{"id":4553,"date":"2020-08-28T13:44:58","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T08:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.concettolabs.com\/blog\/?p=4553"},"modified":"2020-08-28T13:44:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T08:14:58","slug":"integrating-powerapps-power-bi-and-flow-to-create-realtime-streaming-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitelaravel.concettoprojects.com\/blog\/integrating-powerapps-power-bi-and-flow-to-create-realtime-streaming-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrating PowerApps, Power BI and Flow to Create Realtime Streaming Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

Data is the lifeblood of modern business and now we\u2019re generating more than ever. But the collection of piles of digital information isn\u2019t of much use unless the organization is able to process it in a sensible way. And, that\u2019s where a business intelligence software comes to the rescue.\u00a0Power BI pulls the data<\/strong> together and processes it to intelligent insights using visually compelling and easy-to-process graphs, charts, and documents. This allows users to generate and share clear and useful insights into what\u2019s happening in the business.\u00a0Just think about how implementing a platform can help you such useful information to help you make actionable decisions? In this post, we\u2019re going to discuss how integrating PowerApps<\/strong>, Power BI and Flow will help you to create real-time streaming applications. So, let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n

Here, we will demonstrate how integrating PowerApps, Power BI and flow will help you to create a streamline application by creating a scoreboard application.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 1: Let\u2019s create an app workspace to host the application<\/span><\/h3>\n

Log in to PowerBI.com and then move towards Workspaces -> New Workspace.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 2: Navigate to the workspace content view<\/span><\/h3>\n

<\/span>Step 3: Let\u2019s create a streaming dataset<\/span><\/h3>\n

To create a streaming dataset, click -> create and then select -> streaming dataset<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 4: Let\u2019s set the streaming dataset to be API based<\/span><\/h3>\n

Now click on API and then select Next<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 5: Set streaming dataset properties<\/span><\/h3>\n

In order to set the streaming dataset properties, you need to configure the below variables;<\/p>\n

Add the fields:<\/p>\n

Score as NUMBER<\/p>\n

Personas TEXT form<\/p>\n

Contest as TEXT form<\/p>\n

Date as DATA TIME format.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 6: Creating a report to display streaming dataset<\/span><\/h3>\n

In order to generate a dataset report, select the dataset. Then select the chart glyph for the dataset that was just created in step 5.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 7: Add a visual to display the score by a person<\/span><\/h3>\n

In order to display a person score in visual, drag the scoreboard to the design canvas. The default value should be the clustered column chart and once the value is set, add the person as the axis.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 8: Pin the column chart to the scoreboard dashboard<\/span><\/h3>\n

In order to pin the column chart, click the pushpin glyph from the visual and save the report with the name \u201cScoreboard\u201d.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 9: Create a new dashboard<\/span><\/h3>\n

To create a new dashboard, select -> New dashboard and name it as \u201cScoreboard\u201d and click pin.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 10: Adding PowerApps to the PowerBI report<\/span><\/h3>\n

In the Power BI visuals, click the ellipsis and select -> Import from the marketplace. Now search for PowerApps and select -> PowerApps Preview<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 11: Creating Powerapps app with PowerBI Custom Visual<\/span><\/h3>\n

Now drag the fields names contest, person and score to the PowerApps custom visual<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 12: Add Rating Control to the PowerApps application<\/span><\/h3>\n

<\/span>Step 13: Now add a button control to the PowerApps application<\/span><\/h3>\n

In order to confirm or cancel the report, you need to add a button control to the app.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 14: Add a text input control in the app<\/span><\/h3>\n

In order to allow user input data, you need to enter text control in the app.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 15: Add a label control to the PowerApps application<\/span><\/h3>\n

<\/span>Step 16: Create a new flow and attach it to the PowerPoint presentation<\/span><\/h3>\n

<\/span>Step 17: Add PowerBI action to the flow<\/span><\/h3>\n

Once the flow is created, you can add\u00a0PowerBI action to the flow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now set the workspace that you created in step 1<\/p>\n

Set the dataset \u201cscoreboard\u201d that you set in step 5<\/p>\n

The table created will be called \u201cReal-Time Data\u201d.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 18: Set Every field as \u201cAsk in PowerApps\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n

Set every field as \u201cAsk in PowerApps\u201d. For the very first field, this option comes default. For the rest of the fields, you need to click on the \u201cSee More\u201d option to set as above.<\/p>\n

Step 19,20,21,22 has the same step. So you can add all ScreenShot in one step and ignore the rest step.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 19: Save your flow.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Once you\u2019ve set all the fields, you can save your flow.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 20: Connect your button with the flow<\/span><\/h3>\n

Navigate to the powerapps tab and select your flow. This will add a parameter to the flow for every field in the database.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 21: Supply the flow parameter<\/span><\/h3>\n

Set the score flow parameter to value the rating control. Now set the below values.<\/p>\n

Person -> TextInput<\/p>\n

Contest -> \u201cMBAS\u201d<\/p>\n

Date -> NOW()<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 22: Save the powerApps application<\/span><\/h3>\n

Under the file menu, select -> SAVE. Name your app and select the Save button.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 23: Pin the PowerApps app to the dashboard<\/span><\/h3>\n

Navigate -> PowerBI tab. In the upper right-hand corner, select -> Pin Visual. Now select the Scoreboard dashboard created above.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Step 24:\u00a0 Test Integrating\u00a0PowerApps<\/span><\/h3>\n

In order to test, type a person’s name and select a score and update the column chart. You have successfully created an application.<\/p>\n

I hope the above blog will help you to build and integrate the best PowerApps software<\/a>. Have you ever tried such integration before? Do let us know your experience.<\/p>\n