Power Automate coding guidelines: Desktop flows

Desktop flows enable anyone—from individual users to large enterprises—to automate rule-based tasks on their workstations. With Power Automate, users can create flows to interact with everyday tools like email and Excel, as well as both modern and legacy applications. As flows grow more complex, maintaining quality becomes increasingly important to ensure reliability, efficiency, and ease of maintenance.

Follow these coding and design guidelines to build readable and maintainable desktop flows, optimize end-to-end process performance, secure your data, and monitor your automation processes.

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