Denver Area Access Users Group

IMPORTANT: This presentation is at 10:30 AM Mountain Time

Power Automate Desktop (PAD) is now included free of charge with Windows 10. It is one of Microsoft's tools to enable the "Citizen Developer” to automate tasks in a low-code manner. This session shows what PAD is, and what it means for the work of professional (Access…) developers.

• What is it? History, installation, cost
• What can it do? Overview of the actions list, functionality, included toolset
• How does it work? Examples for automating tasks, including Access and SQL database tasks
• Review of functions relevant for Access developers:
  • Automation of Windows applications and website actions
  • Office and database actions
  • Automation of Access actions
  • Test automation for Access applications

Ynte Jan has been working as freelance developer and trainer since the 80s. He works with Visual Studio, Access, SQL Server & Management studio and all the Power Platform and Azure tools. He has given many trainings and presentations on programming, database and BI topics in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and at numerous online conferences. He lives near Groningen (and Arjen Robben), in the North of the Netherlands.

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