With Microsoft Power Automate, users can easily and securely automate operations and employ intelligent workflows. The platform’s Flows robotic process automation (RPA) functionality is used to implement automation triggers. This allows users to focus on the tasks they are best suited for, leaving behind tasks that can be automated. By automating these tasks, users can save time and improve their productivity.

  1. Sign in to Microsoft Power Automate.
  2. In the left pane, click on the “Notifications” tab.
  3. Click on the “Notifications for this user” button.
  4. In the “Notifications for this user” field, enter a name for your reminder and click on the “Create reminder” button.
  5. In the “Notifications for this user” field, enter a contact information for your reminder and click on the “Create reminder contact” button.
  6. In the “Notifications for this user” field, enter a time-frame for your reminder and click on the “Create reminder time-frame” button.
  7. Click on the “Save notification to my computer” button to create your reminder and save it to your computer as a file named “notification_id”.

Steps to send reminder using Microsoft Power Automate

Step 2: Create a “Schedule”, which is a list of scheduled tasks. Step 3: Add a task to the “Schedule Cloud Flow”, by clicking on the Add button. Step 4: Click on the Run button to start the task.

Configure the flow to use the following configuration: -Input: “name” -Output: “value”

Step 3: Configuring the recurrence criteria. Click on the “…” to find the additional options.

Configure the Time Interval and Frequency in Time Interval Settings.

To add a new step for SharePoint list to “Get Items” that are matching the criteria of “Due Date” nearing in 3 days from the current date, we can make use of the “Filter Query” option. ..

Hi [Team Member], I hope you’re doing well. I wanted to remind you that your task for tomorrow is due at 10am. I’ll be emailing you about it soon. Take care!

After the selection of “Apply to each”, from the Dynamic content select the value for the output from previous steps.

There are many different ways to send email, but the most common is to use a web-based email service.

In the Send an email (V2) action, we can configure To, Cc, Bcc, Subject, Body, and Attachments also.

To complete the task, you can include the link for it in your email. ..

After completing the flow, you can save it and check the flow’s progress.

Step 12: When you click the “Test” button, the “Test Flow” pop-up appears. You can select the “Manually” option and click on the “Save & Test” button. ..

Final Words

Microsoft Power Automate is a promising tool for industry demands. The platform excels in areas such as design, user-friendliness, and cloud-based automation features. With a cloud-based system, the platform’s simple to complex automation features securely streamline workflows across many departments.