Power Automate Desktop
Definition - Power Automate is a Desktop Application that allows
you to automate repetitive and simple task.
Power Automate Connect old and new systems and reduce repetitive tasks using UI-based automation with desktop flows—the robotic process automation (RPA) capability in Power Automate.
Using Power Automate Desktop you can create the workflows which able to automate your desktop also able to automate Web browser.
Within Power Automate, there are three different types of flows: cloud
flows, desktop flows, and business
processes flows.
Cloud Flows - Cloud flows allows you to automate the workflow between the modern cloud based service
Desktop Flows -
Desktop flows broaden the existing robotic process automation (RPA)
capabilities in Power Automate and enable you to automate all repetitive
desktop processes. Automating is quicker and easier than ever with the new
intuitive Power Automate desktop flow designer using the prebuilt drag-and-drop
actions or recording your own desktop flows to run later.
Desktop flows are addressed to essentially everyone who is performing simple
or complex rule-based tasks on their workstations. Users at home, small
businesses, enterprises, or larger companies can leverage automation
capabilities in Power Automate to create flows, interact with everyday tools
like email and Excel, or work with modern and legacy applications. Examples of
simple and complex tasks you can automate are:
- Quickly organize your documents using dedicated files and folders actions
- Accurately extract data from websites and store them in Excel files using web and Excel automation
- Apply desktop automation capabilities to put your work on autopilot
If you're a home user who is accessing a weather website to see
tomorrow's forecast or a self-employed businessperson extracting information from
vendors' invoices or even an employee of a large enterprise who automates data
entry on an ERP system, Power Automate is designed for you.
It allows you to automate both legacy applications, such as terminal
emulators, modern web and desktop applications, Excel files, and folders. You
can interact with the machine using application UI elements, images, or
coordinates.
Power Automate offers a variety of apps for you to create, edit, and run
your flows.
