Build recurring flows

Launch Power Automate and sign in using your

Create the flow
organizational account.

In the left pane, select + Create.

Select Scheduled cloud flow under Start from blank.

In the dialog box, specify the flow's name and how

often the flow should run.

For example, if you want the flow to run every two

weeks, enter 2 in the Interval field, and select Week in
the Frequency field. You can also specify the day of the
week your flow should run. The text at the bottom of the
dialog box explains your inputs in plain language.
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Specify advanced options

1. Once your flow is created, select the title of

the Recurrence card to expand it. Select Edit and
then Show advanced options.
2. Here you can specify a time zone to reflect the
local time zone, Universal Coordinated Time (UTC),
or another time zone.
3. Specify the day or days of the week when the flow
should run, and the time or times of day when the
flow should run.

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Use the Compose action to save yourself from entering identical data multiple times when you are designing a flow. For
example, if you need to enter an array of digits: [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] several times while you design your flow, you could use
the compose action to save the array like this:

1. Search for Compose, and then select the Compose (Data Operation) action.

2. Enter the array into the Inputs box you want to reference later
3. Continue adding steps to your flow to perform the actions desired.
4. Rename your flow by selecting "Untitled" at the top left and entering your flow name.
5. Next Save the flow in the top right corner
6. Select the back arrow in the top left corner next to the name of the flow
7. Finally, you can Run the flow from the command bar at the top

Use the
compose action
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Build a button flow Create a button flow
• Buttons are flows that are started through a manual
• First, you'll need to download and install the Power
action. For example, you can create a button to
Automate mobile app from your app store.
send a Working from home today email to your
• After it's installed, start it and sign in. manager. If you live far from your workplace, you
can then use this button on days when the traffic is
• When you first start the app, you'll see the Activity
a mess!
Feed. The Activity Feed is the place to see what's
happening with your flows. It won't be the full • Select Buttons to use some of these flows.
experience you'd expect from your PC, but it will
• Select Browse to check out templates for more
show you useful details.
button flows that you can add to your collection.
• For example, you'll see a flow's last activity. You can
see whether the flow succeeded or failed. If it
failed, you'll see which step it failed on.

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