Create an expense report app from start to finish in Power Apps

Beginner
App Maker
Power Apps
Microsoft Power Platform
Microsoft Dataverse
Microsoft Entra ID
Excel

Learn how to build an expense report app from start to finish. In this learning path, you will explore activities such as transforming a business process into an app, creating a semantic model, and sharing the app. You will also learn about the logic used throughout the application lifecycle. Learning the reasoning behind key decisions will help you better understand how the expense report app works. You can apply this knowledge to any app that you create in the future.

Prerequisites

A basic understanding of Microsoft Power Apps and Microsoft Dataverse.

Modules in this learning path

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App in a Day instructor-led training

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Important

Power Virtual Agents capabilities and features are now part of Microsoft Copilot Studio, after significant investments in generative AI and enhanced integrations across Microsoft Copilot.

Some articles and screenshots might refer to Power Virtual Agents while we update documentation and training content.

A difficult aspect of becoming a maker in Microsoft Power Platform is knowing how to start with your company's existing data and translate it into a canvas app. This module will help you get into the mindset of a Power Apps maker and start thinking of a solution.

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App in a Day instructor-led training

Continue your learning journey with the App in a Day instructor-led workshop. This course provides hands-on experience for building custom apps! Browse training events.

Important

Power Virtual Agents capabilities and features are now part of Microsoft Copilot Studio, after significant investments in generative AI and enhanced integrations across Microsoft Copilot.

Some articles and screenshots might refer to Power Virtual Agents while we update documentation and training content.

Learn how to create tables for your expense report canvas app and build the relationships between them in Microsoft Dataverse.

Note

App in a Day instructor-led training

Continue your learning journey with the App in a Day instructor-led workshop. This course provides hands-on experience for building custom apps! Browse training events.

Important

Power Virtual Agents capabilities and features are now part of Microsoft Copilot Studio, after significant investments in generative AI and enhanced integrations across Microsoft Copilot.

Some articles and screenshots might refer to Power Virtual Agents while we update documentation and training content.

It might be tempting to immediately begin building your Power Apps canvas app, but you need to complete the essential first steps in planning the app. In this module, you'll learn about those steps and how to build the simpler elements of the Expense Report app and connect it to your data.

Note

App in a Day instructor-led training

Continue your learning journey with the App in a Day instructor-led workshop. This course provides hands-on experience for building custom apps! Browse training events.

Important

Power Virtual Agents capabilities and features are now part of Microsoft Copilot Studio, after significant investments in generative AI and enhanced integrations across Microsoft Copilot.

Some articles and screenshots might refer to Power Virtual Agents while we update documentation and training content.

Learn how data connects to your app and how to pull in, display, and filter data to fulfill user requirements.

Note

App in a Day instructor-led training

Continue your learning journey with the App in a Day instructor-led workshop. This course provides hands-on experience for building custom apps! Browse training events.

Important

Power Virtual Agents capabilities and features are now part of Microsoft Copilot Studio, after significant investments in generative AI and enhanced integrations across Microsoft Copilot.

Some articles and screenshots might refer to Power Virtual Agents while we update documentation and training content.

After you've created a data model, planned your app, and built out the screens, you can edit your data. In this module, you'll learn how the data connects to your expense report canvas app, how it will display, and how to edit your data.

Note

App in a Day instructor-led training

Continue your learning journey with the App in a Day instructor-led workshop. This course provides hands-on experience for building custom apps! Browse training events.

Important

Power Virtual Agents capabilities and features are now part of Microsoft Copilot Studio, after significant investments in generative AI and enhanced integrations across Microsoft Copilot.

Some articles and screenshots might refer to Power Virtual Agents while we update documentation and training content.

You've built your first app. Now, it's time to publish, share it with others, and maintain subsequent versions of the app.