Power Apps View Code and VS Code with YAML

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Unlock the full potential of Power Apps with our step-by-step guide on viewing and editing source code using YAML and Visual Studio Code (VS Code). In this video, we dive deep into the new Power Apps feature that allows you to access and modify your app’s code, providing greater control and flexibility for both developers and non-developers alike.
🔍 What You’ll Learn:
How to view and edit Power Apps source code in YAML
Practical examples of modifying button properties and other components
Step-by-step setup and use of VS Code for Power Apps
Tips for non-developers on understanding and reusing code snippets
Advanced use cases and limitations of the Power Apps code view feature
📘 Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to Power Apps Code View
1:01 View Code in Power Apps
2:42 Paste Code in Power Apps
3:15 Copy Code in Power Apps
10:42 Using VS Code to edit Power Apps YAML
16:02 Error While scanning a plain scalar value, found invalid mapping
👨‍💻 Why Watch This Video?
Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting out with Power Apps, understanding how to view and edit your app’s source code can significantly enhance your development process. This tutorial provides clear instructions and practical examples to help you get the most out of this powerful feature.
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@GroverParkGeorge 15 күн бұрын

I'm kinda pumped about this. As a long-time Access/SQL Server developer, the ability to work with code is something I've missed in PowerApps. I'm in love with the power of PowerApps, but this takes it to another level for me.

@ShanesCows 15 күн бұрын

Awesome George! Glad you are digging it, took me a hot minute for the light bulb to come on. 💡

@TIMEPIECE66 9 күн бұрын

Thanks Shane - always great videos! I've just been playing with Screen copying and found that if you first create a new blank screen, you are able to paste the code from an entire copied screen and all works once you edit the new screen name to match the copied screen name. Useful to pull individual single-screen apps into a combined app, which I am now using to combine an Employees App, an Assets App and an Asset Allocations App in one new Asset Management App. Hope that helps someone.

@ShanesCows 8 күн бұрын

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

@patrick2131 7 күн бұрын

I'm going to be regularly using this copy code function...it puts the "fun" in function

@ShanesCows 7 күн бұрын

Yeah, I really think things like the Attachment control it is a huge time saver. 🤩

@vincephillips5358 15 күн бұрын

Excellent video Shane🎉. Very well explained 👏 The attachment hack is the first thing I used the YAML code for. Like you, I got fed up with the hassle or component work around. 👍👍

@ShanesCows 15 күн бұрын

Awesome!

@kingsleyudeagha 15 күн бұрын

Greatful for videos like this, thank you shane.

@ShanesCows 13 күн бұрын

Awesome, happy to help!

@JoyKnows 15 күн бұрын

Look at you risking the Rath of the Devs by dabbling in code! 🙃This is really cool and I can see us using it to save time and add consistency to our apps, which in turn saves time on editing and troubleshooting each other's apps. Great vid.

@ShanesCows 13 күн бұрын

😹 Joy you know me too well 😹

@Alan-wt1vo 15 күн бұрын

really interesting I like the find /replace for names and titles or colours - so many new ideas - thanks Shane 🙂

@ShanesCows 13 күн бұрын

I am here for ideas. Love it

@akshaynm 15 күн бұрын

Very Fantastic and Different Topic Shane.. Thanks a lot for making video on this. !! 🙂

@ShanesCows 15 күн бұрын

You are welcome. It was a hard one for me to understand so I assumed it was the same for others. 🙃

@akshaynm 15 күн бұрын

@@ShanesCows That is true. In-fact i was looking for this for the last two years because there are no references on 'how use VSCode for PowerApps Codes views'. I created a thread as well on Community but did not get any reply 🙂 By anyways, i am happy today. I wish you could create more videos covering things like this. 🤝

@jamessadventures1380 15 күн бұрын

This has the potential to be very awesome! Fingers crossed that the next enhancement is VS code can attach to the studio session and you can edit on the fly rather than having to copy pasting the code back and forth

@ShanesCows 13 күн бұрын

That would be cool!

@spen2431 15 күн бұрын

HUmmmm..... a thinker.... I need to find a problem where this will help. Code sharing is OK (See some advantages) - but a decent starting app template with 70% of what you need (Buttons/themes etc..) is where I am still going with. As always - thanks for sharing Shane. 💥💥💥💥

@ShanesCows 15 күн бұрын

Glad to help. I agree, it is a thinker feature more than a just go use.

@AlexandrePerret 15 күн бұрын

You can use the pipe after the ":" to set multiline formula that will accept spaces. (found it on the power apps yaml grammar documentation)

@ShanesCows 13 күн бұрын

Very cool, thanks for sharing

@bapi9398 12 күн бұрын

Great video Shane, I love it, and I have a question: did you ever try "view code" when you've added some comment in your code? If no, just have a look...and I hope such is result is there because it's a preview... :(

@ShanesCows 12 күн бұрын

Yes, it was one of the features in this video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j99oiJeG0r7Yfp8.html Very cool stuff. 🤩

@microsoftbizappsfico 13 күн бұрын

Hi Shane, Any idea when this will be finished to use it at scale? It currently still feels like an early beta version.

@ShanesCows 13 күн бұрын

I am not sure what their plans are.

@THEDTSMAN 15 күн бұрын

Hmmmm this was actually really interesting, I have an idea to explore with the lead dev. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@ShanesCows 15 күн бұрын

Yes! This is exactly why I make these videos. 😎 Run with awesome ideas!

@pitfrog9132 12 күн бұрын

hi shane :) great video. do you know if there is a library with all the references to these yaml objects? I think it would be great to create a custom gpt out of this to use natural language to build components for canvas apps

@ShanesCows 12 күн бұрын

I had heard there was but hadn't seen it till just now. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/power-fx/yaml-formula-grammar I think that is what you are looking for?

@jeanpauldosher3076 15 күн бұрын

Marcel is the best !!! For me some container Groups appears as schema error, it's surely not a great issue

@ShanesCows 15 күн бұрын

He is pretty cool dude! 😎 I haven't had those issues yet, hopefully they get sorted.

@christopheromalley9333 15 күн бұрын

Nice video. My team played a little with yaml doing pipelines from Azure Devops. Yaml is very picky about formatting with it's indents.

@ShanesCows 15 күн бұрын

Agree. Me and YAML have had more than one fight about spaces.

@user-xh2cn5qk8c 12 күн бұрын

Hmmm ... I dont see the "View Code ..." option in my controls ... help !

@ShanesCows 11 күн бұрын

Boo, I thought it had rolled out everywhere. Hopefully soon!

@CloudhoundCoUk 15 күн бұрын

Interesting development.

@ShanesCows 15 күн бұрын

Does open some nice doors!

@michelhegeraat5430 15 күн бұрын

Would be cool if could just get the whole app into vscode, all screens, the stuff in App like onstart, onerror, you know the lot. Are you aware of a way to do this? Would be typical for MS if this was not possible.

@ShanesCows 15 күн бұрын

You can get all of the source and unpack it. I don't have a video but if you poke around here you should find more info. github.com/microsoft/PowerApps-Tooling You can even use GitHub and such. I do think they are revamping a bunch of it also.