A full day of PowerApps, Flow, and SharePoint fun! 2018... · Microsoft Flow is really important also •Wasn't immediately obvious to me where Flow fit in •Flow is the workflow

A full day of PowerApps, Flow, and SharePoint fun!

Shane Young

• 13 Year SharePoint MVP + 1 month PowerApps/Flow MVP

• PowerApps911 – PowerApps, Flow, Power BI, and SharePoint consulting and mentoring.• The only company that does 15 minute sessions to help you get over the

hurdle.

• [email protected]

• @ShanesCows

• https://www.youtube.com/ShaneYoungCloud

• https://www.PowerApps911.com

Todd Klindt

[email protected]@toddklindtwww.toddklindt.com

Agenda

• To enable you to build your own PowerApps apps

• To expose you to some of the advanced concepts so you know what to look for when the time comes

• Introduction to Flow and where it fits in

• Learn about data sources so you can choose wisely

• Show off some cool Apps to get you thinking• Talk about licensing if you make me

• Lots of demo and very little slides

Should we talk about what is PowerApps?

• Key points• Replaces InfoPath, Access Web Apps

• Replaces paper

• If you can do Excel you can do PowerApps

• Build experiences don't recreate paper

• Use the controls

• Use the device

Microsoft Flow is really important also

• Wasn't immediately obvious to me where Flow fit in

• Flow is the workflow engine but so much more• I find it easier to use to talk to the 3rd party stuff, like APIs, than PowerApps

• If you have PowerApps you have Flow

Lets go build our first app

• Going to use a simple Excel workbook• https://www.powerapps911.com/sptechcon

Takeaways

• Use the templates to learn but not for production

• Video walk through• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z_13J02RPU

Now lets build the app from scratch

• Use the same Excel but build it by hand to better understand the pieces

Takeaways

• Use Mobile for mobile devices

• Use Tablet for Tablets and web browsers• You cannot change after the fact

• Video Walkthrough• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnYe_7fpZRM

How about adding SharePoint to the mix

Takeaways

• Custom form if you want to change the SharePoint experience• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Badj3_T8zAw

• Build an app if you want to use SharePoint as the Data Source

• Watch out for fancy columns• LookUp, Person, etc

• Delegation• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-

apps/delegation-overview

• Video walkthrough of recreating Lookup Columns• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43ekj5MlNJU

Data sources

• Most common options• Excel

• SharePoint

• SQL

• CDS (common data service)

• The best data source in my professional opinion

• Azure SQL DBaaS (don't tell)

Setup your first Azure SQL DB

• Video Walkthrough• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO6xfbjnYwc

• Understanding SQL relationships with PowerApps• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmh8eeQVAIc