SharePoint adds Workflows button for easy Power Automate flows
SharePoint lists and libraries now have a Workflows button in their command bars. It replaces the Automate menu and opens a side panel for creating new flows. Users can choose from templates, search options, or build from scratch with just one trigger and one action. Existing flows appear for quick management. Regular flows use standard Power Automate connectors, while AI versions need a Microsoft 365 Copilot licence. The feature rolls out gradually across tenants, letting people stay in SharePoint instead of switching to the Power Automate site.
SharePoint users once had to leave their lists, log into the Power Automate portal, and wrestle with an interface full of triggers and actions they barely understood. Simple tasks like notifying a team on new items meant hours of trial and error, often ending in frustration or half-built flows that broke later. This button puts templates and basic builds right where the work happens, cutting the first hurdle for non-technical staff. It signals Microsoft pushing automation into daily tools, but single-action limits mean it excels at starters, not the multi-step approvals that power real teams.
Analysis
This button finally kills the portal-jump nonsense for your daily SharePoint grind, but it spits out fragile one-trick flows that will ghost you in three months like all the others. Prototype your top repetitive task with it today – say, email alerts on list changes – then hit edit in full Power Automate and add a 'Configure run after failed' step to catch breaks before they blindside your team.
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