{"id":179581,"date":"2024-02-28T20:46:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T19:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/?p=179581"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:31:19","slug":"6-simple-steps-to-creating-a-power-automate-feed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/6-simple-steps-to-creating-a-power-automate-feed","title":{"rendered":"6 Simple Steps to Creating a Power Automate Feed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>In recent years, there has been a growing interest in automating IT processes to save time and boost productivity. This is what we call RPA: Robotic Process Automation. Today, Liora presents a tutorial on how to create an RPA process on Microsoft with Power Automate. Let&#8217;s start with an introduction to Power Automate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-power-automate\">What is Power Automate?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Microsoft Power Automate is the successor to Microsoft Flow. It is a<a href=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/powerapps-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-mobile-app-development-platform\"> cloud-based service for creating online workflows<\/a> to automate actions or business processes in Microsoft applications and services. Power Automate is one of the so-called &#8220;low code&#8221; applications (a &#8220;low code&#8221; application is one where there are very few lines of code to program).<\/p>\n\n\n<p>With <strong>Power Automate,<\/strong> you can set up processes of varying complexity, such as :<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Synchronize a database;<\/li><li>Automatically save e-mail attachments from Outlook in a dedicated folder;<\/li><li>Capture, locate and track new prospects (potential customers);<\/li><li>Protect your company data;<\/li><li>Collect company data and share it with your team;<\/li><li>Respond instantly to high-priority emails.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Now that we know a little more about<strong> Power Automate,<\/strong> let&#8217;s get down to business! We&#8217;re going to create a feed to receive daily reminders in our Outlook mailbox.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-do-i-create-a-feed-on-power-automate\">How do I create a feed on Power Automate?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>To use Power Automate, you&#8217;ll need a Microsoft 365 account.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-1-go-to-your-microsoft-365-office-account\">Step 1: Go to your Microsoft 365 Office account!<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>In the left-hand sidebar, you can click on the Power Automate logo:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"width:366px;max-width:100%;margin-top:32px;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:32px;margin-left:auto\"><img alt=\"Illustration for Step 1: Go to your Microsoft 365 Office account!\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"513\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1er-photo-2-1.webp\" style=\"width:366px;max-width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"366\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The Power Automate interface opens:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"width:680px;max-width:100%;margin-top:32px;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:32px;margin-left:auto\"><img alt=\"Illustration for Step 1: Go to your Microsoft 365 Office account!\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"441\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2eme-photo-1.png\" style=\"width:680px;max-width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"1138\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-2-define-flow-creation\">Step 2: Define flow creation<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Remember, we&#8217;re trying to create a feed to send daily reminders to our Outlook mailbox! So let&#8217;s click on &#8220;Create&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Then we find ourselves on this interface:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-top:32px;margin-bottom:32px\"><img alt=\"power automate\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"530\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-de\u0301cran-2022-04-14-a\u0300-16.49.17.png\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"1190\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>There are three ways to create a feed:<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Start from scratch:<\/strong> Create a completely customized flow, just as you want it from A to Z. <br\/>Start from a template: This allows you to create flows from a predefined template and then customize them. Templates are organized according to your needs: Remote work, Email, Notifications&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Each template specifies :<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the applications used ;<\/li><li>the purpose of the template, with a description ;<\/li><li>template source;<\/li><li>task type.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>For example, for this model :<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"width:600px;max-width:100%;margin-top:32px;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:32px;margin-left:auto\"><img alt=\"power automate\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"412\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-de\u0301cran-2022-04-14-a\u0300-16.49.55.png\" style=\"width:600px;max-width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"600\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The applications used are <strong>Gmail and DropBox,<\/strong> the template saves Gmail attachments in a DropBox Folder, the template source is Microsoft and it&#8217;s an automated task.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>There are 3 types of workflow tasks:<\/p>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Automated:<\/em> Automate a flow by a chosen event.<\/li><li><strong>Scheduled:<\/strong> Schedule a flow automation by defining the frequency and timing of its execution.<\/li><li><strong>Instantaneous:<\/strong> Start the flow manually when you wish, with a single click.<\/li><li>Start from connector: the idea is to select a connector (you can also access it from the connector page) where you can connect to different data sources: OneDrive, SharePoint or Twitter.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<p>In this tutorial, we choose to create a feed from a template.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-3-define-the-flow-from-a-model\">Step 3: Define the flow from a model <\/h3>\n\n\n<p>On starting from a model :<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-top:32px;margin-bottom:32px\"><img alt=\"Illustration for Step 3: Define the flow from a model\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"666\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/3eme-photo-1.png\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"1586\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Click on E-mail :<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-top:32px;margin-bottom:32px\"><img alt=\"Illustration for Step 3: Define the flow from a model\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"666\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/4eme-photo-1.png\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"1586\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Then click on Receive daily reminders from your Outlook.com mailbox:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-top:32px;margin-bottom:32px\"><img alt=\"Illustration for Step 3: Define the flow from a model\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"671\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/5eme-photo-1.png\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"1600\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The application used here is Outlook, the template allows you to receive daily reminders from your mailbox, the template source is Microsoft and it&#8217;s a scheduled task.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"width:494px;max-width:100%;margin-top:32px;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:32px;margin-left:auto\"><img alt=\"Illustration for Step 3: Define the flow from a model\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-de\u0301cran-2022-04-14-a\u0300-16.50.47.png\" style=\"width:494px;max-width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"494\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Click on it:<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"width:608px;max-width:100%;margin-top:32px;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:32px;margin-left:auto\"><img alt=\"Illustration for Step 3: Define the flow from a model\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"406\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-de\u0301cran-2022-04-14-a\u0300-16.51.43.png\" style=\"width:608px;max-width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"608\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Now we specify the connectors the task will use: here, the only connector is Outlook, and you can connect by specifying your e-mail address.