That API Guy

Use Environment Theme Colors for Custom Pages in Model Driven Apps

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 19:02:55 +0000

If you are using custom pages in your model driven apps and would like to use the same colors as the default theme of the environment, this post will answer your question.

Step 1. Add the Themes table (system table) in your custom page

Themes table in Data

The table will get added as Themes_1 as there is already a Themes object used for something else on a custom page.

Copy Appointments from Microsoft Bookings to Dataverse or Dynamics

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:41:53 +0000

If you or your organization uses Microsoft Bookings and would like to sync events from Microsoft Bookings to Dynamics or Dataverse or to any other calendar, then this blog post is for you. 👉

A while ago, I had a use case with a client where they were using Bookings to let their customers book a time-slot for a 1:1 feedback session as a part of annual customer survey. That time, there wasn’t a straight-forward way to sync events and also the Bookings API was in beta. Now, with the new Bookings connector in Power Automate, it should make things much easier.

Power Apps

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 15:46:00 +0000

Microsoft Power Apps is a low-code application development platform, using which you can build apps in hours—not months—that easily connect to your data in SharePoint, Teams, SQL database, Dataverse and many more. Apps developed using the platform can be easily shared within an org (and outside your org) and can run on the web, iOS, and Android devices.

Power Automate

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 15:46:00 +0000

Microsoft Power Automate is a powerful low-code workflow automation tool that connects to hundreds of popular apps and services. Using this tool you can easily build approvals, send automated notifications, modify data based on specific events, and so much more.

Google Photos in Power Apps

Fri, 28 May 2021 21:00:49 +0000

Ever wanted to build your own photo library in an app without using much code? In this post, you will learn how to connect to the Google Photos API and get photos from your Google account in Power Apps / Power Automate.

Before you start

In order to build a custom connector for Google Photos and use it in Power Apps, you will need at-least these before you start building

Embedded Canvas App - "We are having trouble displaying this app" Error

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Issue
Are you trying to embed a canvas app in a model driven app and seeing this error - “We are having trouble displaying this app”?

We are having trouble displaying this app

Solution

There is a Canvas App Entity/Table that the user needs ‘Read’ access to. To provide this access, navigate to
Advanced Settings -> Security -> Security Roles -> -> Customizations -> Canvas App -> Provide Read Access at Organization level

Rapid Power Podcast

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:19:42 +0000

A fun rapid-fire style podcast where #PowerAddicts will be asked some Power Platform and some not so Power Platform questions.

You can listen it here on the website or any of these podcast platforms:

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Google Podcasts

https://anchor.fm/s/413dcc8c/podcast/rss

Approvals in Microsoft Teams

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 09:01:54 +0000

https://youtu.be/Afh9rD4JXJQ

Approvals in Microsoft Teams
#MicrosoftTeams #Approvals #PowerAutomate #Flow

In this video, you will learn how to create an approval process in Microsoft Teams using Power Automate. We will use an out-of-the-box template flow to do this, so you don’t have to create the flow from scratch.

If you would like to learn how to scan receipts using Power Apps, watch these videos -

▶ How to Scan Receipts Using AI Builder - https://youtu.be/1-PMh-flerU
▶ How to Scan Receipts using Azure’s Form Recognizer API - https://youtu.be/Kjb-Hnt_GpY

Create Polls in Microsoft Teams

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 08:33:23 +0000

https://youtu.be/NkEMZXG6c24

Create Polls in Microsoft Teams #MicrosoftTeams #TeamsTips #MicrosoftForms Did you know you could create a poll in a Teams meeting with just a few clicks? If you liked the video, please support me by hitting the thumbs up and subscribing to the channel. You can also follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/That_API_guy

How to Scan Receipts Using AI Builder

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 22:59:37 +0000

https://youtu.be/1-PMh-flerU

How to Scan Receipts Using AI Builder
# AIBuilder #PowerAddicts #PowerApps

In this video, you will learn how to create an app in Power Apps to scan receipts using the AI Builder.

Some helpful resources -
Power Apps Blog Post on Receipt Processor - https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/process-receipts-with-ai-builder/

Docs - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ai-builder/prebuilt-receipt-processing
Use In Power Apps Docs - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ai-builder/prebuilt-receipt-processor-component-in-powerapps
Use in Power Automate Docs - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ai-builder/flow-receipt-processing

If you liked the video, please don’t forget to subscribe to the channel.

