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Learn Microsoft PowerApps

By : Matthew Weston
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Learn Microsoft PowerApps

By: Matthew Weston

Overview of this book

Microsoft PowerApps provides a modern approach to building business applications for mobile, tablet, and browser. Learn Microsoft PowerApps will guide you in creating powerful and productive apps that will add value to your organization by helping you transform old and inefficient processes and workflows. Starting with an introduction to PowerApps, this book will help you set up and configure your first application. You’ll explore a variety of built-in templates and understand the key difference between types of applications such as canvas and model-driven apps, which are used to create apps for specific business scenarios. In addition to this, you’ll learn how to generate and integrate apps directly with SharePoint, and gain an understanding of PowerApps key components such as connectors and formulas. As you advance, you’ll be able to use various controls and data sources, including technologies such as GPS, and combine them to create an iterative app. Finally, the book will help you understand how PowerApps can use several Microsoft Power Automate and Azure functionalities to improve your applications. By the end of this PowerApps book, you’ll be ready to confidently develop lightweight business applications with minimal code.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Section 1: Getting Started with PowerApps
6
Section 2: Developing Your PowerApp
11
Section 3: Extending the Capabilities of Your PowerApp
18
Section 4: Working with Model-Driven Apps
21
Section 5: Governing PowerApps

Securing your PowerApp

When the app is first published, it will only be available to the creator; therefore, it is up to that person to give access to the app to those that need it. Consideration should always be given to who needs to use the app, especially if the app is built to handle sensitive data, such as personally identifiable information.

The process of giving people access to the app actually takes place within the app Details section, which is accessible from the PowerApps browse screen, as shown in Figure 11.1: The app Details screen navigation:

Figure 11.1: The app Details screen navigation

When you share the PowerApp, you have a number of options for selecting the users you wish to share with:

  • The first is that you can name each person individually and assign them as a user or a co-owner. Users simply can access and use the app, whereas co-owners will also be able to access and edit the app.
  • The second option is to invite AAD security groups, which will allow you to invite...