This slide deck is from my presentation at SharePoint/SQL Saturday on September 9, 2017.

1. Make Your
Life Easier
with
Microsoft
Flow
Work less, do
more
#SPSCambridge

2. SAY THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

3. Sponsor Raffle!!!
• Each sponsor stamp will opt you into their raffle prize and mailings
• Collect 9+ sponsor stamps on your Badge to be eligible for the Xbox
• Hand entire Badge/ ribbon back into registration desk at end of day
• We will draw Badges for prizes at 5pm in Cromwell (if you are drawn
and do not have the pre-requisite stamp/s….. You lose!)

4. Social
• Make sure you tweet on #spscambridge or #sqlsatcambridge
• During the event we have Giant Jenga, Sack races and Conker Fights!
• After event, join us for a post event SharePint/ SQLPint from our bar
• Don’t forget to thank Sponsors, Volunteers and Speakers!
• The event will close at 6.30pm

5. About Me

6. Why Microsoft Flow?
• Automate business processes (and others!)
• Create Flows using multiple services and data sources
• Intuitive diagram-based interface
• Successor to SharePoint Designer Workflows
Have you tried
Flow?

7. This session will give you an overview
and some ideas…
And check out the other Flow sessions today!
10:00 Advanced PowerApps/Flow Scenarios
1:45-3:50 2-part Flow Workshop (registration/donation required)

8. Plus! Common Data Service and
On-Premises Data Gateway
Connections to Services
Used by both PowerApps and Flow
NOTE: Some services
are labeled as Premium
(e.g. Salesforce, CDS)
flow.Microsoft.com

9. Hundreds available!
Start from a
Template, or
from scratch

11. Trigger (one)
Action(s)
Optional Conditions
(with further
actions)
Basic
Flow
structure

12. Start with a Trigger
Examples:
• When a new item is created in
a SharePoint list or library
• When a new tweet is posted
containing a particular term
• Flow button on a mobile device
• Triggered from a PowerApp
• On a schedule

13. Perform Actions
Examples:
• Create a SharePoint item or
CDS record
• Post a tweet
• Send a mobile notification
• Interact with PowerApps
• Use the Modern Approvals
experience

14. Use values from
other steps…

15. Add
Dynamic
content…
… or
Expressions

16. Add Conditions for logic

17. The logic can get
fairly elaborate…

18. Add a parallel
branch

19. Run After

20. Create a Flow directly
from your Custom list or
Document Library in the
browser or phone app
Using the app, search for
SharePoint triggers and
actions.
OR
SharePoint Flows
Create/run a Flow on a
selected file, item, or
folder
Coming soon: OneDrive for
Business integration

21. Using Flows in
PowerApps
Now available in web
and Studio designers

22. Manage your Flows
Export & Import are
new as of July 2017

24. View Flow runs and troubleshoot

25. Add people or groups as
other Owners to create a
Team Flow

26. Flow Admin Center
For
Dynamics
365 & CDS

27. Modern Approvals

28. Microsoft
Planner
support
No Triggers
available (yet)

29. Physical
inputs

30. Pricing
As of September 2017
Also see: https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/#plan-feature-table
Also: Flow Free (750
runs, 15-minute
checks)

31. Resources
• http://flow.Microsoft.com
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors
• https://powerusers.Microsoft.com
• Flow Community Blog:
https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-
Flow-Community-Blog/bg-p/FlowBlog
• On my blog (sandyu.com):
• Flow resources: http://wp.me/p15tM8-tW
• Tweet Flow walkthrough: http://wp.me/p15tM8-ut
• PowerApps Virtual User Group session on Flow:
https://accessusergroups.org/powerapps/videos/
Submit ideas for new features to
https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Flow-Ideas/idb-p/FlowIdeas