Azure PaaS Automation

Azure Logic Apps

Building Automated and Scalable Workflows with Azure Logic Apps

Introduction

Azure Logic Apps is a cloud-based service that enables you to automate and orchestrate tasks across various applications, data systems, and services. It provides a visual designer and prebuilt operations, allowing you to create workflows with little to no code. Azure Logic Apps simplifies the way you connect legacy, modern, and cutting-edge systems across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. It supports enterprise and business-to-business (B2B) scenarios, making it a powerful tool for app integration, data integration, system integration, and enterprise application integration (EAI).

Implementation Guide

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to get started with Azure Logic Apps using PowerShell:

  1. Prerequisites: Ensure you have an active Azure subscription and the Az PowerShell module installed on your local computer.

  2. Sign in to Azure: Run Connect-AzAccount in PowerShell to sign in to Azure and check that your subscription is active.

  3. Create a Resource Group: If you don’t already have a resource group for your logic app, create one with the New-AzResourceGroup cmdlet.

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New-AzResourceGroup -Name testResourceGroup -Location australiaeast

  1. Workflow Definition: Before you create a new logic app or update an existing one, you need a workflow definition for your logic app.

  2. Create Logic Apps from PowerShell: You can create a Consumption logic app in multi-tenant Azure Logic Apps by using the JSON file for a logic app workflow definition.

Please note that this quickstart currently applies only to Consumption logic app workflows that run in multi-tenant Azure Logic Apps. Azure PowerShell is currently unavailable for Standard logic app workflows that run in single-tenant Azure Logic Apps.

Conclusion

Azure Logic Apps offers a robust platform for creating automated and scalable workflows, enabling seamless integration across various applications, data systems, and services. With the help of PowerShell, you can automate different aspects of Azure Logic Apps, making it a powerful tool for app integration, data integration, system integration, EAI, and B2B communication.

Learn More

For more information about Azure Logic Apps, you can refer to the following resources on Microsoft Learn: