Power Platform for makers

The low-code Microsoft platform — Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Pages — plus the governance to keep it sane.

For: Citizen developers, BAs, and Power Platform admins.

13 guides in this path

  1. 1
    Power Platform environmentsEnvironments in the Power Platform — types, capacity, regions, and how they relate to Dynamics 365 and Dataverse.
  2. 2
    Power Fx explainedThe Power Fx formula language — Excel-like syntax, where it's used in the Power Platform, and what's different from JavaScript.
  3. 3
    Canvas apps vs model-driven appsWhen to build a canvas Power App versus a model-driven app — pixel-perfect UI, data-driven structure, and the trade-offs each one forces.
  4. 4
    Power Apps modern controlsHow the modern control set in canvas apps differs from classic controls — Fluent UI styling, accessibility defaults, theming, and migration considerations.
  5. 5
    Power Fx named formulasHow named formulas in Power Fx differ from variables — declarative, recomputed, no side effects — and how they reshape canvas app code organisation.
  6. 6
    Power Automate flow design patternsHow to design reliable, maintainable Power Automate flows — triggers, retries, error handling, child flows, and what not to do.
  7. 7
    Power Automate error handling patternsHow to handle errors robustly in Power Automate flows — try/catch scopes, configure run-after, retry policies, dead-letter handling, and the patterns that prevent silent failures.
  8. 8
    Power Automate approvals in depthHow the Approvals platform works under Power Automate — connector, approval types, delegation, the unified approval centre, and the operational patterns that scale.
  9. 9
    Power BI for Dynamics 365How Power BI integrates with Dynamics 365 — pre-built apps, Dataverse and F&O connectors, Microsoft Fabric, and where the data actually lives.
  10. 10
    Power Pages for Dynamics 365 customer portalsBuilding customer-facing portals on top of Dataverse — Power Pages templates, authentication, security, and operational realities.
  11. 11
    Managed environments in Power PlatformWhat Managed Environments add to a Power Platform environment — admin features, sharing limits, weekly digest, solution checker enforcement, and pipelines — and what they cost.
  12. 12
    Data loss prevention (DLP) policies in Power PlatformHow DLP policies in Power Platform restrict connector combinations across business and non-business data — policy design, environment scope, and the strategies that keep makers productive.
  13. 13
    Center of Excellence Starter KitHow Microsoft's CoE Starter Kit helps tenant-wide governance of the Power Platform — admin, monitor, nurture, theme, and the operational impact.
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