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Power Platform Series: Episode 2 Global Variables In Canvas Apps

 In this blog, I am excited to release my 2nd episode in my new series covering the Power Platform.  If you have ever created Canvas Apps and have not used Global Variables, you will want to keep reading.  Global variables allow you as the app developer to design your application with fewer lines of code and in some cases avoid delegation warnings.   Global variables have many use case scenarios because you can call upon a global variable within any screen or control in your application.  For this video, I explore two use case scenarios for Global variables.  The first is to store custom colors that you want to re-use during your app design.  The second is able to retrieve information like email, display name, manager's information, etc. about the current user who is utilizing your application. Check out this video and see how easy it is to declare Global Variables in canvas applications. If you enjoy this video and are interested in formal training on Power BI, Power Apps, Azure,

Power Platform Series: Episode 1 Galleries In Canvas Apps

 It’s a New Year and time to get back to making more videos to help anyone who wants to learn about the various Microsoft products we here at Pragmatic Works train.  I’ve made over 40 different YouTube videos over the past two years, but for this year I wanted to create a structured series that will be dedicated to the Microsoft Power Platform.    Each month I plan on posting at least two videos that will cover various topics dedicated to Power Apps, Power BI, Power Automate, and Power Virtual Agents.  Some of the videos will be “one-off” videos while the majority will be continuations of discussion from the prior videos in the series.   I plan on giving you all the resources you will need to follow along.  Whether you start with me from episode 1 or you pick up with me on episode 11, I hope to give you great insights into how to use the programs and start implementing your business solutions.   In this first episode, I am starting with building a Canvas Application.  The u