Unboxing the MVP Award

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 16:58:04 +0000

https://youtu.be/mCXSXRa760Q

Unboxing the MVP Award #MVPBuzz #PowerAddicts #Unboxing Thank you all of you for your support in my journey. Looking forward to sharing more and helping all of you in you Power Platform journey.

How to create an app to Scan Receipts

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 15:48:44 +0000

https://youtu.be/Kjb-Hnt_GpY

Comments:

How to create an app to Scan Receipts – ECELLORS CRM Blog - Jun 6, 2020

Change Backgrounds in Microsoft Teams

Mon, 18 May 2020 15:02:57 +0000

https://youtu.be/KC_tQR5_eLM

Microsoft Teams Quick Tutorials In this video, you will learn how to change your background in Microsoft Teams. If you like the video, please subscribe to the channel to get a new video every week. You can also follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/That_API_guy

How to create a Teams meeting using Outlook

Mon, 18 May 2020 10:11:52 +0000

https://youtu.be/jEKFR9abeII

Microsoft Teams Quick Tutorials How to create a Teams meeting using Outlook In this video, you will learn how to schedule a Teams meeting using Outlook desktop client. If your company is migrating from Skype for Business to Teams, this might be really helpful for you. If you like the video, please subscribe to the channel to get a new video every week. You can also follow me on Twitter - https://twitter.com/That_API_guy

Get Distinct Records using the union expression in Power Automate

Sat, 04 Apr 2020 21:01:10 +0000

If you want to find all the distinct records in your data-source like a SharePoint list, there is no “Distinct records” action or distinct expression that you can use in Power Automate (earlier called Microsoft Flow) .

There is a simple way to do it using the union expression . This expression returns all the common items in two arrays. So, if we you use the union expression for an array on itself , it will return basically all the items, but the items that are there multiple times will be returned only once. Voila! You just found out the lookalike of ‘Distinct’ function in Power Apps.

Provision Teams using Power Apps and Power Automate

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:56:57 +0000

If you are an Office 365 admin who wants to streamline requests to create teams in Microsoft Teams, this blog post was written exactly for you. Those who aren’t admins, share this blog post with your Office 365 admin and push them to implement this. It’s a win for all!

Solution Overview

Step 1 - Download the .zip package from my GitHub repo.

Step 2- Install the flows and the Power App

Import the following package in Power Automate / Power Apps in the following order -

Managing Events Using Power Platform

Tue, 03 Mar 2020 03:00:18 +0000

https://youtu.be/ACD-E_1ihds

Managing Events Using Power Platform

OAuth 1.0 Connection in Power Automate | Post Tweets with user mentions and send DMs using Twitter API

Sun, 16 Feb 2020 22:54:36 +0000

In this post, you will learn how to connect to an API with OAuth 1.0 authentication in Power Automate. Using this connection, we will connect to Twitter API to post tweets with @mentions and also send DMs with quick actions. The Twitter connector available in Power Automate doesn’t allow user mentions and also doesn’t have an action to send DMs.

Currently, it’s not possible to implement OAuth 1.0 directly in Power Automate as the HTTP action doesn’t have this type available in the list of authentication types. To overcome that, we will create an Azure function which connects to the Twitter API and then call the Azure function from Power Automate. Don’t worry if you haven’t created an Azure function before. I will walk through all the steps to create an Azure function as well

Setting goals for 2020

Mon, 13 Jan 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Happy new year!!!

Do you like new year resolutions? Do you like setting personal goals every year?

It’s the new year and the whole world is talking about taking new year’s resolutions. This year, the added layer of a new decade has made it even more exciting for some people. However, there are some people who don’t like to do it just for the sake of it, and then there is always this other group of people who just ask - “So how many days did your resolution last? 😏”. Recently, I have seen another group of people who just set goals for the year and work towards achieving them.

Spotify Custom Connector for Power Platform

Sun, 08 Dec 2019 08:44:17 +0000

Difficulty Level : Intermediate

License Requirement : Community Plan or Power Apps / Power Automate per app or per user plan

If you are not interested in the inception of this, skip the very interesting story and just jump to Let’s Create.

This whole idea started when I was on a road-trip from Cincinnati to Orlando with my #FlowFam ( Jon Levesque , Anton Robbins and Ed Gonzalez). We had more than 12 hours to spend and to make the most out of it we could only do one thing - Make a flow!

