Day: December 14, 2023

This post is part of the series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Dynamics Power Automate 2023 Wave 2.

The 11th of the new functionality in the Cloud Flows section is run a cloud flow for more than 30 days per invocation.

This feature enables you to have longer running automations that execute longer than 30 days with simplified design time experience.

Enabled for: Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Public Preview: Nov 2023
General Availability: Mar 2024

Feature Details

This feature allows an instance of a triggered cloud flow to run for longer than 30 days. Previously, you had to rely on dividing your automation business logic across multiple cloud flows (each of which would finish within 30 days) to span an end-to-end execution of more than 30 days. This feature simplifies the design and testing experience.

My Opinion

Needing a cloud flow to run for more than thirty days is probably an edge case, but for some complex approvals or other processes, there could be a need for this so it is good to have the flexibility.

This post is part of the New Functionality In Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2 series in which I am taking a look at the new functionality introduced in Microsoft Power Automate 2023 Wave 2.

The 12th of the new functionality in the Cloud Flows section is manage abandoned cloud flows.

This feature gives admins more visibility and lower risk through active management of their automation estate.

Enabled for: Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically
Public Preview: Dec 2023
General Availability: Mar 2024

Feature Details

Admins can more easily manage their automation estate with simplified reporting. They can also manage with support for bulk reassignment of flows that are running as a user who is no longer with the company. Prior to this, admins had to do this process manually per individual flow.

Admins get more visibility and can view information like the name of the last owner and number of days since the flow last ran from the Power Platform admin center. They can then perform maintenance operations like reassignment to another owner, or easily stop these flows with low effort.

My Opinion

This looks like it could be a very useful addition for managing flows after someone has left the organisation. This sort of thing can always be tricky, so exposing more information can only be a good thing.