Exporting RPA from Blueprint
Blueprint exports your imported processes directly to Power Automate Desktop β as single processes or in bulk. Before exporting, ensure your PAD integration is configured. See RPA Integration Settingsο»Ώ.
Export to PAD
Select What to Export
- Single process β select the process from the Explorer on the left
- Multiple processes β select the parent folder containing the processes to export
Choose an Export Option
Click the Export dropdown on the right side of the page and select one of the following:
- Export Descendants (folder) or Export Artifact (single process) β exports the selected process(es) without applying rules
- Export Descendants (folder) or Export Artifact (single process) with Rules β exports the selected process(es) with various rules options such as re-generating rules if Blueprint detects they are out of date, or using the Rules Wizard (see Using the Rules Wizardο»Ώ). Rules offer a range of benefits such as letting you consolidate code using Reuse, set up Work Queues, and map Unresolved References.
- Export as Library / VBO β exports the selected process(es) as individual reusable desktop Flows, and automatically set up reuse-rules for them. This option is only available when Enable Rules is on. See Exporting Libraries as Reusable Flowsο»Ώ.
Review and Confirm Processes
If exporting with rules, you'll see one or more rules models with various rules options. At the end of this sequence you'll see a preview modal with the name "Select items to Export to Power Automate". This modal lists all processes included in the export, the environment you are exporting to, and configurable export settings. Review and hit Continue to proceed with the export.
If exporting without rules you will immediately see the preview modal mentioned above. Review and hit Continue to proceed with the export.
β Any included sub-processes are automatically converted to subflows in PAD.
Adjust Export Settings
In the preview modal you have these choices:
- Enable Local Variables β on by default. When on, the Flow exports with local variables for subflows; this almost always reduces code complexity and the number of generated variables
- Variable Prefix β visible only when Enable Local Variables is off; when Variable Prefix is on, Blueprint automatically prefixes variable names in subflows to prevent naming conflicts across processes since the variables are all global. See Variable Prefixingο»Ώ.
- Add Subflows β manually include additional processes as subflows even if they aren't part of the original process hierarchy; useful when a process contains variablized sub-processes Blueprint can't automatically link during export.
After Export
Once submitted, a notification confirms the export job has been scheduled. Navigate to the Jobs page and click the download icon on the right side of the row (
ο»Ώ) when the export is ready.
β You may need to refresh Power Automate Desktop to see the exported Flow.