A trip to remember - Microsoft Ignite Day 2, 3 and 4

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 08:20:49 +0000

https://youtu.be/e_97F47hzm8

A trip to remember - Microsoft Ignite Day 2, 3 and 4 What a trip this has been. I got to meet so many of the community members and got to spend some great time with them. I believe conferences are more about the people you meet. Ofcourse, the sessions are great and I am so happy that I could attend a lot of them and could then personally connect to the speaker. You can always watch the sessions later, however, the personal connections you make are priceless. And ofcourse you should also enjoy the non-conference part as well and hang out at the parties which are hosted every night by several companies. And DO NOT MISS THE UNIVERSAL PARTY! This video shows my journey at Ignite this year which I wanted to share with all of you just for fun. Hope you enjoy it!

I was in the Keynote - Microsoft Ignite Day 1

Tue, 05 Nov 2019 17:22:51 +0000

https://youtu.be/YEHG0cxoqVs

I was in the Keynote - Microsoft Ignite Day 1

How to Setup a Studio for Tutorial Videos

Sun, 06 Oct 2019 12:11:06 +0000

https://youtu.be/70RdsCsHlHY

How to Setup a Studio for Tutorial Videos Links to buy all the products mentioned in the video - FYI - None of these are referral links so don’t shy to click them . Also, I bought a lot of products used from Facebook marketplace so the price mentioned in the video won’t be the same as on the links. Surface Pro 7 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-pro-7/8N17J0M5ZZQS/ Surface Pro 6 https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Surface-Intel-Core-128GB/dp/B07HZNKGDV?th=1 Surface dock https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-PD9-00003-Surface-Dock/dp/B0163HP38W/ Mini display-port to display-port cables https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YOQYQWY/ Dell 22 inch monitor P2217H https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1258847-REG/dell_p2217h_22_16_9_ips.html Blue yeti https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Yeti-USB-Microphone-Blackout/dp/B00N1YPXW2/ Mic Stand https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CN2C93T/ Logitech C920S webcam (C920 is outdated now) https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-C920S-Webcam-Privacy-Shutter/dp/B07K95WFWM LED strip with dimmer https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TMXVCJT/ Ikea Desk https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/skarsta-desk-sit-stand-white-s49084965/ Cable Sleeve https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MR6QQLR/ If you have any questions, please let me know in the comments below

Validate a URL in PowerApps

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 14:46:59 +0000

Do you have a form where you ask a user to enter a website URL ?

There is no direct way to validate URL in PowerApps today, however, you can use IsMatch function along with Regular Expressions to do this.

Here is the expression you need to validate a URL -

IsMatch(URL_Input.Text, "(?:http(s)?:\/\/)?[\w.-]+(?:\.[\w\.-]+)+[\w\-\._~:/?#[\]@!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=.]+$")

That’s it, now you can use this to change the border-color of the Text Input box so that the app user knows when he URL entered is incorrect.

Microsoft Flow Online Conference Teaser

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 10:46:27 +0000

https://youtu.be/aNdxSdG9ZQ8

Microsoft Flow Online Conference will be held on Sept. 10, 2019 Lots of great sessions to look out for. Don’t miss it! Register now! aka.ms/FlowConfReg

Stay hydrated 💧💧💧 using Microsoft Teams, Flow and PowerBI

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 19:13:55 +0000

Recently, I was looking for some app to remind me to drink water and monitor my waterintake. I know you might say - JUST REMEMBER IT YOURSELF! However, I am a geek who likes to use technology to give me some nudges. So, I reviewed a bunch of apps but none of them had the exact thing I was looking for. Some of them were too fancy and some were asking to PAY for the “pro” version. I was definitely not going to spend money to just give me reminders , so I ventured to build something from the Microsoft suite of tools which was more integrated with my work life and was the best way to actually make me drink more.

Hey Siri, Create a Support Ticket - with Eric McKinney from G&J Pepsi

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:07:36 +0000

https://youtu.be/JYHkVyFampM

Hello #PowerAddicts! In this video, I had the pleasure to chat with Eric McKinney from G&J Pepsi who watched mine and Jon Levesque’s video on connecting Siri to Flow and then made a support ticket system out of it within a few hours. Join us to learn how to use the iOS shortcuts app to trigger Siri, provide some inputs and then send it to Microsoft Flow to create a new ticket in a SharePoint List. This makes it much quicker (like 5 seconds) for G&J Pepsi’s employees to create a support ticket. You can find Eric on Twitter - https://twitter.com/rowdybrownsfan Watch Eric’s video at the Microsoft Inspire keynote here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA8aRy_WM4s Watch mine and Jon’s video on connecting Siri to Flow here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3B9Ivs9dxA

