Session from SharePoint Saturday Cambridge 2018 on Model Driven Power Apps.

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5. About Me
ž SharePoint, Office 365 and Dynamics
ž Organise SharePoint Community Events
ž Contact Me
ž ask@baddaz.com
ž @baddaz
ž www.baddaz.com

6. About You

7. Agenda
ž Overview
ž Architecture
ž Lets Build One
ž Next Steps

8. Overview

9. What are they
ž Component-focused approach to app development

10. Some Examples

11. Why they are Awesome
ž Quick and easy to build
ž A rich UI which works across devices
ž All about data and relationships
ž Stops us trying to build databases in other applications
ž Leverages the rest of the “Power” Platform

12. Architecture

13. Key Components
App
Data
UI
Logic
Visuals

14. Common Data Service
Databases are provided through the Common Data
Service platform and include data storage, modeling,
and security management.

15. Data
Entity Used to model and manage business data -
Customer, Person, Product.
Field Attribute associated to an entity of a certain
data type
Relationship How entities are related. Parent to Child, Child
to Parent, Many to Many
Option Set Drop down field of values and associated labels

16. UI
App Defines fundamentals such as components,
properties, client type, and URL
Site Map Defines the navigation for the App
Form Defines how fields are presented for a record in
an entity
View A listing of records in a entity, with filter criteria

17. Logic
Business Process
Flow
A visual process to guide a user through a
standard business process
Workflow Automate business processes without a user
interface
Business Rule Control field behaviour including visibility,
default value and requirement
Flow Interface with the Common Data Service using
Microsoft Flow

18. Visualisation
Charts Different charts can be associated to a View or
displayed on a Form
Dashboard Display multiple charts and views on a single
page
Power BI Connect to your data in Power BI and embed as
a Dashboard in the App

19. LetsBuildOne

20. Text
ž https://web.powerapps.com/
ž Choose Design Mode and create New App
ž Start using the App Designer

21. Admin Center
ž https://admin.powerapps.com/
ž https://admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com/

22. NextSteps

23. Pricing

24. It Might be worth Waiting
ž Model Driven Power Apps are evolving in October

25. Summary
ž Text

26. Questions

27. Resources
ž https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-model-driven-apps/
ž https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/model-driven-
apps/model-driven-app-overview
ž https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/model-driven-
apps/model-driven-app-components
ž https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/common-data-
service/data-platform-intro
ž https://www.develop1.net/public/post/2018/07/17/my-favourite-powerapps-
dynamics-ce-features-in-the-october-2018-release
ž https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/business-applications-release-
notes/october18/powerapps/

28. Get in Contact
• ask@baddaz.com
• @Baddaz
• www.baddaz.com