Trigger Flow activity

An activity that starts a Microsoft Power Automate flow from a process-based app.


Trigger Flow activity

Configure the Add Attachment activity

To configure the Trigger Flow activity, do the procedure in this topic.

Prerequisites

Good to Know

How to Start

  1. Open Process Builder.

    For information about how to open this screen, refer to Process Builder.


    Open Process Builder
  2. In Process Builder, in the Activity Library, open the Power Automate tab.

    Open Power Automate tab
  3. On the Power Automate tab, drag the Trigger Flow activity onto your process.

    Drag Trigger Flow activity

General Configuration

Specifies the basic settings for the Trigger Flow activity.

Figure: General Configuration screen

General Configuration screen

Good to Know

  • Documentation for this screen is provided for completeness. The fields are mostly self-explanatory.

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Display Name

Function:
Specifies the activity name that shows in your process.
Accepted Values:
One line of text that can have spaces.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No
Example:
This is a common configuration field that is used in many examples. Refer to:
  • Examples - Step-by-step use case examples, information about what types of examples are provided in the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation, and other resources where you can find more examples.

Description

Function:
Specifies an optional text description for your activity.
Accepted Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
No

Trigger Flow Configuration

Specifies the information to start the Microsoft Power Automate flow.

Figure: Trigger Flow Configuration screen

Trigger Flow Configuration screen

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Flow Name

Function:
Specifies the name of the flow you created in Microsoft Power Automate.
Accepted Values:
A Power Automate flow name from the list.
Default Value:
None
Accepts Process Data Variables:
Yes
Limitations:

Some information about third-party integrations is outside the scope of the AgilePoint NX Product Documentation. It is the responsibility of the vendors who create and maintain these technologies to provide this information. This includes specific business use cases and examples; explanations for third-party concepts; details about the data models and input and output data formats for third-party technologies; and various types of IDs, URL patterns, connection string formats, or other technical information that is specific to the third-party technologies. For more information, refer to Where Can I Find Information and Examples for Third-Party Integrations?

Request Mapping

Function:
Connects the Microsoft Power Automate flow request data to your process schema.
Accepted Values:
Click the Schema Mapping Schema Mapping icon button to open the Schema Mapper screen.

Use this screen to connect the request to the data model for your process.

Default Value:
None
Example:
Refer to:

Wait for the Flow to be Completed

Function:
Specifies whether the Trigger Flow activity waits for the Power Automate flow to complete.
Accepted Values:
  • Selected - The Trigger Flow activity waits for the Power Automate flow to complete, and then it continues once the flow is complete.
  • Deselected - The Trigger Flow activity starts the Power Automate flow, and it does not wait for the flow to complete.
Default Value:
Deselected