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

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2019

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789805826

Length 560 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Tools

PowerApps

Concepts

Application Development

Author (1):

Matthew Weston

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Table of Contents (25) Chapters

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

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Understanding Flows

Microsoft Power Automate is part of the Power Platform and serves as the automation platform within Office 365. Flow, unlike its predecessor applications, such as SharePoint Designer, is completely browser-based and also accessible through the Microsoft Power Automate mobile app, which is available for both iOS and Android devices. An overview of Flow is shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 13.1: Microsoft Power Automate in a browser

PowerApps is built upon Azure Logic Apps, but the key difference is that it is accessible through the Office 365 portal (portal.office.com) and it targets business users rather than developers. Azure Logic Apps is accessible through the Azure portal (portal.azure.com) and are normally used by developers as there are more options with which to edit the underlying code compared to Flow.

Flow can be considered for three specific types of work:

Personal workflow: Flow is intended to be used to help automate any mundane day to day tasks...

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Authors (1)

Matthew Weston

Matthew is a Microsoft 365 & SharePoint specialist from the Midlands in the United Kingdom. He has spent several years working in various Consultancy roles. Matthew is the Managing Director of Vantage 365, which fuels his love of working on projects surrounding Microsoft 365, especially those that involve SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Power Apps, and Power Automate. This could be helping businesses find solutions for their problems or offering training to help people use these technologies better. Matthew leads the Black Country Power Apps & Power Automate user group, and the Office 365 & SharePoint User Group in the West Midlands. Matt is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in the field of Business Applications.

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