Power Apps Portals – Concepts and Cheatsheet

Power Apps Portals offers you the ability to surface data stored in Dataverse
or Dynamics 365 and deliver rich, web-based experiences to users, unlocking
business scenarios for employees, business to business (B2B) partners and end
customers.

The following diagram represents my interpretation of the concepts delivered
by Power Apps Portals. It also includes a cheatsheet on how to perform some of
the configuration.

I use the above diagram in the following context:

• As a reminder of the steps and configuration required when prototyping in
  Power Apps Portals.
• As a tool to get a shared understanding and stimulate the generation of
  ideas for Portals requirements.
• It helps me describe and structure my thoughts when describing core features
  of Power Apps Portals to clients or team members.

How to use the diagram

Show / Hide layers

At any time, you can hide / show specific layers to make the diagram easier to
use.

1. Getting Started

Hightlights the steps to quickly get you started with prototyping in Portals.

2. Templates

Gives you more details about each of the available templates to get you
started with your portal.

3. Web page anatomy

A webpage is a document that is identified by a unique URL in a website. It is
a core objects of the website.

The webpage anatomy decomposes a webpage into the different parts. It provides
you with an overview of how to configure each section of the webpage.

4. Features

Power Apps Portals comes with a rich set of features that are listed under
this layer. Most features on the diagram have a hyperlink that points to
additional information available online.

5. Tools & Settings

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