Microsoft Teams – Future Update – Describe it to design it in Teams Workflows

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New Feature – Microsoft Teams is introducing a ‘Workflow builder‘ feature. This feature allows us to describe the automation we need. It helps us get a matching workflow.

Details

• Microsoft Teams is introducing a ‘Workflow builder‘ feature. This feature allows us to describe the automation we need. It helps us get a matching workflow.
• This feature supports English descriptions for cloud flows and will be available in the Workflows app.
• This feature is very useful when we can not find the workflow template which requires us in Microsoft Teams.
• We need to select the ‘Workflow builder‘ button. It is located at the bottom of the create dialog in the Workflows app in Microsoft Teams chat.
• Power Automate uses OpenAI Codex to translate description into code. It provides a corresponding flow that you can create instantly.

Limitations

• Power Automate supports workflow descriptions written in the English language only.
• Descriptions written in other languages might work but are not supported.
• Cloud flows are the only type of flow that you can create from a written description.

DEMO

• Here, I am using Microsoft Teams desktop client.
• I logged in with my M365 account to Microsoft Teams desktop client.
• To go to “Workflows” select the chat – click on “More Options” (three dots…)

• From “More options” we will navigate to “Workflows“

• As we click on “Workflows“, “Workflows” dialog will shown.
• There will be “Workflow builder” button at the bottom of the dialog.

• Click on “Workflow builder” button.
• We will get the dialog – which allows us to write the description for the flow/power automate which we want as shown in image below.

• Here, I am writing the description – “Post message to SharePoint and teams based on teams channel messages“
• As we write the description and click on “Send” icon in description box, we will get suggested flow.

• If you notice in above image, here we are getting suggested flow – “When a new channel message is added“
• As per the our flow we need to input some details as shown in image below.

• After submitting the values for input, we will get our flow generated as shown in below image.

• Click on “Next” button, we will get the complete flow.

• Click on “Create flow” button and our flow will be ready.
• In case sometime we won’t get the suggestions for our description.
• Example : As in below “Workflow builder” dialog, I am looking for the flow which we will send an email to Viva Engage group members when message is posted in Viva Engage group.
• I have added the description – “Post message to Viva engage group members when message is posted“

• For the above description I am not getting any suggested flow.
• So here we get the details like
  • Message – “No flow suggestions“
  • Other options
    • Start from a template
    • Build flow from blank

Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 382659 – Microsoft Teams: Describe it to design it within Teams Workflows

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