PowerApps

Jason Lattimer
PowerObjects
 Engage Optimize
customers operations

Digital
transformation

Empower Transform
employees products
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are the fastest way to exactly what you need: no “app for that:” digital
transform your business: e.g. every business needs to transformation depends
Marketing, Sales, Service, customize these on creating bespoke
Talent, Finance and Ops apps applications to fit their applications for the last
in Dynamics 365 processes and industry mile
Packaged applications But no application is And sometimes there is
are the fastest way to exactly what you need: no “app for that:” digital
Budget Time & Resource Business Paper Complex
transformconstraints
your business: e.g.
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every business needs to
expectations
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depends
processes

Marketing, Sales, Service, customize these on creating bespoke

Talent, Finance and Ops apps applications to fit their applications for the last
in Dynamics 365 processes and industry mile
IT/Business Legacy system “Shadow IT” Leverage existing Security &
partnership maintenance governance technology Compliance
 Today, most app platforms only see some business data

Shipments

Orders

Forecast Accounts

Support
case
Equipment
maintenance

Service
requests

Opportunities
 … but customers want to build apps across their data

Relationships
Tasks

Planograms
Shipments Calendar

Documents
Trade
Job History Orders promotion
Talent

Patients Forecast Accounts

Email Message Device
Data

Support People
case Meetings
Skills Equipment
maintenance

Storage
Professional Service
contacts requests Merchandise

Opportunities
 Dynamics 365

Microsoft
Power platform Azure Office 365

Standalone Apps

Common Data Service for Apps and

Data Connectors
 Microsoft Flow

Microsoft Flow is a service for business users

to automate workflows across apps and services
What makes up a flow?
Starts with an event or trigger
(Manual, On a schedule, Event driven)

Performs any number of actions

Action: What does the flow do?

Can have conditional logic

(If then else, Case)

Data flows between trigger and actions to subsequent

actions
Example: Notification on a new record in Dynamics 365
Four types of flows

Automated
Scheduled flows
flows

Business
Instant flows
process flows
230+ Built-in
Connectors + Custom
Connectors
Built-in connectivity to 230+ cloud services,
content services, databases, APIs, etc.

Seamless hybrid connectivity to on-premises

systems via the On-Premises Data Gateway

Custom Connector support allows the

registration of developer / IT systems as a
building block for citizen developers

Use multiple data sources in a single

application for processes that span systems
 PowerApps

An application Platform as a Service (aPaaS) for citizen-

developers to build high-productivity business apps
Types of PowerApps apps

Canvas apps start with user Model-driven apps leverage your

experience, with pixel-perfect data model, relationships, and
control to build highly customized business processes to automatically
task- and role-based apps that generate immersive, responsive
mash up data from 230+ sources applications
A plan for every customer
Office 365 Included
Extend SharePoint and other Office assets you
already have
Dynamics 365 Included
Customize and extend Dynamics 365 apps you
already have
PowerApps P1
Upgrade to enterprise connectors and the
Common Data Service
PowerApps P2
Upgrade to use robust business logic across
application types
Community
Scaled down for individual use or learning
 Standalone Customized Customized
Standalone
canvas apps Office 365 Dynamics 365
model-driven
(e.g., SharePoint form) applications
app

PowerApps.com Flow Solution Explorer

Entity Designer App Module

Designer
Form Designer
Canvas Studio
View Designer

Dashboard Designer

Common Data Process Designer

Service
Rule Designer
….

PowerApps + CDS Dynamics 365 platform

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Unified to one high-productivity application platform

Dynamics 365 Customized Standalone Standalone ISV

applications Office 365 model-driven canvas apps apps
(e.g., SharePoint form) apps

PowerApps

App Module Form View Dashboard Canvas

Solution Explorer (advanced)

Designer Designer Designer Designer Studio

Sharing and Security

Flow (workflow and business processes)

Common Data Service Entity Designer

Dynamics 365 data natively on the Enterprise-grade Application Server-side business logic for validation,
platform – no integration required Lifecycle Management defaulting, calculated fields and more
PowerApps Canvas Apps
Publish apps instantly
for web and mobile
Get apps to your team when and where
they’re needed, whether that’s on the web,
iOS or Android—no app store required.

web.powera
pps.com
Canvas Apps help business-power-users to create and use
custom business apps across platforms
using Excel and PowerPoint skills

Connect to data & Create apps, forms, and Use apps on any
systems you’re already workflows without device – both web
using easily writing code and mobile
PowerApps Studio for canvas apps

Craft forms and screens

in a visual designer that
helps you see exactly Build business logic
what you’ll get into your apps with
an Excel-inspired
expression language

Take advantage
of device capabilities Extend the capabilities
like cameras, GPS, of connected data
and digital ink sources, or focus just
on the bits you need
PowerApps Model-driven Apps
PowerApps Model-driven apps provides a metadata-driven
architecture for creating and customizing apps without
writing code

Rich component- Easily add Business rules and Complex responsive apps
focused no-code Business process flows to model on web and mobile
design environments your business processes
 Apps (aka App Modules)
Definition: “a functionally complete set of forms, views, and dashboards”

+ +
Forms Views Dashboards
Comparing Canvas & Model Apps
Embedding Canvas Apps
Two Options For Embedding
Show Related Information (Sub-grid) Pass Parameter to (field)
Things To Keep In Mind

1 4
Still A Preview Feature Has to be created from
Has some quirks! Dynamics 365
Through “canvas app (preview)” control

2 5
Only available in Meant ONLY for
Unified Interface embedding
Cannot use it as standalone app on phone.
(at least in preview)

3 6
Has to be created for Must enable experimental
embedding feature for this to work
Cannot embed existing apps. (at least in
preview) In PowerApps, go to App settings->Advanced
settings->experimental features-> “Enable app
embedding user experience”
Embedded App in Dynamics 365 CE
No
Images
Embedded App in Dynamics 365 CE
Create/update of app needs to
happen by clicking “Customize”
for the control - this opens
PowerApps
Embedded App in Dynamics 365 CE

Opening in
PowerApps
directly
doesn’t load
everything
Resources
• https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing
• https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/communityplan
• https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/PowerApps-Community
• https://aka.ms/powerappscanvasguidelines