Design, build, and deploy multi-platform apps to overcome crucial business problems by leveraging the capabilities of low-code and no-code development enabled through Microsoft Power Platform and Teams
Key Features
- Find out how you can accelerate the digital transformation of your organization as a citizen developer
- Build your first app with the help of step-by-step guidance and add capabilities with flows and bots
- Learn about lifecycle management for applications, environments, and licensing
Book Description
Microsoft Dataverse for Teams is a built-in, low-code data platform for Teams and enables everyone to easily build and deploy apps, flows, and intelligent chatbots using Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power Virtual Agents (PVA) embedded in Microsoft Teams.
Without learning any coding language, you will be able to build apps with step-by-step explanations for setting up Teams, creating tables to store data, and leverage the data for your digital solutions. With the techniques covered in the book, you'll be able to develop your first app with Dataverse for Teams within an hour! You'll then learn how to automate repetitive tasks or build alerts using Power Automate and Power Virtual Agents. As you get to grips with building these digital solutions, you'll also be able to understand when to consider upgrading from Dataverse for Teams to Dataverse, along with its advanced features. Finally, you'll explore features for administration and governance and understand the licensing requirements of Microsoft Dataverse for Teams and PowerApps.
Having acquired the skills to build and deploy an enterprise-grade digital solution, by the end of the book, you will have become a qualified citizen developer and be ready to lead a digital revolution in your organization.
What you will learn
- Gain a deeper understanding of Microsoft Dataverse for Teams by exploring various business scenarios
- Design, build, and deploy enterprise-grade applications for Teams
- Develop Power Automate flows and PVA bots using Dataverse for Teams
- Discover administration and security best practices
- Understand the licensing requirements and advanced features of Microsoft Dataverse
- Identify scenarios in your organizations where your citizen development skills can be leveraged
Who this book is for
The book is for citizen developers, business professionals, or anyone looking to develop applications to solve critical business problems. Basic knowledge of using software like PowerPoint, Excel-like formulae, and navigating between application screens is all you need to get started with this book.
Table of Contents
- Introducing Digital Transformation and the Role of Low-Code/No-Code Platform
- Exploring Microsoft Dataverse for Teams
- Building Your First App with Microsoft Dataverse for Teams
- Enhancing Your App with Images, Screens, and File Attachments
- Understanding Microsoft Dataverse
- Automating with Microsoft Dataverse for Teams
- Building Power Virtual Agents Bots with Microsoft Dataverse for Teams
- Managing the Application Life Cycle and Environment Life Cycle
- Upgrading to Microsoft Dataverse Environment
- Ensuring Enterprise Readiness: Security and Governance
- Licensing for Microsoft Dataverse and Dataverse for Teams
Srikumar Nair is a product management leader with 20 years of experience building new products and features and improving the efficiency of products such as operating systems and business/productivity applications. Being a mechanical engineer, he started his career in the manufacturing sector but later developed a flair for software and joined Infosys as a software engineering intern. He eventually graduated as a professional developer in Java and .NET and then turned toward product/technology management with Microsoft, working in Office 365, SharePoint Online, enterprise mobility, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform.
