Power Automate previews action to generate documents from forms
Power Automate has added a new preview action called Generate document from form. This tool maps data from Microsoft Forms, SharePoint lists or Excel to document templates. It then creates the files and saves them straight to SharePoint libraries. The feature enters public preview from early May to late May 2026. Users must opt into the separate AI in SharePoint preview. It needs standard site and library permissions to work. Microsoft announced it via message center post MC1294518.
Business teams relied on manual data entry or clunky Power Automate flows to turn form submissions into documents like onboarding packets or invoices. Those workarounds often involved tricky expressions for formatting or premium connectors that added costs and failure points. This action simplifies the process into one step, cutting out the expression guesswork that trips up beginners. It ties directly into SharePoint storage, making end-to-end flows more reliable for daily tasks. Yet the preview status means it could share Power Automate's history of unexplained failures after months of smooth runs.
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This finally gives you a no-fuss way to turn SharePoint forms into docs without staring at expression errors – perfect for automating vendor submissions or onboarding without begging IT. Opt into both previews today, rebuild your simplest form-to-PDF flow in a test environment, and add a Scope with 'Configure run after' for failed runs to email yourself alerts. That way it runs reliably from day one, not like your last flow that died silently.
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