My first App in Power Apps

I started learning Power Apps, and this is my first canvas app.

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Contoso Site Tracking Canvas App

Data source is an Excel file with below details, images are stored in a separate folder:

Table in the Excel file

This excel file and image folder are in OneDrive.

Go to power apps and click create.

1. In the�Start from data�section, select�Excel.
2. Under Connections, choose�OneDrive. If you don�t have the connection available, select�New connection�to create one.
3. For�Choose an Excel file�on the right select the�Contoso Site Tracking.xlsx�file.
4. For�Choose a table�select�SiteInspector�(this is the table name in excel for this data) and select�Connect.

Power Apps generates the App with this data.

Explore the App

This creates 3 screens in our app

Browse screen�� This screen appears by default. In it, you can browse, sort, search, and refresh the data from the data source. You can even add items to the data source by selecting the plus sign.

Details screen�� The details screen shows all the information about a single item. In this screen, you can open an item to edit or delete it.

Edit_create screen�� you can edit an existing item or create a new one.

This is Power Apps Studio with our app

Controls in Power Apps

A control is an UI element that produces an action or shows information.

Controls include -> labels, text-input boxes, drop-down lists, navigation elements, and so on.

Insert tab gives access to all controls we can create.

Common Controls:

• Galleries�� layout containers that hold a set of controls that show rows from a data source. Used when you want to display multiple records.
• Forms�� show details about your data and let you create and edit records.
• Media�� add background images, a camera button, a barcode reader, and more.
• Charts�� add charts for instant analysis