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DavesTechTips · ‎09-11-2019

Hi everyone, The new JSON function in PowerApps is great and we have been using it extensively. Another great addition would be to parse JSON directly in PowerApps. If PowerApps receives a stringified JSON string, it should be able to easily Parse this and use this data in the app, to write it into a collection, variable or whatever. We have been using the HTTP response in flow to return dynamic data to PowerApps, but seeing that this is now longer included in the Office 365 entitlement and that normal Respond To PowerApps Flow action not supporting Arrays or JSON, this request is quite urgent. Please let us know if you have any questions or suggestions. Kind regards Dawid van Heerden Follow on Twitter: @davestechtips Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/davestechtips?sub_confirmation=1

Jeff_Thorpe · ‎03-30-2018

It would be nice to be able to create a SharePoint list PowerApps Custom Form in one site or list (e.g. development) and then be able to move it to another site or list (e,g, production). This would help with development and teting of new and updated forms before they are released to the production. This could also help with the reuse of form designs, so a person isn't always recreating the wheel.

Anonymous · ‎02-22-2018

Problem: One of the biggest issues in PowerApps right now is that we cannot protect our data. If we connect any data source to PowerApps (Excel, SharePoint List, SQL Server Connection) it has to be shared with all users for them to be able to use the app. This creates a problem where user has access directly to data source and can bypass the app to do direct modifications to the data source as well as see information not meant to be seen by them. If your app was built to limit users access to some data, for example: Showing users only their vacation requests and hiding other user vacations Showing user only their travel request and hiding other user travels That means that all users can see all data as well as they can modify it without any trace. In case of Excel file on OneDrive we need to give users access to this file, that means that user can just go on OneDrive and find the excel file and edit it. In case of SharePoint List, that means that user needs to have Edit rights to that list and can just find it on the SharePoint Site and go in and edit. In case of SQL Server Connection, that means that user can open PowerApps, click create new app, open Data Sources and the shared SQL connection will be there and he can connect to it. This will allow the user to see all tables in that SQL connection with edit rights. Idea: I believe the best way to fix it, and this will allow PowerApps to become truly powerful tool to replace most of organization applications is to give the App itself write rights to the Excel sheets, SharePoint lists or SQL Connection and not the user. This way the user will have no access to the files, SharePoint List or SQL Connection and the only way to interact with data will be through the App.

Yahya · ‎04-30-2017

It would be nice if I can add a command to a button via which i can choose a predefined field value (in a screen) and copy its content to Clipboard. In PowerApps for mobile, this becomes a must.

BrianKnight · ‎08-14-2018

It would be fantastic to have stored procedure access to PowerApps. It's a feature presently blocking a number of customers of ours from implementing PowerApps since much of their logic is in the sprocs already. They don't want to implement Flow for this since they see it as another cog to pay for. This seems like pretty core functionality but there must be some big technical blocker from MS implementing it.

Jbid · ‎05-15-2017

Please consider adding a feature to get to the appended comment history from a sharpoint list comment filed with append and versioning turned on to appear in a power app card? https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/PowerApps-Forum/Append-comments-Field/m-p/34968#M14383

MW · ‎12-07-2020

It would be great to have a Vacation Planning Power App as a sample app to be used with "Dataverse for Teams" This would enable every organization which uses Microsoft Teams to easily do the typical vacation planning tasks. ps: The existing Power App samples for "Dataverse for Teams" are excellent: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/teams/use-sample-apps-from-teams-store#sample-app-updates

shyoshin · ‎10-14-2020

The following issues arise when using Power Apps (Preview) in Teams. When "Addition of the column" and "Addition of the table" are done from the edit screen of App, Display Name can be decided by oneself, but Name cannot be decided by oneself. Therefore, if you use a Multibyte character for ”Display Name", "Name" will be generated automatically as an irregular character. By the way, if I add a column or table from the Table edit screen, you can enter the "Name" yourself. Column and Table names are used for management purposes and must be given a readable name. So when you guys release the official version of the app, please make a change so that when I add a column or table from the edit screen of the app, I can also edit Name. Thank you.

Bryndís · ‎10-17-2018

Filtering in PowerApps is not user friendly , the option to create a view in power apps (filter) based on Sharepoint List view would make life a lot easier. Creating a filter in PowerApps is very time consuming compared to a list view in sharepoint. example of usage is a sharepoint list that has a status field ( choice field ;new, in progress , completed) and assigned to field (person field), where you would want to show in the power apps... new requests assigned to the user logged in.

