# To starts of a KNIME workflow via power Automate desktop **URL:** \ **Category:** KNIME Analytics Platform\ **Created:** [March 5, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/to-starts-of-a-knime-workflow-via-power-automate-desktop/31203 "2021-03-05T15:39:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![USCHUKN1ME](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/user_avatar/forum.knime.com/uschukn1me/32/54657_2.png) [@USCHUKN1ME](https://forum.knime.com/u/USCHUKN1ME)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/to-starts-of-a-knime-workflow-via-power-automate-desktop/31203/1 "2021-03-05T15:39:40Z")
Hello, is it possible to start a KNIME workflow via WINDOWS power Automate desktop? ![Start-Workflow-Automate-power-Desktop-Windows](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/0/5024cc3a95d2a7ab92332b7f287bf3f3ee79a129.png) Greetings ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Weikert](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Daniel\_Weikert](https://forum.knime.com/u/Daniel_Weikert)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/to-starts-of-a-knime-workflow-via-power-automate-desktop/31203/2 "2021-03-06T10:54:48Z")
I think it could work if you using the commandline and excecute knime in batch mode rather then the application itself ---
**Author:** ![USCHUKN1ME](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/user_avatar/forum.knime.com/uschukn1me/32/54657_2.png) [@USCHUKN1ME](https://forum.knime.com/u/USCHUKN1ME)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/to-starts-of-a-knime-workflow-via-power-automate-desktop/31203/3 "2021-03-07T18:23:57Z")
@Daniel_Weikert 🤔 Batch mode has a problem with my wofklow ! ---
**Author:** ![dpowyslybbe](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ecd19e/32.png) [@dpowyslybbe](https://forum.knime.com/u/dpowyslybbe)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 10:16am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/to-starts-of-a-knime-workflow-via-power-automate-desktop/31203/4 "2021-03-13T10:16:58Z")
I can’t comment on Power Automate, but I’ve made Batch mode work. I’ve found that Batch doesn’t handle relative paths of files particularly well though. Possibly set your file paths to local paths (ie. C:/Documents/myFile.csv) and see if that works. If so, there are things you can do to get relative paths to work, but it might be a useful first step in problem solving. ---
**Author:** ![USCHUKN1ME](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/user_avatar/forum.knime.com/uschukn1me/32/54657_2.png) [@USCHUKN1ME](https://forum.knime.com/u/USCHUKN1ME)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/to-starts-of-a-knime-workflow-via-power-automate-desktop/31203/5 "2021-03-15T08:27:43Z")
Hello @dpowyslybbe, below my batch-file to start my workflow: _@echo off_ _echo %DATE%TIME_ _echo ================_ \*“ **C:\Program Files** \KNIME\knime.exe” -consoleLog -nosplash -reset -application org.knime.product.KNIME\_BATCH\_APPLICATION -workflowDir=“ **C:\Users\username\knime-workspace** \Example Workflows\isoloc-US\Auftragsbestand\_1\_aus\_hsabiso2” \* _pause_ **Workflow:** ![starts of a KNIME workflow via power Automate desktop-Wokflow-hsabiso2](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/b/5bbee51e2b4a75871fc8186f90eac7ca6c75e036.png) ---
**Author:** ![Ana914](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/user_avatar/forum.knime.com/ana914/32/68058_2.png) [@Ana914](https://forum.knime.com/u/Ana914)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/to-starts-of-a-knime-workflow-via-power-automate-desktop/31203/6 "2021-03-19T09:53:32Z")
Hi, I’m interested in this question too. Have you had a solution in executing your KNIME workflow through PowerAutomate? ---
**Author:** ![USCHUKN1ME](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/user_avatar/forum.knime.com/uschukn1me/32/54657_2.png) [@USCHUKN1ME](https://forum.knime.com/u/USCHUKN1ME)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/to-starts-of-a-knime-workflow-via-power-automate-desktop/31203/7 "2021-03-19T10:21:55Z")
Unfortunately not yet, in the end Power Desktop is similar to task scheduling in Windows. Ul look into it further, but I think it will come down to batch mode again. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum-cdn.knime.com/uploads/default/original/1X/ab3ccf34482a0329361734a18199390177204f15.png) [@system](https://forum.knime.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/to-starts-of-a-knime-workflow-via-power-automate-desktop/31203/8 "2021-09-17T22:22:15Z")
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