Microsoft Power Automate time saver
June 25, 2021
Microsoft Power Automate time saver
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Power Automate (formerly Microsoft Flow)
We are using Microsoft Power Automate to automate a lot of our old procedures. For example, we created a Return Material Authorization (RMA) which goes through a process of approvals. Also, have new hire and employee exit forms that automatically create a help desk ticket with Jira. The best part is that you can set it up to run automatically, on schedule, or ever use manual triggers to activate the services.
- Saves time
- Make live and instant changes
- Makes working with SharePoint much easier
- Create a flow and clone it for easy use
- Phone app works great for button trigger flows
- A lot of free pre-made flow templates available
- Still need to do a lot of research on getting the flows to work once you add more function
- Naming convention for the answer/result fields (the answers to questions ) gets confusing [in my experience]
- [I feel it] needd simpler code for non-coders or make it easier to search for required code
- Automation and OnDemand flows
- Keeping track of all of the interactions
- Modernizing with flows
- Takes employees less time to submit request
- Employees understand the request better as they submit survey type responses
- No need to constantly look for request or ask if there are any, as you receive automatic emails about each submitted flow
Microsoft Power Automate is the first flow-based service that I have used, and I loved its convenience. It does take some time to learn and a lot of research. I recommend that you first plan out how you imagine that the flow should work and change things around as you start creating the flows.
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?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Microsoft Power Automate go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Microsoft Power Automate again?
Yes