1-Week Intensive Power Apps Training Course

Description

Looking for an intensive PowerApps Training Course? Our 1 Week Intensive PowerApps Training Course offers comprehensive coverage of both basic and advanced features of Microsoft PowerApps. This comprehensive PowerApps training course is designed for users who are new to PowerApps, but who intend to use the program extensively in their business workflows. You should consider taking this course when your company has recently adopted, or are about to adopt PowerApps; and you will be playing a pivotal role in ensuring that your organization derives the greatest possible benefit from self-service business automation.

This intensive PowerApps Training workshop consists of three courses: PowerApps Introduction (2 days), PowerApps Intermediate (1 day) and PowerApps Advanced (2 days).

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Private Instructor-Led Online Courses

We can run this PowerApps training course as an instructor-led online course. Our online classes are small, with a maximum of ten delegates and each person is given remote access to a computer in our training centre and provided with lots of opportunities to practice all of the techniques being taught.

Course Outline

PowerApps Introduction

Getting Started

What is Microsoft PowerApps? PowerApp subscriptions; PowerApps data connectors; Records and tables; Canvas apps vs model-driven apps; Using the PowerApps Desktop Editor

Data Sources

Connecting to Excel tables; Connecting to SharePoint lists; Connecting to SQL Server; Connecting to on-premises data; Installing and configuring a data gateway

Working with Galleries

Customizing gallery layout; Customizing gallery layout; Specifying sort and search columns; Displaying a scroll bar

Forms and Cards

Edit form and display form controls; Showing and hiding forms ; Adding and manipulating cards; Using pre-defined cards; Reordering cards; Unlocking cards; Modifying the Display Name property; Modifying the Data Field property; Setting the Update property; Setting the Required property

Working with Other Controls

Understanding controls and properties; Labels and text inputs; Drop downs, combo boxes and list boxes; Column charts and pie charts; The Add picture control; The Date picker control

PowerApps Formulas

Control properties and formulas; Values, operators and functions; Manipulating user input; Using formulas for conditional formatting; Using formulas to perform actions

PowerApps Variables

Overview of variables; When to use variables; Creating and removing variables; Working with global variables; Working with context variables

Sharing Apps

Publishing an app; Sharing with individuals; Sharing with security groups; Granting co-worker permission

Power BI Integration

Overview of Power BI integration; Sharing and security; Using the Power BI tile control; Using the PowerApps custom visual; Embedding an app in a Power BI dashboard tile

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PowerApps Intermediate

Solutions

Solutions overview; Default solutions; Managed and unmanaged solutions; Creating solutions; Importing solutions; Contextual commands

Model-Driven Apps

Model-driven apps overview; Creating a model-driven app; Power Apps table designer; The Site map designer; The Form designer; The View designer; The Workflow designer; Publishing a model-driven app; Sharing a model-driven app

PowerApps Portal Studio

Editing webpages; Editing webpage components; Editing source code; Working with web templates

Portal Themes

Enabling basic themes; Changing your portal theme ; Creating a new theme; Copying a preset theme; Using Sass variables

Collections

Overview of collections; The Collect and ClearCollect functions; Single and multi-column selections; Displaying a collection; Removing items from a collection

Embedding Apps

Licensing implications of embedding; Embedding an app in a Power BI dashboard; Embedding apps in SharePoint; Embedding apps in Teams

Accessibility

Creating content for screen readers; Hiding Content from screen readers; Accessibility control arrangement; Using the AccessibleLabel property; The Live property; The Role property; The TabIndex property; Gauging colour contrast; Find accessibility issues; Errors, warnings, and tips

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PowerApps Advanced

Validating User Input

Utilizing the Error property of forms; The IsMatch function; The Match function; The MatchAll function

Error Handling

Utilizing the Error property of forms; Formula-level error management; Using the IfError function; The Errors function; Evaluating the ErrorKind

Using Signals

Overview of PowerApps signals; The Acceleration signal; The Compass signal; The Location signal; Creating an on-the-road app

Building Offline Apps

Overview of offline apps; Considerations and limitations; Testing the Connection signal; The SaveData function; The LoadData function

Using Rules

Overview of rules; Creating conditions; Creating actions; Updating and modifying rules; Testing rules

Creating Components

What is a component? Components in canvas apps; Creating components; Creating custom properties; Using the output property; Adding a component to a screen; Creating a component library; Component library permissions; Importing from a component library; Importing and exporting components; Updating components; Working with component library; Create an example component library; Update a component library

Optimization and Best Practices

Optimizing the OnStart property; Caching data; Using delegation; Using Delayed Load; Working with large datasets; Updating apps by republishing; Referencing and reusing complex formulas; Using Explicit Column Selection; Testing browser compatible; Anticipating client-side memory; Anticipating firewall issues; Optimizing SQL Server connections; Optimizing SharePoint connections; Optimizing Dataverse connections; Optimizing Excel connections

AI Builder

What is AI Builder; AI Builder licensing; Object detection; Prediction; Category classification; Form processing; Business card reader

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Contact Us

Private Instructor-Led Online Training

If you have several staff members that need to complete this training, we can arrange a private instructor-led online training course tailored to the requirements of your organisation. Each person is given remote access to a computer in our training centre and provided with lots of opportunities to practice all of the techniques being taught remotely. This means that your staff can attend a course either in the office or from home.

Training Location for Scheduled Courses

All of our scheduled public courses are now run online. When we resume the running of our in-person scheduled training courses, they will take place at the following address:
Tower Bridge Business Centre
46-48 East Smithfield
London E1W 1AW
Tel: 0800 998 9248