This is likely to be a lengthy post because there was no ask today. I just wanted to stress test nested Power Fx With() functions a bit. My question, "Are there any performance concerns nesting With() functions?" To test this and maybe get an answer, I created a Power Apps canvas app to determine the … Continue reading Power Apps: Canvas App | Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)
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Power Apps: Canvas Apps | Data Refresh – Manual v Timed
Canvas apps are Microsoft's low-code business apps of the Power Platform, capable of interacting with data from a variety of data sources. Keeping that in mind, app makers should design their apps with data refreshes in mind because after the initial app start, users are working with copies of the loaded data, not live data. … Continue reading Power Apps: Canvas Apps | Data Refresh – Manual v Timed
Power Apps: Generate Custom GUID(s)
Acknowledging it early, yes, there is a Microsoft provided GUID() function already available in Power Fx. The function is handy and gets the job done. However, there are scenarios where makers may want to create their own GUID values. How? Well, nesting a small handful of Power Fx functions: Set() Concat() With() Sequence() Switch() ForAll() … Continue reading Power Apps: Generate Custom GUID(s)
Power Apps: Design | Hover Menu
Power App canvas app makers often need to build menus for their apps. To create a hover menu, without using a component, just add the necessary menu controls, then select and group them. Grouped elements have properties similar to every other screen control: Figure 1 - Power Apps screen with several controls. Figure 2 - … Continue reading Power Apps: Design | Hover Menu
Power Apps: Name Randomizer
The gift giving season is here. Keeping with the festivities, many organizations are hosting virtual raffles. There are plenty of online name randomizers available, but building and personalizing a Power App is also an option... The raffle names can pull from almost any data source, or sources, but for testing, these names are manually entered … Continue reading Power Apps: Name Randomizer