How to Request an Approval Process from Power Apps | Full Tutorial

In this Step-by-Step Tutorial, you'll discover how to trigger a sequential approval workflow process right from within Microsoft Power Apps.

Learn how users can effortlessly select their approvers directly from the App interface and submit their requests. Learn how to build a Power Automate workflow to setup the serial approval process. Follow along as we explore how the status indicator in Power Apps dynamically reflects updates, including approval status, complete approval history, and more.

We will leverage the new Approval Request modern screen template in Microsoft PowerApps. The Approval request screen is useful in scenarios where actions are triggered by form submissions, such as submitting an approval request or displaying a workflow process for a business.

Unlock the full potential of approval processes from PowerApps using Power Automate with this tutorial.

#powerapps #powerautomate #powerplatform

⬇️ Download Approval Power App & flow shown in video
➡️ The link is in Community Tab for Channel Members (Silver Club 🥈 or Higher)

00:00 Introduction to building a sequential Approval Process from Power Apps
00:33 Columns setup for Approval Request Process
02:15 Build an Approval Request screen in PowerApps
05:11 Allow user to select multiple approvers from Power Apps
07:17 Setup Approval Screen in Power Apps
09:17 How to Build a serial approval workflow in Power Automate
22:01 Show Power Automate Approval Status Indicator in Power Apps
24:28 Demo of Power Apps Approval Request Workflow

🤝 Let’s connect on social:

[petereriksson]

Very good Reza, thanks 4 all the time and effort u spend :)

[paulfairlie]

Brilliant Reza, this will be so useful for so many people! It’s great it’s from within an app but just the ability to move it through multiple approvers and all the code you explained for that is invaluable. Thank you!

[saeedsm]

Thank you Reza, for this detailed tutorial on viewing approval results. It's been incredibly helpful! I'm hopeful that we'll soon have the capability to create custom screens in Power Apps, where we can conveniently fetch and manage requested approval items instead of relying solely on emails. Looking forward to more advancements in this area. Thanks again mate!

[BreathingAir]

Thanks Reza, I am just starting out in Power Apps (coming from Nintex Forms).
I will be using this App as a base template for a responsive Leave Request Approval app and a Training Request approval app.

[foreverwhatever]

Thank you Reza, I will use this concept of multiple approves being selected and sending sequential approvals. I will use this for document library approvals

[ArohShukla]

This is just a super video with new Power Apps template. A clarification. For approvers who are in senior leader role wants approver required using Outlook client at Android or iOS, considering latest outlook has been used, do we have dependency from Power Apps or Power Automate?

The don’t want additional apps such as Power Apps / Power Automate at their phones.

[noraf]

Thanks so much for Reza, you have no idea how i mastered power apps with your videos. kindly make a same concept with a custom approval in side power apps without power automate.
appreciate your work.

[tausifshaikh]

I love your teaching skills Reza sir ❤❤

[jasonmoreton]

Reza as normal another excellent tutorial and so simple to follow, your manner and the way you explain things make it so easy to follow. Thank you so much

[MelissaReed-jbii]

Reza Rocks! This is exactly what I needed when I needed it.

[noemichua]

Thanks Reza, you are a big help to those who are just starting to explore power apps. May i know if you have a tutorial on how to create for multiple approver that can approve simultaneously. Thanks in advance.

[oluwatobiyusuf]

Thank you Reza for this video. it came in handy

[dhubach]

A cool video would be on custom approvals! Approvals without using the powerautomate approval action but done directly in the PoweApp. We have done it at work but would love to see your spin on it. Sometime it can be limiting with reassignment history and sending approvals back a step without restarting the whole approval process again. Just an idea. Great video as always!

[dougydoe]

Great video tutorial again and quite a bit of moving parts as well especially, in the Flow. Will definitely have another watch to embed the concepts a bit more. A quick question.... Is a video on the Approver Kit in your plans anytime soon? I believe its still in preview but will be good to see something on it, both the configuration and then a use case. Thank you

[VanitaSharma-mrtl]

Thanks for another excellent tutorial. I have two questions:
1) Is there any scenario where you would recommend maintaining it in a separate history list?
2) Is there a way to reassign an approval request using standard connectors?

[RuchiShah-eunf]

Hello, Reza. You are making great videos and very helpful. I got a requests many time, Would you be able to create video for Cascading Combo Box (Multi Selections for Region, Country, State). It would help many users . I see a lot of requests or tickets online but no one is able to solve or respond it to those ticket.

[nicholasclark]

Great video Reza!

For some reason, my approval colors are not changing in the app. Any ideas?

[AnthonyStraine]

I love your detailed and easy-to-follow guides! Do you have a course on Udemy or elsewhere? I'd pay for more of this! (I know you have office hours which I'll likely sign-up for as well)

[syedfuaad-fg]

Thank you Reza for such a good video, especially for the begginers like me. Can u pls give me the link to download the Power App & flow shown in video

[NidhiSingh-uknh]

Hello Reza- Thak you again for your help! The Flow is working properly and is very useful. I have a question how we can build up a logic to Resubmit the Request Form for Approvals when approver rejecting the item. Is there any video for the same? Please do let me know. Thanks Again!