Triggering desktop flows from the Power Automate cloud.
- Connecting to Microsoft 365 and external services.
- Combining UI and API-based automation.
Advanced Automation Scenarios
- Error handling and logging.
- Working with credentials and secure inputs.
- Using AI Builder for document processing.
Monitoring and Managing Flows
- Debugging and testing tools.
- Using analytics and reporting dashboards.
- Deploying and managing bots in production.
Governance and Best Practices
- Data loss prevention and access control.
- Environment strategy and lifecycle management.
- Recommendations for an RPA Centre of Excellence.
Summary and Next Steps
- Review of key concepts.
- Where to go next: certification and community resources.
- Next steps in the Power Platform automation journey.
Requirements
- A fundamental understanding of business processes and automation.
- Familiarity with Microsoft 365 tools (e.g., Excel, Outlook).
- No prior coding experience is required, although logic-based thinking is beneficial.
Audience
- RPA developers and automation specialists.
- Business analysts and process improvement professionals.
- IT professionals involved in business automation.
Testimonials (3)
Practical and hands on labs on report developmemt using Power BI The labs were excellent and the trainer offered very good hands on sessions
Sinzala Sichaanji - Bank of Zambia
Course - Mastering Power Platform: Power Apps, Power Automate, DataVerse, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents
We did quite complex examples, so we could get a feeling of how the real work with Power Automate Desktop can look like in the real world scenario.
Michal Strnad - MicroNova AG
Course - Microsoft Flow/Power Automate
Dynamic, adaptive, and informative