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Good morning, how are you? I wanted to know if my flow says this here, does it mean that I don't need the process plan, right? Only the premium plan? Thank you very much.

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NathanAlvares24 1,714 Moderator on at

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Hi @sceleiro !

In Microsoft Power Automate, a flow that runs on an owner's plan uses the plan of its primary owner. This means that if the flow is scheduled or automated, it will run in the context of the owner's primary owner, run-only user, and process license. The owner's license also determines the flow's performance profile, which in turn sets the flow's Power Platform request limits. If the owner has multiple licenses, Power Automate will use the highest plan.

If the flow is set to the Power Automate process plan, it will use the process plan request limits and won't require a Premium license for the owner or running user.

If the flow's owner leaves the organization or no longer has a Premium license, the flow may become orphaned. This can cause issues if the flow uses connections that require authentication, as the user identity may no longer be valid.

More information refer to these links:

Frequently asked questions about Power Automate licensing

For knowing the limits:

Power Automate flows limits

I hope this helps.

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Gkraft 11 on at

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Thank you very much, Nathan. I have been researching this. One of the questions I have is that by activating the "premium" plan for 90 days, I understand that I am also allowed options from the process plan, right? So, I don't quite understand what actions I will be able to perform only with the "premium" plan (without process). I understand that this process in "attended" mode should be executable with the "premium" plan, right?

On the other hand, to set up this cloud workflow, I had to register/configure a machine. Is this allowed by the premium plan, or do I need the process plan?
Thank you very much in advance. I am just starting with this, and everything you mention is very helpful.

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SharonS 164 on at

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@sceleiro
Power Automate Flows will run using the owner's plan by default. This doesn't matter if you have a premium flow or not. Even if you create a flow using a premium PP license, it will still run using the owner's plan by default. The screenshot that @Gkraft shows a Power Automate Desktop flow. Your screenshot shows that you are creating cloud flows (specifically a scheduled flow) using Power Automate from your M365 E3 (or whatever license you have) seeded rights for Power Automate or you are creating cloud flows using your premium PP license if you have a premium connector in your scheduled flow which is still a cloud flow. You appear to have what you need to create flows for your end users. When they trigger the flow, the flow will run using your credentials as designed. If you have a premium connector in your flow, your end users will need a qualifying premium license to trigger the flow. Hope this answers your question.

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sceleiro 21 on at

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Thank you very much for the response; I think I'm starting to have a clearer understanding. Specifically, what I'm looking to know is whether I will need the "process" plan or not. From what I've been understanding, I believe that with the premium user license, I can configure a cloud flow that in turn executes a desktop flow in "attended" mode. Is that correct? With the premium user plan, can I configure a machine and connection to trigger desktop processes (via cloud programming) with the Premium plan?

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SharonS 164 on at

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@sceleiro This is from the MSFT PP Licensing Guide June 2024
With Power Automate Premium, you get Attended RPA bot

With Power Automate Process you get Unattended RPA
In both cases as with any premium license, if you create a flow using a premium license, your end users would need a premium license that would allow them to use your flow. It might not be the same license but it has to be a premium license with the use rights to allow them to use your flow.

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