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Microsoft Power Platform: Power Apps & Power Automate

Build Business Apps and Automate Workflows with Microsoft Power Platform

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Course Overview

Microsoft Power Platform: Power Apps & Power Automate is a practical 12-hour instructor-led course designed to help learners build business applications and automate workplace processes using Microsoft's low-code Power Platform. Participants will learn how to create applications with Power Apps, connect them to business data, use Power Fx formulas, and work with data sources such as Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Excel and Microsoft Dataverse. They will also use Power Automate to create automated workflows, notifications, approvals and multi-step business processes.

Through hands-on exercises and a practical project, learners will combine Power Apps and Power Automate to create an end-to-end business solution. The course is suitable for business users, analysts, administrators, managers and IT professionals who want to improve processes and reduce repetitive manual work without traditional software development.


Requirements

No previous experience with Microsoft Power Platform, Power Apps or Power Automate is required. No traditional programming experience is required.

Participants should have basic computer skills and be comfortable using common workplace applications such as Microsoft Excel, Teams, or similar business software.

Learners will need access to an appropriate Microsoft account and Power Platform environment for practical exercises. Some Microsoft Power Platform features and connectors may depend on the licence or environment available.

You may also complete the following course(s) before attending the Microsoft Power Platform: Power Apps & Power Automate course but they are not mandatory:


Course Content

  1. Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform
    • Understanding Microsoft Power Platform and low-code development
    • Introduction to Power Apps and Power Automate
    • Overview of Power BI, Power Pages and Copilot Studio
    • Understanding Microsoft Dataverse
    • Business applications and workflow automation use cases
    • Understanding environments and solutions
    • Identifying business processes suitable for low-code automation
  2. Getting Started with Power Apps
    • Understanding canvas apps and model-driven apps
    • Exploring the Power Apps maker environment
    • Creating a new canvas app
    • Working with screens and navigation
    • Adding labels, buttons, text inputs and other controls
    • Using galleries and forms
    • Creating a simple business application
    • Previewing and testing an app
  3. Connecting Power Apps to Business Data
    • Understanding data sources and connectors
    • Connecting to Excel data
    • Connecting to SharePoint lists
    • Introduction to Microsoft Dataverse
    • Understanding Dataverse tables, columns and records
    • Displaying data in galleries and forms
    • Creating and editing records through an app
    • Refreshing and managing connected data
  4. Power Fx & App Logic
    • Introduction to Power Fx
    • Understanding formulas and properties
    • Using functions such as If(), Filter(), Sort() and LookUp()
    • Working with variables
    • Adding validation and business rules
    • Filtering and searching records
    • Controlling navigation and user interactions
    • Creating responsive and user-friendly app behaviour
  5. Getting Started with Power Automate
    • Understanding workflows and business process automation
    • Exploring the Power Automate interface
    • Understanding triggers and actions
    • Creating automated cloud flows
    • Creating instant flows
    • Creating scheduled flows
    • Working with Microsoft 365 connectors
    • Testing and running flows
  6. Building Practical Automated Workflows
    • Sending automated email notifications
    • Creating reminders and alerts
    • Working with SharePoint and Microsoft 365 data
    • Using conditions and branching logic
    • Working with dynamic content
    • Creating multi-step workflows
    • Building approval processes
    • Using approval outcomes in subsequent workflow actions
  7. Integrating Power Apps & Power Automate
    • Calling a Power Automate flow from Power Apps
    • Passing information from an app to a flow
    • Automating actions initiated by app users
    • Creating notifications and approval requests from an app
    • Updating business data through automated workflows
    • Designing end-to-end app and automation solutions
  8. Sharing, Monitoring & Managing Solutions
    • Publishing and sharing Power Apps
    • Sharing Power Automate flows
    • Understanding user access and permissions
    • Testing apps and flows before release
    • Monitoring flow runs
    • Identifying and troubleshooting failed flows
    • Understanding development, testing and production environments
    • Introduction to governance and responsible solution management
  9. Using Copilot with Power Apps & Power Automate
    • Introduction to AI-assisted low-code development
    • Using natural language to assist with app creation
    • Using Copilot to help create and modify flows
    • Reviewing AI-generated app and workflow logic
    • Understanding when human review is required
  10. Practical Power Platform Project
    • Identify a realistic business process
    • Design a simple data structure
    • Build a Power Apps canvas application
    • Connect the application to business data
    • Add forms, navigation and business logic
    • Create a Power Automate workflow
    • Add notifications or an approval process
    • Connect the flow to the Power App
    • Test the complete solution
    • Share and demonstrate the finished business application


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Frequently Asked Questions

No. This is a low-code course, and previous programming experience is not required.

You will use visual development tools and simple formulas to build applications and automated workflows. Some familiarity with Excel formulas can be helpful, but it is not essential.

Yes. The course is practical and includes hands-on exercises where you will build applications and automated workflows.

You will also work on a practical project that combines Power Apps and Power Automate into an end-to-end business solution.

Yes. The course introduces Microsoft Dataverse and explains how it can be used to store and manage business data for Power Platform solutions.

You will learn the basic concepts of tables, columns and records and how Dataverse can work with Power Apps and Power Automate.

The course introduces how Microsoft Copilot can assist with creating and modifying Power Apps and Power Automate workflows.

The main focus remains on understanding how the applications and workflows work so that learners can review, modify and maintain their own solutions rather than relying entirely on AI-generated results.

Yes. The course is particularly suitable for business users, administrators, analysts, managers, process owners and IT professionals who want to create applications and automate repetitive workplace processes.

No traditional software development background is required.

Power Apps is used to build custom business applications, while Power Automate is used to automate processes and workflows between applications and services.

For example, you could build a staff leave request application with Power Apps and use Power Automate to send the request to a manager for approval, notify the employee and update the relevant records automatically.

Power Automate can be used for many repetitive workplace processes, such as sending notifications, creating reminders, moving or updating information, requesting approvals and connecting different applications.

Examples include automatically notifying a manager when a new request is submitted, sending reminders for outstanding tasks, processing approval requests and updating records when an event occurs.

The main practical focus is on canvas apps, as they provide an accessible way to learn Power Apps and create customised business applications.

The course also introduces model-driven apps so that learners understand when they may be more appropriate for Dataverse-based business solutions.

You will need access to an appropriate Microsoft account and Power Platform environment to complete the practical exercises.

The availability of specific connectors, Dataverse features and other functionality can depend on your organisation's Microsoft licence and Power Platform configuration. We will provide information about the required setup before the course.

After completing this course, you can continue developing your Microsoft Power Platform skills in areas such as Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Copilot Studio, advanced Power Automate, Dataverse and wider business automation.

You may also progress towards Microsoft Power Platform certification pathways depending on your career goals.

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