Intro to Power Apps Components and Custom Functions

#PowerAppsComponents

In this video, you'll learn everything you need to know about PowerApps Components and the brand new custom functions capability. Power Apps Components allow you to package and reuse controls and functionality throughout your app. We can use Component Libraries to curate collections of these components that we can reuse in multiple apps. The new Custom Functions capability allows us to utilize components to create reusable functions using PowerFx.

This video covers:

✅ What are Components?
✅ Why would I use Components?
✅ How to pass data into components
✅ How to pass data from components
✅ Using Components in other apps
✅ Using Component Libraries
✅ Using the NEW Custom Functions capability in Components

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Table of Contents:

00:00 - Intro
00:26 - What Are Components?
01:37 - Why Use Components?
03:08 - Demo: Create a Header Control
05:15 - Demo: Input Properties
10:00 - Using the Header Component
11:36 - Demo: Choice Picker Component Output Properties
14:04 - Enabling the NEW Component Properties Feature
15:01 - DEMO: NEW Custom Functions Components
21:32 - Custom Functions Sample Repo
22:12 - Demo: Use a Component in Another App
23:28 - Demo: Component Libraries

[bushbuddyplatypus]

I've gone from overwhelmed to perhaps over confident. a very clear explanation of the fundamentals. this really helped, thanks!

[johntobin]

I really appreciate the rapid pace of these videos. I can always pause, and rewind if things are happening fast. But this is an information-rich, concise video - much more informative and engaging than the slow, "move it along" videos I often see. Thank you for sharing your great knowledge April.

[samgray]

So glad you included the Component libraries. This is exactly how we can achieve consistency across our apps. Such a valuable run-through. Thanks

[malayvasavada]

As always awesome video covering basics of components and Power Fx use as UDF. Hoping this feature to become available as preview from experimental soon so that can be stable use.

[saeedsm]

Not just helpful, but also fantastic. Thanks April!

[tonicassis]

I was wondering how to reuse functions. Thanks for a great tutorial!

[prasadjoshi]

Thats a great introduction to Components April. Thanks for sharing

[DavidLiong]

Thanks April for showing on to use component

[mcs]

This is extraordinarily helpful! Thanks, April.

[gslvqz]

That was a fantastic explanation. Thank yo for sharing, April!

[michalnawczasach]

Fantastic video. Thank you for doing this.

[kenrickfagan]

This has been beyond helpful, Thanks for a great tutorial !!!

[SothearithKONGMrMuyKhmer]

Thanks April! That’s really helpful! 🥰

[marciokataoka]

Great! You've covered everything about components! No need to search others sources! =o)

[vishaljhaveri]

Thank you so much, ma'am. Nice explanation for a beginner like me.

[teknowguy]

Powerful content as always, thanks for sharing April! Musician to Musician like the outro!

[PeterGMcDermott]

Do you offer a Master Class for novices liking to get started with PowerApps? I feel like there are so many great videos on specific features and functionalities, but I haven't had luck in finding a series that helps people start from square one.

[dcase]

Apparently there has been a change and now the components tab is gone. Microsoft wants us to use component Libraries now? There doesnt seem to be a way to create them or export them from what I can tell. How is this accomplished now?

[procurementzen]

is it possible to style parts of a form (e. g. a text input field, the key to it etc) in components and then use this in a form?

[sttpgh]

This is great info, thanks so much for this extensive and useful video!