Power Apps – apps without programming

Usually, the IT team creates apps. Why should business users need to create apps?

The reason is that the IT team creates apps for big (large-scale) business processes. But what if the app requirement is quite small in terms of the number of people affected? Often, the IT team does not have time/resources to build such apps. But as a business user, you can benefit from automating the process. In that case, you have two choices: wait for IT or build it yourself.

Creating apps without programming

Till recently, building an app meant that you need to know about programming. Now, that is no longer the case. Using Power Apps, anyone can create apps—without programming.

An app has three components, as outlined here:

We have seen three apps for entering and storing data so far: Excel, Lists, and Forms. Why do we need another app to make an app? Good question. Compare the Power Apps column in the table...