Microsoft Power Automate Desktop for RPA Developer PL-500

Module 1Take your first steps with Power Automate for desktop

• Explore the console and the flow designer.
• Learn how to use the core features of the Power Automate for desktop platform.
• Create and run a flow.

Module 2Power Automate for desktop development essentials

• Create a flow from scratch using the flow designer
• Learn how to use actions and variables
• Understand the testing and debugging features of the flow designer
• Configure the error handling properties of individual actions
• Comprehend the use of UI elements and images
• Use subflows to compartmentalize and reuse parts of a flow

Module 3Build your first Power Automate for desktop flow

• Learn how to use Power Automate to create a new desktop flow.
• Record actions that are performed in a desktop-based application.
• Perform a test run of the new desktop flow.

Module 4Define input and output parameters in Power Automate

• Learn how to create a desktop flow with predefined inputs.
• Record actions that are performed in the Contoso invoicing desktop application by using your predefined inputs and capturing application data for output.
• Perform a test run of a new desktop flow with a new set of inputs.

Module 5Integrate desktop flows with Outlook connector in Power Automate for desktop

• Create a new solution to package the complete Contoso invoice processing solution.
• Create a new cloud flow that initiates the invoicing process through receipt of an email.
• Integrate a desktop flow into a cloud flow.
• Test the new cloud flow.

Module 6Connect a cloud flow to desktop flows in Power Automate for desktop

• Create a cloud flow.
• Configure the on-premises data gateway to enable the cloud flow to run the desktop flow on your device.
• Add the desktop flow to the new cloud flow.
• Test the new cloud flow.

Module 7Use AI Builder to process invoice forms in Power Automate

• Build a new AI model for form processing.
• Train the new AI model to process Contoso Invoice forms.
• Integrate the new AI model into an existing cloud flow.
• Test the updated cloud flow and associated AI Builder-based predictions.

Module 8Use the Teams connector in Power Automate

• Integrate a Microsoft Teams-based approval model and the associated conditional logic into an existing cloud flow.
• Integrate the desktop flow for entering the invoice information into the approval process.
• Integrate Microsoft Outlook-based approval/rejection notifications into the invoice process.
• Test the end-to-end invoice processing cloud flow.

Module 9Run a Power Automate for desktop flow in unattended mode

• Run a basic desktop flow in unattended mode.
• Run a desktop flow and cloud flow scenario in unattended mode.
• Learn about best practices and setup for unattended desktop flows.

Module 10Optimize your business process with process advisor

• Create your first recording.
• Edit recordings and group actions.
• Analyze recordings and interpret results.

Module 11Handle variables in Power Automate for desktop

• Create, edit, and manipulate variables.
• Examine the variables pane.
• Become familiar with various variable data types and their properties.
• Configure input and output variables.
• Automate repetitive tasks using loops in Power Automate for desktop
• Use simple loops to perform a given number of repetitions and iterate through data
• Deploy loop conditions in order to repeat actions until a condition is met
• Iterate through the items of a list using for each loops
• Explicitly end loops when required
• Module 12: Adjust process behavior using conditional actions with Power Automate for desktop
• Use "If" conditionals
• Deploy "Switch" conditionals in order to compare a single variable with multiple possible values
• Explore additional options when evaluating conditions
• Provide default and alternative behaviors for flows based on the environment data

Module 13Configure flow control in Power Automate for desktop

• Learn how flow control works.
• Learn how to use the flow control group of actions to direct and manipulate the flow.

Module 14Generate Power Automate for desktop flows by recording

• Use the recorder to generate actions automating local Windows UI-based tasks
• Deploy the recorder to automate interactions with a web browser
• Preview and edit the automatically generated actions during and after the recording

Module 15Configure exception and error handling in Power Automate for desktop

• Configure the exception handling properties of individual actions.

Module 16Control file and folder handling in Power Automate for desktop

• Learn how to create flows that manage files and folders.
• Learn how to manage the properties of multiple files and folders.

Module 17Web automation in Power Automate for desktop

• Learn how to configure browser automation actions.
• Learn how to extract data from web pages.
• Create a flow that extracts gainer stocks from the MSN website.

Module 18Use Power Automate for desktop to interact with windows and applications

• Learn about the concept of UI elements.
• Discover the window and element-handling capabilities of Power Automate for desktop.

Module 19Excel automation in Power Automate for desktop

• Open Excel files and attach a process to an already opened file.
• Use the Excel group of actions to read data from and write data to an Excel file.
• Create and edit worksheets.
• Save and close Excel files.

Module 20Automating email handling in Power Automate for desktop

• Become familiar with the email, Outlook, and Exchange actions.
• Create a flow that retrieves, processes, and sends emails.
• Module 21: Automate system, workstation, and services actions in Power Automate for desktop
• Automate system-related tasks with the system and workstation groups of actions.
• Automate the management of Windows services with the service group of actions.

Module 22Communicate using message boxes in Power Automate for desktop flows

• Familiarize yourself with the various preset message box actions

Module 23Text manipulation in Power Automate for desktop

• Learn how to use the text group of actions.
• Create methods that help you process and edit text.
• Manipulate text type variables for input and output in actions and flows.

Module 24Simulate mouse and keyboard actions by using Power Automate for desktop

• Learn how to create a flow that simulates human interaction with a PC
• Learn how to automate simulated mouse movement and clicks
• Learn how to select and locate a specific image or area on the screen with the mouse
• Learn how to emulate typing or key presses

Module 25Combine Power Automate desktop and cloud flows

• Create a cloud flow in Power Automate that calls a Power Automate desktop flow.
• Use the values of variables from Power Automate in a Power Automate desktop flow.
• Use the resulting variables from Power Automate for desktop in Power Automate actions.

Module 26Database handling in Power Automate for desktop

• Compose a connection string to connect to a database.
• Use the appropriate action to run queries on a database.

Module 27Active Directory handling in Power Automate for desktop

• Connect to an Active Directory server.
• Manage users, groups, and objects with Active Directory actions.

Module 28Scripting in Power Automate for desktop

• Learn how to use scripting actions.
• Create two flows using VBScript and JavaScript.

Module 29OCR technologies in Power Automate for desktop

• Learn how to configure OCR actions.
• Create a flow that extracts text from images using OCR technologies.
• Get started with custom connectors in Power Automate
• Learn about the role of custom connectors.
• Build a connector and use it in a Power Automate flow.

Module 30Configure custom connectors with authenticated APIs in Power Automate

• Learn about authentication options.
• Learn how to use APIs with Microsoft Azure Active Directory.
• Use a graph API from a custom connector.
• Share and move between environments.

Module 31Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform security and governance

• Access Microsoft Power Platform admin experiences.
• Create simple environment and tenant-wide DLP policies.
• Discover and identify the differences between the Business data group and the No-business data group.
• Learn about the differences between out-of-the-box Power Automate Admin experiences and Microsoft Power Platform Center of Excellence toolkit.