App Login

Summary

This sample allows a user to enter their credentials, a username and password, in order to authenticate themselves and gain access to a homepage. It shows the basic authentication flow. There is also an error page that opens when a wrong password is entered.

Default Credentials:

Username	Password
admin	admin
seth	1234

Preview

Applies to

• Microsoft Power Apps
• Sharepoint

Compatibility

Authors

Solution	Author(s)
app-login	Seth Addo, University Of Cape Coast

Version history

Version	Date	Comments
1.0	January 4, 2023	Initial release

Features

This sample illustrates the following concepts:

• Authentication

Prerequisites

None

Data Sources

Data is obtained from SharePoint

SharePoint List

This SharePoint list has two columns: Title for Username and the Password column. Set the list up as follows:

Type	Internal Name	Required
Single line of text	Title	Yes
Single line of text	Password	Yes

Minimal Path to Awesome

• Download the .msapp from the solution folder
• Within Power Apps Studio, use the .msapp file using File > Open > Browse and select the .msapp file you just downloaded.
• Create a Sharepoint list as shown above and add some data to it.
• Select the Data tab.
• Select Add data.
• Search for Sharepoint
• Select your list

Using the Source Code

You can also use the Power Apps CLI to pack the source code by following these steps::

• Clone the repository to a local drive

• Pack the source files back into .msapp file:

  pac canvas pack --sources pathtosourcefolder --msapp pathtomsapp
  

  Making sure to replace pathtosourcefolder to point to the path to this sample's sourcecode folder, and pathtomsapp to point to the path of this solution's .msapp file (located under the solution folder)

• Within Power Apps Studio, use the .msapp file using File > Open > Browse and select the .msapp file you just packed.

Disclaimer

THIS CODE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

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