Anonymous · ‎05-03-2018

Problem The biggest problem with developing PowerApps with Azure SQL Database is that we have to share the SQL Connector with each user of the app. What that means is that each employee can bypass the app by creating their own app and adding this connector to their app (since it is shared). They get the ability to see all the tables and views in the database. Basically, everything there is in the SQL database, on top of that they also get the ability to edit the information in any way they please. This is not an issue for non-confidential information and simple apps. However, we have plans to develop more complex apps with data that should not be seen by everyone who will be using the app. PowerApps is great as we can build custom logic on who sees what. However, since each employee can create a fake app and throw in the SQL connector that was shared with them, this means that all the security and complex data validation built in the app becomes useless. Idea I think the simplest solution would be to make the SQL Connector when sharing it, the user gets “Can use” permission, it would be great if we could give an even lower permission level like “Can use only in this App”. This would make it impossible for them to create fake apps and throw in this SQL Connector to see data they are not supposed to see. OR Another option would be that when user has “Can use” permissions on SQL Connector they would only be allowed to use it where the owner put that SQL Connection, making it impossible for them to drop this connection in their Apps or Flows. Either one of those solutions would make PowerApps a lot more useful for a large number of corporations. This would definitely push PowerApps adoption for more complex systems and bring it above other similar platforms out there.

Silverleaf · ‎05-05-2016

For me, exporting a form, or gallery to a PDF would be even more helpful than printing and still allow me to print a final "report" from a form or gallery.

ashokpershad · ‎07-30-2018

I think there should be functionality to build App from the excel file stored in Sharepoint? I know its possible to make App directly from Sharepoint-List but to make same from excel file stored in Share Point will be more beneficial because excel is used more as compared to Sharepoint - List

Anonymous · ‎08-18-2017

I have received some feedback from my app users that it is sometimes hard to tell when image or text is clickable. On the desktop version, when you hover over an image the icon remains the same or when you hover a text it changes to the edit text icon, the mouse icon seems to change to hand icon only when hovering over objects like Icons or Controls like Button control. Example 1 The text in the Org Browser by Microsoft says View My Profile, when hovering over it with mouse, the mouse icon changes to select text icon. Example 2 When using images as buttons, the mouse will stay as a cursor and will not change to the hand icon. Example 3 Hovering mouse over the button. It changes to hand icon and it is clear that you can click it. This is not a problem on the Phone since you click with your fingers but it confuses the users on desktop. Would it be possible to make all objects with functions in OnSelect property to have a <a> tag or something similar that it would force the mouse cursor to change into hand?

Underdog1987 · ‎07-25-2018

Add MaxDate and MinDate properties to avoid selecting dates out of range. Examples: Avoid selecting dates in the past: Datepicker1.MinDate: Today() Set maximum selectable date to 1 year in the future since today: Datepicker1.MaxDate: DateAdd( Today(), 1, Years ) Attached image shows what it would look like MinDate property 🙂

MWilliams86 · ‎10-30-2017

Add a scrollable screen control that allows the designer to either set where the scroll bar position is or reset the scrollbar to top. Currently the screen remembers its position when you navigate away from it, then if you navigate back to that screen, the screen may not be reset back to the top of the items to display which is a negative user experience forcing the user to scroll back to the top of the scrollable screen.

Username111 · ‎05-11-2018

PowerApps Team, It would be extremely beneficial if you could insert an NFC Scanner as a media (similar use of Barcode scanner). NFC tags are now being used for huge IoT projects that's why scanning NFC tags' UID and/or memory would be very useful! Thank you, Alicia

vecerpa · ‎05-28-2018

My idea come with error message that is being thrown when trying to get manager of user via Office365 Users connector. More details here - https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/General-Discussion/Office-365-Users-ManagerV2-Error/m-p/119173. As this is expected error that will be delivered by this connector it will be nice to have some option inside PowerApps to catch it and instead of displaying this for user of PA as "nothing to say" message, to diplay something like no manager found and this can lead to some other actions ... P.

Pieter_Veenstra · ‎08-30-2018

The coding part of PowerApps can contain complex code. It would be great if the code could be simplified by storying the code in libraries that can be maintained from within the PowerApps Studio.

Anonymous · ‎02-20-2018

to be able to have different powerapps forms for different content types in sharepoint list. so that all can merge into a single item.

Anonymous · ‎07-12-2018

Hide the Sharepoint button bar, so that we can instead put our own "Submit" and "Cancel" buttons at the bottom of the form. Creating a custom "Submit" button works fine at the moment, but a custom "Cancel" Button does not seem to work like it should. However it defeats the purpose if users can just use the default save which does not have the custom actions.

Share your ideas and vote for future features

Parse JSON in PowerApps

Move or Copy a SharePoint list PowerApps Custom Form

Removing user ability to access data source without using the app

Copy to Clipboard

Calling a Stored Procedure in PowerApps

Append comments Field

Vacation Planning app as a "Dataverse for Teams" Sample App

Power Apps for Teams | Select own names for columns and tables

View in PowerApps based on sharepoint list view

Making SQL Connector Secure

Export Form to PDF

Create App from Excel file stored on SharePoint

Changing mouse to hand icon when hovering over objects with OnSelect function

Restrict available dates in Datepicker controls

Screen Reset/Set Scrollbar Back to Top

NFC tag Scanning

Error handling inside PowerApps (Try-Catch)

An option to create new custom functions in PowerApps in libraries

SharePoint Content Types - PowerApps integration

Hide Default Sharepoint buttons like Save & Cancel

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