How to Build Custom Approval Forms in Power Apps

[@RezaDorrani]

Part 2 Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKG0eYCQd7J6obs

[@deepthakur8434]

Thank you very much for the video.

[@tawandamusiyiwa8779]

Could i get your email please.

[@raywhite90]

Reza! This is great information looking forward to part 2! Do you have any preference on using power automate for the approval over embedding it like you did here?

[@RezaDorrani]

@@raywhite90 I have no preferences. Whichever works best for you.

[@tbone536]

Nice touchpoints on the deep links params as well as send email action directly from PowerApps! No PA required. 🎉

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks! There is a lot more to come in part 2. I will show how to orchestrate sequential approval process where an approver can pick next approver in sequence + tracking approval history.

[@DrezelRS]

@@RezaDorraniwhen can we expect part 2? This is exactly a process I’m looking to implement to one of my canvas apps

[@RezaDorrani]

@@DrezelRS Next week

[@dougydoe]

All makes sense now that I've watched the Part 1. Brilliant techniques and use cases to explore the various functions. Great Job, Reza.

[@RezaDorrani]

Awesome! Thanks so much.

[@odunolaagboola3006]

Well done Reza, this is really helpful. Could you please create a tutorial on how to configure forms that allow users to add and delete items from a list, and then save those changes in SharePoint?

[@RezaDorrani]

I have done many form based videos. They are put in a playlist on my channel.

[@mohammadibrahimpatel5439]

Thanks a lot sir, it's very helpful for everyone who is passionate about Power apps . Request you to pls make the video on digital signature or on Excel export from gallery.

[@RezaDorrani]

Most welcome! I have done videos on export from gallery to excel.

[@oluwatobiyusuf]

Thank you Reza. This was a refresher class for me

[@RezaDorrani]

Most welcome

[@MichaelDeBlasis1369]

Yeah TY for the deep links parameters. That's good stuff right there.

[@RezaDorrani]

Great to hear!

[@ashokpershad]

Very good video Reza. One suggestion, while naming the video please add "Part-1" in the end so that users can always track/search Part-2 easily. For example, How to Build Custom Approval Forms in Power Apps: Part-1

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks for the suggestion. I thought pinned comment would be the easiest option as it offers a lot more flexibility in terms of changes (if needed) Changing title and description of video affects search relevancy.

[@ashokpershad]

​@@RezaDorrani True, but if you are sure of the video content then putting in title is always good because pinned comment are not always read by people. Anyways, You are making wonderful videos as always :)

[@RezaDorrani]

I was not 100% sure and hence did not add it. I mentioned it in video itself about pinned comment.

[@spen2431]

I believe there was a move away from using inbuilt forms in Power Apps but things now look to be swinging back to using them with Modern controls. Does look to be a LOT easier than plugging in 100s of text/input/dropdown/combo boxes manually. As always, thanks for sharing Reza 💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@RezaDorrani]

Most welcome

[@abduen]

Great work Reza, once again. Care to do a two-approver scenario?

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks! I have part 2 of video already recorded. I may plan something more advanced in future.

[@mtamitolanga]

I also liked the deep linking... thank very much.

[@RezaDorrani]

You're most welcome

[@davidclay717]

Great video, as usual! When are you planning the link to download would be be available?

[@RezaDorrani]

Hopefully by July 15th if not earlier

[@pierrekone3595]

Well done for this very informative video. I'd like to know if it's possible to add a second approver automatically if the manager is unavailable, such as his deputy.

[@RezaDorrani]

Possible but not something I have tried.

[@pierrekone3595]

@@RezaDorrani I would like to join your community. How do I register?

[@RezaDorrani]

@@pierrekone3595 youtube.com/@RezaDorrani/join

[@danikamoore8114]

Thank you, Reza. This was very helpful and informative. How do we know that the Office 365 Users connector would pull the correct managers? Would I be able set up approvers as a people picker instead?

[@RezaDorrani]

Office 365 users connector reads details from Entra AD You could also get it with people picker. In part 2 I show how an approver can pick next approver with people picker

[@imran002ali]

Hi Reza, as always, another great video with a lots of good and useful information, thank you for sharing your knowledge! 👍

[@RezaDorrani]

My pleasure!

