Legacy Windows app has no API
Power Automate Desktop records and replays UI actions. Works, but brittle on UI changes.
support/workflow-automatisering/power-automate-desktop-rpasteps: 4
Try this first
- Install PAD on a dedicated VM or Cloud PC
- Build flow with UI element selectors, not coordinates
- Plan unattended runs with a service account
- Capture a screenshot on each error for analysis
When to bring us in
Brittle scripts: ask vendor for an official API or CLI.
See also
- n8n: self-host or cloud?Self-hosted is cheaper at volume and keeps data local. Cloud removes ops burden.
- Zapier or Make: which fits better?Zapier is straight-line; Make handles complex flows with routers and iterators for less money.
- Power Automate Cloud or Desktop: which to use?Cloud for SaaS integrations and triggers. Desktop for RPA against legacy Windows apps without APIs.
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