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Views Beginner to Pro for Model Driven Apps
Build great views in model-driven apps. Helen Devlin covers columns, sorting, filters, editable grids, conditional formatting, personal vs. system views, governance, and performance—beginner to pro.
Turn raw Dataverse tables into clear, actionable lists users love. In Views Beginner to Pro for Model-Driven Apps, Helen Devlin walks you through everything from creating your first basic view to building polished, role-specific experiences. You’ll learn how to pick the right columns, sort and filter data, and use modern features—like editable grids, conditional formatting, and search—to help people spot what matters fast.
Then we go pro. Helen shows how to design personal vs. system views, manage view security and visibility, and align views with forms, charts, and dashboards for a seamless app flow. You’ll explore best practices for naming, performance, and maintainability, plus tips for packaging and moving views between environments. By the end, you’ll have a repeatable approach to deliver clean, fast, and purpose-built views for every audience.
Course Outline ( Free Preview)
Module 01 - Introduction
In this module, Helen introduces the fundamental role of views within Model Driven Apps in Microsoft Power Apps, focusing on how views enable users to read and organize data effectively. She explains the different types of views—public, system, and personal—and their purposes in customizing data presentation for various users. This foundational overview sets the stage for hands-on creation and modification of views in subsequent modules, helping students become proficient in managing data displays in Model Driven Apps.
Module 02 - Importing Our Solution
In this module, Helen Devlin guides students through importing a pre-built solution into their Power Apps environment, setting the foundation for building a Model Driven App focused on course registration management. She explains the key tables involved—courses, course registrations, and contacts—and the relationships between them that support the app’s functionality. By the end of the module, students will be prepared to start creating and customizing views within the solution to tailor the app to their needs.
Module 03 - Creating and Customizing Basic Views19 min.
In this module, Helen guides students through creating and customizing Views within the Power Platform, focusing on using the View Designer to tailor data presentation for model-driven apps. Students learn how to add, remove, and rearrange columns, apply filters and sorting, and incorporate related table data to enhance their views. By the end, learners will confidently modify active views and publish their changes to see real-time updates in their apps, laying the foundation for more advanced view customizations in upcoming modules.
Module 04 - Creating Grid Views26 min.
In this module, Helen guides you through enhancing your Model Driven Apps views by creating new editable grid views that allow users to interact with and update records directly within the grid. You’ll learn how to add and configure the modern Power Apps grid control, enable features like inline editing, grouping, aggregation, and option set colors, as well as how to manage parent-child relationships with subgrids. By the end, you’ll be able to build dynamic, user-friendly views that improve data visualization and usability in your apps.
Module 05 - Using a Calendar Component5 min.
In this module, Helen demonstrates how to enhance your model-driven app by adding a calendar component to display date-related data visually. She guides you through creating a new calendar view for the course table, configuring start and end dates, and applying color coding based on choice columns to improve event clarity. By the end, you'll be able to present your data in an intuitive calendar format, making it easier to track and manage scheduled events within your app.
Module 06 - Conditional Formatting and Advanced Filtering19 min.
In this module, Helen demonstrates how to enhance Model Driven Apps views by adding conditional formatting using global choice lists and formula columns, enabling dynamic color-coded indicators such as grades or budget stauses. She also explores advanced filtering techniques, including grouping conditions and filtering based on related tables, to create more precise and meaningful data views. By applying these methods, students will learn to build intuitive, user-friendly views that highlight key information and improve data analysis within their apps.
Module 07 - Specialized Views9 min.
In this module, Helen explores how to locate and customize system Views within a Model Driven App, focusing on lookup Views and associated Views. Students learn to modify these automatically generated Views to display more relevant information, enhancing user experience when selecting related records or viewing associated child items. By the end, learners will understand how to tailor system Views to better suit their app’s needs, preparing them for user-focused View customization in the next module.
Module 08 - Views For The End User6 min.
In this final module, Helen demonstrates how end users can personalize their experience in model-driven apps by modifying, saving, and sharing personal views. She guides students through editing columns, applying filters, and managing personal views within a production environment, emphasizing the ability to tailor data presentation to individual needs. By mastering these skills, learners will empower users to efficiently customize and collaborate on views, enhancing overall app usability.
Helen Devlin is a Jacksonville native who graduated from the University of North Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education in 2016. After 9 years of teaching varying grades (K-5) in Florida and Tennessee, she joined the Pragmatic Works team as a Power Platform Trainer. As a trainer at Pragmatic Works, her primary goal is to help individuals gain confidence in using the Power Platform. While not in the office, she enjoys coffee, brunch, local parks, and spending time with her family.
