Thursday 10:40 AM - 11:50 AM · Room 150b

Build Role-Targeted Solutions with Power Apps

Wes Preston

Microsoft MVP

Combine Power Apps with Lists, Teams, and more to connect business solutions to your team wherever they are in today's hybrid and fluid work environments.

We'll talk through the approach of building and using role-targeted apps vs. single "do everything" apps.

Thursday 2:40 PM - 3:50 PM · Room 149b

Building Location Directory using PnP Search Web Part

Derek Cash-Peterson

Microsoft MVP

For many global organizations, keeping track of the different office and department locations can be challenging.

In this session, you will see how we solved this real-world challenge using out of the box SharePoint components and customizations through the PnP Modern Search Web Parts.

You will leave with an understanding of how to leverage custom Content Types, Lists, and custom templates for the PnP Modern Search Web Parts to create a dynamic directory of locations for your organization.

Thursday 2:40 PM - 3:50 PM · Room 150b

Using Power Apps and Power Automate Together: Made for each other

Paul Papanek Stork

Microsoft MVP, MCM & MBA

Power Apps and Power Automate are both powerful tools for the citizen and professional developer, but using them together can take your application to a whole new level.

In this talk we'll get you started with how to invoke a flow from a Power App, how to pass information to the flow, and how to return values back to Power Apps when the flow completes. Along the way we'll discuss best practices that can make Power Apps and Power Automate work more efficiently together.

Even if you know both Power Apps and Power Automate, this session will help you get the most out of using them together.

Thursday 2:40 PM - 3:50 PM · Room 152a

A Real World Introduction to Viva Connections

Mark Rackley

Microsoft MVP

One of the brightest stars (and lowest cost) member of the Microsoft Viva family is Viva Connections, but it also seems to be the most misunderstood. What exactly is Viva Connections, what features does it offer, and how can your organization start using it today?

In this lively session, attendees will learn:

• What is the difference between Viva Connections Desktop and Viva Connections Mobile?
• How to best use the Viva Connections Newsfeed
• How to use and customize the Viva Connections Dashboard
• How to take advantage of out of the box ACE's (Adaptive Card Extensions) and how to use the SharePoint Framework (SPFx) to create your own to create a more powerful dashboard experience