PowerApps Canvas Apps - Learning Resources
As members of the PowerApps Customer & Partner Success team, we often get asked for a summary of resources to share with customers on their PowerApps journey. Below is a set of links we've curated to help novice, intermediate and advanced users as they take this journey with us. The shortcut for this blog post is http://aka.ms/powerapps-resources.
Are there any key topics missing? Please leave us comments below.
I am NEW, help me get started
- Business Application Platform Overview: PowerApps - Spring 2018 Release - 1-hour video
- Introductory videos – Understanding PowerApps (9 mins) | Business opportunities (7 mins)
- Sign-in at http://powerapps.com and explore samples and templates
- Sign-in at http://flow.microsoft.com and explore templates
- Build a device ordering app and approval flow – step-by-step lab (~3 hours)
- Explore guided learning modules (2-10 minutes each): PowerApps | Flow
- Browse documentation – PowerApps | Flow | Common Data Service
I have SOME EXPERIENCE, educate me more
- Browse through the Spring 2018 summary of what's new in PowerApps from the Business Applications Spring release notes
- Browse presentations from the Build 2018 conference - blog post with curated links to relevant sessions
- Browse Microsoft Ignite 2017 presentations – on-demand sessions
- Browse How-to videos in the PowerApps video gallery
- Introduction to Common Data Service – video
- Introduction to Microsoft Flow – intro video | advanced workflows
- Formulas deep dive – blog post | video | “Friday Functions video series” | Formula reference
- Get expert help from partners - https://powerapps.microsoft.com/partners/
I am an ENTERPRISE ADMIN, educate me more
- *NEW* Administering a PowerApps enterprise environment - whitepaper
- Administration, governance and ALM – Ignite talk | documentation | features
- Security and certifications – Microsoft Trust Center
- PowerApps in your organization – FAQ
- Pricing and licensing – summary | details
- Licensing Terms & SLA information of Microsoft PowerApps and other online Services - Online Services
Show me REAL CUSTOMER STORIES
- Real world use cases – customer stories | Ignite presentation
- Autoglass (part of Belron group): call center and field technician apps - customer story | customer presentation
- DriveTime: car buying process – customer story | Ignite presentation
- G&J Pepsi: store audit – customer story | Demo by Eric Mckinney from G&J Pepsi | ZDNet article
- Hawkary Pharmaceuticals: doctor relationship management - customer story
- Integrated Power Services (IPS): motor repair – customer story | Demo at Ignite keynote
- Metro Bank: greeter app – Ignite presentation with demo | Forbes article
- Microsoft: HR apps – Technical case study | Pat Dunn's presentation | Demos
- Nascar: track app – customer story
- National Trust: property inspection – customer story | Demo by National Trust CIO | Ignite video
- R3 Retail Development: project portfolio tracking – Ignite presentation
- Standard Bank: Center of excellence for PowerApps – customer presentation | Ignite demo
- State of Hawaii: legislative tracking - case study on wonderlaura.com
- TransAlta: hydro monitoring – customer story | Ignite presentation
- Ward Services: benefits scheduling – Ignite presentation
How do I GET INVOLVED and STAY CONNECTED
- Ways to collaborate with the PowerApps team – blog post
- Stay updated - product team blog | webinars
- Community sites – forums | community blog | best practices & app gallery
- Submit an idea
- Get support
I am a MICROSOFT PARTNER, how do I get involved
- Start at https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/partners/
- Register in the PowerApps partner directory
- Let customers test drive your apps on AppSource
- You can also sign-up to deliver trainings that will be listed here
I use SHAREPOINT, how can I integrate with PowerApps
- SharePoint welcomes PowerApps and Flow
- PowerApps, the successor to InfoPath
- PowerApps integration with SharePoint – Ignite presentation
- Custom list forms in SharePoint with PowerApps – blog post | demo | documentation
- Reinvent business processes in SharePoint – blog post | Ignite talk
- Pro tips for transitioning from InfoPath to PowerApps – part 1 | part 2
- Embed PowerApps in SharePoint pages – blog post
I use ACCESS WEB APPS, how can I leverage PowerApps
- Introduction to Microsoft PowerApps for Access web apps developers
- Access Services in SharePoint Roadmap
- Updating the Access Services in SharePoint Roadmap
I am a PRO DEVELOPER, how can I leverage PowerApps
- Extend PowerApps and Flow using Azure pro developer tools – Build 2017 talk
- PowerApps for enterprise developers – documentation
- Register and use custom connections – documentation
- Use a custom connection to upload images to Azure blob storage – blog post
- Build and certify your own connector – blog post | documentation
- Register and use custom connectors in PowerApps
- Grow your SaaS business with Azure
LABS, COURSES & BOOKS
- Hands-on-lab - http://aka.ms/pa_lab: (3 hours) Build a device ordering app that connects to either Common Data Service or SharePoint and Create an approval flow connected to these data sources
- EdX course: http://aka.ms/pa/edx: Free 6-week course on developing business applications with PowerApps and Flow
- Lynda.com courses: Learning PowerApps, Learning Microsoft Flow by Gini von Courter
- Book: Beginning PowerApps: The Non-Developers Guide to Building Business Mobile Applications
BEST PRACTICES & COMMON USE CASES
- Community content – community apps gallery | working with data | design discussion
- Real world solutions using PowerApps - video
- UX/UI design tips - video | UX patterns | managing fonts and colors
- Customize list forms in SharePoint with PowerApps – blog post | demo | documentation
- Access web apps migration to PowerApps - whitepaper
- Approval workflows – blog post |documentation | guided learning
- Using the on-premises gateway – overview | installation & FAQ | proxy configuration
- Build an offline app – blog post
- Creating dialogs in PowerApps – blog post | video
- Display a map using the Image control – step-by-step walkthrough | video
- Send an email from your PowerApps app - video
- Connect to Microsoft Cognitive Services - video
- Implement role-based security – blog post
- Build a customized interactive calendar – step-by-step guide
- Notify user that new data is available – step-by-step guide | push notifications feature
- Deep link into an app using URL parameters – step-by-step guide
- Audit scenario solution – blog post from community member
- Performance considerations when working with PowerApps – blog post
PRODUCT PAGES
PowerApps
- Website | Blog | Documentation | Community | Suggest Ideas | Webinars
- Product updates
- Guided Learning | YouTube playlist
- Licensing / Pricing
- Support – known issues | view/report issues | create a support ticket
Microsoft Flow
- Website | Blog | Documentation | Community | Suggest Ideas | Webinars
- Product updates
- Guided Learning | YouTube Playlist
- Licensing / Pricing
- Support
Common Data Service (CDS)
- Common Data Service documentation portal
- Feature updates
- General availability announcement – Nov 2016 | Update – April 2017
- Common Data Model YouTube channel for PowerApps