Putting It All Together: Part 2
Let’s pick back up where we left off last week and continue building the workflow and finishing up our PowerApp! Create a Flow At this point, we have a functioning app that stores data in a SharePoint…
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Microsoft Announces Windows Virtual Desktop in Azure - BizDataViz
Today I’m here with some exciting news out of Microsoft with the public preview of Microsoft Virtual Desktop. Virtual desktops are not a new invention and they are currently offered by multiple vendor…
How to create SharePoint list or library using PnP provisioning template in Microsoft Flow, Azure Lo…
This article will show how to create a custom SharePoint list or library using PnP provisioning template. You can use this approach to create lists or libraries of any complexity in SharePoint. For ex…
Canvas App Styler
I made a PowerApp to help build better looking Canvas Apps. You can try it out here. And if you want a free copy you find it in the TDG Power Platform Bank here. At the start of the year I decided I w…
New pricing model for Dynamics/PowerPlatform – can we do some basic estimates? | It Ain't Boring
The smallest feature
<p>This has to be one of the smallest features ever shipped. We’ve modified the behavior of one character, and it is a small character at that. But I think you will agree t…
Microsoft Flow and PowerApps Q & A
Many people start with Microsoft Flow or PowerApps every day. In this post I'm answering many questions that I've been asked on a regular basis. What Is Microsoft Flow? This had to be the first questi…
Re: Champify - A learning management system design... - Power Platform Community
This looks excellent! For the SharePoint list schemas, though - they are .iqy files and upon editng in Notepad seem to go to lists in the microsofteur.sharepoint.com tenant. Is there any way to get at…
Generating PDF in Flow using Word Connector
Real life example of how I use this: Equipment is tested before being shipped. * The PM uses PowerApps to enter in the equipment details * Engineering uses PowerApps to pull the equipment description …
Create Planner Tasks from New SharePoint List Item
Introduction A request came through for a team to have tasks created in Planner based on a new entry in a SharePoint list. The list has the following inputs, Title for the name of the new project, Cli…
Putting it all Together–Part 1
By now, we’ve all seen Microsoft’s rebranding of Power BI, PowerApps, and Flow into the Power Platform, a set of tools for the citizen developer to analyze data, take action from that data, and, ultim…
Microsoft’s Power Platform Enables Deep Analysis and Easy Insight
Leveraging Microsoft’s Power Platform – comprised of Power BI, PowerApps, & Flow – is one way that organizations can use tools to analyze, act, & automate. Each of these tools can be used on its own t…
Implementing custom document location logic with a plugin | It Ain't Boring
Embedded canvas apps can now Navigate, Refresh and Save the host form
<p>Embedded canvas apps now provide the ability to perform actions to navigate, refresh and save the host form. With these capabilities makers can now achieve even richer integration between the…
Preview Custom Controls in Business Process Flows
Business process flows (BPF) provide a guided way to get work done in the form of stages and steps. Stages tell you where you are in the process, while steps are action items that lead to a desired outcome. Steps in a business process are bound to fields in the Common Data Service (CDS), and until n...
Increase your canvas space by closing the tree view
As PowerApps grew to have more features, the amount of space in the interface needed for those tools, views, properties and more also exploded. A frequent lament we heard from several users was that there is not enough room to work on the canvas, especially when working with a larger app. The desire to see … Continue reading “Increase your canvas space by closing the tree view”
Microsoft Flow with Flow Studio – Part 1
The Microsoft Flow UI is great for developing flows quickly but sometimes it would help if you could do just a bit more with the tools provided. Quite often things are on the way, but you simply can't…
Swipeable Item (Component)
Hi, I've made this component of an item you can swipe to the left and reveal some buttons. This component would be so nice to use in a vertical Gallery (I realy hope they will implement that soon) The component has 4 Output Properties, one for when you just click on the item, and three for whicheve...
Delegation enhancements for lookups, Today/Now, and AddColumns
<p>I’m happy to announce we’ve made another batch of delegation enhancements for Canvas apps. Delegation refers to an app’s ability to “delegate”…
Canvas vs Model-Driven Apps – two ways to look at it | It Ain't Boring
PowerApps – Relative positioning in PowerApps, the options.
Today I will have a look at relative positioning of elements in PowerApps. As you add elements like labels, icons,input boxes or anything else on the screen you will find that you often change your mi…
Create your menus using a gallery in PowerApps
Quite a common task in PowerApps is to create a menu. You might already have figured out that a menu is easily created using a Gallery. Remember my recent post about galleries? Today I’m look…
Naming your PowerApps Parameters in Microsoft Flow
The seamless “dev” experience between PowerApps and Flow is remarkable. I love how easy it is to create a Flow from PowerApps, and it just works. However, there’s one issue I see …
PowerApps Components - Office 365 Suitebar
Recently, Microsoft introduced canvas components for PowerApps which is running in preview now. With components you can easily create a set of reusable controls for all of your PowerApps, like headers, navigation menus, and so on. More on canvas components can be found here. Microsoft has also published 10 sample components which you can use […]
Craft App Height and Width expressions to create responsive canvas apps
If you’ve built canvas apps using PowerApps, you’ve noticed that one of the first decisions you need to make is whether you want a layout that is tailored for a phone or for a tablet. This choice will determine the size and shape of the canvas you will work with while building your app. If … Continue reading “Craft App Height and Width expressions to create responsive canvas apps”
March 2019 updates for Microsoft PowerApps
The team has been busy the last month shipping new features and fixes for you. You can view the weekly release information here https://aka.ms/PAWeeklyReleaseNotes . Check the release table, by region, to find out when these features and fixes will be available. Autonumber fields are now supported by the modern entity designer Makers can now create … Continue reading “March 2019 updates for Microsoft PowerApps”
Autonumber fields are now supported by the modern entity designer
Makers can now create and edit Autonumber fields in the entity field designer UI. Previously this functionality was only exposed through the API, but we have now brought it to the UI for easier use. Autonumber fields are used to automatically generate unique alphanumeric identifiers for records. Makers can customize the format of these identifiers … Continue reading “Autonumber fields are now supported by the modern entity designer”
What is PowerApps? The complete introduction
Begin to understand how to use PowerApps with this introduction and tour of the PowerApps interface from Dries Verdonckt
Introducing Custom Response Options for Approvals
Approvals in Flows empower you to automate requesting and tracking approvals. With custom response options, you can now create approvals with responses tailored specifically to your business needs. Use custom responses to provide granular feedback for content reviews (E.g.: Approve, Approve with edits, Reject), respond to an approval to offer discount with discount limits (Up … Continue reading “Introducing Custom Response Options for Approvals”