a full day of powerapps, flow, and sharepoint fun! 2018... · microsoft flow is really important...
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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.
• @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