Organise the information
Libraries, metadata and useful views give shared documents context.
Microsoft & Power Platform
Make more of your Microsoft environment.
Bring documents, people and processes closer together. Explore how Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Power Platform and Copilot can support better information and more connected work—with the business requirement first.
A connected Microsoft environment
InformationMicrosoft 365 & SharePoint
Documents, collaboration and shared knowledge
WorkMicrosoft Power Platform
Applications, approvals and connected processes
AssistanceMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Find, summarise and work with useful context
Built around your people, information and permissions.
Microsoft 365 & SharePoint
Give information a useful home.
Microsoft 365 brings familiar collaboration tools together. SharePoint provides shared sites, document libraries and lists that can give that work structure.
The opportunity is more than putting files online: make information easier to find, define how teams work with it and connect it to the next action.
Work from the right version
Version history and review arrangements help teams manage changes.
Control who can use it
Permissions, ownership and retention need deliberate decisions.
Start with the working reality. Where do files arrive? Which team owns them? What should happen after a document is uploaded or a record changes? These questions shape the solution.
Explore information managementMicrosoft Power Platform
Connect the work around the information.
Power Platform brings low-code applications, automation and data tools together. Power Automate and Power Apps offer two complementary starting points.
Microsoft Power Automate
Connect triggers, actions and decisions across supported services. Route requests, chase an approval or update a record without repeating every step by hand.
- Document and request approvals
- Notifications and follow-up actions
- Information exchanged through suitable connectors
Microsoft Power Apps
Create focused business applications around the information people need to enter, review or act on. Bring a defined task into a more consistent working experience.
- Internal requests and operational forms
- Role-specific views and task interfaces
- Connections to supported business data sources
Connector availability, licences, permissions, data policies and support ownership need checking for each solution. An available connector is not, by itself, a complete integration.
See a real Power Automate workflow
Inside Microsoft Power Automate
A request. A decision. A recorded outcome.
This genuine Microsoft example starts with a SharePoint list item, requests approval, then sends an email and updates the item according to the decision.
It illustrates the software—not a completed Ascentas customer project. The exact interface and available actions depend on your environment.
Screenshot © Microsoft. Used with permission from Microsoft. Microsoft’s approval-workflow example.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Useful AI starts with useful information.
Microsoft 365 Copilot can help people find information, summarise content and prepare drafts in supported Microsoft experiences. Available work context depends on the product, licence and the information a user is allowed to access.
It does not repair unclear permissions or make unreliable source documents trustworthy. Information readiness matters just as much as choosing an AI tool.
Useful information
Current, well-organised documents with clear owners and a purpose.
Appropriate access
Review sharing and permissions before making information easier to discover.
Human judgement
Check responses and sources, especially when the result informs an important decision.
Copilot and Copilot Studio are different conversations.
Microsoft 365 Copilot supports people in their work. Microsoft Copilot Studio is a tool for building and managing agents. A custom agent needs a separately defined use case, permissions, evaluation and support plan—not simply a Copilot licence.
Working with Ascentas
Start with the problem. Choose the right tools.
Ascentas brings an information, automation and integration perspective to the conversation. Begin with the records you manage, the work that slows people down and the systems that need to connect.
The proposed scope, technical fit and delivery responsibilities are agreed after reviewing your environment. Product availability alone does not determine the right solution.
Documents scattered across teams?
Discuss structure, access, ownership and the information people need to retrieve.
Information managementApprovals still depend on chasing?
Map the decisions, exceptions and people involved before designing the workflow.
Discuss a processThe same data entered twice?
Identify which system owns the information and how an exchange could work reliably.
Discuss an integrationAlready using Laserfiche? Microsoft services may complement your existing environment. Review the responsibilities of each platform before duplicating repositories or processes. Explore Laserfiche.
Product information and trademarks
Product features and licensing change. Scope and availability should be confirmed against the current environment. Microsoft, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Power Automate, Power Apps and Copilot are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. No Microsoft certification or endorsement is implied.