Ok! I'm late to my own party! 😅 Let me get started with answering q's from the #MSIgnite #LRN151 chat!

Q: How do I change a Power App built originally pointing to Excel to Point to SharePoint without having to recreate each field?
A: There's not a 1-click solution to this, sadly - but I'd pull in a brand new form control pointing to the SP data source. I know that possibly means rework for styling, but it'll be much faster than attempting to re-map everything.

#MSIgnite #LRN151
Q: We need to change the environment name for our environment. How do we do that?

A: This should be doable in the Power Platform Admin Center. Check out these docs for more: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/environments-overview
Q: How much styling is possible in Power Apps?

A: Your imagination's the limit, and the amount of time you want to spend! Power Apps can be styled any way you'd like. Check out some of the community samples for neat ways to creatively style your app! https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Community-App-Samples/bd-p/AppFeedbackGallery
Q: Why do I see the Power Apps of other users when I log in!

A: This is a result of how the apps are shared! A great practice is to have ready guidance around how apps should be shared in your company, better if there's specific Security Groups you can point people to use.
Q: Sometimes I need to to actions with connectors that aren't present, which leads me to resort to using the Graph connector. How can that be improved?

A: Let us know! Each connector has a feedback area on the bottom of its Docs page, like this: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/excel/
Q: Are the apps versioned or is there source control?

A: Now you have both! For app makers, there's always been very good versioning right in the app details. And now, we also have Power Apps support in GitHub! Check it out: https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/github-actions-for-the-power-platform-now-available-in-preview/
Q: I need to make an app for both Team Members and Managers. Managers need to be able to look up their team members. Can I use the O365 Users connector for that?

A: Absolutely! Check out this action on the O365 Users connector, it does just that! https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/office365users/#get-direct-reports-(v2)
Q: Are all Power App connector bi-directional? For example, I can pull in SharePoint data to read, but writing back can be a challenge.

A: Most are bi-directional, but it varies. For writing back to SharePoint, you can either leverage a form control or Patch function.
Q: This reminds me of Visual Basic and WinForms development. Is there an Event Handler exposed in the UI?

A: I actually talk about Power Apps this way - imagine every property in every control is an "always on" event handler in a way. I think this was @joelcochran, hmu! :D
Q: Can you talk a bit about deploying apps to users?

A: This can be as simple as using the "Share" function in the app, and as complex as leveraging CI/CD practices depending on your needs! Get started here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/save-publish-app
I *still* didn't get to all the Q's from my #MSIgnite #LRN151 session! If you were in session and have more questions, please don't hesitate to reach out!
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