Practice Lab 1 – Create cloud flows
In this lab you will create cloud flows.
What you will learn
- How to create Power Automate cloud flows from a template and with Copilot
- How to create a Power Automate cloud flow from blank and add actions
High-level lab steps
- Create a cloud flow from a template
- Create a cloud flow with Copilot
- Create a cloud flow
- Monitor cloud flow activity
Prerequisites
- Must have completed Lab 0: Validate lab environment
Detailed steps
Exercise 1 – Create a cloud flow from a template
Task 1.1 - Select a template
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Navigate to the Power Automate portal
https://make.powerautomate.com -
If the Welcome to Power Automate pop-up dialog is displayed, select Get started.
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Select the Dev One environment.
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Select the Templates tab from the left-side menu.
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Select the Button tab.
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Enter
locationin the Search templates field.
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Select Get today’s weather forecast for my current location.
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Select Create for MSN Weather.
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Select Create for Notifications.
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Select Create Flow.
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If the Your flow is ready to go pop-up dialog is displayed, select Don’t show me this again and select Got it.
Task 1.2 - Run the flow
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Select Run.
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If prompted, select Allow for Know your location
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Select Continue.
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Select Run flow.
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Select Done.
Task 1.3 - Review the flow
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Select the date and time in the flow run history.
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Select the Get forecast for today step with the green tick.
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Select Edit.
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Select one of the Send a push notification steps.
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Select Flow checker. There should be no errors or warnings.
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Close the Flow checker pane.
Task 1.4 - Test the flow
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Select Test, select Automatically, select With a recently used trigger, and then select the flow run.
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Select Test.
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Select the <- Back button from the top left of the command bar.
Exercise 2 – Create a cloud flow with Copilot
Task 2.1 - Enter a prompt
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Navigate to the Power Automate portal
https://make.powerautomate.com -
Make sure you are in the Dev One environment.
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Select the Home tab from the left-side menu.
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Under Create your automation with Copilot enter
Every day send me an email with the daily summary from MSN Weather
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Select Generate.
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Select Keep it and continue.
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Select Create flow.
Task 2.2 - Configure flow step
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Select the Get Forecast for today step.
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Enter
Seattlefor Location. -
Select the X to clear Units and in the drop-down select Imperial.
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Select Save.
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To test the flow, select Test, select Manually, and then select Test.
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Select Run flow and then select Done.
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Select the <- Back button from the top left of the command bar.
Exercise 3 – Create a cloud flow from blank
Task 3.1 - Create the trigger
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Navigate to the Power Automate portal
https://make.powerautomate.com -
Make sure you are in the Dev One environment.
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Select the + Create tab from the left-side menu.
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Select Automated cloud flow.
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Enter
Important emailfor Flow name. -
Enter
email arrivesin the Search all triggers field. -
Select When a new email arrives (V3).
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Select Create.
Task 3.2 - Configure the trigger
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Select the When a new email arrives (V3) step.
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Select Show all.
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Select No for Include attachments.
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Select High for Importance.
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Select Inbox for Folder.
Task 3.3 - Add an action
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Select the + icon under the trigger step and select Add an action.
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If prompted, select Allow for See text and images copied to clipboard.
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Enter
notificationin search.
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Select Post a feed notification under Microsoft Teams.
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Select Sign in.
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Use your tenant credentials.
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Select Team for Notification Type.
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Enter your tenant user id for Recipient.
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Enter
/in the Notification Text field and select Insert Dynamic Content.
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Select Subject.
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Select Contoso for Team.
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Select General for Channel.
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Select Save.
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Select the <- Back button from the top left of the command bar.
Exercise 4 – Monitor flows
Task 4.1 - Cloud flow activity
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Navigate to the Power Automate portal
https://make.powerautomate.com -
Make sure you are in the Dev One environment.
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Select … More from the left-side menu.
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Select Discover all and search for Cloud flow activity under Monitor section.
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Select the pin icon for Cloud flow activity.
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Select the Cloud flow activity tab from the left-side menu.
