Microsoft Power Automate is making automation even easier with the new “Describe Flow Actions with Copilot” feature, which will be available from March 31, 2025. This feature helps users by providing clear descriptions of automation flows and child flows, greatly simplifying documentation in Power Automate desktop. It's useful for both beginners and experienced users, helping to make managing and documenting automation systems simpler.
Simplifying Automation Documentation in Power Automate Desktop
The “Describe Flow Actions with Copilot” feature offers many benefits by giving clear insights into automation processes. It helps those who manage complex workflows by providing easy-to-understand explanations of each flow action. This makes troubleshooting and maintenance more efficient, helps meet SLA requirements, and ensures systems run smoothly, saving time and resources. Users can simply ask Copilot to summarize a particular looping section or line numbers, for example.
To use the “Summarize actions & subflows” feature in Power Automate for desktop (in web , follow these steps:
- Open the flows designer in Power Automate for desktop.
- From the Copilot skill picker drop-down menu, select the “Summarize actions & subflows” skill.
- In the prompt box, type your request in natural language to generate a summary of specific actions, multiple actions, or entire subflows.
Users don't need to prepare anything to start using this feature; it's a seamless addition to Power Automate for desktop. It helps organizations by turning technical processes into easy-to-understand documentation, which improves collaboration and understanding across teams. This tool reflects Microsoft's dedication to using AI to make tasks easier and more efficient.
To learn more, check out the Learn documentation: Get started with Copilot in Power Automate for desktop – Power Automate | Microsoft Learn
