1aOS Aachen 08/10/2019
Integrate the Power Platform
with SharePoint
An end-to-end real-life scenario
Patrick Guimonet
aOS Aachen
08/10/2019 Danke schön!
Hi, I am Patrick Guimonet
@patricg
10 times MVP
Office Servers and Services
4 years MS Regional Director
aOS Community
Founder and member
Greater Paris, France
International speaker and
events organizer
My events
Enterprise Solutions
Architect - Abalon
My event history
”We are bread eaters” Odysseus in Homer’s
Odyssey
Who are you?
BusinessIT
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Do you know
the Power Platform?
And why it is
important for
your business?
Empower everyone to innovate
with one connected app platform
PowerAppsPower BI Microsoft Flow
Empower everyone to innovate
with one connected app platform
PowerAppsPower BI Microsoft Flow
The “Triple-A Loop”: Analyze, Act, Automate
There's a fundamental change occurring.
That fundamental change is that data is now coming first.
https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/2019/01/29/the-microsoft-power-platform-empowering-millions-of-people-to-achieve-more
Data!!!
Practice does make
perfect
Practice does make perfect
But it’s not by drowning
that you will learn how to swim!
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A typical business case
Managing projects
The process
Project
Request
er
Project
approver
Project
Manag
er
Review
report
data
Analyze
project
delays
alert
The process – part 1
Project
Request
er
Project
approver
Project
Manag
er
DEMO
The process – part 2
Project
Request
er
Project
approver
Project
Manag
er
DEMO
The process – part 3
Project
Request
er
Project
approver
Project
Manag
er
DEMO
The whole process
Project
Request
er
Project
approver
Project
Manag
er
Projects Lifecycle
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How to integrate with
SharePoint?
Power Platform – SharePoint Integration (1/2)
Customize SharePoint forms
SharePoint lists as a data source for
PowerApps
Approval workflow in SharePoint (and
many more)
Power Platform – SharePoint Integration (2/2)
SharePoint webparts
SharePoint as a data source for Power
BI
SharePoint on-premises via data
gateway
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/gateway-reference
SharePoint is the content service of Office 365
• A ubiquitous data storage in Office
365
• Key features for SharePoint and
OneDrive
Source: Infographic: The Document Circle of Life
PowerApps popular connectors
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/connections-list#popular-connectors
Data sources
• 1 data source among 200+
• MS Flow, PowerApps and Azure Logic
Apps share the same connectors.
• Many connectors for
➢ Microsoft world (Office 365, Dynamics 365 and Azure)
➢ And Beyond ( Salesforce, Dropbox, Twitter, Google, …)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-data-sources
https://emea.flow.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/?filter=&category=all
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/
https://emea.flow.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/
@HeberOLopes
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CONCLUSION
How to learn more?
Pricing
https://blog.atwork.at/post/2
019/09/27/Microsoft-
PowerApps-and-Flow-
licensing
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Surfing the Office 365 Waves:
An Office 365 Roadmap Analysis with Power BI
Surfing Office 365 waves, Q2 CY2018 update
Surfing the Office 365 Waves: An Office 365 Roadmap Analysis with Power BI
Latest version of the report Nov. 23
rd
, 2018
Surfer sur les vagues Office 365, mise à jour Q2 CY2018
Surfer sur les vagues Office 365
A Beginner’s Guide to Microsoft PowerApps
PowerApps is, fundamentally, a
development platform for mobile
and web apps. It allows “citizen
developers” to reach capabilities
that were once only reserved for
high-end development tools.
What’s more, PowerApps is
generally quite easy to learn. You
can use it to swiftly take charge of
your destiny as long as you make the
correct decisions when it comes to
structuring. Follow this guide to help
avoid any nasty surprises.
www.avepoint.com/blog/office-365/microsoft-powerapps
Best resources
Microsoft Power BI Guided Learning
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/browse/?products=powerapps
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/browse/?products=flow
Administering a PowerApps Enterprise Deployment
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/administrator/admin-powerapps-enterprise-deployment
https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/news/252463610/Microsoft-tunes-Power-Platform-for-pros-citizen-developers
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DANKE SCHÖN!

2019-10-08 aOS Aachen - Integrate the Power Platform with SharePoint