Power Apps Git Integration

[@mikisresearch9236]

Easy Understanding!! Thx!!

[@DanielLaskewitz]

Glad it helped! Be aware this is a preview feature that possibly will not end up in product.

[@dpothulapati]

Wow, been searching for some time on something like this. Appreciated mate!

[@DanielLaskewitz]

Glad I could help! 👍🏻

[@MasayaWatanabe-g1v]

It became easier to control my source codes. Thanks!

[@DanielLaskewitz]

Glad it helped! Thanks for the reply!

[@Rashomon69]

Awesome! I'm just learning PP/PA, and I was curious how one could version a canvas app, because I didn't see any files. Seeing the app broken down into JSON and YAML files was a lightbulb moment for me.

[@DanielLaskewitz]

IT's really nice to unpack Canvas Apps, but the git integration might not make it to production, so make sure to take a look at Power Platform CLI as well. The Power Platform CLI contains the 'pac canvas unpack' command which also unpacks the Canvas Apps, but it doesn't have the in-product integration.

[@samuelgit]

Question when you close your power apps and login again, It ask you about the git credentials , does it happened to you?

[@Leo_Russo]

This is awesome :)

[@DanielLaskewitz]

It is, right?! 🙏

[@timvanberghem9619]

Hey Daniel. Is this only available in certain tenants? I can't find it in any of my developer or company tenants as an experimental feature.

[@DanielLaskewitz]

It's rolling out soon! Will take some time before it's everywhere!

[@josephbrancato4094]

Daniel, is there also a Power Automate Git Integration?

[@DanielLaskewitz]

Not yet. For that we probably first have to wait for yaml definition for power automate like power apps has. Maybe we'll see some more happening in this area at the end of the year or at the first half of 2023.

[@toanuk]

It is a very good understanding GIT. I would like to ask for help. How to Import Component from GIT to Power Apps. For instance: PCF-FluentUISpinner from Git to Power Apps. Look forward to your help. thanks Toan

[@DanielLaskewitz]

Currently, you need Power Platform CLI for that. Check out the following link: aka.ms/pac/pcf

[@desmondrouwhorst9131]

The integration is nice, but what I can't find is how to restore a PowerApp from GIT. Let say it's delete or you need it on a other subscription/tetant.

[@DanielLaskewitz]

This is an experimental version and will not make it to production. If you want to achieve something like this, I suggest using the Power Platform CLI with the solution commands instead: aka.ms/pac/solution

[@ayannymaria]

thanks for the video

[@DanielLaskewitz]

You're welcome! 🙂

[@aafreensultana1835]

Is it possible for 4-5 developers to work at a time in a single app ? Will you advice that ?

[@DanielLaskewitz]

In the future? For sure! But it's still experimental right now, so I would advice to try this out with non-production apps.

[@wpurse1706]

Can you comment on how to remove this integration if you'd like to? And it seems you have to reenter the token every time you want to edit an app, is that your experience? And finally, when others open to edit the Power App they must also enter the login so is the assumption you are sharing the same Github account and share the token when you create it so they can also enter it each time? Thanks!

[@wpurse1706]

I just saw you can't currently disconnect in the doc you linked so that's something to remember. I have a few apps now I have to enter the token each time I login (glad I made a copy of those tokens) and I've had to share them with colleges that need to manage those apps for now.

[@wpurse1706]

Looks like the "having to login each time with the token" was also in that doc... Should have read it first so that's on me.

[@DanielLaskewitz]

It's very much preview, so watch out with using it in production scenarios. There's still open ends, but I'm sure these will be updated soon enough. Soon, I will record a new video where I'll talk about this but then in relation to Azure DevOps. I'll make sure to talk about the PAT usage as well. 🙂

[@DanielLaskewitz]

From the docs: "Once connected, the app can't be disconnected from Git currently. The option to disconnect is coming soon." Also:"Git credentials are not stored by Power Apps between sessions. If you want, you can use browser settings to save form information for reuse to avoid entering credentials frequently." About sharing the credentials: I would let everyone use their own pat to authenticate. That way you can easily see who did what.

[@wpurse1706]

@@DanielLaskewitz Once I got past my shock from not reading the doc I was able to make it work. I am just using autofill and it's easy to enter the token info each time I open an edit and I've created different tokens for other users. Thanks

[@thestonedgamerz8533]

This is done through Github.. Is there a way for Gitlab?

[@DanielLaskewitz]

I'm not sure. In the future it might, but this is a preview feature and might not make it to production.