Our third Encodian Flowr release of the year is now available, introducing new Power Automate actions alongside a range of enhancements across existing actions.
Release 2026 #3 focuses on making your automations more intelligent, reliable, and flexible. From AI-powered barcode recognition and improved OCR accuracy to enhanced document signing and file validation, this release helps you build workflows that can better handle real-world business documents.
Key highlights include a brand-new AI barcode reader capable of extracting barcode data from documents and images, a new utility for identifying a file’s true format before processing, and enhancements across PDF, Word, Excel, Image, Convert, AI, and Barcode actions. Together, these updates provide greater control over document processing while reducing manual intervention in your workflows.
Read and extract barcode data from documents and images using AI-powered detection.
Ideal for automating data capture from invoices, forms, labels, and scanned documents.
Available in the Encodian – Barcode connector
Rename worksheets within an Excel workbook as part of your Power Automate workflows.
Useful for dynamically generated reports, templates, and customer-specific workbooks.
Available in the Encodian – Excel connector
Identify a file’s true format before processing.
Ideal for validating uploads, routing files correctly, and building more resilient workflows.
Available in the Encodian – Utilities connector
Alongside the new actions, Release 2026 #3 introduces several enhancements to existing Flowr actions, providing greater flexibility, improved accuracy, and additional configuration options.
Added support for GPT-5.4.
Enabling you to use the latest supported OpenAI model within your AI-powered Power Automate workflows.
Available in the Encodian – General connector
Added the High Resolution property.
Improve OCR accuracy when processing documents containing small fonts, dense layouts, or fine print, helping extract more reliable text from challenging documents.
Available in the Encodian – PDF connector
Added support for signature placement using coordinates or placeholder text.
Automatically position signatures exactly where they’re needed, making it easier to sign dynamically generated documents and templates without manual adjustment.
Available in the Encodian – PDF connector
Added the Vectorize Metafiles property.
Preserve EMF and WMF graphics as vector objects when converting PowerPoint presentations to PDF, helping reduce rendering artefacts and produce higher-quality documents.
Available in the Encodian – PowerPoint connector
Added Aspect Ratio Dimension and Image Resolution properties.
Providing you with greater control over how images are resized while maintaining the desired output quality.
Available in the Encodian – Images connector
Added the Merge Content property.
Choose whether to merge document contents alongside the files themselves, providing greater flexibility when assembling reports, document packs, or generated outputs.
Available in the Encodian – Word connector
Added support for regular expressions.
Use pattern matching to locate insertion points, making it easier to update complex templates where fixed text isn’t always suitable.
Available in the Encodian – Word connector
Added the Quality property.
Choose between faster processing or improved recognition accuracy depending on your documents, helping balance performance with reliable barcode detection.
Available in the Encodian – Barcode connector
Added the Quality property.
Balance processing speed with detection accuracy for your payment documents by choosing which to prioritize.
Available in the Encodian – Barcode connector
Release 2026 #3 continues to build on Flowr’s document automation capabilities by introducing practical improvements that help you create more robust, accurate, and intelligent Power Automate workflows.
Whether you’re validating incoming files, extracting data with AI, improving OCR accuracy, or refining document generation, these updates provide more control where it matters most.
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