FA-0741Automation, RPA & Power PlatformSoftware Development

Microsoft Power Apps Canvas Development

SharePoint, standard connectors and practical app workflows

Introduction

Why this course

Build a practical canvas app using Power Apps Studio, controls and Power Fx formulas. The course focuses on SharePoint and selected standard/non-premium data connections, with introductory Power Automate and email integration.

Develop screens, data operations and a customised SharePoint list form, then review permissions, environments and distribution of the lab app. Native mobile-app wrapping and model-driven development are outside this course.

Learning outcomes

Explain where canvas apps fit in the Power Platform.
Create screens, controls, reusable components and dynamic behaviour.
Use formulas, filters and selected data operations.
Connect to SharePoint and an appropriate Excel source.
Integrate selected Power Automate, Forms-response and email workflows.
Customise and test a SharePoint list form.
Publish/share a canvas app and distinguish app access from resource permissions.

Prerequisites

Basic computer, file upload/download and file-system skills.
Experience using SharePoint.
An organisational account with suitable Power Apps, SharePoint and Power Automate entitlements and lab permissions.
Supported browser, reliable internet and the designated environment; suitable email access for the email exercise.

Training outline

3 modules

01Day 1 — Canvas Apps and User Interfaces6 topics

Platform exploration, course orientation and environment setup.
Canvas, screens, controls and dynamic properties.
Complex controls, actions and functional behaviour.
Rich text, markup/media support, buttons, icons and clickable elements.
Reusable UI components and selected visualisations.
Build a first app interface.

02Day 2 — Formulas and Data Connections6 topics

Plan app logic; Power Fx operators, formulas, filters and aggregate functions.
Create, read, update and delete selected lab records.
Connect to compatible Excel data and SharePoint lists; use lookup relationships.
Introduce Power Automate flows and supported email integration.
Handle Microsoft Forms responses through Power Automate, not a direct Power Apps Forms connector.
Review relevant data-query/delegation limitations and test the sample data.

03Day 3 — SharePoint Forms, Permissions and Publishing6 topics

Customise a SharePoint list form and add selected functionality.
Use SharePointIntegration events for new, view, edit, save and cancel behaviour.
Review app, connection, flow and underlying data permissions.
Power Platform environments and appropriate packaging/movement options for a standalone app.
Distinguish standalone app sharing from customised SharePoint forms, whose access follows the list and whose movement has different limitations.
Save, publish, share and test the completed canvas app with an appropriate lab user.

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