July 2019 - Cincinnati PowerApps and Flow User Group Meeting

Tue, 30 Jul 2019 07:32:34 +0000

https://youtu.be/q-aJzStXt4k

This month we have a speaker all the way from Poland - Tomasz Poszytek . He has done some amazing work with Adaptive cards that he will be sharing with us. You don’t want to miss it. Also, our very own Shane Young will be sharing all the major updates from MBAS. There were 400 features announced in the 2019 Release Plan Wave 2!!! Agenda- 1. Adaptive Cards - what is it, what is used for, how to use it - Tomasz Poszytek 2. MBAS 2019 Updates - Shane Young 3. Q&A

AI Builder Quick Demo - Business Card Scanner | Object Detector | Form Processor

Thu, 27 Jun 2019 09:21:17 +0000

https://youtu.be/WtLQzXaE1Yw

In this video, you will see a demo of the new AI Builder’s capabilities -
1. Scanning a business card
2. Detecting the type of Swag
3. Processing an Invoice

This video is a part of the AI Builder Video Series in which we will explore three different capabilities of the new AI Builder in PowerApps and build the AI Models and canvas apps from scratch.
1. AI Builder Quick Demo - Business Card Scanner | Object Detector | Form Processor -https://youtu.be/WtLQzXaE1Yw
2. Scan Business Cards and save info to Sharepoint / Outlook / CDS | PowerApps AI Builder -https://youtu.be/5TS9nm32ySc
2. Magic of the Object Detector | PowerApps AI Builder - https://youtu.be/cdoQ5xlLwmE
3. Quick and Easy Processing of Invoices | PowerApps AI Builder - https://youtu.be/jLrFI8JNsFg

Magic of the Object Detector | PowerApps AI Builder

Sun, 23 Jun 2019 03:22:33 +0000

In this video, you will learn how to build an AI Model to detect objects using the new AI Builder in PowerApps and then add the detected items into your amazon shopping cart. This video is a part of the AI Builder Video Series in which we will explore three different capabilities of the new AI Builder in PowerApps and build the AI Models and canvas apps from scratch. 1. AI Builder Quick Demo - Business Card Scanner | Object Detector | Form Processor -https://youtu.be/WtLQzXaE1Yw 2. Scan Business Cards and save info to Sharepoint / Outlook / CDS | PowerApps AI Builder -https://youtu.be/5TS9nm32ySc 2. Magic of the Object Detector | PowerApps AI Builder - https://youtu.be/cdoQ5xlLwmE 3. Quick and Easy Processing of Invoices | PowerApps AI Builder - https://youtu.be/jLrFI8JNsFghttps://youtu.be/cdoQ5xlLwmE

Quick and Easy Processing of Invoices | PowerApps AI Builder

Sun, 23 Jun 2019 03:22:33 +0000

In this video, you will learn how to build an AI Model to process forms / invoices using the new AI Builder in PowerApps. This video is a part of the AI Builder Video Series in which we will explore three different capabilities of the new AI Builder in PowerApps and build the AI Models and canvas apps from scratch. 1. AI Builder Quick Demo - Business Card Scanner | Object Detector | Form Processor -https://youtu.be/WtLQzXaE1Yw 2. Scan Business Cards and save info to Sharepoint / Outlook / CDS | PowerApps AI Builder -https://youtu.be/5TS9nm32ySc 2. Magic of the Object Detector | PowerApps AI Builder - https://youtu.be/cdoQ5xlLwmE 3. Quick and Easy Processing of Invoices | PowerApps AI Builder - https://youtu.be/jLrFI8JNsFghttps://youtu.be/jLrFI8JNsFg

Scan Business Cards and save info to Sharepoint / Outlook / CDS | PowerApps AI Builder

Sun, 23 Jun 2019 03:22:33 +0000

In this video, you will learn how to build a business card scanner in PowerApps using the new AI Builder and then store the info in SharePoint / Outlook Contacts / CDS . This video is a part of the AI Builder Video Series in which we will explore three different capabilities of the new AI Builder in PowerApps and build the AI Models and canvas apps from scratch. 1. AI Builder Quick Demo - Business Card Scanner | Object Detector | Form Processor -https://youtu.be/WtLQzXaE1Yw 2. Scan Business Cards and save info to Sharepoint / Outlook / CDS | PowerApps AI Builder -https://youtu.be/5TS9nm32ySc 2. Magic of the Object Detector | PowerApps AI Builder - https://youtu.be/cdoQ5xlLwmE 3. Quick and Easy Processing of Invoices | PowerApps AI Builder - https://youtu.be/jLrFI8JNsFghttps://youtu.be/5TS9nm32ySc

Comments:

Leon - Aug 3, 2020

Quick Tip - Use Flow to publish your PowerApps on a regular basis

Wed, 19 Jun 2019 13:29:01 +0000

Flow Screenshot

It is a good practice to publish all your PowerApps regularly as sometimes the enhancements/features don;t show up until you publish the app.

