To get the most out of this book
- To get the most out of this book, it is recommended that you have a basic understanding of Microsoft 365 as you will interact with various elements of it while developing apps.
- To follow along with the labs, you will need an active Power Apps subscription. This will be covered in the first chapter. Some services, such as Azure, SharePoint, and Dataverse, may also require a subscription.
- For some functionalities, you may need premium connectors. Additionally, some instructions will require a mobile phone. In any case, it will be made clear where this applies.
Download the example code files
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Download the color images
We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: https://packt.link/kXggB.
Conventions used
There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.
CodeInText
: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. For example: “We can use the RenameColumns
formula to shape our collection by wrapping it.”
A block of code is set as follows:
{ Country: "China", Population: 1439323776, 'Land Area': 9388211 },
When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:
ClearCollect(colStats, AddColumns(RenameColumns(Distinct(colGroceries, 'Grocery Type'.Value),"Result","Grocery Class"),"Items",0) )
Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see on the screen. For instance, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. For example: “Once again, if we run OnStart, we will see the changes in our collection.”
Warnings or important notes appear like this.
Tips and tricks appear like this.