It’s All About (the) PowerApps Templates

In the last post, we discussed what is PowerApps and an initial point where we can register ourselves and start working.

We can use either web studio or desktop studio for creating the PowerApps. I generally prefer the web version.

In this article, we will see different inbuilt templates Apps which give us confidence about what the PowerApps can do.

Click on https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/ and log in with your authorized credentials.

 

So, after login, we will find the below dashboard screen.

There are several inbuilt PowerApps templates available along with blank Templates. Let’s start few of them to understand the capabilities of PowerApps.

Service Desk  

This is simply a ticketing system where we can see how many tickets are open? how many are closed? and how many are in progress? along with ticket details. So, in the organization ticketing system required can be a good App.

Assets Tracker

This template app keeps track of the tools and equipment your teams need to do their jobs.

Leave Request

This template will help the organization’s employee to raise a leave request and manager will approve it.

There are many more other templates available which you can use as an instant recipe.

As it is a Microsoft tool, you can easily access Office 365, planner, etc. but on top of it, you can use Camera & Location feature as well.

Now, in the next article, we will see how to start with a new blank App.