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title: "Set up Power Automate connection references"
slug: "set-up-power-automate-connection-references"
description: "Set up the Connectivity monitor app by changing cloud flow owners, configuring connection references, and activating flows in Power Apps."
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updated: 2026-03-20T09:37:44Z
published: 2026-03-20T17:44:45Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/set-up-power-automate-connection-references"
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# Set up Power Automate connection references

On installation of the **Connectivity monitor** app, several cloud flows are installed.

For each of these cloud flows, you must:

- Change the owner to the earlier created **Power Platform application user**.
- Set the applicable connection references.
- Turn it on.

### Steps

1. Sign in to **Power Apps**.
2. Open the environment where you installed the **Connectivity monitor** app.
3. Select **Solutions**.
4. On the **Solutions** page, click the **Connectivity monitor (UIPM) solution**.
5. Select **Cloud flows**.
6. Click a cloud flow.
7. For each of the cloud flows, change the owner to the earlier created **Power Platform application user**.

On the **Cloud flows** > [cloud flow name] page, in the **Details** section, click **Edit**.
8. On the **Details** dialog, in the **owner** field, remove the current owner and enter the **Power Platform application user**.
9. Click **Save**.
10. For each of the cloud flows, set the connection reference.

On the **Cloud flows** > [cloud flow name] page, click **Edit**.
11. The cloud flows have one or two connection references to be set. You must connect to **Microsoft Dataverse** and/or **Microsoft Teams**. Set each of the shown connection references.

On a connection reference, click the dots and click **New connection reference**.
12. On the dialog, click **Connect with server principal**.
13. On the dialog, use these settings:
  - **Connection name**: Enter a self-defined name for the connection.
  - **Client ID**: The **Application (client) ID** of the earlier created **Azure Active Directory** application.
  - **Client secret**: The **Client secret - Value** of the earlier created **Azure Active Directory** application.
  - **Tenant**: The **Directory (tenant) ID** of the earlier created **Azure Active Directory** application.
14. Click **Create**.
15. Click **Continue**.
16. Click **Save**.
17. Go back to the **Cloud flows** > [cloud flow name] page.
18. Turn on the connected cloud flows.

Click **Turn on**.

## Related

- [Set up connections for Power BI report and cloud flows](/set-up-connections-for-power-bi-report-and-cloud-flows.md)