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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

What is Dataverse?

Dataverse is a data storage solution available in the Power Platform. It allows us to store data in the structure of a relational database. Data is stored in tables that contain columns and rows.

Dataverse enables users to share data across several different applications within Microsoft 365, including all Power Platform apps or Dynamics 365. One of the main differences that Dataverse presents compared to other databases is that to use it, we do not need to provide specific connection information, as the database is automatically connected to the environment where the app is developed:

Figure 18.1: Power Platform schema of apps and services

Dataverse consists of tables that can be related to each other, as with other databases, but with the advantage of being able to build them through a web portal rather than having to rely on other applications.

We should consider that, to start using Dataverse, we need to have access to the full capabilities...