Easier than you think to simplify your work with custom apps

Unstead of being dependent on ITdepartment - fbecause it is actually so simple.

And not only that: The Power Platform is already included in youryour company's Microsoft 365subscription.

Easier and more powerful than you think

If this feels new you are in good company. IT suppliers generally speak in general ogladly about opportunities and benefitsof Microsoft Power Platform.

They also tend not to be too eager to tell you that theyt is not so difficultt to create and use apps and automate workflows yourself as you might think. It is is something of a well-kept secret.

But the fact is that potential in terms of timesavings, better use of skills and fewer errors are greater than most has a ideaof.

Microsoft Power Apps consists of a set of apps, services, connectors and a data platform. It's like a box of digital lego that you snabbtly can use to build apps as supportare your workprocesses. The apps can easily connected to most existing data sources. Such as SharePoint, Excel, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365, or a or a SQL-server. Sa you can share them with co-workers via mobiles and computers so that everyone has access to the the same information. Super efficient!

The range of ready-made templates is vast and the possibilities are many. It may be a little difficult to find your way around at first, but you will soon learn.

Here are five examples of Power Apps you can easily use yourself to make your work easier.

Five apps that are easy to test

• Save form data in a database

When a form has filledtin via Microsoft Forms, saves the answers in a datalist in SharePoint. All filled in data, for example in a survey or applicationsprocess, is collected automatically. Then will you can easily access it on aone same place.

• Approval process for documents

You choose between a variety of different approval processssuch as skicking a SharePoint page, document or a completed form for approval. Once a file has been sent, a request for approval is sent to a user you have have selectedand once approved, the file is moved to another folder that you specifyerat.

• Save email-mail attachments in a folder on OneDrive

Bailments sent by e-mail tto your inbox are automatically in a folder i OneDrive, where you easily accessaccess them, or i Dropbox if you prefer. That way, you never have to spend a lot of time searching for documents in the flood of emails.

• Introduce ny Team member

When you leggare a new member of a team on Teams downloads automatically personal data, title, role, department and other information about the user. Then sent it is sent out as amessage that iintroducesintroduces the newmember for the others in the team.

• Email notification

Get a pushnotification when you receive an email from boss or a prioritized customerd. Simple - but valuable if you get as mmuch e-mail as I do.

How to get started

You can create a Power App in three ways:

• by using a ready-made template
• by starting from a data source
• by building it from scratch

Are you nbeginner, it may be easiest to start by choosing a ready-made mall i Power Apps Studio and adapt it to your needs. You guideds sstep by step and you'll soon learn how to create apps that that support a process. Du can kupload Power Apps to a datasource and then view, modify, delete and create your data records in the app.

This is how you can start:

• Think about what boring, repetitive tasks you or your employees spend time on during a working week.
• Think of all the time and energy you can save by automating them with a few keystrokes.
• Lollowing the flow of creativity.

What are you waiting for?

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