This document introduces Microsoft Flow and PowerApps, two new offerings for automating workflows and building custom apps in Office 365. Flow allows non-developers to automate tasks and connect apps and services without code. PowerApps enables users to build custom mobile apps for business needs using a no-code interface. Examples are provided of creating SharePoint-focused apps and flows. Roadmaps are presented for upcoming features in both Flow and PowerApps, including expanded connectivity, approvals functionality, and support for additional platforms and devices. Pricing models are also briefly outlined.

1. Improving your
Productivity using
Microsoft Flow and
PowerApps in Office 365
By
Vignesh Ganesan | MCP, MCITP,MCTS &
ITIL V3
Technical Manager - SharePoint & Office
365
&
Jayanthi P | MCTS
SharePoint & Office 365 Developer

3. Who are we?
• Vignesh Ganesan
• Technical Manager- SharePoint & Office
365
• C Sharp Corner MVP
• Active Blogger on C Sharp corner , Collab
365 community , European SP
Community & HubFly Blog site
• www.vigneshsharepointthoughts.com
• Jayanthi P
• SharePoint & Office 365 Developer
• Specialized on SQL Server, Asp. Net,
SharePoint, Office 365, Dynamics CRM &
Power BI

4. Targeted Audiences
IT Admins Office 365
Admin & Dev
Architects and
Decision
Makers
Folks who are
new to Office
365

6. Today Agenda
We’ll look at two new offerings for Office 365:
• PowerApps – Custom apps for business needs
• Flow – Automated workflows between apps and services
Review these products and walk through creating SharePoint focused
example.

7. The larger landscape

8. Big Picture – BusinessPlatform
Power your apps with all your data- All in oneplace

9. Business Application PlatformInnovation
• Power BI
• Power Apps
• Microsoft Flow
• https://businessplatform.microsoft.com

10. Business Application Platform Innovation
• Lets talk PowerApps and Flow
• Power users build “no code” solutions
• Connect to services and data already in
your organization
• Cloud/ On-Prem developing

11. Power BI – pretty Important but some other day

12. Microsoft Flow
Automate your Business Processes + Tasks

13. Microsoft Flow helps non-developers work smarter by
automating workflows across apps and services
Get notifications Copy files Collect data Automate approvals

14. What makes up a Flow?
Example: Notification Flow

15. Connect to cloud and on-premises data

16. Templates help users to get started

17. Connections
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18. Connect with your favorite services
https://flow.microsoft.com

19. Modern Approvals in Flow
• Streamline business processes for data in SharePoint,
Dynamics 365, Forms, SQL, etc.
• View sent and received requests in a unified approvals
center
• Do approvals on the go - from your phone or directly from
your inbox
• Customize to fit your business process:
Sequential or hierarchical approvals
Parallel approvals
All Assigned Must Approve

20. Managing Flows
• Web Interface
http://flow.microsoft.com
• Flow Mobile App

24. Microsoft Flow roadmap - highlights
H2 Calendar 2017 Calendar 2018
oExport/import app packages across envs
oSPO – “In-the-box” review flows
oSPO – use flow for Content Publishing approvals
oSPO – people, choice, attachment and multi-values
oIn-context in Dynamics 365
oEmbedded Power BI analytics
oOffice 365 audit logs
oSupport for GDPR compliance
oUK deployment
oHTML rich text editor
oGuides for debugging actions and conditions
oGovernment and sovereign clouds deployment
oALM – Sandbox environments
oALM – Move or copy across environments
oLeverage device signals (e.g. Location)
oAppSource integration
oAzure functions integration
https://flow.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/
Microsoft Flow Roadmap

25. Microsoft PowerApps
Build custom business mobile apps

26. Build Mobile No-code apps for your business

27. What are PowerApps?
• Stand-alone apps
• Targeted at mobile platforms: Phones and tablets
• Works hand in hand with Microsoft Flow to automate business processes
• Cloud-based tool which allows you to create online forms and mobile apps
that interact with your data across platforms with little or no code.
Notes:
• Solid Integration with SharePoint and several other O365 offerings
• Might be like InfoPath but for mobile platforms

28. PowerApps takes you
From This To This

29. PowerApps Web Portal

31. PUBLISH TO RANGE OF DEVICES
• iOS Version 9.3 and above
• Android 5 and above
• Windows 10 Mobile

32. How Does it work?

33.  Share with anyone on your AD tenant
 Need own credentials for SPO
 SQL as long as you are able to access data
 DropBox/Box access – need own credentials
 Explicit consent every time can be specified
More…

34. PowerApps Native in SharePoint

36. Common Datasource to use
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• SharePoint Online
• The CDM
• Sql Server database
• Salesforce
• Dynamics 365
• Excel workbook

37. Sharing
• NOT public-facing
• Can be shared and accessed across the organization
• Can be shared with all, or specific users

38. PowerApp Vs InfoPath
• Form Layout like InfoPath does not exist in PowerApp yet… but
Microsoft Ignite 2017 said it will be there in next release.
• Cannot share PowerApp with external users, it can only be used by
users in Office 365 environment
• PowerApps is currently only offered as software as a service (SaaS).
As of now, there have not been any announcement about offering an
On-Premise version.
• PowerApp doesn’t handle printing ... Yet.

39. Microsoft Flow roadmap - highlights
https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/
Microsoft PowerApps Roadmap

40. Pricing
PowerApps & Flow

41. Microsoft Flow Pricing

42. PowerApps Pricing

44. Conclusion:
“Going forward , it’s a mobile first , cloud
first world “
Digital Transformation