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Do you have SharePoint Online and want to better automate and streamline your business processes? Have you heard of PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, or Power BI, but you\u2019re not sure how to use them with SharePoint Online? You\u2019ve come to the right place! We\u2019ve written a paper that explores how to build out a basic project-management app based on SharePoint lists and three key technologies that integrate with SharePoint Online: PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, and Power BI. These three technologies are all part of the Microsoft business platform, which makes it easy to measure<\/em> your business, act<\/em> on the results, and automate<\/em> your workflows.<\/p>\n

Business scenario<\/h2>\n

In the paper, the company Contoso has a SharePoint Online site where they manage the lifecycle of projects, from request, to approval, to development, to final review. A project requestor<\/em>, such as a department head, requests an IT project by adding an item to a SharePoint list. A project approver<\/em>, such as an IT manager, reviews the project, and then approves it or rejects it. If approved, the project is assigned to a project manager<\/em>, and additional detail is added to a second list through the same app. A business analyst<\/em> reviews current and completed projects using a Power BI report embedded in SharePoint. \u00a0Microsoft Flow is used to send approval email and respond to Power BI alerts. When you\u2019re done with the paper, you will have a cool scenario like the following:<\/p>\n

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Downloading the paper<\/h2>\n

You can download the entire package, with the paper and the accompanying files, or you can download individual pieces. After you download, open spo-scenario.docx, and follow the paper. The paper describes the role of the other downloads. Before using the sample apps and report, create your own SharePoint lists and update connections in the samples. For more information, see the section “Task 1: Set up SharePoint lists” in the paper.<\/p>\n