Scheduled Trigger Flows

Scheduled Trigger Flows

• Run at specified times or on a recurring schedule.
• Suitable for automating tasks at predefined intervals.
• Used for actions like sending reports, creating calendar events, and regular updates.

Creating a Scheduled Flow

Let's create an easy example: Imagine you want to receive a daily email with the weather forecast for your location. You can use Power Automate to schedule and automate this task:

Step 1: Access Power Automate

• Start by logging into make.powerautomate.com with your Microsoft account or organizational credentials.

Step 2: Begin Flow Creation

• Navigate to the "My Flows" section, Look for "New flow” option.
• Choose the "Scheduled cloud flow" option to create a flow that automates tasks on a predefined schedule. This is useful for routine and repetitive tasks.

Step 3: Configure the Scheduled Flow Trigger

• After selecting the "Scheduled cloud flow" trigger, you can configure the schedule. Define when and how often the flow should run. You can choose specific dates, times, and intervals.
• For example we’ve scheduled this for everyday from starting date.

Step 5: Add and Configure Actions to the Scheduled Flow

• With the trigger configured, you can start adding actions to your scheduled flow. These actions are the specific tasks your flow will perform at the scheduled times.
• For each action in the scheduled flow, configure the settings as needed. Specify data sources, recipients, message content, or other relevant parameters.

For this example we have add MSN Weather – Get forecast for today action & Outlook Send Email Action.

Note: Select Units Property as “Metric” for °C and Imperial for °F.

• For Email message you can directly write mail in Email Body using dynamic content.

Step 7: Test and Save Your Scheduled Flow

• After configuring your scheduled flow, save it. This ensures that the flow is ready to run automatically according to the defined schedule.

• After successful test run of this flow you’ll get the weather forecast report for today and as it’s a scheduled flow you’ll get weather report on daily basis at scheduled time.