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Excellent tool for automation of simple and repetitive tasks
October 07, 2023

Excellent tool for automation of simple and repetitive tasks

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Power Automate

We use Microsoft Power Automate to streamline various business processes and enhance overall operational efficiency within the organization, both within IT teams and the wider business. It is used primarily for workflow automation as manual processes can often lead to delays and errors in our workflows, especially when dealing with large volumes of data and complex approval processes. Power Automate is used to automate routine tasks such as data entry, approval workflows, and notifications, ensuring seamless and timely processing of tasks. This also frees up our employees to focus on more value-adding activities rather than spending time on routine, low-value tasks such as approvals.
  • Simple approval workflows with mail notifications
  • Seamless integration with other Microsoft products including Forms, Outlook, SharePoint etc. as well as other data sources
  • Automating basic data processing tasks such as validation, transformation, and loading
  • Creating complex conditional statements like nested conditions or intricate logical operations can be challenging due to UI limitations
  • Cannot set breakpoints so debugging flows and understanding errors in the flow logic can sometimes be difficult especially when dealing with large and interconnected workflows
  • Lack of version control features makes collaborative/team flow development difficult. It is often easier for one person/account to create a flow.
  • User-friendly interface allows people from various departments to create and manage workflows without extensive training
  • Ability to integrate seamlessly with various Microsoft and third-party applications is essential
  • The large library of pre-built templates is useful as these serve as a starting point for our automation needs
  • Automation of repetitive tasks leads to significant time savings as employees can focus on more value-added activities
  • Faster decision making and better collaboration through streamlining workflows and automating approval processes
  • Reduction in manual work has reduced error rates and improved accuracy of data
The conversational AI tools that are integrated into Microsoft Power Automate have made it even easier for non-technical users (typically from business areas outside of IT) to build simple automations such as approval workflows. We have also started to investigate and train power-users in the other built-in AI tools. For example, we have started to use the AI Builder to analyze documents like invoices and automatically store relevant data in a SharePoint list or database. We have also started to analyze feedback from customer surveys and categorize the data using tags to identify when feedback is positive or negative.

Do you think Microsoft Power Automate delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Microsoft Power Automate's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft Power Automate live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Microsoft Power Automate go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Microsoft Power Automate again?

Yes

Power Automate works well for automating repetitive and routine tasks like data entry, form submissions, approvals etc. One specific example is automatically creating Microsoft Planner tasks for team members based on specific triggers or form submissions. It is also ideal for creating notification systems such as sending email alerts to designated users when specific events occur, such as new customer inquiries or low inventory levels. It is less suited to scenarios where very complex logic needs to be implemented or where processing very large data sets in real-time is required. For these kinds of scenarios we tend to use dedicated programming environments.