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Learn Microsoft PowerApps

You're reading from   Learn Microsoft PowerApps Build customized business applications without writing any code

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789805826
Length 560 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Matthew Weston Matthew Weston
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Table of Contents (25) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Getting Started with PowerApps FREE CHAPTER
2. Introducing PowerApps 3. Creating Your First Canvas PowerApp 4. Creating Apps from SharePoint 5. Publishing and Leveraging PowerApps 6. Section 2: Developing Your PowerApp
7. Exploring Controls 8. Exploring Formulas 9. Working with Data 10. Introducing Connectors 11. Section 3: Extending the Capabilities of Your PowerApp
12. Using GPS in PowerApps 13. Working with Images and Barcodes 14. Securing Your PowerApps 15. Working Offline 16. Using Power Automate with PowerApps 17. Using Azure with PowerApps 18. Section 4: Working with Model-Driven Apps
19. Introducing Model-Driven Apps 20. Creating Model-Driven Apps 21. Section 5: Governing PowerApps
22. Exploring Environments within Our Tenancy 23. Assessments 24. Other Books You May Enjoy
Introducing Connectors

In the previous chapter, we started working with data in our PowerApp. However, all the data was stored locally in the PowerApp. Being able to use/access internal storage is the key to having a performant PowerApp; however, to make a truly powerful app, we need to be able to interact with data that's stored in an external data source. The mechanisms that unlock this data and make it available in PowerApps are known as connectors.

Connectors are one of the most important elements of PowerApp development as they allow the app to consume data and services from a huge number of sources. When we talk about development, we talk about the ability to reuse code so that we don't have to develop the same thing every single time. Using connectors effectively allows us to achieve this, but in a way that is very easy to use by both developers and non-developers...

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