Deploy Power Automate Desktop Flows Using Azure DevOps with a Service Principal – Part 2

In this follow-up video, I tackle the desktop flow connection reference issue when deploying from Dev to UAT using Azure DevOps with a Service Principal.

⚙️ Covered in this video:
Recap of the cloud + desktop flow setup
Exporting solution and generating deployment settings JSON
Creating desktop flow connection using Service Principal & Web API
Using PowerShell and Postman to register connections
Microsoft’s newly supported method for Desktop Flow deployment

🛠️ Key tools/technologies used:
Power Platform
Azure DevOps
PowerShell
Postman
Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
Web API for Power Platform

📁 Resources:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/alm/alm-connection#get-the-group-id-of-the-machine-or-group
[Link to Microsoft Docs: Create Desktop Flow Connection using Service Principal]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/how-to/set-runowner-desktopflowconnection

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