You can use Flow and the “PowerApps for App Makers” connector to publish your apps on a regular basis. ( I do it on a monthly basis)

Hope this helps.

Link to the flow files here - https://github.com/thatapiguy/Publish-All-PowerApps-using-Flow/

Comments:

Michael - Feb 5, 2023

April 2019 Cincinnati PowerApps and Flow User Group Meeting

Fri, 12 Apr 2019 07:30:27 +0000

https://youtu.be/CTdirqy0440

PowerApps and Power Automate license based on Office 365 license

Sun, 07 Apr 2019 16:22:46 +0000

This blog post is based on the Licensing document released by Microsoft in April 2019. The intent of this blog post is to help you understand the licensing better based on the Office 365 license you currently have.

If you have any of these Office 365 Licenses -

Office 365 Business Essentials

Office 365 Business Premium

Office 365 A1 for Students

Office 365 A1 Plus for Faculty

Office 365 A1 Plus for Students

PowerAddicts

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:53:25 +0000

We rise by uplifting others!

PowerAddicts is a bunch of PowerPlatform (PowerApps, Flow and PowerBI ) enthusiasts getting together and creating a platform for other enthusiasts to showcase their work.

A platform for the community and from the community.

Next hangout

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6tOd5YwIi8

April 2019 Hangout

Download calendar file (.ics) here

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Alexa, ask Microsoft Flow to read out my latest e-mail

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 11:53:18 +0000

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I posted this on twitter and got a lot of requests to create a blog on this , so here you go -

Why are we doing this?

We are all surrounded by different smart home devices and voice assistants around us. Wouldn’t it be great if we could use them to -

Add a task to To-Do
Read email/ send email
Read out calendar
Create a meeting invite
Add an item to SharePoint list and much more…

What do we need?

Microsoft Flow - If you don’t know what Microsoft Flow is , check out this video from Jon Levesque https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOr6wlH5Kgs and sign up for the free trial now!
Alexa device / Alexa app
Alexa Developer console account - Here is an overview of the developer console for your reference - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-mrSBrlDso

Concept -

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Open Meeting Links Automatically on Desktop | Microsoft Flow

Sun, 17 Feb 2019 09:04:35 +0000

Frustrated with always opening the meeting invite and clicking on the join Skype / Teams meeting?

Want to know how to automatically start the meeting window on your desktop a few minutes before any meeting starts?

You are at the right place! What you need -

Microsoft Flow
Pushbullet Account
Pushbullet API Access token (don’t get scared, it’s simple)

That’s all you need to automate your online meetings.

Step 1: Get the access token for Pushbullet API

After signing up for Pushbullet, go to My account and click on “Create Access Token” Copy this token and save it in some document / sticky note.

Microsoft To-do! Due dates based on E-mail Importance

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 19:06:49 +0000

I recently read this blog post from Luise Freese about Microsoft To-do - 11 reasons why I fell in love with Microsoft To-Do and I couldn’t agree more. In-fact, I can add 10 more to that list! :) One of the reasons mentioned was around moving flagged e-mails to To-Do using Microsoft Flow . To take this a step further, I wanted a way to assign due dates and reminders for the e-mails based on some priority level. Below is a step-by-step approach to achieve this - Note: This applies only for desktop Outlook

PowerApps Challenge

Sun, 03 Feb 2019 16:12:52 +0000

In this video we will show a step by step approach to solve the 3 tasks mentioned in this challenge by Audrie Gordon - Challenge Form Challenge 1. We will create a PowerApp with 2 data sources such that the user can read the data but can’t edit it. Challenge 2. Tracking inventory of PowerApps Swag using Flow. Challenge 3. Saving a photo to a Sharepoint Document library using Flow and adding some more meta-data to it. https://youtu.be/T7aLyuEwmw4

