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PL-500T00: Microsoft Power Automate RPA Developer

By Tyler Farmer

5 Days

Live Class Recording

January 26, 2026

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Course Description

Candidates for this course automate time-consuming and repetitive tasks by using Microsoft Power Automate. They review solution requirements, create process documentation, and design, develop, troubleshoot, and evaluate solutions. Candidates work with business stakeholders to improve and automate business workflows. They collaborate with administrators to deploy solutions to production environments, and they support solutions.

Course Outline

Learning Path: Get Started with Power Automate for desktop

Modules

Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform
Take your first steps with Power Automate for desktop
Power Automate for desktop development essentials

Learning Path: Automate processes with Robotic Process Automation and Power Automate for desktop

Modules

Build your first Power Automate for desktop flow
Define input and output parameters in Power Automate
Connect a cloud flow to desktop flows in PowerAutomate for desktop
Integrate desktop flows with Outlook connector in Power Automate for desktop
Use AI builder to process invoice forms in Power Automate
Use the Teams connector in Power Automate
Run a Power Automate for desktop flow in unattended mode
Optimize your business process with process advisor

Learning Path: Work with Power Automate for desktop

Modules

Handle variables in Power Automate for desktop
Automate repetitive tasks using loops in Power Automate for desktop
Adjust process behavior using conditional actions with Power Automate for desktop
Configure flow control in Power Automate for desktop
Generate Power Automate for desktop flows by recording
Configure exception and error handling in Power Automate for desktop

Learning Path: Work with different technologies in Power Automate for desktop

Modules

Control file and folder handling in Power Automate for desktop
Web automation in Power Automate for desktop
Use Power Automate for desktop to interact with windows and applications
Excel automation in Power Automate for desktop
Automating email handling in Power Automate for desktop
Automate system, workstation, and services action sin Power Automate for desktop

Learning Path: Implement advance logic in Power Automate for desktop

Modules

Communicate using message boxes in Power Automate for desktop flows
Configure flow control in Power Automate for desktop
Text manipulation in Power Automate for desktop
Simulate mouse and keyboard actions by using Power Automate for desktop

Learning Path: Build expertise with Power Automate for desktop

Modules

Combine Power Automate desktop with cloud flows
Database handling in Power Automate for desktop
Active Directory handling in Power Automate for desktop
Scripting in Power Automate for desktop
OCR technologies in Power Automate for desktop

Learning Path: Build custom connectors for Power Automate

Modules

Get started with custom connectors for Power Automate
Configure custom connectors with authenticated APIs in Power Automate

Learning Path: Use best practices to secure and govern Microsoft Power Automate environment

Module

Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform security and governance

Course Content

Introductions

Section 1: Power Platform RPA Overview

Module 1: What is Microsoft Power Platform

Demo of Lab 0: Setup

Section 2: Power Automate Desktop Flows

Module 1: Create and manage desktop flows

Module 2: Development Essentials / Variables / Message Boxes and Flow Control

Variables

Message Boxes

Demo of Simple Calculator Lab

Continuation after Simple Calculator Lab

Module 2: Development Essentials / Variables / Message Boxes and Flow Control

Flow Control and Error Handling

Overview of Construction Funding Solution

Demo of Woodgrove Banking App

Module 3: Automating Desktop Applications

Module 3: Automating Desktop Applications (Continuation after lab)

Module 4: Automating Web Applications

Module 5: Advanced Flow Scenarios

Other Types of Actions

Module 6: Deploy and Monitor

Section 3: Power Automate Cloud Flows

Module 6: Deploy and Monitor

Dynamic Content and Expressions

Demo: Cloud Flow Lab - Lookup a Loan Number

Module 3: Advanced Flow Scenarios

Demo: Cloud Flow Lab - Calling Woodgrove Banking App

Connection Reference for Desktop Flows

Demo: Cloud Flow Lab - Calling Woodgrove Banking App (Continuation)

Demo: Cloud Flow Lab - Calling Inspection Process

Building the Overall Flow

Review of the Lab

Section 4: Use Desktop Flows from Cloud Flows

Module 1: Use Desktop Flows from Cloud Flows

Section 5: Custom Connectors

Module 1: Create and Configure Custom Connectors

Module 2: Use Policy Templates

Module 3: Implement Custom Code

Integrating the AI Builder

Housekeeping

Section 2: Power Automate Desktop Flows

Module 6: Monitor Desktop Flows

Discussion on Lab 6 - Monitoring and Debugging

Section 6: Deploy and Manage Automations

Configure Machine Groups and Ques Required for Desktop Flow Automation

Machines and Machine Groups

Deploy to Other Environments

Solution Export and Import