Build an Approval-Based Automated Workflows Using Azure Logic Apps

Azure Logic Apps

Logic App is a cloud-based service that allows us to react to an event in one service (such as SharePoint online) and do something with the data from that event into another service (such as Twitter). It makes it practical and simple for business processes. The users build workflows that automatically perform some business tasks and processes across applications and services. We can connect our business-critical apps and services with Azure Logic Apps, automating our workflows without writing a single line of code.

Before reading this article, please go through some important article links mentioned below,

• Deep Dive Into Azure Logic Apps
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• Connect Facebook To Twitter With Azure Logic App
• Save Specific Twitter Tweet To Excel Spreadsheet With Azure Logic App
• Save Only A Positive Tweet To Excel Spreadsheet Using Microsoft Cognitive
• Using Cognitive Service Face API with Azure Logic App
• Using Cognitive Service Computer Vision API, Text Analytics API With Azure
• Get Daily Weather Reports Delivered To Your Phone Using Azure Logic Apps
• How To Retweet A Specific Tweet With An Approval Email In Azure Logic App
• How to Mark an Email as Read When Logic App Performs an Action
• How to Delete a Specific Email using Azure Logic App
• Alert on Saving Email Attachment to Blob Storage Account
• Save specific Email to Excel File using Azure Logic App

Prerequisites

• Microsoft Azure Account

Here, we are going to see how to build approval-based  automated  workflow using Azure Logic App

Follow the below steps to build a Workflow using a template.

Step 1

• Log into https://portal.azure.com/.
• In the dashboard, choose to create a resource and click on Integration. Now, select "Logic App".
  

Step 2

• Enter the name you want to assign to the logic. Select the subscription and resource group where you organize the related resources and location where your logic app is stored. Then, click on "Create".
  
• Here is the dashboard. Click "Logic App Designer".
  

Step 3

Now, click on the Blank Logic App.

Step 4

Configure the Email by signing into the Outlook

• Search for Outlook in the search bar.
  
• Choose the Triggers.
  
• Sign into Outlook.
  
  

Step 5

Configure the values.

• Choose the Folder.
  
• Then, Add parameter Subject Filter as specific keyword (Eg. Sales).
  
• Finally,
  

Step 6

Configure outlook for send approval mail

• Search for outlook mail.
  
• Choose the action as send approval mail
  
• Mapping To address and subject
  

Step 7

Configure Control for checking the approval mail.

• Search for Control operation
  
• Choose condition as actions
  
• Choose Selected options is equal to Approve
  

True

• Then, if true, choose an operation such as Blob storage.
  
• Choose to create blob
  
• Connect the Blob storage account with this logic app.
  
• Then, choose the Attachment ID, Folder path, Blob name, and Blob content.
  
• Configure Email for Mark as read
• Search for outlook
   
• Search for Mark as read.
   
• Map message ID
   
  

The Flow looks like.

False

• If false,  then choose outlook for send reject mail
  
• Construct the mail
  

The flow looks like  this

The final workflow will be like this.

Now, let us save and run the workflow.

Output

Run the Logic App

Its successfully run.

Just sent the demo mail with specific keyword and refresh it to see the result.

Finally, it successfully runs and send Approval mail.

If you choose Approve then.

It moves the attachment-specific email to the blob storage container folder.

And also, the email is Marked as Read.

Its run successfully.

If you choose Reject.

Then, you got notification mail for that you choose rejected request.

Its run successfully.

Summary

I hope you understood how to build approval-based  automated  workflow using Azure Logic App. Stay tuned for more Logic App articles.