Power Platform Community Call – April 2022

[Todd Baginski]

Call summary

The format of this call is evolving based on community feedback and an ever-broadening platform.  Topics covered include new call format, an invitation to deliver samples and subsequently demo them, and invitation to schedule a chat with David Warner during Power Apps Community Program Manager Office Hours.  There was live Q & A regarding program changes, dates for upcoming training and community events announced, recent news, PnP Community Recognition Program, and 2 demos - Customer Inventory and Daily Expenses App and Introduction to Power Apps Portals.   This call was hosted by Todd Baginski (Canviz) and David Warner II (Microsoft) | @DavidWarnerII.  The call was recorded on April 20, 2022.  Questions additionally addressed in chat throughout the call. 

New this month

• Microsoft Power Platform: 2022 release wave 1 plan - features in latest release - New Undo Button and OData Editor Improvements
• Announcing Public Preview of a new Power Apps application on Windows - run your Power Apps offline on the desktop, supports native device capabilities
• Introducing the new Power Automate pane in Power Apps! - see Flows already in your App or edit existing Flows, create new Flow button
• Announcing Public Preview of wrap for Power Apps - wrap Canvas apps as custom-branded Android & iOS apps
• Power Platform sample - Invoice Automation using the SharePoint Syntex - Steve Pucelik | @spucelik
• Registration open for the first emPOWER everyone - Microsoft Power Platform Conference – Orlando, Florida, September 18 – 23, 2022
• Upcoming training event - Power Platform Samples – First Time Contributor | Monday, May 9, 10:30 am PT- Register

Demo summaries

• Customer Inventory and Daily Expenses App - tracks information and reduces paperwork by giving managers the ability track/access customer records, daily business expenses, pricing, inventory and monitor workflow completion, while allowing employees to easily enter data into the app.  The Power Platform solution uses Dataverse to store data, Power Apps Canvas app for data entry, notes and inventory capture, and Power Automate for workflow and push notifications.  
• Introduction to Power Apps Portals - leverage existing model-driven apps by building portal apps on top of them.  In this demo build a portal app for external users with no AAD accounts or access to Power Apps.   Create a table, create a portal app, create a portal form, build a portal, set permissions, create a view and see records as external user.  More Portal capabilities in future demos.

Agenda items

• Changes to Community and call structure – David Warner II (Microsoft) | @DavidWarnerII – 1:42
• Power Platform Community Events – David Warner II (Microsoft) | @DavidWarnerII – 19:03
• Recent News – April Dunnam (Microsoft) | @aprildunnam – 19:55
• Demo - Customer Inventory and Daily Expenses App - Rachel Irabor | @Richie4love – 25:42
• Demo - Introduction to Power Apps Portals - Hugo Bernier (Microsoft) | @bernierh – 33:48

Together Mode

Maximum participation in the Community’s first time Together Mode photo!  Great to see the many faces of this vibrant Community.    

Actions

• Opt into PnP Recognition Program | https://aka.ms/m365pnp-recognition
• Check out the SCOTTISH SUMMIT 2022 – June 10^th – 11^th 2022 
• Next meeting - Power Addicts Hangout – TBD
• Mark your calendar for Microsoft Tech Days | Thursday, May 5, 2022. 
• Register for Microsoft Build | May 24-26, 2022
• Register for Sharing is Caring events:
  • AMA (Ask me anything) – Viva ACE | Tuesday, April 26th, 9am PT - Register
  • Community Docs Session | Tuesday, May 17, 10:00 am PT - Register
  • Power Platform Samples – First Time Contributor | Monday, May 9, 10:30 am PT- Register
  • Maturity Model Practitioners | Tuesday, April 19, 7:00 am PT - Register
  • PnP Office Hours – 1:1 session | Register
  • PnP Buddy System | Request a Buddy
• PnP Samples - We welcome your Power Platform samples!
• View or be a Guest on The Low Code Revolution show | aka.ms/LowCodeRevolutionShow 
• Request to deliver a demo during this call - aka.ms/PPCCDemoRequest 
• Schedule a chat with David - Power Apps Community Program Manager Office Hours - https://aka.ms/ChatWithDavid
• Register for Microsoft Power Platform Conference – Orlando, Florida, September 18 – 23, 2022
• Next call May 18^th at 08:00am PST | https://aka.ms/powerappscommunitycall

Demo References

• Customer Inventory and Daily Expenses App
  • Power Platform Samples - https://www.aka.ms/powerplatform-samples

• Introduction to Power Apps Portals
  • Learning Path - Get Started with Power Apps portals 

Request to present a demo during this call - aka.ms/PPCCDemoRequest

General resources

• Power Apps Training Resources - https://aka.ms/PowerAppsTraining
• Power Apps Community - https://Community.PowerApps.com
• Power Apps Community Samples - aka.ms/PowerAppsCommunitySamples 
• Power Apps Community Videos - aka.ms/PowerAppsCommunityVideos
• PowerPlatformLearn Resources - https://www.powerplatformlearn.academy
• Power Platform Samples - aks.ms/powerplatform-samples 
• Create SharePoint List - https://bit.ly/CreateSharePointList
• Microsoft’s Power Platform website

Additional resources

• Power Addicts Hangout | https://wearepoweraddicts.com
• #LessCodeMorePower Video Series | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8IYfXypsj2Cr4DUqMKYkGM-Wejfim2QX
• Powerful Devs Video Series | https://aka.ms/PowerfulDevsYouTube 
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/microsoft365dev​
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSPowerPlat
• Call attention to your great work by using #PowerAppsCC and #PnPWeekly on Twitter.
• Microsoft 365 Unified Sample gallery - https://aka.ms/m365/samples
• Microsoft 365 Platform Community in YouTube - https://aka.ms/m365/videos
• Microsoft 365 Platform Community - https://aka.ms/m365pnp