Community Corner 26: Flow Updates/New Connectors/Flow News

[GabrielStJohn]

Flow Updates

There have been a few great articles published on the Microsoft Flow Product Blog recently that highlight some great Flow updates. Here are links to the articles:

• January connector improvements and new releases
• Generate Word documents in your flows
• Introducing HTTP and Custom Connector Support for Data Loss Prevention Policies

In the April 2019 release notes that were announced on January 20, 2019, there were many great features that we can all expect to see in the coming months! Microsoft Flow MVP, Daniel Laskewitz, has written an article that highlights some of the best parts of the release notes in regards to Microsoft Flow feature releases. Click Here to read his Community blog article!

New Connectors

I challenge anyone in a business workplace to look over the list of connectors and find at least 5 services that they interact with on a regular basis. There have been some great services that have joined the list of ever-growing Flow Connector list. Here are some of the newest additions to the list!

Microsoft Graph - The Microsoft Graph Security connector helps to connect different Microsoft and partner security products and services, using a unified schema, to streamline security operations, and improve threat protection, detection, and response capabilities. Learn more about integrating with the Microsoft Graph Security API at https://aka.ms/graphsecuritydocs

Projectwise - ProjectWise Share is an instantly available, easy to configure File Sharing Service that’s associated with a CONNECT Project. It provides CONNECT Edition applications, Cloud Services and Mobile applications the ability to save and/or consume files from a common cloud repository and CONNECTED Users an easy, secure way to share files with Team Members.

XooaDB - Xooa is a platform as a service (PaaS) dedicated to making private blockchain easy. With the Xooa connector, you gain an immutable ledger and blockchain infrastructure in minutes. You control who can view and participate in the ledger, and you can shift your data to your own network at any time. The Xooa connector enables users to link Microsoft Dynamics with a private blockchain ledger. Those users can control permissioned access to information stored in the ledger. The connector provides a simple and immediate facility for cross-organizational data sharing.

Word Online - Word Online (Business) connector lets you work with Word files in document libraries supported by Microsoft Graph (OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Sites, and Office 365 Groups).

TxtSync - TxtSync enables applications to send and receive global SMS while tracking open rates and delivery reports. Please go to https://txtsync.com/microsoft-flow for more information and to create your account

Acumatica - Acumatica Cloud ERP Connector for Flow

Chainpoint - Connect your data and documents to the Bitcoin blockchain so anyone can verify their integrity and timestamp.

Plumsail HelpDesk - The API allows interact with Plumsail HelpDesk ticketing system. Visit https://plumsail.com/docs/help-desk-o365/v1.x/API/ms-flow.html for more information.

Flow in the News

Sometimes Flow makes its way to an article written by renowned news sources. So I like to run a web search every so often to see if I can find anything Flow-related. This week I have found a couple of cool articles that call out Flow for the versatile tool that it can be! One of the articles, written by customerthink.com, that highlights the features of MS SharePoint that make it ideal to use when handling construction project management. The article goes over some key points; High Security, Security, Third-Party Services Integration (This is where Flow is mentioned), Effortless Reports, Work Management, etc. Click Here to read the entire article!

Another article, from MSDynamicsWorld.com, goes over how to use Microsoft Flow with Dynamics 365 CRM on-premise. This article is only available to readers that are registered for their free membership, but I recommend registering for this free membership if you are a fan of Dynamics 365 because they publish great dynamics content regularly! Click Here to read the MSDynamicsWorld.com article!

I hope you were able to get some useful information out of this article!

Thanks for reading, have a great weekend!

-Gabriel

Microsoft Flow Community Manager