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Introducing: Create Power Automate Flows with Copilot (2024 release wave 1)

Business Central 2024 release wave 1 feature that lets users create Power Automate flows from inside Business Central (Automate menu) by describing the automation in natural language; Copilot/Power Automate suggests the flow steps and the user fills in parameters. It is coming as preview later in the wave, initially only for Business Central set to English and Power Automate environments based in the USA, with other regions to follow.

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  1. 0:00 Introduction and Power Platform Overview
  2. 1:21 Business Central and Power Automate Integration
  3. 2:41 Feature Overview: Creating Flows with Copilot
  4. 4:02 Live Demo of Copilot Flow Creation
  5. 6:00 Feature Status and Availability
  6. 6:41 Related Resources and Closing
video Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2024-04-04Watch on YouTube

Overview

The video introduces a Copilot feature that lets users add a Power Automate flow from within Business Central. The user describes what they want to automate, Copilot suggests the flow steps needed, and the user fills in the required parameters to finish the flow.

It starts with a short overview of the Power Platform and its AI features, then covers the Business Central and Power Automate integration. Power Platform offers more than 70 Business Central templates, which the presenter says is still not enough. A live demo shows flow creation with Copilot, followed by notes on status, availability and related resources.

Key points

  • Create Power Automate Flows with Copilot is coming as preview later in 2024 release wave 1.
  • A new action in the Power Automate group / Automate menu lets users create flows using Copilot.
  • Users describe the automation in natural language, Power Automate suggests the flow steps and recognizes the needed connections, and the user fills in the missing parameters.
  • The demo created a flow that adds an item to a SharePoint list whenever a new product is added in Business Central.
  • After creation, the flow can be refined in Power Automate with Copilot chat or by editing advanced parameters.
  • Initially it works only when Business Central is set to English and with Power Automate environments based in the USA; other regions will be added later.
  • Power Platform provides more than 70 templates for Business Central, but they do not cover every scenario.

Features

Feature Status At Evidence
Create Power Automate Flows with Copilot preview, demoed 3:01 “this feature is coming as preview later in this wave later in 2024” (6:21)
Power Automate Templates for Business Central status not stated 2:01

Quotes

  • 2:01 “we have more than 70 templates for business Central so we have a lot but still it is not enough”
  • 2:41 “this new feature is allowing you to add a new flow using just natural language”
  • 3:22 “the user starts by describing what what is that what they want to automate”
  • 3:42 “power automate suggest the flow steps that are needed to create this automation”
  • 6:00 “we also have the co-pilot chat so that you can use to add more things in this flow if needed”
  • 6:21 “this feature is coming as preview later in this wave”
  • 6:21 “initially available for business Central uh set as English as a language and for power automate environments that are based in USA”

Disclaimers in the video

  • 6:21 preview: this feature is coming as preview later in this wave
  • 6:21 coming-later: later on of course this will change we will be adding this feature making it available uh in other regions as well

Presenters (as heard): Baj Koto, Monica.