No Code / Low Code apps using Office 365 / Microsoft 365 license

In this blog, we are going to see, how to create Low Code / No Code Apps with your existing Office 365 / Microsoft 365 licenses.

If your organization already has any of the below licenses, you can make use of the Microsoft’s Low Code / No Code platform to create useful apps for your organization.

·       Office 365 E1 / E3 / E5  

·       Microsoft 365 E3 / E5 / F3

PowerApps:

Canvas apps in Power Apps can be built using standard connectors, which allow you to connect to various data sources like Excel sheets stored in SharePoint/OneDrive, Microsoft Lists, SharePoint Lists / Libraries etc.,

Below list of Apps can be created using Canvas App.

• 1.      Task Management App
• 2.      Employee Onboarding App
• 3.      Timesheet App
• 4.      Inventory Management App
• 5.      Survey and Feedback app
• 6.      Assessment App

Power Automate:

In any organization, there would be areas which needs automation. Here are few areas where automation is needed.

• 1.      Content approvals
• 2.      Document management (archival)
• 3.      Data synchronization
• 4.      Automatic Reminders and Notifications

Copilot Studio:

Chatbot can be created using Copilot Studio that can targeted to fetch data from your organization’s FAQ page or Knowledge base.

Microsoft Forms:

There are scenarios to collect few basic information from the employees within organization or public. Microsoft Forms will be suitable option for those scenarios, few examples are given below:

• 1.      Surveys and Feedback
• 2.      Quizzes and Assessments
• 3.      HR Employee Feedback
• 4.      Onboarding Experience
• 5.      Performance Evaluation

Limitations:

There are limitations while using the PowerApps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio using the above-mentioned Office 365 / Microsoft 365 licenses, they are:

1. No Premium Connectors:
• You won’t have access to premium connectors (e.g., Salesforce, Dataverse) in your canvas apps.
• Stick to standard connectors available with those above licenses.
2. No Custom Connectors:
• Creating custom connectors is not possible with those above licenses.
• You’ll need a different license for custom connectors.
3. No Model-Driven Apps:
• Above licenses don’t allow you to build model-driven apps.
• These licenses focus on canvas apps and basic productivity tools.

Hope this blog would have given you overview of utilizing the Office 365/ Microsoft 365 licenses effectively.