Introduction
Powell Governance authorizes users with the Automation service to add additional functions and logic to the team or SharePoint site, created through a Powell Governance template or diverse triggers.
Powell Governance cannot send authenticated payload to an external service from automations.
With Azure Automation, users will create a code in Azure and link it to Powell Governance. They will be able to import any functionality they need.
How to use the Powell Governance Automation service
Step 1: Link your flow in Powell Governance in the automation section.
- Go to the "Control" section of the Powell Governance menu and click the page "Automation".
- Click on the button "Create a new automation."
- Start filling in the form:
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- Name: choose the name of the function
- Description: write a description of the function
- Trigger: select the trigger.
1. After approval workflow request is sent: This trigger will run when the approval request is made. It allows, for example, to notify a 3rd party app like ServiceNow that you need to manage action in Powell Governance.
2. After application of a team template: The trigger will run after the application of the template. So after team creation or template association on an existing team.
3. After a tag value change in an existing team: All along a team lifecycle, its information can evolve following a business process. It is possible to be informed about a team's tag value change with automation.
4. After an campaign action is done: this type of automation can be associated with a campaign to trigger a flow each time a new team arrives in the report associated with the campaign.
5. After the application of a SharePoint template: The trigger will run after the application of the template. So after site creation or template association on an existing site.
- select the type of automation you want to associate from Power Automate, Azure function, and Azure automation
- Add the HTTP URL where you want to be triggered
Powell Governance only support anonymized URLs, authenticated
Powell Governance only support anonymized URLs into the HTTP POST URL in the automation configuration.
Just below, you have the list of details displaying the information that will pass through depending on the type of trigger chosen. Here is an example of an "After application of a team template".
- Team ID
- Team name
- Template ID
- Template name
- Owners of the team
- Members of the team
- Requestor ID: who does the actual request come from (requestor does not necessarily have to be the owner)
- Tag values: tags assigned to that particular team
- OfficeGroupId
- PowellId
You also have a JSON schema example of what you will receive after the automation has been triggered. This schema can be copied to help you to construct your scenario easily.
For exemple, if you want to use trigger a Power Automate with "When a HTTP request is recieved". Use sample payload to generate schema and past the JSON sample provided by Powell Governance in the Request Body JSON Schema.
When an automation is already associated with a template, you can see the list of templates associated with the automation as you scroll down.
Step 2: Associate your Powell Governance automation to your Powell Governance template, tag, or report:
Associate your Powell Governance automation to your Powell Governance template:
- Go to the "Templates" page in the administration menu
- Choose the team or site template from the list
- Go to the governance tab in the template settings
- Go to the "Automation" section in the template settings
- Choose the automation you created from the dropdown list
You can now associate multiple automation in a Powell Governance template to trigger multiple events. Note: there is no order in the automation executions, all are launched at the same time.
- Save the changes
Associate your Powell Governance automation to your tag:
Go to your tags and edit or create a new one; you will find an option to associate existing automation with your tag.
Step 3: Action the trigger or wait for the automation to be triggered
Depending on the type of trigger you choose, you can trigger the automation manually if the trigger is awakened after the application of a template, after an approval request, or after a tag value change.
Find the Microsoft documentation explaining how to use an HTTP webhook with Logic Apps.