Microsoft Power Automate

We are announcing the inclusion of cloud connectors in desktop flows through the Assets library for Power Automate for desktop. Several dozen cloud connectors will become available in preview during October, with more being released in November as generally available. Direct integration of Power Platform connectors into desktop actions will streamline the flow creation process, reduce logical loops, enhance efficiency and provide direct integration with third party applications.

We are announcing the create a flow on a file in Teams feature for Power Automate. This feature allows you to set up and use Workflows in Teams on files. This feature will reach general availability on October 31, 2024.

We are announcing the manage cloud flow run history in Dataverse feature will be made available on November 1, 2024. This feature allows you to have a single consolidated view to understand the automation performance across your cloud and desktop flows.

We are announcing the use of natural language and AI to create a flow in Teams feature. This feature allows you to use natural language to create a flow from scratch when the Workflows app in Teams does not have a template that supports your specific scenario. This feature will begin rolling out on September 30, 2024, and will be fully available by the end of October 2024.

The feature enables ALM for customized process mining Power BI reports. It addresses a significant gap where users previously couldn't perform ALM on their customized reports when transferring from one workspace to another.