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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

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801070645

Length 702 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Tools

PowerApps

Concepts

Application Development

Authors (2):

Elisa Bárcena Martín

Matthew Weston

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Table of Contents (27) Chapters

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

Understanding flows

Microsoft Power Automate is part of the Power Platform and serves as the automation platform within Microsoft 365. Power Automate, unlike SharePoint Designer workflows or Workflow Server, is completely browser-based and also accessible through the Microsoft Power Automate mobile app, which is available for both iOS and Android devices.

The purpose of the platform, just like Power Apps, is to provide a no-code or low-code environment where you can create automated processes in a graphical way. Automated processes allow you to take your manual repetitive tasks and hand them over to an automation to allow you to spend more time on tasks that add value. Such things could be automated reminders, document generation, or even management of an entire process. An example of a cloud flow is shown in the following screenshot:

Graphical user interface, text, application Description automatically generated

Figure 14.1: Microsoft Power Automate in a browser

Power Automate is built upon the same foundation as Azure Logic Apps, but the key...

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Authors (2)

Matthew Weston

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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Elisa Bárcena Martín

Elisa Bárcena Martín

Elisa Bárcena Martín is currently a project leader at LogiRAIL, having previously worked as a business apps specialist at Intelequia and a project analyst at GlaxoSmithKline. As a Power Platform enthusiast with more than 3 years of experience with the Power Platform, she has steadily grown from her initial role as a developer into her project leader position. She is a scientist and teacher by vocation, loving process optimization and believing in continuous improvement and learning.

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