SharePoint Designer
or
Microsoft Flow?
With the rise of Microsoft Flow, a web-based, easy-to-use automation
tool, some designers are asking themselves: do I use a SharePoint
Designer Workflow or Microsoft Flow?
Document Approval Worflows:
MS Flow
Integrated with Adobe’s signature programs and with several templates for
approvals, Flow is the clear winner in this department.
Some of Adobe’s signature options in FlowSome of Flow’s Approval Templates
Tracking Issues:
Sharepoint Designer + Workflow
Flow’s Alert Template Steps to set Alerts in Sharepoint Designer
Flow’s triggering capabilites are limited to when an item is created or modified.
For notifications regarding date values, Sharepoint Designer is still the best bet.
Import Data from External Sites:
Flow
Some of Flow’s templates for External Sites
One of Flow’s best features is the ability to connect to many External Sites.
Forwarding attachments and uploading them to SharePoint only takes a template.
Complex Workflows:
Sharepoint Designer
Setting Sharepoint Library Permissions Setting Sharepoint Survey Permissions
As wonderful as Flow is, it still can’t do all that Designer can, and so SharePoint
Designer is still the best choice for more complex Workflows.

More Related Content

PPTX
Project 2010 - Ten things you may not know about Project 2010 - Australian Of...
PDF
Spca2014 access day1 coventry
PDF
WKDNUG SP2010 Development Presentation
PPTX
SP2013 for Developers - Chris O'Brien
PPTX
Testing SharePoint solutions overview
PPTX
Share Point 2010 Workflow
PPTX
SharePoint Saturday Workflow in Action
PPTX
Microsoft Project Online for Project Managers
Project 2010 - Ten things you may not know about Project 2010 - Australian Of...
Spca2014 access day1 coventry
WKDNUG SP2010 Development Presentation
SP2013 for Developers - Chris O'Brien
Testing SharePoint solutions overview
Share Point 2010 Workflow
SharePoint Saturday Workflow in Action
Microsoft Project Online for Project Managers

What's hot (20)

PPTX
Microsoft Graph community call - March 6, 2018
PPTX
Deploying and Managing Project Online and Project Server 2016
PPTX
Office Add-ins developer community call-January 2020
PPTX
Rdlc (1)
PPTX
Configuring Workflows in SharePoint 2010
PPTX
Workflows and Forms in Microsoft world - when to use what
PPT
Requirements and Team Foundation Server
PPTX
Workflow in SharePoint 2013
PPTX
Microsoft Portal Presentation 2009v1
PPTX
5.4swiss_sharepoint_club_mvp_track4_workflows-sharepoint_2013_serge_luca_shar...
PPT
SharePoint 2010 Workflows
PDF
SharePoint 2013 Workflow from K2
 
PDF
Getting started with SharePoint 2013 Workflows
PPTX
Ms teams dev community call march 2018
PPTX
Share point workflow presentation
PDF
Build scalable SharePoint 2013 Staged Workflows to run locally and in the Cloud
PDF
O365con14 - develop, build, package and deploy apps for office 2013 with visu...
PPTX
RPA with UIPath and Flaui
PPTX
SharePoint Workflows 2013. What's new?
PPTX
SPCA2013 - SharePoint 2013 Office Integration
Microsoft Graph community call - March 6, 2018
Deploying and Managing Project Online and Project Server 2016
Office Add-ins developer community call-January 2020
Rdlc (1)
Configuring Workflows in SharePoint 2010
Workflows and Forms in Microsoft world - when to use what
Requirements and Team Foundation Server
Workflow in SharePoint 2013
Microsoft Portal Presentation 2009v1
5.4swiss_sharepoint_club_mvp_track4_workflows-sharepoint_2013_serge_luca_shar...
SharePoint 2010 Workflows
SharePoint 2013 Workflow from K2
 
Getting started with SharePoint 2013 Workflows
Ms teams dev community call march 2018
Share point workflow presentation
Build scalable SharePoint 2013 Staged Workflows to run locally and in the Cloud
O365con14 - develop, build, package and deploy apps for office 2013 with visu...
RPA with UIPath and Flaui
SharePoint Workflows 2013. What's new?
SPCA2013 - SharePoint 2013 Office Integration
Ad

Similar to Sharepoint Designer vs Microsoft Flow (20)

