Incident Reporting Canvas Application

Link to Repo:

https://github.com/shaheerahmadch/incident-reporting 

Summary

The Incident Reporting Canvas Application is a powerful tool designed to streamline incident reporting and enhance data collection. With its unique and visually appealing phone layout UI/UX, this application provides an efficient and user-friendly solution for reporting and managing incidents. Seamlessly integrated with SharePoint, it allows users to upload incident images and related data securely.

Applies to

• Microsoft Power Apps

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Features

This sample illustrates the following concepts:

• Streamlined incident reporting process
• Visually appealing phone layout UI/UX
• Seamless integration with SharePoint for data storage
• Real-time collaboration and notifications
• Customizable reporting forms
• Data analytics for incident insights

Prerequisites

Before using this application, ensure you have the following:

• A SharePoint site with the required permissions.
• A SharePoint list named "IncidentReports" with the following columns:
  • Title (Single line of text, Required)
  • Description (Multiple lines of text, Optional)
  • IncidentImage (Image, Optional)
  • IncidentType (Choice, Required)
  • IncidentDate (Date and Time, Required)
• Two connection references:
  • Outlook (for notification emails)
  • Dataverse (for data storage)
• Two environment variables for SharePoint site and list URLs.
• An Automate flow for assigning incidents to the team.
• A Model-Driven App for management.

Solution Components

The following solution components are used in this sample:

• Incident Reporting Canvas App (Canvas app)
• SharePoint Integration (Connection)
• Dataverse Integration (Connection)
• Outlook Integration (Connection)
• Environment Variables (Power Apps)
• Automate Flow (Power Automate)
• Model-Driven App (Power Apps)

Data Sources

Incident Reports List

This SharePoint list contains incident report data, including incident details and uploaded images.

Type Internal Name Required

Minimal Path to Awesome

1. Download the solution .zip from the solution folder.
2. Within https://make.powerapps.com, import the .zip file via Solutions > Import solution > Browse and select the .zip file you just downloaded.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to deploy the application.
4. Access the Incident Reporting Canvas App and start reporting incidents.

Using the Source Code

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

1. Clone the repository to a local drive.
2. Pack the source files back into .zip file:

   pac solution pack --folder pathtosourcefolder --zipfile pathtosolution --processCanvasApps