Building from Data with Model-Driven Apps
Model-driven apps are the data-centric siblings of canvas apps. They get their foundation from the business data model, taking the approach of placing building blocks on top of data. These blocks spread in a standard responsive layout, which allows the creation of a solution that adapts to any device.
Even though analyzing and setting up the data source is one of the main objectives of any application, this is the primary objective in model-driven apps. A complete understanding of the business process allows you to design your data model with a solid structure to support the proposed solution. The last step would be to build the app on top of this model.
This chapter will explore the model-driven world of Power Apps while building a Helpdesk solution. Through these recipes, you will get a clear view of all the components available on this platform:
- Exploring Dataverse
- Configuring your environment
- Defining data...