Teaches you how to build data-centric mobile applications for your business, regardless of your technical knowledge
Shows you how to leverage the complexities of building a real-word application with the same ease of writing a simple spreadsheet
Uses a hands-on approach complete with context, explanatory screenshots, and non-technical terminology
Instructs you how to write apps that manage complex data, take pictures, or retrieve GPS coordinates
Autorentext
Tim Leung is a software developer with more than 10 years of experience in designing and building large-scale commercial applications. He is a recognized expert in the field of rapid application development and his previous publication with Apress, Visual Studio LightSwitch, covers this topic in depth. Tim is a Microsoft certified developer, a chartered member of the British Computer Society, and holds a degree in information technology.
Klappentext
Transform the way your business works with easy-to-build apps. With this updated and expanded second edition, you can build business apps that work with your company's systems and databases, without having to enlist the expertise of costly, professionally trained software developers.
In this new edition, business applications expert Tim Leung offers step-by-step guidance on how you can improve all areas of your business. He shows how you can replace manual or paper processes with modern apps that run on phone or tablet devices. For administrative and back-office operations, he covers how to build apps with workflow and dashboard capabilities. To facilitate collaboration with customers and clients, you'll learn how to build secure web portals with data entry capabilities, including how to customize those portals with code.
This hands-on new edition has 10 new chaptersincluding coverage on model-driven and portal apps, artificial intelligence, building components using the Power Apps Component Framework, using PowerShell for administration, and morecomplete with context, explanatory screenshots, and non-technical terminology.
What You Will Learn
- Create offline capable mobile apps and responsive web apps
- Carry out logic, data access, and data entry through formulas
- Embellish apps with charting, file handling, photo, barcode, and location features
- Set up Common Data Service, SharePoint, and SQL data sources
- Use AI to predict outcomes, recognize images, and analyze sentiment
- Integrate apps with external web services and automate tasks with Power Automate
- Build reusable code and canvas components, make customizations with JavaScript
- Transfer apps and data, and secure, administer, and monitor Power Apps environment
Inhalt
Part I: Power App Fundamentals
Chapter 1: Introducing Power Apps
Chapter 2: Subscribing to Power Apps
Chapter 3: Creating Your First App
Chapter 4: Sharing Apps
Chapter 5: Using Formulas
Part II: Working with Data
Chapter 6: Setting Up SharePoint, SQL, and more
Chapter 7: Working with Tables and Rows
Chapter 8: Searching and Retrieving Data
Part III: Developing Canvas Apps
Chapter 9: Canvas App Design
Chapter 10: Using Simple Controls
Chapter 11: Using Table/Record Data Controls
Part IV: Developing Model Driven and Portal AppsChapter 12: Building a Dataverse Database
Chapter 13:Developing Model-Driven Apps
Chapter 14: Building Portal Apps
Chapter 15: Retrieving Data from Portal Apps.
Part V: Enhancing Apps
Chapter 16: Working with Images and Media
Chapter 17: Storing and Retrieving Files
Chapter 18: Integrating Maps and Location Services
Chapter 19: Charting Data
Chapter 20: Adding Artificial Intelligence to Apps
Part VI: Reusability
Chapter 21: Building Reusable Canvas Components
Chapter 22: Building Reusable Code Components
Part VII: Offline and Integration
Chapter 23: Working Offline
Chapter 24: Creating Custom Data Connectors
Part VIII: Administration
Chapter 25: Using Power Automate
Chapter 26: Transferring Apps and Data
Chapter 27: Administering Security
Appendix A - Sample App Data Structure