Learn Microsoft Power Apps: The definitive handbook for building solutions with Power Apps to solve your business needs - Couverture souple

Matthew Weston; Elisa Bárcena Martín

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1801070644 ISBN 13 : 9781801070645

Editeur : Packt Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

A step-by-step guide that will help you create, share, and deploy applications across your organization using Microsoft Power Apps

Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Key Features

• Build apps from scratch to solve real-world business scenarios
• Learn how to keep app data secure with expanded coverage on Dataverse
• Incorporate AI into your app building process using AI Builder and Copilot

Book Description

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.

What you will learn

• Understand the Power Apps ecosystem and licensing
• Take your first steps building canvas apps
• Develop apps using intermediate techniques such as the barcode scanner and GPS controls
• Explore new connectors to integrate tools across the Power Platform
• Store data in Dataverse using model-driven apps
• Discover the best practices for building apps cleanly and effectively
• Use AI for app development with AI Builder and Copilot

Who this book is for

This book is intended for business analysts, IT professionals, and both developers and non-developers alike. If you want to meet business needs by creating purpose-built apps, this book is for you. To get the most out of this book, it is recommended that you have a basic understanding of Microsoft 365 as you will interact with various elements of it while developing apps.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing Power Apps
2. Creating Your First Canvas Power App
3. Creating Apps in SharePoint
4. Publishing and Leveraging in Power Apps
5. Exploring Controls
6. Exploring Formulas
7. Exploring Reusable Controls
8. Working With Data
9. Introducing Connectors
10. Using GPS in Power Apps
11. Working with Images and Barcodes
12. Securing Your PowerApps
13. Working Offline
14. Using Power Automate with Power Apps
15. Using Azure with Power Apps
16. Visualizing Data
17. Introducing Artificial Intelligence
18. Introducing Microsoft Dataverse
19. Introducing Model-Driven Apps
20. Creating Model-Driven Apps
21. Exploring Environments and Data Policies
22. Introducing the Future of Power Apps
23. Good Practices for Creating Power Apps
24. Appendix

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Matt is a Microsoft 365 and SharePoint specialist from the United Kingdom. He has spent many years working in various consultancy roles, becoming adaptable to any situation that he finds himself in. He is the Managing Director of Vantage 365, which fuels his love of working on projects surrounding Microsoft 365, especially those that involve SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Power Apps and Power Automate. This involves helping businesses find solutions to their problems as well as offering training to help people use these technologies.

As an active member of the Microsoft community, Matt leads the Black Country Power Apps & Power Automate user group and also the Office 365 & SharePoint User Group (West Midlands) which is held in Birmingham. He loves sharing his knowledge with others, so can often be found presenting at conferences, both virtually and physically. Matt is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in the field of Business Applications.

Elisa Bárcena Martín is currently a project leader at LogiRAIL, having previously worked as a business apps specialist at Intelequia and a project analyst at GlaxoSmithKline. As a Power Platform enthusiast with more than 3 years of experience with the Power Platform, she has steadily grown from her initial role as a developer into her project leader position. She is a scientist and teacher by vocation, loving process optimization and believing in continuous improvement and learning.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Packt Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1801070644
• ISBN 13: 9781801070645
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 702
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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