Book Vacation with Power Automate Multilevel Approval Flow from Coursera

Whether you work in a small or large company, automation of booking vacation days by creating an approval process is a good idea to save time. This project can help you reduce correspondence by e-mail with your supervisors to just a few clicks. When employees want to book a vacation, they will create a request on SharePoint and their supervisors can approve it with one click.

In this beginner-level guided project "Book Vacation with Power Automate Multilevel Approval Flow", we will create a SharePoint site and a SharePoint list that will contain data about vacation requests, and we will create an automated flow using the approval actions. So, when an employee wants to book a vacation, they create a request on the SharePoint list and the flow that starts up the approval process gets triggered. When the supervisor approves or rejects the request, the employee receives an email with that information.

The requirement for this project is having a Microsoft developer program account, but don’t worry, you will be given instructions on how to get it right here.

If you are ready to make your and your colleagues’ lives easier by starting to automate manual, time-consuming processes, then this project is for you! Let's get started!

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Syllabus

Project Overview

You will learn to create a SharePoint site and list, and create and modify a Power Automate flow to set up the process of booking and approving vacation requests.

Good to know

Know what's good

, what to watch for

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Teaches a process that is useful for small and large companies

Reduces tedious email correspondence to a few clicks

Builds a strong foundation for beginners with no prior knowledge

Might require some additional resources for intermediate learners

Involves the use of a Microsoft developer program account

Activities

Be better prepared before your course. Deepen your understanding during and after it. Supplement your coursework and achieve mastery of the topics covered in Book Vacation with Power Automate Multilevel Approval Flow with these activities:

Refresh your knowledge of SharePoint

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Take some time to revisit SharePoint concepts so that you can make the most of automating your vacation approval process.

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Review basic SharePoint concepts such as lists, libraries, and permissions
Review SharePoint security concepts related to sharing and permissions

Walkthrough a simple flow

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Get a jump-start on the week by experimenting with a very simple approval flow so that you understand the basics.

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Create a basic approval flow in Power Automate
Run the flow to review how it works

Build a simple approval flow in Power Automate

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Follow along with a guided tutorial to get a hands-on experience building an approval flow.

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Find a guided tutorial on building an approval flow in Power Automate
Follow the steps in the tutorial to create your own approval flow
Test your approval flow to make sure it works as expected

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Create a Power Automate flow for booking vacation

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Get hands-on experience by creating your own Power Automate flow to automate the vacation booking process.

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Design the workflow of your approval flow
Build the approval flow in Power Automate using the appropriate triggers and actions
Test your approval flow thoroughly to ensure it meets your requirements

Attend a Power Automate community event

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Connect with other Power Automate users and learn about best practices and new features.

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Find a Power Automate community event in your area
Attend the event and participate in discussions and networking opportunities

Build a resource collection of Power Automate tutorials

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Organize and expand your knowledge by compiling a collection of tutorials and resources related to Power Automate.

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Search for and gather relevant tutorials and resources on Power Automate
Organize the tutorials and resources into a coherent collection
Share your collection with others to help them learn more about Power Automate

Participate in a Power Automate challenge or competition

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Test your skills and learn from others by participating in a Power Automate challenge or competition.

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Find a Power Automate challenge or competition that aligns with your interests
Develop a solution to the challenge or competition
Submit your solution and compete against others

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