[@brophy1443]

Do you know when Modern Controls will have people picker? It looks great but it is lacking so many features the classic controls offer and it is frustrating to build apps and deploy without knowing the future of PowerApps.

[@RezaDorrani]

Im not aware of the ETA for when modern controls will support people picker

[@FilippoDamiani]

Hi Reza, very nice and helpful video. Quick question: in my list I have a multi line text column used for comments but its value in the power app datacard field is not displayed. Have you any idea why? Many Thanks

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks! I have not experienced the mentioned issue hence not sure why that would be the case.

[@sidimar4]

Hello, thank you for shared this content and good job congrants

[@RezaDorrani]

You’re most welcome

[@veraenderung]

Another great video! Thank you very much for this. I would like to do the same scenario with Word documents from a document library. Is this even possible or is the approach wrong?

[@RezaDorrani]

Power Apps can connect to a doc library.

[@gaganhs8066]

Can we implement sequential approval process through this method? where the approver sequence is predefined so that the approvers don't have to select the next approvers?

[@RezaDorrani]

Possible

[@hectorgeronimo97]

Great video. I can't thank you enough. I've learnt so much from your videos.

[@RezaDorrani]

You are so welcome!

[@dbosset]

Thanks, Reza. What do you use to keep your code snippets?

[@RezaDorrani]

Welcome! All my code is in the Power App. I typically do a practice round of the video and save the temp app.

[@ramon_1992_]

Thank you very much !! Congratulations on the video!! It is possible in part 2 to show a scenario with 3 approvers and for example, when approver 2 rejects the request, the requester needs to review and resend it again to approver 2, without having to restart with approver 1.

[@RezaDorrani]

Part 2 is already recorded and done. It wont have requestor review and resubmit.

[@NandagopalB]

Please have multiple approval concepts within power apps , (no PA). But approval should go one by one (don't send approval to three approvers at one stage), so if one rejects at any stage it should come back to the requestor.

[@RezaDorrani]

@@NandagopalB I will show how to pick approvers one by one and assign in part 2. Resubmitting will not be an option. People have various scenarios. Not all scenarios will be covered in each video.

[@NandagopalB]

@@RezaDorrani ok thank u

[@NandagopalB]

@@RezaDorrani i have this setup in PA. where one approver approved and, it will go to next approver in the queue until the final approver.so looking for the same in power apps itself

[@jay-eey]

Is there a way to automate sequential approvals through a certain level? For example, I have some employees submitting that need approval from 2 managers and some that are have 3 managers before it ultimately goes to the COS for final review by the VP.

[@RezaDorrani]

Part 2 of this video will show dynamic levels

[@jay-eey]

Wonderful, thank you. Looking forward to it. I’m building a headcount request and approval app for my team. I am not a dev and this is the first time I’ve used Power Apps. Your videos have been invaluable to my education. Thank you so much!

[@mamadoumodydiop4222]

Hello Reza - Thank you for the video!!!. I have a challenge through: after sending the approval email, when trying to open the app with the link and ID, it only opens in new mode. it does not fetch the record fr that ID and displaying. Although the ID is sent to the page - I am displaying it on the screen... Please tell what I am missing

[@RezaDorrani]

Video description has link to download entire solution (members only - check description for details) I would suggest giving that a try. As for the issue mentioned, I have not experienced it and hence not sure what the cause for it could be. I will recommend posting your issue on forums in case someone has experienced something similar powerusers.microsoft.com

[@pinupolukavya9410]

Can you please explain on how to cancel a scheduled running flow

[@RezaDorrani]

I do not have a video reference on it and have not tried that so not sure.

[@tonydew]

I have learned a lot from this, thank you. I have an honest question though: why not use the built in Approvals from Microsoft 365?

[@RezaDorrani]

The scenario here is about building custom approval forms. Currently, built in approvals feature does not have that option.

[@RobHawlor]

Any chance you can do an approval flow using the ‘content approval status’ - this is one that really confuses me

[@RezaDorrani]

I may have done 1 video on doc approvals on it. Check approvals playlist on my channel.

