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Power Apps Form Design & UX Guidelines

Table Of Contents: • Restrict Text Input Values • Validate Form Data • Implement Error Handling • Protect Against Loss Of Unsaved Data • Use A Single Form To Create, Edit & Display Records Restrict Text Input Values When a…

  • Posted by - Matthew Devaney
  • on - September 11, 2022
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Power Apps Standards: Reviewing Canvas Apps

Table Of Contents: • App Checker • Power Apps Code Review Tool • Source Code Review • Functional Testing & User Acceptance Testing App Checker App checker identifies potential issues within a canvas app.  A red dot will appear when…

  • Posted by - Matthew Devaney
  • on - September 4, 2022
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Power Apps Standards: Naming Conventions

Table Of Contents: • Screen Names • Control Names • Variable Names • Collection Names • Datasource Table Names Screen Names A screen name should clearly describe its purpose in 2-3 words ending with word “Screen.”  Use proper-case.   A screen-reader…

  • Posted by - Matthew Devaney
  • on - August 30, 2022
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Power Apps Generate Row Numbers In A Collection

Generate row numbers for a Power Apps collection with this formula. Copy and paste this code into your own app. // Generate row number code ClearCollect( colSolution, ForAll( Sequence(CountRows(colMyCollection)), Patch( Last(FirstN(colMyCollection, Value)), {RowNumber: Value} ) ) ) Here’s how it…

  • Posted by - Matthew Devaney
  • on - August 22, 2022
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Power Apps Tip: Hide The Navigation Bar In Play Mode

Hide the Power Apps navigation bar in play mode by adding hidenavbar=true to the end of the app’s URL. I recommend you do this when providing users with a link to any canvas app so it displays as large as…

  • Posted by - Matthew Devaney
  • on - August 14, 2022
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Power Apps Hack To Style All Form Controls In Seconds

This strange hack makes it possible to quickly update the style of all DataCardKeys and DataCardValues in a Power Apps form. Normally its simple to update multiple controls at once. Just select a group of controls then change the desired…

  • Posted by - Matthew Devaney
  • on - August 7, 2022
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Remove Duplicate Rows From A Power Apps Collection

Remove the duplicate rows from any Power Apps collection with this 1 line of code. //Duplicate removal code ClearCollect(colSolution, ForAll(Distinct(yourCollectionName, ThisRecord), Result)); Here’s how it works: The Distinct function returns a one-column table of unique values for a field. But…

  • Posted by - Matthew Devaney
  • on - July 31, 2022
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A Visual Guide To Power Platform Service Principal Setup

Using a Power Platform service principal account is an awesome way to securely run your Power Automate flows. Service principals have system the administrator role and stay logged permanently stay logged in with a special type of permanent password called…

  • Posted by - Matthew Devaney
  • on - July 24, 2022
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10 Power Apps Code Examples To Improve Your Coding Style

You, my fellow human, are about to become better at writing Power Apps code.By following a coding standard you can make your apps easier to maintain and have less bugs. High-quality code is simple to read. It follows a consistent…

  • Posted by - Matthew Devaney
  • on - July 17, 2022
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Power Automate: Create Word Document With A Repeating Section

Power Automate can populate a word document template with values and convert the document to PDF. Updating single text fields in a PDF is easy but implementing a repeating section requires different code. Repeating sections are typically used to display…

  • Posted by - Matthew Devaney
  • on - July 10, 2022
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