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PowerApps community call-March 2019

The document details the Microsoft PowerApps community call scheduled for March 20th, 2019, which features discussions on product updates, technical deep dives, and Q&A sessions. It outlines resources for migrating from InfoPath to PowerApps, including data mapping, export/import of cleansed data, and the creation of new schemas. Several links and resources for further information and community contributions are also provided.

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Community call March 20th, 2019 8:00 AM PST https://aka.ms/powerappscommunitycall Microsoft PowerApps
• https://aka.ms/powerappscommunitycall • Monthly cadence • Every month on the third Wednesday • Next call: 08:00am PST, April 17th, 2019 • Latest news and community contributions • Meet the product teams behind PowerApps • Technical deep dives • Q&A
Todd Baginski Canviz @toddbaginski www.toddbaginski.com/blog Audrie Gordon Microsoft @ArtsyPowerApper community.PowerApps.com Dave Chennault SkyLite Systems @davechennault www.SkyLiteSystems.com Adrian Orth Microsoft community.PowerApps.com
Brian Dang Microsoft @8bitclassroom 8bitclassroom.com
InfoPath to PowerApps migration
Modernize • Build the apps that users need • Apply consumer app styling • Multiple form factors Streamline • Make users more productive • Optimize the interaction with flexible platform Extend • Pull in data from other places • Enable others to benefit from the data Moving Business Apps to PowerApps
Review data relationships • Entities • Lookup and collection relationships Current and planned data volume • Record count • Attachments and images • Archiving Complexity of business logic • UI logic • Web services • Assemblies Data security • Determine access levels Analyze data schema, volume, and business logic
Decide data storage • Common Data Service entities • SharePoint Lists • SQL tables Features helping • Dependent drops downs (all) • Relationship properties (currently only CDS) • Creating CDS fields within canvas designer • Common Data Service platform Create data schema and add sample data
App type options • Embedded apps – SharePoint Custom Forms, SharePoint Web Parts, Teams, etc. • Standalone mobile apps or web app Features helping • Responsive canvas layout using expressions (public preview) • Unified control framework for PowerApps (public preview) • Compose and reuse rich components (public preview) Determine app type and page flow
Business logic options • Canvas app logic • Flow • Custom Connector • Business Rules or Plugins (CDS specific features) Features helping • View results of formulas and sub-formulas in canvas apps • Improved formula and error handling Add business logic
Submit requests for • Richer patterns • Building without expressions • Delegation • Control gaps • Ideas making business app migration easier https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/PowerApps- Ideas/idb-p/PowerAppsIdeas PowerApps Feedback
InfoPath to PowerApps Planning, Inventory, and Migration
www.SkyLiteSystems.Com
2 - Mapping of XML form schema or list & create new target 3 - Export of data to allow data cleansing 4 - Import of cleansed data to new target – SharePoint, CDS, ... 5 - Creation of new PowerApps Inventory Schema Mapping & Create New Lists or Entities Export Data Import Data Create New PowerApp & Flows
**** Form Complexity  < 50 fields – Low  50 – 75 – Medium  75-100 – High  >100 or code-behind – Very High
1 - Inventory of InfoPath Forms within SharePoint 2 - Map XML form schema or list to new target & create new lists or entities in CDS 3 - Export of data to allow data cleansing 4 - Import of cleansed data to new target – SharePoint, CDS, ... 5 - Creation of new PowerApps Inventory Schema Mapping & Create New Lists or Entities Export Data Import Data Create New PowerApp & Flows
InfoPath to PowerApps... Source is a Forms Library Because • Repeating Sections • Some forms have Code-Behind • Very Common Scenario Migrated For PowerApps to 3 Lists • Main Form • 2 Repeating Sections • Migrated Attachments
Resources
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/business-applications-release-notes/April19/microsoft- powerapps/ https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/components-available-in-preview https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/craft-app-height-and-width-expressions-to- create-responsive-canvas-apps/ https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/powerapps-ten-reusable-components/ https://skylitesystems.com/i2p-express
Dave Chennault SkyLite Systems @davechennault www.SkyLiteSystems.com Adrian Orth Microsoft community.PowerApps.com
Recent News
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/business-applications-release- notes/April19/microsoft-powerapps/ https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/powerapps-ten-reusable- components/ https://resources.techcommunity.microsoft.com/wp- content/uploads/2018/11/Transforming-Business-Process-with-Microsoft-365- 4.pdf https://github.com/SharePoint/sp-powerapps-solutions/tree/master/solutions
Community Contributions
https://www.agileo365.com/2019/03/building-responsiveish- powerapps.html http://dynamicsgpblogster.blogspot.com/2019/03/powerapps-using- components-to-create_4.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGjRFT2Lxhc&feature=youtu.be
https://aka.ms/OfficeDevYouTube https://aka.ms/PowerAppsCommunityCall
Q&A
PowerApps community call-March 2019