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Learn Microsoft Power Apps

You're reading from   Learn Microsoft Power Apps The definitive handbook for building solutions with Power Apps to solve your business needs

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801070645
Length 702 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Elisa Bárcena Martín Elisa Bárcena Martín
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Matthew Weston Matthew Weston
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Table of Contents (27) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Introducing Power Apps FREE CHAPTER 2. Creating Your First Canvas Power App 3. Creating Apps in SharePoint 4. Publishing and Leveraging in Power Apps 5. Exploring Controls 6. Exploring Formulas 7. Exploring Reusable Controls 8. Working with Data 9. Introducing Connectors 10. Using GPS in Power Apps 11. Working with Images and Barcodes 12. Securing Your Power Apps 13. Working Offline 14. Using Power Automate with Power Apps 15. Using Azure with Power Apps 16. Visualizing Data 17. Introducing Artificial Intelligence 18. Introducing Microsoft Dataverse 19. Introducing Model-Driven Apps 20. Creating Model-Driven Apps 21. Exploring Environments and Data Policies 22. Introducing the Future of Power Apps 23. Good Practices for Creating Power Apps 24. Other Books You May Enjoy
25. Index
Appendix

Variables

Variables are a fundamental part of any development approach, regardless of whether you are using Power Apps or you are developing using a programming language. They are used to store temporary copies of data so that they can be consumed by other areas of your app.

All variables are defined by the boundaries from which they can be accessed; that is, we can create variables that can only be accessed within a single screen or that can be accessed throughout the app. This is known as the scope of the variable.

Global variables

Global variables are scoped so that they can be accessed from anywhere within your app. Global variables are extremely versatile as you can store any type of data within them – that is, you can store tables of data as well as simple strings and numbers.

We use global variables where we want to be able to store the data once but potentially use it multiple times throughout our app. They could be used to store app-level data when...

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