Microsoft Power : Practitioner

The Microsoft Power Automate (Practitioner) course is designed to equip learners with intermediate-to-advanced skills in workflow automation. This course empowers participants to build dynamic, efficient, and secure automated solutions by leveraging connectors, custom expressions, and integrated tools. It focuses on real-world business process automation to boost productivity, reduce errors, and increase collaboration across departments.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to :

Design and build advanced automated flows with conditional logic and nested loops.
Use built-in and premium connectors to integrate with third-party services and APIs.
Manage flow runs, errors, and troubleshooting through logging and monitoring tools.
Implement approval processes using Power Automate’s built-in flow templates.
Apply best practices in automation governance, security, and environment management.
Leverage expressions, functions, and dynamic content for data manipulation.
Create modular and reusable automation components (e.g., child flows).

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is ideal for :

Intermediate Power Automate users looking to deepen their automation skills.
Business analysts and process owners responsible for workflow design.
IT support and operations staff aiming to reduce manual repetitive tasks.
Developers or citizen developers integrating Microsoft 365 and third-party systems.
Individuals who have completed the Power Automate (Foundation) course or possess similar hands-on experience.

Prerequisites

Participants should have :

Completed the Microsoft Power Automate (Foundation) course, or have equivalent knowledge.
Experience in creating basic flows using triggers, actions, and conditions.
A working knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications (e.g., SharePoint, Outlook, Excel).
Basic understanding of logic (IF statements, conditions, arrays, loops).
Access to a Microsoft 365 account with Power Automate enabled.

Module 1: Introduction to Power Automate and Desktop Flows
- Overview of Power Automate ecosystem.
- Differences between Cloud Flows and Desktop Flows.
- When to use Desktop vs. Cloud automation.

Module 2: Power Automate Desktop Essentials
- Installing and setting up Power Automate Desktop.
- Navigating the PAD interface and recorder.
- Building simple desktop automation flows.

Module 3: Power Automate Cloud Integration
- Creating Cloud Flows using templates and triggers.
- Connecting to cloud-based apps and services.
- Hybrid use of Cloud and Desktop Flows.

Module 4: Integration with Local Files, Spreadsheets, and Databases
- Automating Excel and CSV file operations.
- Reading/writing to local databases (e.g., SQL, Access).
- File system automation (copy, move, rename, delete).

Module 5: Advanced Actions and Flow Customization
- Using loops, conditions, and switches.
- Implementing nested flows and parallel branches.
- Creating modular flows and reusing logic.

Module 6: Error Handling and Flow Monitoring
- Try-Catch blocks in Desktop Flows.
- Logging and debugging techniques.
- Real-time monitoring in Power Automate portal.
- Notifications and alerts for failed flows.

Module 7: Use Cases and Desktop Automation Examples
- Real-world desktop automation scenarios.
- Automating repetitive office admin tasks.
- Integrating legacy software with modern workflows.
- Case studies: HR form processing, data entry, report generation.