Microsoft SharePoint, Power Automate, Power Apps & Power BI — Lesson 2: Power Automate Workflows and Power Apps User Experiences

Topics Covered

• Handle flow errors, retries, ownership, connections, and operational monitoring
• Build a Power Apps canvas application connected to SharePoint data
• Design forms, screens, controls, navigation, formulas, and validation experiences
• Step-by-step implementation workflow and configuration decisions
• Hands-on verification of core features, data, and expected results
• Documentation of assumptions, dependencies, naming, and change controls

Guided Practice Steps

1. Translate the lesson requirement into a clear Microsoft SharePoint, Power Automate, Power Apps & Power BI implementation or analysis objective.
2. Document assumptions, selected tools or features, dependencies, risks, and expected results.
3. Perform the guided task, capture evidence, and compare the result with the acceptance criteria.
4. Record issues, corrective actions, and a reusable operational or development note.

Practical Activity

Build an approval flow and a Power Apps interface for creating and tracking requests.

• Define the scenario, inputs, constraints, and expected outcome.
• Complete the activity and preserve screenshots, outputs, logs, code, or decision evidence.
• Review the result, identify gaps, and document corrective or improvement actions.

Validation Checklist

• The stated requirement and expected outcome are clear.
• Configuration, code, data, or design decisions are documented.
• Normal, boundary, failure, security, and operational considerations are reviewed.
• Evidence supports the conclusion and the next action is prioritized.

Lesson Outcome

Learners can explain and apply Power Automate Workflows and Power Apps User Experiences within a realistic Microsoft SharePoint, Power Automate, Power Apps & Power BI scenario and support the result with validation evidence.