Vijai Anand Ramalingam

Introducing Microsoft Flow

Automating Workflows Between Apps and Services

Vijai Anand Ramalingam

New Jersey, USA

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ISBN 978-1-4842-3629-1

e-ISBN 978-1-4842-3630-7

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3630-7

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018945454

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Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1:​ Introduction to Microsoft Flow
    1. What Is Microsoft Flow?​
    2. Flow vs.​ Logic Apps
    3. Flow vs.​ SharePoint Designer Workflows
    4. Connectors
    5. Templates
    6. Environments
    7. Mobile App
    8. Pricing
    9. Prerequisites
    10. Quick Start
      1. Creating Your First Flow from a Template
      2. Creating A Flow from Scratch
    11. Try It Yourself
  2. Chapter 2 :​ Tutorials
    1. Save Tweets That Include a Specific Hashtag to a SharePoint List
    2. Save Email Attachments to a SharePoint Document Library and Get a Notification
    3. Send an Email When an Item Is Modified in a SharePoint List
    4. Add an Event to Google Calendar When an Item Is Added in SharePoint
    5. Create a Flow from a SharePoint Online List
    6. Create a Flow from OneDrive
    7. Create a Flow in Microsoft Teams
    8. Send Reminder Emails for Overdue Tasks in SharePoint
    9. Add a Switch Case in a Flow
  3. Chapter 3 :​ Approval Flows
    1. Manage Approvals
    2. Start an Approval When a New Item Is Added in SharePoint
    3. Start an Approval for a New File to Move to a Different Folder
    4. Create a Sequential Approval Flow
    5. Try It Yourself
  4. Chapter 4 :​ The Flow Mobile App
    1. Install, Sign In, and Manage an Account
    2. Create a Button Flow from a Template
    3. Share a Button Flow and Link with Others
    4. Manage Flows Using the Mobile App
    5. Try It Yourself
  5. Chapter 5:​ Manage Connections and Gateways
    1. Manage Connections
      1. Create a New Connection
      2. Create a Connection to SharePoint’s On-Premises Data
      3. Delete a Connection
    2. Install a Gateway
    3. Try It Yourself
  6. Chapter 6 :​ Flow Administration
    1. Manage Flows
      1. Turn a Flow On or Off
      2. Edit a Flow
      3. Create a Copy of a Flow
      4. Delete a Flow
      5. Create Team Flows
      6. Submit a Flow as a Template
      7. Export a Flow
      8. Import a Flow
      9. Monitor a Flow
      10. Manage Regional Settings
    2. Admin Center Overview
      1. Create a New Environment
      2. Manage Environments in the Admin Center
      3. Create a New Data Loss Prevention Policy
    3. Try It Yourself
  7. Index

About the Author and About the Technical Reviewer

About the Author

Vijai Anand Ramalingam is a Microsoft MVP for Office Servers and Services. He is an experienced senior consultant with a deep knowledge of SharePoint. He is a blogger, author, and speaker. He has published 1,000 blogs/articles on C# Corner. He works as a Technology Specialist in Cognizant Technology Solutions in New Jersey. Vijai has worked on Microsoft SharePoint 2016/2013/2010 and Office 365.

About the Technical Reviewer

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Sathish Nadarajan is the co-founder of SharePointPals , a community blog site where you can find numerous tips and tricks about SharePoint. His expertise in SharePoint includes SharePoint strategy and roadmap definitions, business and technical requirements identification, governance, platform architecture, solution design, configuration, development, quality assurance, training, postproduction support, team lead, and overall project delivery.

Sathish is a Microsoft MVP for Office Servers and Services. Sathish holds a Masters in Technology (M.Tech) and Business Administration. You can contact Sathish by writing to [email protected] .

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