ECS19 - Gokan Ozcifci - PowerApps and SharePoint: Better together.

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3. Belgium neoxy.be Microsoft RD
SharePoint & Office
365 MVP xGokan SharePoint Influencer
Gokan Ozcifci

4. DOWNLOAD THIS PRESENTATION HERE:
HTTP://GOKAN.MS/SLIDES

5. Introduction
to PowerApps
and low-code
apps
Create and
publish an
App using
PowerApps
Customize a
SharePoint
form using
PowerApps
Hopefully not,
but discuss
plans and
pricing

8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU4Grb9NJM0
https://davidlozzi.com

10. Connect to data &
systems you’re already
using; create the data
you need
Microsoft PowerApps is a service for creating and using custom
business apps across platforms
Create apps, forms, and
workflows without
writing code
Use apps on web
and mobile

11. • Truly WYSIWYG –
full control over user
experience, use it as
you build it
• Create app logic
with familiar Excel-
like expressions
• Mash up data from
multiple sources
right at the app level

12. • Built-in connectivity to 230+ cloud
services, files, databases, web APIs, etc.
• Seamless hybrid connectivity to on-
premises systems via the On-Premises
Data Gateway
• Build custom connectors for everyone
to leverage

13. • Publish instantly to iOS, Android,
Windows, and the web
• Bar code reader - /!
• Sharing apps is like sharing documents
• Manage across environments

14. The design interface is divided into several sections
1. Left navigation bar
2. Middle pane
3. Right-hand pane
4. Property
5. Formula bar
6. Ribbon
7. Bread-crumb
navigation
8. Preview button
(F5)

16. ACTION FORMULA
GO TO NEXT PAGE NAVIGATE (MYSCREEN1, SCREENTRANSITION.FADE)
CHANGE A VALUE BASED ON INPUT TEXTBOX1.TEXT = TEXTINPUT1 + TEXTINPUT2
IF THIS THEN THAT IF(VALUE(LABEL1.TEXT) > 3, RED, BLACK )
INTELLIGENT INTELLIGENCE RGBA(SLIDER1.VALUE, SLIDER2.VALUE,
SLIDER3.VALUE,1)

18. CUSTOM SHAREPOINT FORMS
• DOES NOT SHOW UP IN THE APPS LIST.
• IS NOT REALLY OPTIMIZED FOR MOBILE.
• CANNOT BE USED BY GUESTS  END OF CY 2019
• SUITABLE FOR ANY LOW-CODE APP
STANDALONE APPS
• START FROM DATA: AUTOMATICALLY GENERATES SCREENS/FORMS FOR YOU. DIFFICULT
TO MODIFY
• START FROM TEMPLATE: A LOT OF NICE LOOKING APPS; NOT FLEXIBLE BUT WHEN
DONE, THE RESULT IS FABULOUS.
• START FROM BLANK: WELL, GOOD LUCK =)

19. THE GOOD
• POWERAPPS CAN BE EMBEDDED INTO A SHAREPOINT PAGE OR POWER BI REPORT.
• LOT OF OPTIONS FOR CONNECTING DATA
• TRULY BASIC APPS ARE QUICK/EASY
THE BAD
• OFFLINE WORK 
• IF YOU'RE BUILDING POWERAPPS, KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU SHOULD REPUBLISH THEM AT LEAST ONCE EVERY
6 MONTHS, OR YOUR POWERAPPS MIGHT STOP WORKING!
• NOT MOBILE CENTRIC
• COMPLEXITY (MULTIPLE FIELDS, SCREENS,…)
THE UGLY
• LEARNING CURVE
• NO REAL DEBUGGING – IF YOU’RE DEVELOPER MINDED
• ON-PREMISES DATA GATEWAY – STILL A HUGE *MESS* TO UNDERSTAND
• NO CO-AUTHORING POSSIBLE – SINGLE CASE, SINGLE USER