Introduction to Make: Automating Workflows for Beginners Course Outline

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Overview
Are you curious about how automation can simplify your daily tasks but don't know where to start? This course introduces you to Make, a user-friendly tool that lets you automate workflows without any coding experience. In this comprehensive 2-day class, we'll guide you from the basics of automation to building your own automated scenarios using Make.

By the end of the course, you'll understand how automation can boost efficiency, reduce errors, and free up your time for more important work. Learning Make empowers you to connect different apps and services, create custom workflows, and apply best practices to ensure your automations run smoothly. This valuable skill set will set you apart in today's fast-paced digital workplace, allowing you to work smarter, not harder, and focus on high-value tasks that drive success.

Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for professionals new to automation who want to streamline their work processes using Make. It's suitable for those in various fields dealing with repetitive tasks who want to work smarter, not harder.

Prerequisites
No prior experience with automation or Make is needed. A basic understanding of common web applications and a willingness to learn will help you get the most out of this course.

COURSE OUTLINE

Setting Up Your First Scenario
Understanding the Scenario UI
Techniques for editing your scenarios
Configuring and connecting modules
Fundamentals of data mapping

Expanding Your First Scenario
Implementing routers and filters
Exploring scheduling options
Executing your automation for the first time

Introduction to Operations
Understanding operations and operations counting
Analyzing operations consumed by scheduled scenarios
Overview of Make subscriptions

Navigating the Make UI
Exploring My Organization
Configuring organization and user settings
Team dashboard and role management
Working with Templates

Modules, Scheduling, and Bundles
Introduction to Blueprints
Understanding module types: Search and Action
Exploring trigger modules
Strategies for scheduling your scenario
Working with Bundles in Make

Data Types and Structures in Make
Introduction to basic data types
Exploring advanced data types
Techniques for mapping data items
Understanding Make's data structures

Transforming Data with Functions
Introduction to Make functions and their applications
Creating scenarios utilizing key functions
Formatting text, dates, and numbers

Aggregating Data in Make
Understanding aggregation and its uses
Designing scenarios for numeric and text aggregation

Working with Iterators and Array Aggregators
Importing JSON into Make scenarios
Using iterators to process arrays into bundles
Aggregating arrays from bundles
Practical iterator and aggregator use cases

Advanced Data Handling with get() and map()
Mastering the get() function
Exploring the map() function
Combining get() and map() functions
Real-world applications of get(map())

Introduction to Web Integration in Make
Understanding HTTP basics in Make
What are Webhooks and why are they useful
Simple data exchange using Webhooks (GET and POST)
Practical examples of integrating web services in Make scenarios

Troubleshooting and Optimizing Your Scenarios
Common challenges in Make scenarios
Basic error handling strategies
Tips for managing webhook data effectively
Best practices for creating reliable automations
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