Send O365 Docs as PDF | Power-N-Apps E3

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 21:35:49 +0000

Welcome to Power-N-Apps! In this week’s video, the PowerApps Gaming guru Brian Dang shows us his scavenger hunt app, and we also discuss how to convert office 365 docs to PDF using Flow and then read it in PowerApps. Join us in this power journey and let’s learn together. Show notes To follow Brian on twitter: https://twitter.com/8bitclassroom To follow me on twitter : https://twitter.com/that_API_guy To follow me on my blog: https://thatapiguy.tech https://youtu.be/_NVU2jfG5Y8

Gamify Physics with PowerApps | Power-N-Apps E1

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 19:04:11 +0000

[audio src="/uploads/2018/11/power-n-apps-e1.mp3"][/audio] Welcome to Power-N-Apps! You can think of it as “Power and Apps” , “Power in Apps” or as I pronounce it - “Power naps” :D . These sessions are equivalent to having “power naps” as these will give you the right amount of content to get you more energized and pumped about PowerApps and Flow. In these videos, we will build something from scratch, talk about the latest updates, review some cool PowerApps / Flows and also have Q&A throughout the session. In our first episode, we discuss about the new canvas apps sharing experience, display names of columns, Flow online conference & flow checker. We also demonstrate how you can send a contact card vcf file using flow and integrate it with PowerApps. And we show how PowerApps can be used to Gamify Physics. Looking forward to a great start! Join me in this power journey and let’s learn together. Link to show notes https://youtu.be/KDIwAk9WjUE

Click-through PowerApps Analytics

Thu, 08 Nov 2018 21:52:02 +0000

Introduction This blog post will walk through a simple approach to create your own click-through analytics. Extend your reporting options to include statistics which will raise visibility into how your app consumers navigate your applications, enabling you to use data to validate assumptions on app usage and design. I have attached the MSAPP files and the datasource sample(excel spreadsheet) so you can play around with the app to understand it better and then implement the same approach in your apps. Workflow overview – To explore the app, follow these steps – Step 1: Install the app from the MSAPP file that I have attached below. Step 2: Save the excel spreadsheet “AnalyticsDemo.xlsx” in your OneDrive and add it as a data source in the app using the OneDrive connector. Step 3: After saving and publishing the app, open the app and click on some icons and navigate around the app. Check whether the data gets collected in the Excel Spreadsheet. (Note: Sometimes it may take a few seconds before the data gets updated so you might have to close and open the spreadsheet once) Step 4: Use the OneDrive excel spreadsheet as a data source in a PowerBI report and create different graphs/statistics based on what you would like to measure. Below is an example to get you started – Capturing Interaction points- The main functions that I have used to capture the user interaction are the Patch and Collect functions. To start with, you would probably like to collect some basic user information before you capture any further interaction points of that user. To do this, I used the below formula in the OnStart property of the app-Collect(AnalyticsDemo,{UserName:Office365Users.MyProfile().DisplayName,UserEmail:Office365Users.MyProfile().Mail,LoginDate:Today(),LoginTime:Text( Now(), "\[$-en-US\]hh:mm:ss" ),Latitude:Location.Latitude,Longitude:Location.Longitude})This will create a new record in the Excel data source and because we are using the OnStart property, the basic user information will get collected only once, i.e., when the app is opened by the user. For capturing user details, I have used the Office365users connector. For any further interaction points / clicks , I used the Patch function to update data in the record that was created above. Below is an example of the Patch function used in the OnVisible property of the Products screen –``` Patch(AnalyticsDemo,Last(AnalyticsDemo),{ProductScreen:“Y”})

The Journey Begins

Tue, 06 Nov 2018 20:54:30 +0000

Why this blog? I am having an amazing journey through the world of PowerApps and Flow. This platform has enabled the non-programmers/citizen developers like me to develop apps easily to simplify business processes(and sometimes just to have some “Nerdy Fun”). This blog is for the community to benefit from and to learn what I have already explored. Why “That API Guy”? One of the game-changing feature that was introduced by PowerApps and Flow was the ability to return data back to PowerApps from a Flow. This makes it possible to connect to any of the available APIs on the internet and get a plethora of data from these APIs (like Restaurant data from Yelp, Movie data, Walmart data, etc.) into PowerApps and boom! you can integrate multiple of these data-sets into one app or make it interact with your own data. Possibilities are endless! By now, you can realize that I am crazy about APIs and that’s why the name. I hope this blog helps all those who are either new to the platform or want to do some amazing (read cool/crazy) things with PowerApps and Flow.