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Power Automate New Editor and Copilot Feedback

Alex Wong

Starting a discussion thread on gathering feedback on the new Power Automate Editor.

Pro
- editing of actions is easier, where you can make changes to an action's name, parameter, settings, etc all on the left panel, rather than having to click many times to get to each
- drag and dropping of action feels more smooth
- smaller action “box” makes seeing the complete flow easier
- Configure Run After now has color coding that makes reading the flow easier without having to go into the configure run after setting to check.
Con
- Cannot copy action(s) for pasting
- Once a connector is selected, can't search action within the connector
- Getting error loading in new editor due to “too many actions” for many of my flow

Copilot Comment

No Pro as I didn't think what I test was useful response from Copilot
I ask Copilot to delete a specific action from my flow, I get a bunch of steps on how to do it rather than it does it for me
I ask Copilot to send an email to an email address and provided the subject line, again, I'm given steps to do it rather than Copilot adding to the flow directly.

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Comments

Heather McLean

@Alex Wong

Thanks for starting this, Alex. @Ashley Moose, I think you had some feedback here as well.

I couldn't find how to set the ‘Configure Run After’ in the new editor

Also once I switch to the old editor it was super frustrating that after you Test the flow and go into the Flow Run as soon as you click Edit you get kicked back to the new view.

Also frustrating that you have to save the flow in order to toggle between views.

I could also not figure out how to copy an action to my clipboard in the new editor.

Matt Thacker

Hey @Heather McLean, the Configure Run After is in the Settings tab of subsequent action.

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Alex Wong

@Heather McLean
Just found a “bug” i think. I was editing my flow in new editor. I renamed one of my action, then reselect the dynamic content from subsequent action. Mouse over the dynamic content and it is telling me the dynamic content is using the NEW action's name, but when trying to save, I will get error

message 'The template validation failed: 'The action(s) 'Execute_SQL_TRUNCATE_TABLE' referenced by 'inputs' in action 'Condition_on_Having_Result' are not defined in the template

Execute_SQL_TRUNCATE_TABLE was the OLD name, and after getting this error, mousing over the dynamic content is now using the OLD name….

As of 5/17/2024 - Appears to be fixed now

Heather McLean

@Matt Thacker

I think I totally missed it because it is the only setting that isn't expanded for me when I click on settings. And if you can't configure run after then it isn't visible at all.

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Alex Wong

Additional CON:

Send Email and Send Team Messsage action does NOT allow HTML editing, that's terrible
mouseover tooltip is not all correct

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As of 5/17/2024 - Send Email and Send Team Message now allows HTML editing
As of 5/17/2024 - Tooltip for font color and font highlight color is still wrong (currently say “Specify the body of the mail”

As of 7/27/2024 - Tooltip for font color and font highlight color is removed, instead of corrected

Alex Wong

New Editor now allows HTML code for Team chat bot message and in Outlook Send Email action.

Going in the right direction.

MOST IMPORTANT though, NEED the copy and paste action!!!!

Ashley Moose

@Alex Wong I just noticed the copy and paste functionality is there!

To copy the action, right-click and choose Copy action

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To paste the action, when adding a new action, choose Paste an action.

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You don't get the full clipboard history as before which is kind of annoying but so far these Copy and Paste tasks have worked in the few tests I have done.

Alex Wong

@Ashley Moose

I was editing my power auotmate last night until 4AM EST. and Copy and Paste was definitly not there. (I was doing mostly in new design view, and when I need to cpy and paste.. i had to save and go back to old view to do it.

So that's good to know that it is now live on flow new design

As of 5/17/2024, Copy and Paste Action cannot copy a full Scope and everything within it.

As of 7/27/2024, Copy and Paste can handle Scope

Alex Wong

Another BUG found with New Designer:

Original post where I replied:

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OK, found the issue: NEW DESIGNER of flow is the issue.

I just tried it in the NEW DESIGNER and added the dynamic content for the output from the format currency step, I get the same problem you have.

When I go to OLD designer of flow, removed the dynamic content and add it again from the format step, it works.

so try that.

Additional note:

here's how it look:

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Code View:

{

"type": "Compose",

"inputs": "NEW DESIGNER: @{outputs('Make_gift_amt_into_currency_format')}\\n\\nOLD DESIGNER: @{body('Make_gift_amt_into_currency_format')}\\n\\nEXPRESSION: @{formatNumber(outputs('Get_a_gift')?['body/amount/value'], 'C2')}",

"runAfter": {

"Make_gift_amt_into_currency_format": [

"Succeeded"

]

"metadata": {

"operationMetadataId": "3c3c74b4-c9c4-48b8-ac4a-f458144c1484"

}

so new designer is putting the “creating” the wrong code for type of action's dynamic content: OUTPUTS vs BODY, not the same. This is a BUG of the new designer (among many other bug, i strongly suggest you do not use NEW DESIGNER yet).

Also, you don't need to use the action to format currency, you can just use expression, like the gift date is formatted using expression.

@{formatNumber(outputs('Get_a_gift')?['body/amount/value'], 'C2')}

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As of 5/17/2024, this is fixed

Rupali Walunj

Hi @Alex Wong,
There is a one more bug in New Designer.

In Condition Action, After Comparing Variable Number value equal to 0, It disappears after saving the flow.

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Alex Wong

@Rupali Walunj
The number in condition disappearing appears to be fixed now

As of 7/27/2024 this is fixed

Alex Wong

New Bug Found:

After using Filter Array, trying to select the output from filter array is inserting incorrect dynamic content resulting in error. Refer to post: https://community.blackbaud.com/forums/viewtopic/491/67789

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In the old editor, you will get length(body('Filter_array')), which is the correct dynamic content's code.

As of 9/25/2024 this is fixed

Alex Wong

Outlook Send Email V2

There is problem using HTML and CSS in code editing.

For example:

<h1 style="font-size: 2em">This is a H1 Header double in font size</h1>

when you save the flow, the style is removed.

<h1>This is a H1 Header double in font size</h1>

Alex Wong

MS now show Run History in “new designer” view. This is currently buggy when you have a flow that has a LOT of actions, which makes displaying processor intensive and would crash the browser