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Power Apps Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices
Power Apps Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices

Power Apps Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices: A step-by-step practical guide to developing robust Power Apps solutions

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Power Apps Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices

Part 1: Overall Project Planning

In this part, you will get a comprehensive overview of the key topics essential for successful Power Apps development. You'll begin by understanding the critical importance of thorough planning and requirement gathering to ensure project success. You'll then learn about solutions within the Power Platform, which are important for managing, packaging, and deploying changes efficiently across different environments. This part also explores Power Platform environments, including how they are created and deployed, with a focus on their role in app governance and security. Additionally, you'll gain insights into the different types of Power Apps—canvas apps, model-driven apps, and Power Pages—and their specific uses. Finally, you'll delve into data connections, covering popular options such as Excel, SharePoint, and Dataverse, and how they can be effectively integrated into your Power Apps. These topics collectively provide a solid foundation for planning, building, and managing your Power Apps projects.

This part has the following chapters:

  • Chapter 1, Understanding Requirements and Project Planning
  • Chapter 2, Working with Solutions
  • Chapter 3, Power Platform Environments
  • Chapter 4, Choosing the Right Tool – Navigating Canvas Apps, Power Pages, and Model-Driven Apps
  • Chapter 5, Data Connections
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Key benefits

  • Understand overall project planning and manage your apps across different environments and solutions
  • Learn how Power Apps can be integrated with other applications to extend the functionality
  • Incorporate Copilot with Power Apps to create a customized solution
  • Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Description

Microsoft Power Apps is ideal for businesses seeking to digitally transform their operations by developing custom applications quickly and efficiently, without the heavy investment required for software development. This book leverages the authors’ combined experience in Power Platform, among others, to lay down the foundation for successful app development, focusing on defining project scope and understanding requirements. In this book, you’ll go through several key development areas, including solution creation and Power Platform environments, both critical areas for effective app development and deployment. You'll also discover best practices for choosing when to build a canvas app or a model-driven app based on project requirements and data connections. The chapters will take you through advanced development techniques and show you how to integrate Power Apps with other applications. You'll get a clear understanding of the key aspects of governance, security, app maintenance, and error handling, ensuring that your Power Apps solutions are not only effective but also secure and sustainable. By the end of this book, you'll have gained practical insights, technical depth, and a clear roadmap for successful Power Apps development.

Who is this book for?

This book is for business analysts, IT professionals, and both developers and non-developers. If you’re interested in improving your app development skills, this book is for you. A basic understanding of Microsoft 365 and Power Apps is recommended. Familiarity with other Power Platform applications, such as Power Automate and Power BI, is helpful but not necessary.

What you will learn

  • Understand different data connections to define overall project planning
  • Explore advanced development techniques such as filtering data, using variables and collections, formulas, and conditional formatting
  • Uncover how Power Apps can be integrated with other apps such as Power Automate, Power BI, SharePoint, Teams, and Outlook
  • Find out how to apply governance and security
  • Discover best practices for app maintenance and handling errors
  • Learn how to register an app in Microsoft Azure
  • Set up Copilot for your project using Copilot Studio

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Table of Contents

21 Chapters
Part 1: Overall Project Planning Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 1: Understanding Requirements and Project Planning Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 2: Working with Solutions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 3: Power Platform Environments Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 4: Choosing the Right Tool – Navigating Canvas Apps, Power Pages, and Model-Driven Apps Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 5: Data Connections Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 2: Advanced Power App Techniques Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 6: Variables, Collections, and Data Filtering Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 7: Canvas App Formulas Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 8: Conditional Formatting and URL Deep Linking Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 3: Power Platform and Other Integrations Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 9: Integration with Power Automate/Teams/Outlook Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 10: Integration with Power BI Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 11: Integrating Power Apps with SharePoint Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 12: Integration with Power Virtual Agents/Copilot Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Part 4: Governance, Security, and Deployment Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 13: Governance, Security, and Application Life Cycle Management Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 14: Error Handling Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 15: Registering a Power App in Azure Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Other Books You May Enjoy Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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