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Brian Knight

SQL Server MVP and founder of Pragmatic Works. Brian has been working with SQL Server as a DBA and business intelligence professional since 1998. He has written more than 15 books on the topic and has spoken at dozens of conferences.

Power Apps Portals Entity Lists and Record Level Security

Want to learn how to show a Common Data Services (CDS) entity on a Power App Portal? In this video I’ll explain how to show [...]

Brian Knight May 13, 2020

Free Training, Azure Power Apps, Power Apps Styling Tips

5 UI Design Best Practices for Power Apps

Are you just starting out with Power Apps and find some of the UI styling a bit daunting? These challenges may leave you [...]

Brian Knight May 5, 2020

Free Training, App in a Day, Power Apps Functions, Power Apps Search Function

Using the Power Apps Search Function

Do you know how to use the Search function in Power Apps? In this video, you’ll learn how use the Search function to run a [...]

Brian Knight April 24, 2020

Free Training, Azure Power Apps, Microsoft Power Platform

Follow Along and Build Your First Power App

Want to learn how to build a Power App from scratch? In this video tutorial for beginners, you’ll learn how to do just that! [...]

Brian Knight April 1, 2020

Free Training, Azure Power Apps, Common Data Services, Power Apps Portals

Building Your First Power Apps Portal

Have you worked with Power Apps Portals? Power Apps Portals were made generally available in the fall of 2019. This powerful [...]

Brian Knight March 20, 2020

Azure Power Apps, Expert Shared Development

How to Generate PDFs from Power Apps

Have you ever wanted to create a PDF from Power Apps? We’ve often had requests from customers who want to create a PDF, an [...]

Brian Knight March 13, 2020

Azure Power Apps, Expert Shared Development

Gathering Requirements for Building a Power App

The first step in building an application is to gather the requirements. In this video we setup the requirements for the [...]

Brian Knight March 6, 2020

Azure Active Directory, Azure Power Apps, Office 365, Expert Shared Development

Integrating Azure Active Directory Security Groups Into Power Apps

Ever wonder if you can build an app and be able to show or hide certain functions based on rights within a certain group [...]

Brian Knight March 4, 2020

Azure Power Apps, App in a Day, Launch Command, TxtSync

Sending a Text from Power Apps

For nearly a decade it’s been proven that text marketing is one of the most effective engagement tools a company can use to [...]

Brian Knight February 24, 2020

Azure Power Apps, Expert Shared Development

How to Add a Signature Line to Power Apps

Have you ever wanted to add a signature line to a Power App? In this post, I’ll show you how to add a signature line to a [...]

Brian Knight February 17, 2020

Azure Power Apps, On-Demand Learning, Expert Shared Development, Power Apps Functions

Must Know Beginner Functions in Power Apps

Just starting out developing with Power Apps? One of the most common things I’m asked for while I’m doing training sessions [...]

Brian Knight January 31, 2020

Free Training, Azure Power Apps, App in a Day

How to Create an Inspection App in Power Apps

Brian Knight January 30, 2020

Azure Power Apps, Stored Procedure, Power Automate, JSON

Passing Array Parameters Into Stored Procedures from Power Apps

Working with stored procedures in Power Apps? This can be done with using tools like Microsoft Power Automate. Power Apps [...]

Brian Knight January 28, 2020

Azure Power Apps, Common Data Services, Dataflows

Loading CDS with Power Apps Dataflows

The Common Data Services (CDS) data model is used to create a central repository of data for things such as Power Automate [...]

Brian Knight January 21, 2020

AI, Azure Power Apps, Object Detection, AI Builder

How to Use the Power Apps AI Builder Object Detector

AI Object Detection is a cool new feature in the Power Platform which can be accomplished using AI Builder. AI Builder [...]

Brian Knight January 17, 2020

Azure Power Apps, Expert Shared Development, Data Validation, IsMatch Function

Data Validation and Power Apps Rules

Want to help your users avoid pesky mistakes with your Power Apps? Here, I’ll show you how to use Power Apps rules to [...]

Brian Knight January 6, 2020

Azure Power Apps, On-Demand Learning, Expert Shared Development

Going Offline with Power Apps Import and Export Controls

In my previous post, I showed how to go offline in Power Apps. This post focuses on what happens when you want to close the [...]

Brian Knight December 19, 2019

Azure Power Apps, Microsoft Power Platform, On-Demand Learning, Expert Shared Development

Power Apps Disconnected and Offline Mode

Ever been offline or off the grid with no Internet/WIFI access but want to send data to your database? In this post I’ll [...]

Brian Knight December 10, 2019

Azure Power Apps, Azure Computer Vision API, Microsoft Cognitive Services

Integrating Microsoft Cognitive Services Computer Vision API into Power Apps

Do you want to learn how to integrate Cognitive Services Computer Vision API into your apps? In this post, I’ll show you how [...]

Brian Knight December 9, 2019

Azure Power Apps, App in a Day, Microsoft Translation Services

Integrating Microsoft Translation Services into Power Apps

Do you need to ability to break language barriers with customers? In this post I’ll show you how to simplify communication [...]

Brian Knight November 26, 2019

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