Merge pull request SharePoint#6023 from sympmarc/patch-3

Added list of specific functional gaps

Author: andrewconnell

docs/business-apps/power-automate/guidance/migrate-from-classic-workflows-to-power-automate-flows.md

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 title: Guidance - Migrate from classic workflows to Power Automate flows in SharePoint
-ms.date: 06/30/2020
+ms.date: 07/13/2020
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 # Guidance: Migrate from classic workflows to Power Automate flows in SharePoint
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 To learn more about building workflows using Power Automate in SharePoint, start here: Business apps and Business process [automation in SharePoint](https://docs.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dev/business-apps/introduction-to-sharepoint-business-process-integration).
 
+## Pain points in moving between classic workflows in SharePoint and Power Automate flows
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+Many people feel there are significant gaps between SharePoint Designer (classic) workflows and Power Automate flows, but the list is not long. Of course, there are some workarounds you should consider in your planning as you move from classic workflows to Power Automate flows.
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+- **30 day run limit for flows** – SharePoint Designer workflows can run endlessly, but flows have a 30 day lifespan. Getting beyond this limitation means your flow will need to call itself in a re-entrant way to restart the clock ticking.
+- **HTTP Connector** – Flow has an HTTP connector (as an action), but it is a Premium connector. If you use HTTP calls extensively, you may want to create a “service account” user with a Power Automate license and run these flows with that user account. This also will make it easier to manage the set of flows you consider "enterprise" flows.
+- **Custom permissions on list items** – While there is not a flow action to accomplish this, it is possible to do it with an HTTP call.
+- **Reusable Flows** – Using some modular thinking, you can create a master flow which a flow per list or library can call to do the heavy lifting. (In some ways this is even preferable, as you can edit a flow which is used in many locations centrally.) Alternatively, you can use flow actions to discover all of the lists or libraries which match some criteria and run the flow on them all on a timer rather than based on events.
+- **Workflow history storage** – Flows maintain a history in the context of the flow itself in the Power Automate dashboard. If you need tracking in your sites, you can have the flow log information in a list you create.
+- **Impersonation** - In SharePoint 2010 workflows, you can add an impersonation step to act as a different user. This capability is not readily available in flows.
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+While these pain points do exist, you can see there are workarounds for each of them.
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 ## Modern approvals with Power Automate flows
 
 Approvals are the most common workflow scenario when it comes to automating business processes in SharePoint. Transitioning to Power Automate flows, approvals can be streamlined for data in SharePoint, Dynamics 365, forms, SQL, and so on. You can create approvals in your workflow, and view sent and received requests in a unified Actions center. Power Automate approvals enable users to customize flows and create approvals for the following types: