1. PowerApps Getting Started Series
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PowerApps Getting Started Series
Getting Started with Forms
Audrie Gordon, Senior Program Manager
MCSA: Office 365
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Microsoft PowerApps is a SaaS service for creating and using custom business apps across platforms
Connect to
Common Data Service
or existing systems and data sources
Build apps, forms, and workflows without writing code
Publish apps instantly for web and mobile
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3. Let’s innovate faster MEASURE ACT AUTOMATE
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Let’s innovate faster
MEASURE
ACT
AUTOMATE
Compose analytics, user experiences, and automation together using a complete and integrated set of services from Microsoft.
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4. Three Primary Building Blocks
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Three Primary Building Blocks
Connections
(growing list of >100)
Galleries
Display, Edit, and Create Forms
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Forms
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6. You can create easy to use and beautiful app forms!

7. …including tabbed form pages!

8. Inserting Form Controls
The PowerApp Product Team is currently working on brand new form features and interface improvements. Look out for these updates coming soon!

9. Ananomy of a Form Control
NewTemplate New Form
Owner Field Selected

10. Commonly Used Form Properties
The Edit Form Control has 2 Modes: Edit or New
The New Form Mode ignores the Item Property

11. Error Management: Post vs. Pre Submission Validation
Optional Pre-Submission Validation:
If(Value(TextBox1.Text)<50)

12. Add New List Connection for Departments (DS)
Cascading Dropdown Notes – demo steps
Add New List Connection for Departments (DS)
Add & Name DropDown Control onto Data Card
Set New Control Items Main Control: Distinct(DS,Title) Sub-Control: Filter(DS,Title=ddDepartments.Selected.Value).Group
Set New Control “Default” Value Parent.Default
Change the DataCard “Update” Property to reference the new control
Remove or hide the original control

13. Browse/Add Media to App Insert Media Image Controls & Image Property
Kudo Image Notes – demo steps
Browse/Add Media to App
Insert Media Image Controls & Image Property
Set OnSelect Property UpdateContext({level:”Great Job”}) (Replace “text” as needed)
Change Default of Contexttype to conditional ContextType If(EditForm1.Mode=FormMode.New,level)
Optional: Change the image, or border so people can tell what was selected, then you can delete the original text input control.

14. Patch Function (using sample SharePoint list columns from webinar)
Patch(KudosAG,Defaults(KudosAG),
{Title:User().DisplayName,
Department:ddDepartment.Selected.Value,
Group:ddGroup.Selected.Value,
KudoType:DataCardValue11.Text,
Given:DataCardValue9.Selected.Value
Comments:DataCardValue7.Text});
Navigate(BrowseScreen1,ScreenTransition.Cover))
Additional Data & Edit Patch Syntax:

15. https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/tutorials/control-form-detail/
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