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Learn Microsoft Power Apps - Second Edition

By : Matthew Weston, Elisa Bárcena Martín
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Book Image

Learn Microsoft Power Apps - Second Edition

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By: Matthew Weston, Elisa Bárcena Martín

Overview of this book

Microsoft Power Apps provides a modern approach to building low-code business applications for mobiles, tablets, browsers, and Microsoft Teams. The second edition of Learn Microsoft Power Apps will guide you in creating well designed and secure apps that transform old processes and workflows. Learn Microsoft Power Apps starts with an introduction to Power Apps to help you feel comfortable with the creation experience. Using screenshots from the latest UI, you will be guided through how to create an app, building your confidence to start developing further. This book will help you design, set up, and configure your first application by writing simple formulas. You'll learn about the different types of apps you can build in Power Apps and which one applies best to your requirements. In addition to this, you’ll learn how to identify the right data storage system for you, with new chapters covering how to integrate apps with SharePoint or Dataverse. As you advance, you’ll be able to use various controls, connectors, and data sources to create a powerful, interactive app. For example, this book will help you understand how Power Apps can use Microsoft Power Automate, Power BI, and Azure functionalities to improve your applications. Finally, you will be introduced to the emerging Power Apps Copilot tool, which uses artificial intelligence to accelerate the app building process. By the end of this Power Apps book, you’ll be ready to confidently develop lightweight business applications with minimal code.
Table of Contents (27 chapters)
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Index
Appendix

Sharing your Power App securely

When the app is first published, it will only be available to the creator; therefore, it is up to that person to grant access to anyone else that needs 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 is referred to as sharing, and can be initiated from the File menu in the app, or from the Apps menu in the main Power Apps portal screen. Either way, we will be directed to the app Details section as shown in Figure 12.8:

Figure 12.8: The app Details screen navigation

When you share the app, 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 and consumers of the app, and therefore can access and use the functionality which you have created. Co-owners will also...