Basic document approvals automation: Lets try it!
This post is part of a series where we examine the advantages and disadvantages of a document approval process, and then build an example automated solution with SharePoint and PowerAutomate. Posts in this series: Should you automate your document approval process? Building a basic document approvals automation with SharePoint and PowerAutomate Step 1 – Create […]
Basic document approvals automation: Step 3 – PowerAutomate Flow to orchestrate document approval and publication
This post is part of a series where we examine the advantages and disadvantages of a document approval process, and then build an example automated solution with SharePoint and PowerAutomate. Posts in this series: Should you automate your document approval process? Building a basic document approvals automation with SharePoint and PowerAutomate Basic document approvals automation: […]
Basic document approvals automation: Step 3c – Sharing and connections
This post is part of a series where we examine the advantages and disadvantages of a document approval process, and then build an example automated solution with SharePoint and PowerAutomate. Posts in this series: Should you automate your document approval process? Building a basic document approvals automation with SharePoint and PowerAutomate Step 1 – Create […]
Basic document approvals automation: Step 3b – Process approved documents
This post is part of a series where we examine the advantages and disadvantages of a document approval process, and then build an example automated solution with SharePoint and PowerAutomate. Posts in this series: Should you automate your document approval process? Building a basic document approvals automation with SharePoint and PowerAutomate Step 1 – Create […]
Basic document approvals automation: Step 3a – Create flow to request approval by email
This post is part of a series where we examine the advantages and disadvantages of a document approval process, and then build an example automated solution with SharePoint and PowerAutomate. Posts in this series: Should you automate your document approval process? Building a basic document approvals automation with SharePoint and PowerAutomate Step 1 – Create […]
Building a basic document approvals automation with SharePoint and PowerAutomate
In a previous post we examined two document approval and publication solutions, one with and one without automation, and discussed whether it was worth the effort to implement automation.
In this post we present an example automated document approval and publication solution using SharePoint and PowerAutomate.
Should you automate your document approval process?
Businesses often use central document repositories to make key documents such as policies, procedures and forms available to everyone in the company.
To maintain good quality and correct documents, key individuals are normally tasked with approving and then uploading new and updated documents to the repository.
In this article, we look at a simple document approval and publication process based on SharePoint, identify aspects of the process that could be automated, and then look at when automation is worth the effort.
Basic document approvals automation: Step 2 – Create a collaboration space in SharePoint
This post is part of a series where we examine the advantages and disadvantages of a document approval process, and then build an example automated solution with SharePoint and PowerAutomate. Posts in this series: Should you automate your document approval process? Building a basic document approvals automation with SharePoint and PowerAutomate Basic document approvals automation: […]
Basic document approvals automation: Step 1 – Create the Published Documents Repository in SharePoint
This post is part of a series where we examine the advantages and disadvantages of a document approval process, and then build an example automated solution with SharePoint and PowerAutomate. Posts in this series: Should you automate your document approval process? Building a basic document approvals automation with SharePoint and PowerAutomate Basic document approvals automation: […]
Power Automate Trigger Conditions
Use Trigger Conditions with your Power Automate flows to reduce unnecessary flow runs and costs. Control condition blocks A common requirement in Power Automate flows is to check that some condition is satisfied before continuing with the useful work of the flow – we’ll call this the Start Condition. If the start condition is not […]
