Practice Lab 5 - Configure a model-driven app

Scenario

In this lab, you will configure a model-driven app.

What you will learn

  • How to configure navigation for a model-driven app
  • How to restrict views in a model-driven app

High-level lab steps

  • Add groups to navigation
  • Move tables in navigation
  • Restrict views in the app

Prerequisites

  • Must have completed Lab 2: Data model, Lab 3: Create model-driven app, and Lab 4: Configure forms and views

Detailed steps

Exercise 1 - Configure model-driven app

In this exercise, you will configure navigation and tables a model-driven app.

Task 1.1 – Configure groups

  1. Navigate to the Power Apps Maker portal https://make.powerapps.com.

  2. Make sure you are in the Dev One environment.

  3. Select Solutions.

  4. Open the Property listings solution.

  5. In the Objects pane on the left, select Apps.

  6. Select the Property Management app, select the Commands menu (…), and select Edit > Edit in new tab.

  7. Select New Group in the Navigation pane.

    Screenshot of model-driven app group.

  8. In the properties pane, enter Clients for Title.

  9. Select Navigation, select the Commands menu (…) and select New group.

  10. In the properties pane, enter Properties for Title.

  11. In the Navigation pane, select Showings view, select the Commands menu (…) and select Move down.

  12. In the Navigation pane, select Real Estate Properties view, select the Commands menu (…) and select Move down.

  13. In the Navigation pane, select Open Houses view, select the Commands menu (…) and select Move down three times.

    Screenshot of model-driven app designer with navigation.

Task 1.2 – Restrict views

  1. In the Navigation pane, select Showings view.

  2. In the Showings pane, select the Views tab.

  3. Select the Inactive Showings view, in the right-hand pane, and select the Commands menu (…) and select Remove.

    Screenshot of removing a view in the model-driven app designer.

  4. Select Save and Publish.

  5. Close the app designer and select Done.