In my latest video, I walk you through a real-world challenge I recently faced while deploying a Power Automate Desktop (PAD) flow using Azure DevOps and a Service Principal — a common setup in enterprise-grade deployments. Here's a quick breakdown of what I cover:
🔍 Problem: Deployment fails when using desktop flow connections, as they can't be shared with service principals by default — unlike Dataverse and Outlook connectors.
🆕 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: Now, you can create desktop flow connections using a service principal — streamlining CI/CD processes via Power Platform pipelines!
🛠️ 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬-𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨:
🔧 Register PAD machine and confirm connection
📤 Create and test a sample cloud flow invoking a desktop flow
📦 Export solution, generate deployment settings file
🛠️ Use service principal for deployment in Azure DevOps
🐞 Deep-dive into connection reference errors and how to resolve them using the new feature
