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What's the best way to backup PAD automations once they're built?
@TreyBard Select all of the actions in your flow then press CTRL+C to copy. Then open notepad and use CTRL+P to paste them into a text file. From there you can choose the best spot to store them - I like using OneDrive for Business because it has cloud backups. You could also place them into a Github repo.
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@mdevaney
1) How do you get the code from the text file back into the PAD UI?
2) Would each subfow require its own text file backup?
@MichaelAnnis
How do I active the Solutions tab on the Power Automate cloud page? I’ve searched the documentation but haven’t found where this is discussed. My account is only an Office 365 account, if that matters.
I thought if you had PAD you had access to this, because we don't pay for anything other than Office 365 to my knowledge, but it's a business, so I don't know for 100% certainty.
This is what the online menu looks like.
Try logging in here:https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/
Good luck!
That redirects to https://us.flow.microsoft.com/en-us/
And still the Solutions tab is not in the menu.
Thanks for your help. I'll keep digging.
@TreyBard 1. Copy and paste the code from notepad into Power Automate Desktop. Boom! The steps magically re-appear! OK its not magic but its still pretty cool.2. Yes, and that's why its somewhat inefficient.
@TreyBard , I am using the free account and can still see the Solutions tab. Really are you not able to get it on your cloud account (flow.microsoft.com)?
Magical indeed! Thanks
@VJR
That's correct. I've tried every support option and Settings menu I can locate, but no luck.
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