PowerApps integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Online

22 November 2018 rs 0 Comments Business Central, Integrations, MSDYN365BC, PowerApps, PowerApps Business Central

PowerApps integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Online

#1 – POWERAPPS

What is PowerApps?

“PowerApps” is a Cloud Based and “No Code” solution offered by Office 365 platform to create web based and mobile-data-connected apps”

PowerApps is a suite of apps, services, connectors and data platform that provides a rapid application development environment to build custom apps for your business needs. Using PowerApps, you can quickly build custom business apps that connect to your business data stored either in the underlying data platform (Common Data Service for Apps) or in various online and on-premises data sources (SharePoint, Excel, Office 365, Dynamics 365, SQL Server, and so on).

The “NO CODE” Philosophy is the “DOGMA” and the base of PowerApps, using PowerApps, you can create two types of apps: Canvas and model-driven.

To create an app, you start with web.powerapps.com

PowerApps Studio is the app designer used for building canvas apps. The app designer makes creating apps feel more like building a slide deck in Microsoft PowerPoint. More information: Generate an app from data
App designer for model-driven apps lets you define the sitemap and add components to build a model-driven app. More information: Design model-driven apps using app designer

What is a connector?

Enables communication between PowerApps and any publicly exposed set of APIs
Anyone using PowerApps can use any of the available connectors
PowerApps can act as a middle tier to enable communication between unrelated services
Each connector offers a set of operations classified as ‘Actions’ and ‘Triggers’

Link https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/powerapps-overview

#2 – BUILDING A NEW POWERAPP

4 Steps to Build a new PowerApp

#3 – SHARING YOUR APP

#4 – POWERAPP DEMO FOR DYNAMICS 365 BUSINESS CENTRAL

PowerApps Login https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/

Admin Page https://admin.powerapps.com/home

CREATE YOUR NEW MANUAL CUSTOM APP

Create a NEW App
Set an app name for saving in your local or cloud repository

CONFIGURE YOUR APP (COLOR, LAYOUT, STYLE, TYPE)

“SAVE AS” YOUR APP (in Local or in Cloud)

DEFINE A DATA CONNECTION – EXAMPLE FOR BUSINESS CENTRAL SAAS CONNECTOR

SELECT DATA SOURCE (FROM EXISTING CONNECTION)

In this case from “CRONUS.IT” (DEMO DATABASE)
Data Sources (Web Services Odata must be existing and defined previously)

DATA TABLE from DATA CONNECTIONS

… NOW YOU CAN BUILD AND CUSTOMIZE YOUR NEWAPP

APP WIZARD TEST: CONNECT TO “CUSTOMER ODATA” FROM APP WIZARD

TO CREATE A NEW APP: SELECT CONNECTION > SELECT CUSTOMER TABLE (ODATA EXPOSED)

WIZARD GENERATE A NEW APP… WAIT FOR COMPLETITION

Is a Silent Wizard based on exposed Web services structure

EXAMPLE with “Customer” table object exposed as native connection, system triggers: Add Insert, Delete, Modify + Refresh button are available on Builded App.

Table “Customer” , Direct exposure