[@shaikharbaz9813]

Hi Raza i came across your form processing AI builder video,the AI builder option is not visible for me, I got an requirement from my manager I need to extract the data from pdf but The AI builder option is not there for me

[@RezaDorrani]

I have not experienced missing ai builder and hence not sure what the cause for it could be. Only thing I can think of is that Dataverse is not setup for the environment. I would recommend posting your issue on forums in case someone has experienced something similar powerusers.microsoft.com

[@ehsanziaee1183]

@RezaDorrani Can other users see approval requests from others, or will they only be able to see their own requests?

[@RezaDorrani]

In the App - their own.

[@ramadaragani4566]

Hi Reza, i would like to learn power plateform at you. Can you please let me know, how to approach you? Thanks in advance

[@RezaDorrani]

I have a training program ongoing on KZbin for channel members in gold tier To become member youtube.com/@RezaDorrani/join Training playlist kzbin.infoUgkxxTrmvkfWzzUnbl5ZBifGcbzNHOcq2lMM?si=f6LNDWEXqywxuCGt Note: I do not offer 1:1 consulting support

[@antoniofelez4674]

Hello Reza, does this also work if user wants to edit/delete an existing record?

[@RezaDorrani]

You could add logic in the code for that as well. I have shown 1 scenario of new record.

[@shivkumarsaini6184]

Great understanding ,pl sir make the videos on Model Driven app development as well

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks! Every 6 months I ask subscribers for topic suggestions on Community Tab of my channel. Most voted idea gets added to my backlog. Make sure to post this idea whenever I post the next topic suggestion post.

[@TedWells-j7j]

He Reza, could you repost the link for downloading the solution shown in video. Thanks - Ted

[@RezaDorrani]

You would need to post a comment on the secured community post where link was shared. I cannot share link here on public chat.

[@JParanEasyExcelHub]

Thanks a lot sir!!!

[@RezaDorrani]

Most welcome! I hope you watch the part 2 as well

[@tesfayeg.849]

Thank you, Reza!

[@RezaDorrani]

Most welcome

[@ashokreddy9723]

Thank you ❤

[@RezaDorrani]

Welcome

[@LATIN342]

I followed your steps for Approver info to appear in the text box but nothing is appearing, why could this be happening when I am being shown there are no errors?

[@RezaDorrani]

Video description of part 2 of this video has link to download entire solution (members only - check description for details) I would suggest giving that a try. As for the issue mentioned, I have not experienced the mentioned issue and hence not sure what the cause for it could be.

[@fajartaufik9418]

I got this error "CdsInstanceProvisioningIncomplete". Error Message: 'A Microsoft Dataverse database for this environment has not completed provisioning or does not yet support the requested approvals functionality. how to fix this error?

[@RezaDorrani]

There is no flow approvals action used in this video. Not sure what your error is related to. I will recommend posting your issue on forums in case someone has experienced something similar powerusers.microsoft.com

[@fajartaufik9418]

@@RezaDorrani sure thanks

[@filipe1294]

Muito obrigado , Reza!😃

[@RezaDorrani]

Most welcome

[@viniciusraffler3787]

You Rock Reza!

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks

[@rajubunny8071]

Nice video About line manager Approval within Power App without using Power Automate

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks

[@gunasekaran4288]

Low code and no code.. this is good.

[@RezaDorrani]

Thanks

[@ericda5466]

greate, always, when i copy your steps, the error message said "should be a Table" when i do the Default of Approver card. i tried { Claims: Concatenate( "i:0#.f|membership|", User().Email // Person email ), Department: "", DisplayName: User().FullName, Email: User().Email, // Person email JobTitle: "", Picture: "" } or ThisItem.Approvers, both of them are fine. but put them together by using if or switch. the error message pop up. any idea? thnaks.

[@RezaDorrani]

Make sure approver is a single select column in your data source.

[@ericda5466]

@@RezaDorrani thanks for reply, my approver is the same as your example which is person type column. i fixed it after remove the comments "//Person email" salute

[@RezaDorrani]

@@ericda5466 Ok

[@ericda5466]

@@RezaDorrani you are correct. thanks again.

[@ericda5466]

is there a way to work with multi-selection person type column? BTW