55265A: Microsoft PowerApps

• Understand when to use PowerApps
• Describe the components of PowerApps and their correct use
• Create PowerApps from exsiting data sources
• Brand PowerApps
• Customise PowerApps beyond just using the automated wizards
• Connect to a range of data sources from Excel to Azure SQL
• Understand the difference between canvas apps and model-driven apps
• Integrate PowerApps with other Office 365 systems - including Teams and SharePoint Online
• Administer and Maintain PowerApps

No previous experience of PowerApps is required

This class has something for everything, from beginners who wish to customise their data entry forms in SharePoint right up to advanced users who need to use advanced formulas to deliver more bespoke actions to their apps.

Module 1

Let's get started with an introduction to Microsoft PowerApps. Traditionally building customised solutions for a business involved using a coding language to build an application from scratch. Typically, these solutions could often only be used within the business, making external use of the application a large hurdle to overcome. With PowerApps we can now not only easily build solutions, but we can also share them with users in our business. Deployment takes seconds and you could by testing your own app on your phone in no time. This module will overview the features of PowerApps, its benefits to a business and the variety of ways you can build and access your apps on different devices.

Lessons

• What is PowerApps?
• The benefits of apps
• How to get PowerApps
• Canvas Apps and Model-Driven Apps
• License Options and Costs
• Discover PowerApps with Templates

Lab : Introduction to PowerApps

• Try the Cost Estimator App
• Download and Review App Design
• Sample App of your choice

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe when PowerApps should be used
• Know how to access PowerApps
• Make design decisions based on PowerApps licenses
• Understand that there are two type of app
• Be able to use sample apps

Module 2

To begin our journey through the PowerApps product, we will begin by looking at some of the templates that are available to view and edit. Microsoft's templates are a good starting point to discover what the product is capable off and how it can be achieved. We will also take the chance to have a tour of the editor so that students are familiar with the interface that they will be using over the two-day course. We will then build our first app from a static data source, showing students how to test their changes in the app instantly without the need to publish. We will also discuss how to configure your apps settings and how to access the app once it has been saved and shared.

Lessons

• Building a new app from a data source
• Add, edit and remove controls
• Intro to Formulas
• Testing an app
• App Settings
• Publish and Share Apps
• Version History and Restore
• PowerApps Mobile App

Lab : Getting Started

• Create App from an existing Data Source
• Publish and Share
• View an app on your mobile device

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Build a useful app using wizards in minutes
• Make simple changes to existing apps
• Know how formulas are used in PowerApps
• Be able to test an app before it is shared
• Restore a previous version of an app in the event of a problem
• Use the mobile app to cosume an app