![ { FirstName: “Fred”, LastName: “Jones” }
Table( { FirstName: “Jane”, LastName: “Doe” },
{ FirstName: “John”, LastName: “Smith” } )
[ 123, 456, 789 ]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/brk3408-180515234142/85/Advanced-app-building-with-PowerApps-expressions-and-rules-23-320.jpg)
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Notify( Message [, Type ] )
ShowError
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Advanced app building with PowerApps expressions and rules
- 3. Only so many problems can be solved with off-the-shelf SaaS
- 4. Only so many problems can be solved with off-the-shelf SaaS Custom software development is time consuming and costly
- 5. Only so many problems can be solved with off-the-shelf SaaS Custom software development is time consuming and costly Everything else is a missed opportunity to optimize.
- 6. One connected platform that empowers everyone to innovate
- 10. Imperative Logic • Events and State Changes • Variables • Saving Data Changes • Screen Navigation • App From Data • Setting Values Advanced Topics • Connectors • Flow and Stored Procedures • OnStart • Patch • ForAll • Offline Data Declarative Logic • Think Excel • Controls, Properties, and Formulas • Simple and Compound Data Types • Data Sources • Relational Data • Simple Master/Detail Form • Delegation • Rules
- 12. Think Excel What if you could build apps as easily as you build spreadsheets? What if you could leverage all of your existing Excel knowledge?
- 13. Screen.BackgroundColor = If( IsBlank( Name ), Red, Black ) Sub Button_OnClick Screen.BackgroundColor = If( IsBlank( Name ), Red, Black ) End Sub
- 15. Excel B1’s cell value depends on A1’s cell value Automatically recalculated as A1 changes PowerApps Label1’s Text property depends on TextInput1’s Text property Automatically recalculated as TextInput1 changes
- 16. Excel Formulas can reference any cell in the workbook The entire workbook is recalculating all the time, even if we can’t see a sheet or hidden column PowerApps Formulas can reference any control property in the app The entire app is recalculating all the time, even if we can’t see a screen or a control is invisible
- 19. TextInputBox.Default TextInputBox.BackgroundColor TextInputBox.Text
- 22. 123.456 “Hello World” True False 1/12/2017 12:00 PM 1/12/2017 IsBlank Blank
- 23. { FirstName: “Fred”, LastName: “Jones” } Table( { FirstName: “Jane”, LastName: “Doe” }, { FirstName: “John”, LastName: “Smith” } ) [ 123, 456, 789 ]
- 24. Filter, Search Sort, SortByColumns AddColumns, DropColumns, RenameColumns, ShowColumns GroupBy, Ungroup
- 25. Gallery, Display Form Data Table Edit Form EditForm, NewForm, SubmitForm Collect, Patch, Remove, Update
- 28. SalesOrderID AccountContact SalesPersonWorker OrderDate Status 101 { ContactID: 12, FullName: “Sherlock Holmes” } { WorkerID: 44, Name: “Joe Black” } 1/1/2017 “Shipped” 102 { ContactID: 14, FullName: “Doctor Watson” } { WorkerID: 44, Name: “Joe Black” } 1/14/2017 “Placed” SalesOrderID AccountContact SalesPersonWorker OrderDate Status SalesOrderLIne 101 { ContactID; 12, FullName: “Sherlock Holmes”, PhoneBusiness: “(206) 321-5422”, Name: { GivenName: “Sherlock”, Surname: “Holmes”, MiddleName: “Bruce” } … } { WorkerID: 44, Name: “Joe Black” Email: “jb@conto.com”, BusinessUnit: “C&R”, … } 1/1/2017 “Shipped” Product Quantity UnitPrice { Name: “Mag Glass” SellingUnitPrice: 12 } 2 12 { Name: “Microphone” SellingUnitPrice: 30 } 1 30 102 { ContactID: 14, FullName: “Doctor Watson”, PhoneBusiness: “(206) 321-5421”, Name: { GivenName: “Doctor”, Surname: “Watson”, MiddleName: null } … } { WorkerID: 44 Name: “Joe Black” Email: “jb@conto.com”, BusinessUnit: “C&R”, … } 1/14/2017 “Placed” Product Quantity UnitPrice { Name: “Aspirin” SellingUnitPrice: 10 } 1 9 { Name: “Notebook” SellingUnitPrice: 12 } 1 10 Today Tomorrow
