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Create a model-driven app that has an account table page

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Model-driven app design is a component-focused approach to app development. Model-driven apps are especially well suited for process driven apps that are data dense and make it easy for users to move between related records. For example, if you are building an app to manage a complex process, such as onboarding new employees, managing a sales process, or member relationships in an organization like a bank, a model-driven app is a great choice. Model-driven apps also allow you to quickly build an app by combining components like forms, views, charts, and dashboards.

In this tutorial, you create a model-driven app by using one of the standard tables that is available in Microsoft Dataverse, the account table.

Sign in to Power Apps

Sign in to Power Apps. If you don't already have a Power Apps account, select the Get started free link.

Select the environment

An environment in Power Apps is a space to store, manage, and share your organization’s business data, apps, chatbots, and flows. It also serves as a container to separate apps that might have different roles, security requirements, or target audiences.

Each environment can have one Dataverse database.

Select the environment you want, or go to the Power Platform admin center to create a new one. You can choose the environment by selecting Environment from the upper right.

Create your model-driven app

We recommend creating your model-driven app from a solution. A solution is a package that can contain Dataverse tables, forms, views, apps, flows, and other components. By building your model driven-app in a solution, you can easily move it to other environments or preserve a copy in your source control repository.

  1. Select Solutions on the left navigation pane. If the item isn’t in the side panel pane, select …More and then select the item you want.

  2. Select New solution. More information: Create a solution.

  3. Enter a Display name for your solution, such as Power Apps Training. Next, you add the account table that will be included in your model-driven app.

  4. In your solution, select Add existing, and then select Table.

  5. Under Add existing tables screen, select the Account table, and then select Next.

  6. Select Include all components, and then select Add.

    Now that you have a solution and have added the account table to it, you're ready to create a model-driven app.

  7. In your solution, select New, select App, and then select Model-driven app.

  8. Enter a name for the app, such as My new custom app2, and then select Create.

    Enter a name and then select Create.

Add pages to your app

Next, you add a new page to the model-driven app.

  1. Select New page from the Pages menu.

    Add a page to a model-driven app.

  2. Select Table based view and form, and then select Next.

    Select a table-based view and form.

  3. Select table such as Contact, and then select Add.

    Select the account table to add it to the app.

    The contact form and view appear in the pages menu.

  4. Select Contact views to display the table views and charts right pane:

    • To remove a view, under In this app next to the view your want to remove select ... > Remove.
    • To add a view, under Not in this app next to the view you want to add select ... > + Add.
    • To edit a view, next to the view select ... > Edit or Edit in new tab.

    Select the views to add in the app.

  5. On the app designer command bar, select Save.

Publish your app

On the app designer command bar, select Publish.

After publishing the app, it's ready for you to run or share with others.

Create an app description with Copilot (preview)

[This section is prerelease documentation and is subject to change.]

Important

  • To use this capability your app must be in a managed environment.
  • Preview features aren’t meant for production use and may have restricted functionality. These features are available before an official release so that customers can get early access and provide feedback.
  • For more information, go to our preview terms.
  • This capability is powered by Azure OpenAI Service.
  • This capability is in process of rolling out, and may not be available in your region yet.
  • This capability may be subject to usage limits or capacity throttling.
  • To understand capabilities and limitations of AI-powered and Copilot features in Power Apps, see Responsible AI FAQs for Power Apps

If your app is in a managed environment, you can use AI to help you create a description for your app.

When you save and publish your app, on the Publish dialog box select, Create descriptions using AI if you want to replace your current description or, if you do not have a description, Copilot will generate one for you.

You can also generate an app description by going to, Settings > General. Under Description select, Create descriptions using AI.

Run your app on a desktop computer

  1. To run your app, sign in to Power Apps, and on the left navigation pane, select Apps.

    Select Apps.

  2. Select the app from the app list. The app opens in your browser.

    Simple account table app.

Run your app on mobile

To run your app on your mobile device, follow these steps:

  1. Download the app from your device's mobile app store:

  2. Open the app, tap Sign in, and then enter your Microsoft work or school account.

  3. Select your app from the list to run it.

See also

Overview of the model-driven app designer