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"width:680px;max-width:100%;margin-top:32px;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:32px;margin-left:auto\"><img alt=\"Illustration for Step 3: Define the flow from a model\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"232\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-de\u0301cran-2022-04-14-a\u0300-16.52.30.png\" style=\"width:680px;max-width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"926\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>On clique sur <strong>Continuer<\/strong> pour passer \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tape suivante !<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-4-customize-the-template\">Step 4: Customize the template <\/h3>\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re now going to customize our predefined template.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"width:428px;max-width:100%;margin-top:32px;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:32px;margin-left:auto\"><img alt=\"Illustration for Step 4: Customize the template\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"362\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-de\u0301cran-2022-04-14-a\u0300-16.54.32.png\" style=\"width:428px;max-width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"428\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>In the first box, every day, you specify the frequency at which you wish to receive the e-mail: by month\/week\/day\/hour.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>We choose to keep the default frequency. We receive this e-mail every day.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"width:680px;max-width:100%;margin-top:32px;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:32px;margin-left:auto\"><img alt=\"Illustration for Step 4: Customize the template\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"258\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-de\u0301cran-2022-04-14-a\u0300-16.55.19.png\" style=\"width:680px;max-width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"914\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>In the second box, you specify who will receive the e-mail (you can specify several e-mail addresses, separating them by semicolons), the subject and the body of the e-mail.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Choose the e-mail address to which you wish to receive the e-mail, the subject line: How to use Power Automate and the body line: Check that our flow is working.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"width:513px;max-width:100%;margin-top:32px;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:32px;margin-left:auto\"><img alt=\"Illustration for Step 4: Customize the template\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"189\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/11eme-photo.png\" style=\"width:513px;max-width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"513\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>If you click on<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Show advanced options: you can add attachments, importance, etc.<br\/>Next step: you can further customize your operations by selecting from a range of actions and connectors.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"width:513px;max-width:100%;margin-top:32px;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:32px;margin-left:auto\"><img alt=\"Illustration for Step 4: Customize the template\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"440\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/12eme-photo.png\" style=\"width:513px;max-width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"513\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Finally, we click on Save to create our feed.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-5-check-that-the-flow-is-operational\">Step 5: Check that the flow is operational<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>Now let&#8217;s check that the feed is working. In the left-hand sidebar, click on My feeds to access the list of feeds currently online.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"width:241px;max-width:100%;margin-top:32px;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:32px;margin-left:auto\"><img alt=\"Illustration for Step 5: Check that the flow is operational\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"645\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/6eme-photo-1-1.webp\" style=\"width:241px;max-width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"241\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"width:680px;max-width:100%;margin-top:32px;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:32px;margin-left:auto\"><img alt=\"Illustration for Step 5: Check that the flow is operational\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"370\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Capture-de\u0301cran-2022-04-14-a\u0300-16.56.57.png\" style=\"width:680px;max-width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"1242\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Our feed appears! When you move your mouse over our &#8220;Receive daily reminders from your mailbox&#8221; feed, a little play icon appears with the word Execute :<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"width:560px;max-width:100%;margin-top:32px;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:32px;margin-left:auto\"><img alt=\"Illustration for Step 5: Check that the flow is operational\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"340\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/7eme-photo-1.png\" style=\"width:560px;max-width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"1638\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Click on it to test that our feed works!<\/p>\n\n\n<p>A page appears on the right. Click on &#8220;Run feed&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-top:32px;margin-bottom:32px\"><img alt=\"Illustration for Step 5: Check that the flow is operational\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"571\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/8eme-photo-1.png\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"1001\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-6-go-to-your-e-mail-address\">Step 6: Go to your e-mail address! <\/h3>\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll now go to the e-mail address selected to receive the notification to check that we&#8217;ve received the automatic message!<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"width:513px;max-width:100%;margin-top:32px;margin-right:auto;margin-bottom:32px;margin-left:auto\"><img alt=\"Illustration for Step 6: Go to your e-mail address!\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"190\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/app\/uploads\/2022\/04\/13eme-photo.png\" style=\"width:513px;max-width:100%;height:auto\" width=\"513\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve just seen how to create a feed from a template on Power Automate in 6 steps!<\/p>\n\n\n<p>If you no longer wish to receive this daily e-mail, you must :<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Return to Power Automate ;<\/li><li>Move your mouse over &#8220;Receive daily reminders from your mailbox&#8221; in the My feeds section;<\/li><li>Click on More orders;<\/li><li>Click on Deactivate.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7441ce17 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-left-color:#ff5c43;border-left-width:4px;border-radius:12px;background-color:#fff5f2;margin-top:32px;margin-bottom:32px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:28px\">\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:16px;font-size:clamp(14.642px, 0.915rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.575), 22px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Related articles<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-left:20px\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/power-bi-direct-query-all-you-need-to-know-about-this-data-query-method\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Power BI Direct Query: All you need to know about this data query method<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/power-bi-desktop-download-and-installation-guide\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Power BI Desktop download and installation guide I Liora<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/power-bi-time-intelligence-everything-you-need-to-know-about-these-dax-functions\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Power BI Time Intelligence: Everything you need to know about these DAX functions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/liora.io\/en\/power-bi-report-builder-what-is-it-how-do-i-use-it\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Power BI Report Builder: What is it? 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