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Microsoft Power Automate Master Training

Master Low-Code Cloud Flows, RPA Desktop Automation, and AI-Driven Workflows

4.8(2,400 students)
44 Hours
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Microsoft Power Automate Master Training

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Course Overview

This training program provides complete technical mastery over Microsoft Power Automate, helping professionals transition from repetitive manual tasks to optimized, intelligent enterprise automation. The structured curriculum spans all execution tiers—from out-of-the-box cloud flows and multi-stage approval pathways to complex programmatic logic expressions and custom connector design. Participants will explore integration architectures connecting Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, and Power Apps alongside hundreds of third-party systems. Furthermore, the course addresses advanced robotic process automation (RPA) via Power Automate Desktop, data transformations, custom API connectivity, and native AI Builder models.

Who Should Learn

Business Analysts and Operations Managers looking to automate manual processes
IT Administrators, SharePoint Developers, and Power Platform Engineers
RPA Specialists and Workflow Automation Consultants
Digital Transformation Leads targeting enterprise efficiency improvements

Prerequisites

  • Familiarity with standard Microsoft 365 services such as Excel, OneDrive, and SharePoint
  • Basic conceptual understanding of operational logic conditional flows (e.g., If/Then statements)

Learning Outcomes

Design and execute Automated, Scheduled, and Instant Cloud Flows triggered by multi-source events
Orchestrate complex business process loops containing parallel branches, variables, and arrays
Implement multi-stage, dynamic approval structures linked natively to Microsoft Teams and Outlook
Construct advanced logical expressions utilizing data string functions, formatting operators, and math formulas
Build, test, and publish secure Custom Connectors to communicate with external JSON-based REST APIs
Deploy AI Builder processing models to extract structured text, run sentiment analysis, and process forms
Manage end-to-end automation governance including error handling, retry policies, and Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Course Curriculum

1Module 1: Power Automate Foundations & Core Interfaces
4 topics
  • Positioning Power Automate within the broader Microsoft Power Platform ecosystem
  • Understanding core structural building blocks: Triggers, Actions, and Connectors
  • Navigating the cloud dashboard, maker portal interfaces, and monitoring logs
  • Differentiating trigger models: Automated event-driven, manual instant, and scheduled batches
2Module 2: Cloud Flow Construction & Control Actions
4 topics
  • Building reliable cloud flows from blank canvases and standard pre-built blueprints
  • Configuring baseline connectors for core applications: Outlook, SharePoint lists, and OneDrive folders
  • Implementing conditional control logic, multi-path branching, and iterative tracking loops
  • Testing execution paths, inspecting transaction histories, and debugging common failures
3Module 3: Advanced Data Manipulation & Advanced Expressions
4 topics
  • Working with dynamic content arrays and creating data type initialization variables
  • Deep dive into the WDL (Workflow Definition Language) expression engine formulas
  • Manipulating string characters, evaluating dates, and applying complex math functions
  • Constructing high-performance loop logic with parallel branches and 'Do Until' threshold rules
4Module 4: Enterprise Process Approvals & Collaboration Connectors
4 topics
  • Architecting multi-stage, sequential, and parallel organizational approval loops
  • Customizing approval payloads with adaptive markdown content and contextual tracking attachments
  • Integrating flows with Microsoft Teams to power interactive adaptive cards, chat bots, and alerts
  • Connecting SharePoint for automated document management, metadata tagging, and archiving rules
5Module 5: Power Platform Sync & Analytics
4 topics
  • Bridging applications: Launching automated cloud flows natively from canvas Power Apps
  • Piping data into Power BI dashboards to build automated alerting metrics
  • Monitoring platform health: Evaluating flow usage analytics, runtime metrics, and error logs
  • Tuning performance, preventing execution timeouts, and managing concurrency thresholds
6Module 6: Custom Connectors & External Web APIs
4 topics
  • Architecture of custom connectors and interfacing with third-party software platforms
  • Configuring OpenAPI/Swagger blueprints and mapping REST endpoints inside the maker panel
  • Managing secure authorization tokens, corporate API keys, and OAuth2 handshakes
  • Deploying and validating custom connectors inside secure enterprise-grade automation loops
7Module 7: RPA Desktop Automation & AI Capabilities
4 topics
  • Introduction to Robotic Process Automation (RPA) utilizing Power Automate Desktop
  • Recording user interactions, UI elements, and screen scraping legacy software interfaces
  • Integrating unattended and attended desktop flows into cloud-based orchestration routines
  • Harnessing AI Builder capabilities: Form processing extraction, sentiment analysis, and image recognition
8Module 8: Enterprise Governance & Capstone Delivery
4 topics
  • Enforcing Data Loss Prevention (DLP) parameters and tenant security boundaries
  • Managing the automation lifecycle: Exporting/importing solutions and controlling software versions
  • Capstone Project: Designing, developing, and executing an end-to-end multi-app approval pipeline with custom API data injection
  • Final assessment evaluation, project defense, and automation best practices review

Certification

Achieve the SkillSurf Certified Power Automate Solutions Specialist credential upon successfully deploying the capstone project and passing the technical scenario validation test.

Frequently Asked Questions

Cloud Flows are API-driven automations built natively in the cloud to connect modern services that offer open endpoints. Desktop Flows provide Robotic Process Automation (RPA) capabilities, simulating clicks and keyboard entry to automate legacy, on-premise application windows that lack API options.
While Power Automate is classified as a low-code platform, advanced modules utilize functions and expressions similar to Excel formulas. Prior development experience is not required, as the course builds up from basic parameters to advanced logic formatting.
Yes, the deep exploration of cloud flows, custom connectors, desktop automation, and administration governance provides strong technical alignment with the automation objectives tested across Microsoft's official Power Platform certifications.