Creating An App For Daily Tasks Using Microsoft PowerApps

• You can either start using an application to connect to your app or create a blank app.
  
  
• We are using PowerApps Studio for Web. Click on Blank App.
  
  
• You can choose what source of data you want to use in your app. As for me, I will choose SharePoint.
  
  
  
  
• Enter the site URL.
  
  
• Fill in your credentials. Your app will get connected to your SharePoint site.
  
  
• I will be choosing a custom list to store the data, as per the screen below.
  
  
  
  
• We are going to build an app to see the team’s daily task activities and their progress.
  

• Once you connect to your PowerApps Studio, you will see the platform being ready, as in the screen below.
  
  
  
  
• Once your platform is ready, you will see the following build.
  
  
  
  
• On the right hand side, you can choose various layouts for how your app should look.
  
  
  
  
• Similarly, you can see your app screens on the left what changes you made.
  
  
  

Development of App

• When you select a format as phone or tablet, the Studio gives you a blank platform to build your app.
  
  
• Using the platform, you can align what kind of data you want.
  
  
  
  
• You can insert the following on your apps.
  
  
  1. A New Screen
  2. A Text Box
  3. Button
  4. Text
  5. Controls - The following controls can be used.
     
     
     
     
  6. Gallery
  7. Forms- you can have edit and view forms on your app.
  8. Media
  9. Charts - The following types of chart can be used.
     
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  10. Icons
      
      
• You just need to drag and drop them to your app’s screen.
  
  As we are currently using the SharePoint services, I am loading the title of the tasks and their status from the SharePoint list.

Here is our App



We are using a refresh icon on the top. Then, we are using the sort functions and a new tasks icon.

When you click on "Add New", you will see the following screen on your app.



Or when you click on edit on the items of the app, you see the following screen on your app.



As my app is ready, I will go in and save the app.



Provide a name and description to your app and click on Save.

Your app is Live now, within your organization and ready to use.

Its quick, isn’t it?

That’s the best part of creating apps through Microsoft PowerApps. There is more to come.

Keep reading & keep learning!