PPTX
Getting started with Microsoft Flow
PPTX
Microsoft Flow - SharePoint Saturday Paris 2017
PDF
B5 - Introduction à Microsoft Flow - Isabelle Van Campenhoudt, Sabrine chouk,...
PPTX
SharePoint wizards - no magic needed, just use Microsoft Flow
PPTX
Automating your tasks with microsoft flow
PPTX
Make Your Life Easier with Microsoft Flow
PPTX
SPSSD: Make Your Life Easier with Microsoft Flow
PPTX
Microsoft Flow advanced: tips, pitfalls, problems and warnings to be known be...
PPTX
SPS Brno 2017 - Go with the Microsoft flow
PPTX
Microsoft Ignite 2017 Conference Notes by Nick Hobbs
PPTX
Best practices for migrating from SharePoint Designer to Power Automate
PPTX
CZSPC 2017 - Modern Business Applications: Microsoft flow, PowerApps & latest...
PPTX
Improve your productivity with Microsoft Fow - Power to the people
PDF
Nintex, SharePoint, & Office 365 Roadmap for Workflow and Forms
PPTX
Flow101 (1).pptx
PPTX
Microsoft Flow - Easy Desktop Integration
PPTX
Flow like a Rockstar @ SharePoint Saturday The Netherlands
PPTX
Microsoft Flow advanced: tips, pitfalls, problems and warnings to be known be...
PPTX
Microsoft Flow best practices European Collaboration Summit 2018
PPTX
[Luca/Van Campenhoudt] Microsoft Flow Beyone the Limits: Tips, Pitfalls, Patt...
Getting started with Microsoft Flow
Microsoft Flow - SharePoint Saturday Paris 2017
B5 - Introduction à Microsoft Flow - Isabelle Van Campenhoudt, Sabrine chouk,...
SharePoint wizards - no magic needed, just use Microsoft Flow
Automating your tasks with microsoft flow
Make Your Life Easier with Microsoft Flow
SPSSD: Make Your Life Easier with Microsoft Flow
Microsoft Flow advanced: tips, pitfalls, problems and warnings to be known be...
SPS Brno 2017 - Go with the Microsoft flow
Microsoft Ignite 2017 Conference Notes by Nick Hobbs
Best practices for migrating from SharePoint Designer to Power Automate
CZSPC 2017 - Modern Business Applications: Microsoft flow, PowerApps & latest...
Improve your productivity with Microsoft Fow - Power to the people
Nintex, SharePoint, & Office 365 Roadmap for Workflow and Forms
Flow101 (1).pptx
Microsoft Flow - Easy Desktop Integration
Flow like a Rockstar @ SharePoint Saturday The Netherlands
Microsoft Flow advanced: tips, pitfalls, problems and warnings to be known be...
Microsoft Flow best practices European Collaboration Summit 2018
[Luca/Van Campenhoudt] Microsoft Flow Beyone the Limits: Tips, Pitfalls, Patt...
Ad

Recently uploaded (20)

PDF
Multiverse AI Review 2025_ The Ultimate All-in-One AI Platform.pdf
PPTX
DevOpsDays Halifax 2025 - Building 10x Organizations Using Modern Productivit...
PPTX
MCP empowers AI Agents from Zero to Production
PPTX
Human-Computer Interaction for Lecture 2
PPTX
UNIT II: Software design, software .pptx
PPTX
Bandicam Screen Recorder 8.2.1 Build 2529 Crack
PDF
Coding with GPT-5- What’s New in GPT 5 That Benefits Developers.pdf
PPTX
AI Tools Revolutionizing Software Development Workflows
PPTX
Post-Migration Optimization Playbook: Getting the Most Out of Your New Adobe ...
PPTX
Chapter_05_System Modeling for software engineering
PPTX
Swiggy API Scraping A Comprehensive Guide on Data Sets and Applications.pptx
PDF
Mobile App Backend Development with WordPress REST API: The Complete eBook
PDF
Building an Inclusive Web Accessibility Made Simple with Accessibility Analyzer
PDF
Streamlining Project Management in Microsoft Project, Planner, and Teams with...
PPTX
HackYourBrain__UtrechtJUG__11092025.pptx
PPT
3.Software Design for software engineering
PPTX
WJQSJXNAZJVCVSAXJHBZKSJXKJKXJSBHJBJEHHJB
PPTX
Human Computer Interaction lecture Chapter 2.pptx
PPTX
SAP Business AI_L1 Overview_EXTERNAL.pptx
PDF
WhatsApp Chatbots The Key to Scalable Customer Support.pdf
Multiverse AI Review 2025_ The Ultimate All-in-One AI Platform.pdf
DevOpsDays Halifax 2025 - Building 10x Organizations Using Modern Productivit...
MCP empowers AI Agents from Zero to Production
Human-Computer Interaction for Lecture 2
UNIT II: Software design, software .pptx
Bandicam Screen Recorder 8.2.1 Build 2529 Crack
Coding with GPT-5- What’s New in GPT 5 That Benefits Developers.pdf
AI Tools Revolutionizing Software Development Workflows
Post-Migration Optimization Playbook: Getting the Most Out of Your New Adobe ...
Chapter_05_System Modeling for software engineering
Swiggy API Scraping A Comprehensive Guide on Data Sets and Applications.pptx
Mobile App Backend Development with WordPress REST API: The Complete eBook
Building an Inclusive Web Accessibility Made Simple with Accessibility Analyzer
Streamlining Project Management in Microsoft Project, Planner, and Teams with...
HackYourBrain__UtrechtJUG__11092025.pptx
3.Software Design for software engineering
WJQSJXNAZJVCVSAXJHBZKSJXKJKXJSBHJBJEHHJB
Human Computer Interaction lecture Chapter 2.pptx
SAP Business AI_L1 Overview_EXTERNAL.pptx
WhatsApp Chatbots The Key to Scalable Customer Support.pdf

Sharepoint Designer vs Microsoft Flow

  • 1. SharePoint Designer or Microsoft Flow? With the rise of Microsoft Flow, a web-based, easy-to-use automation tool, some designers are asking themselves: do I use a SharePoint Designer Workflow or Microsoft Flow?
  • 2. Document Approval Worflows: MS Flow Integrated with Adobe’s signature programs and with several templates for approvals, Flow is the clear winner in this department. Some of Adobe’s signature options in FlowSome of Flow’s Approval Templates
  • 3. Tracking Issues: Sharepoint Designer + Workflow Flow’s Alert Template Steps to set Alerts in Sharepoint Designer Flow’s triggering capabilites are limited to when an item is created or modified. For notifications regarding date values, Sharepoint Designer is still the best bet.
  • 4. Import Data from External Sites: Flow Some of Flow’s templates for External Sites One of Flow’s best features is the ability to connect to many External Sites. Forwarding attachments and uploading them to SharePoint only takes a template.
  • 5. Complex Workflows: Sharepoint Designer Setting Sharepoint Library Permissions Setting Sharepoint Survey Permissions As wonderful as Flow is, it still can’t do all that Designer can, and so SharePoint Designer is still the best choice for more complex Workflows.