Presented at SharePoint Saturday San Diego, this presentation provides an introduction to Microsoft PowerApps.

2. PowerApps - No Code Applications for the
Citizen Developer
A conversation for those who know the business challenges the best.

3. Galen Keene
Father and
Husband
Owner HKITC
SharePoint
Architect @
Granite
Construction
17 Years IT
Experience
Former SANSPUG
Leadership Team
Member
@sdkeene –
twitter

4. Solution
Development
• Off-the-Shelf SAAS
• Custom Software Development
• Missed Opportunities

7. Connect UseCreate
PowerApps
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8. SharePoint Form
Solutions

9. SharePoint Form
Solutions
• InfoPath/SharePoint Designer
• No new versions
• Supported through 2026
• Access Web Apps
• PowerApps
• Successor to InfoPath and SharePoint
Designer

10. InfoPath – Advantages
Custom Forms for
SharePoint
• Apply business rules
• Cascading dropdown
controls
• Formatting and layout
• Field Validation
Simple forms
were an
alternative to
custom dev

11. InfoPath - Disadvantages
Required a
particular set of
skills…not easy
Not mobile
friendly
Not easy to
maintain
Dated look and
feel
Its going away…

13. Pros of PowerApps
• Intended for all users
• Leverages Excel and Access
formulas
• Part of the Business Application
Platform
• Modern look and feel
• Connectors

14. PowerApps and SharePoint
• SharePoint list embedded forms
• SharePoint data via connector
• PowerApps from a SharePoint list
• PowerApps web part

15. SharePoint Touch Points
Smooth transitions from SharePoint to PowerApps

16. PowerApps Touch Points
Smooth transitions from PowerApps to SharePoint

17. Demo 1 – SharePoint List
Embedded Forms

18. Key Takeaways
Make
Mistakes
and Try
Again
In SharePoint you can
deactivate or delete the form
In PowerApps you can rollback
to previous versions

19. Demo 2 – SharePoint List
PowerApp

20. Q&A

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