Reference
Reference
Power Automate Terms
- Flow: an automation made from a trigger and one or more actions.
- Trigger: the event that starts a flow.
- Action: a step that does work after the trigger.
- Connector: the integration between Power Automate and another service.
- Dynamic content: values supplied by previous steps in the flow.
- Expression: a formula used to transform, test, or format values.
- Run history: the record of each flow run, including inputs, outputs, and errors.
Common Expression Functions
| Function | Use |
|---|---|
concat() |
Join values |
formatDateTime() |
Format dates |
coalesce() |
Provide a fallback value |
if() |
Return a value conditionally |
equals() |
Compare values |
contains() |
Test whether a value contains another value |
toLower() |
Standardise text |
replace() |
Replace text |
split() |
Break text into a list |
length() |
Count characters or items |
Excel Requirements
Power Automate works most reliably with Excel when the data is in a named table inside an .xlsx workbook stored in OneDrive or SharePoint.