Power Apps: Basic to Advanced — Lesson 2: Canvas and Model-Driven App Development

Lesson Overview

This lesson develops practical understanding of Canvas and Model-Driven App Development within the Power Apps: Basic to Advanced learning path.

Learners connect the key concepts to a realistic end-to-end application development with Microsoft Power Apps scenario and document the decisions, evidence, risks, and improvement opportunities identified during the activity.

Learning Objectives

• Explain the purpose and role of canvas and model-driven app development.
• Apply the lesson concepts to a practical end-to-end application development with Microsoft Power Apps requirement.
• Recognize security, governance, operational, and quality considerations.
• Validate the result and recommend appropriate next steps.

Topics Covered

• controls and formulas
• forms and galleries
• model-driven components
• navigation and user experience

Hands-On Activity

1. Review the scenario, stakeholders, current process, requirements, and expected outcome.
2. Prepare the required Microsoft environment, design, query, report, script, or configuration.
3. Complete the guided implementation and record important decisions and dependencies.
4. Test the outcome using functional, security, data-quality, and operational checks.
5. Document issues, corrective actions, evidence, and an improvement recommendation.

Validation Checklist

• The solution or analysis matches the documented requirement.
• Configuration, calculations, queries, scripts, or workflows produce the expected result.
• Security, access, governance, data quality, and operational impacts are reviewed.
• Errors and limitations are documented with clear corrective actions.
• The final output includes reusable notes and practical next steps.

Lesson Outcome

After completing this lesson, learners can explain, apply, and validate canvas and model-driven app development in a realistic workplace scenario.