SharePoint Flows from Scratch
Power Automate Exercises and Explanations
Edition 4, published in June 2025
 In
SharePoint Flows from Scratch, Peter Kalmström explains
how Microsoft Power Automate can be used to automate common
SharePoint business processes. The book is intended for
SharePoint admins and other users who already know the basics
of SharePoint.
Peter's mother Kate, who is a former teacher and author
of schoolbooks, has assisted him in making the content easily
accessible.
Structure
SharePoint Flows from Scratch has two parts. After
a few chapters of basic information about Power Automate
and about the built-in SharePoint flows, the major part
of the book contains exercises with example flows, from
basic flows to more advanced ones.
Each exercise has a theory section connected to the current
example flow. This outline gives the readers new information
in a meaningful context and in a way that makes the knowledge
easily won.
Power Automate is primarily intended for Microsoft/Office
365 and other cloud based platforms, so all images, demos
and explanations come from SharePoint Online.
Demos
SharePoint Flows from Scratch has multiple links
to kalmstrom.com Tips articles with video demonstrations.
These articles make the learning more varied.
Purchase
SharePoint Flows from Scratch is available as paperback,
e-book and audiobook on
Amazon. The audiobook is only recommended as a complement
to the paperback or e-book.
From Amazon reviews
"This is an excellent resource to get you up and running
quickly. Takes you from absolute beginner to an accomplished
power automater!"
"Peter Kalmstrom gives the reader information to make
your SharePoint experience successful. His Flows are well
laid out and relevant to the reader. Though I did not find
my exact Flow I need help with, I now have ideas what to
incorporate to make it work."
"Eine sehr gute Einführung und auch sehr praxisorientiert
gehalten. Die Unterteilung in Grundproblem, Voraussetzungen,
Theorie dahinter, einzelne Schritte zur Umsetzung finde
ich sehr gelungen."
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Exercise Flows
EDIT A BUILT-IN REMINDER FLOW
EXTRACT UPOADED .ZIP FILES
SEND TEAMS MESSAGE AT NEW TASK
GET E-MAIL INPUT ON NEW ITEMS
FORMAT E-MAIL BODY
COPY SURVEY RESPONSES FROM FORMS
E-MAIL SINGLE STAKEHOLDER AT STATUS CHANGE
COPY REQUESTED FILES TO SHAREPOINT
SET DOCUMENT TITLES
MERGE ORDERS INTO A TASKS LIST
REPORT DAMAGES
ROLL BACK COLUMN VALUE CHANGES
APPROVAL WITH E-MAIL AND APPROVER INFO
APPROVAL FLOW IN A MOBILE
ADD SHAREPOINT ITEM TO PLANNER
NEW EMPLOYEE TASKS WITH AND WITHOUT A SETTINGS LIST
SEND BULK E-MAILS
E-MAIL MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDER AT STATUS CHANGE AND UPDATE
CHANGE LOG
CALCULATE WITH A FLOW
SET TASK ASSIGNEE DEPENDING ON CATEGORY
KEEP TWO LISTS IN SYNC
CONTRACT REVIEW REMINDER
SCHEDULED REPORT
EVENT REMINDER WITH LOCAL TIME
SEND E-MAILS WITH ATTACHMENTS FROM SHARED MAILBOX
UPDATE CHART WITH CATEGORY SUMS
If you are new to SharePoint Online, we recommend that you first
study Peter's book SharePoint
Online from Scratch. It will give you the
SharePoint knowledge needed to get the most out of
SharePoint Flows from Scratch.
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