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Digital Transformation with Dataverse for Teams

By : Srikumar Nair
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Digital Transformation with Dataverse for Teams

By: Srikumar Nair

Overview of this book

Microsoft Dataverse for Teams is a built-in, low-code data platform for Teams and enables everyone to easily build and deploy apps, flows, and intelligent chatbots using Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Virtual Agents (PVA) embedded in Microsoft Teams. Without learning any coding language, you will be able to build apps with step-by-step explanations for setting up Teams, creating tables to store data, and leverage the data for your digital solutions. With the techniques covered in the book, you’ll be able to develop your first app with Dataverse for Teams within an hour! You’ll then learn how to automate repetitive tasks or build alerts using Power Automate and Power Virtual Agents. As you get to grips with building these digital solutions, you’ll also be able to understand when to consider upgrading from Dataverse for Teams to Dataverse, along with its advanced features. Finally, you’ll explore features for administration and governance and understand the licensing requirements of Microsoft Dataverse for Teams and PowerApps. Having acquired the skills to build and deploy an enterprise-grade digital solution, by the end of the book, you will have become a qualified citizen developer and be ready to lead a digital revolution in your organization.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Section 1: Introduction to Microsoft Dataverse for Teams
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Section 2: Deep Dive into Microsoft Dataverse for Teams
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Section 3: Application and Environment Life Cycle Management
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Section 4: Enterprise Readiness and Licensing

Introducing the Power Apps Build Hub in Teams

To create a Dataverse table, we need to get started by adding Power Apps to the Team. To do this, follow these instructions:

  1. Click the More added apps button (the three dots on the left side of the screen), as shown in the following screenshot:

    Figure 3.3 – Searching for Power Apps in Microsoft Teams

  2. Type in Power Apps and choose it from the options that appear. A page about Power Apps will pop up:

    Figure 3.4 – Adding Power Apps to Microsoft Teams

  3. Click the Add option, and you will have successfully added Power Apps to Microsoft Teams. Power Apps can also be added by using the Apps flyout menu in the lower-left corner, which opens the Apps store in Microsoft Teams:

    Figure 3.5 – Adding Power Apps from the Apps store in Teams

  4. To avoid repeating these steps of adding Power Apps every time, you must pin the Power Apps app to Teams by right-clicking and then selecting the Pin option, as seen in the following...