- 30. Choices
- 31. Understand delegation Delegable data sources
- 34. Button.OnSelect, Screen.OnVisible, App.OnStart, ; ;;
- 35. Set Navigate, UpdateContext Collect, Clear, ClearCollect, Update, Remove SaveData, LoadData
- 37. Set, UpdateContext, Navigate Collect
- 39. Navigate( Screen2, Transition, ContextVariablesToSetOnScreen2 ) Back
- 40. Browse Screen Detail Screen Edit Screen Detail Form Edit Form Gallery P E +Name < Name 3 $ X Name P Account Entity Search
- 41. Browse Screen Detail Screen Edit Screen Detail Form Edit Form Gallery P E +Name < Name 3 $ X Name P Account Entity Search Items Sort Filter
- 42. Browse Screen Detail Screen Edit Screen Detail Form Edit Form Gallery P E +Name < Name 3 $ X Name P Account Entity Search Selected Item Item
- 43. Browse Screen Detail Screen Edit Screen Detail Form Edit Form Gallery P E +Name < Name 3 $ X Name P Account Entity Search Remove SubmitForm
- 44. Browse Screen Detail Screen Edit Screen Detail Form Edit Form Gallery Search P E +Name < Name 3 $ X Name P Account Entity Navigate Back Back Back Back Navigate Navigate
- 45. Browse Screen Detail Screen Edit Screen Detail Form Edit Form Gallery Search P E +Name < Name 3 $ X Name P Account Entity EditForm NewForm
- 52. Data binding is one way – separate in and out Default Text SelectedDate Use Reset Default 7 7 Default Text
- 54. OnStart
- 55. Patch( DataSource, OriginalRecord, Updates ) Edit Form Defaults function Errors Patch( DataSource, Original, Form1.Updates, Form2.Updates, Form3.Updates )
- 56. ForAll( Table, Formula ) Collect UpdateContext, ClearCollect, Set
- 57. Collect SaveData Doesn’t work when Web Authoring, must use native studio or players LoadData Can do this from OnStart Connection Patch Can use ForAll to Patch only records that have changed
- 58. IfError( Try, Catch ) Notify( Message [, Type ] ) ShowError Patch
- 60. THR2303 Build a workflow in 10 minutes 12:00PM - 12:20PM Expo Hall Theater 1 THR3401 Real-World Solutions with PowerApps: Performance and optimization tips 1:00PM - 1:20PM Expo Hall Theater 2 BRK2302 Automating business processes and approvals with Microsoft Flow 1:15PM - 2:30PM Sheraton Grand Ballrm D BRK3411 Accelerate your SaaS App development using the Business Application Platform 4:45PM - 6:00PM WSCC Room 603 THR2302 Build a full business app in 10 minutes 12:00PM - 12:20PM Expo Hall Theater 1 BRK2420 Streamline business processes with Flow and Office 365 1:00PM - 2:15PM Sheraton Grand Ballrm D BRK2303 Build and extend applications for Office 365 with PowerApps and Flow 4:30PM - 5:45PM WSCC Room 603 BRK3404 Deep dive into building apps on Common Data Service for Apps 8:30AM - 9:45AM WSCC Room 620 THR1201 Distribute your apps to millions of users via AppSource 9:30AM - 9:50AM Expo Hall Theater 2 THR3402 Real-World Solutions with PowerApps: Building Composite Controls 10:00AM - 10:20AM Expo Hall Theater 1 THR1202 Deliver a compelling experience on Microsoft AppSource 10:30AM - 10:50AM Expo Hall Theater 2 THR2304 Real-World Solutions with PowerApps: ALM via Microsoft Flow & PowerShell 12:00PM - 12:20PM Expo Hall Theater 1 BRK3405 Developing custom connectors for Microsoft Flow and PowerApps 1:00PM - 2:15PM WSCC Room 603 BRK3403 Extending PowerApps and CDS for Apps with custom controls and server side logic 2:45PM - 4:00PM WSCC Room 620 THR3403 Real-World Solutions with PowerApps: Tips & tricks to manage app complexity 3:00PM - 3:20PM Expo Hall Theater 1 BRK3408 Advanced app building with PowerApps expressions and rules 4:30PM - 5:45PM Sheraton Metro. Ballrm A
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