{"id":5279,"date":"2019-09-23T00:20:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T07:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-apps\/powerapps-employee-experience-starter-kit\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T08:01:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T15:01:58","slug":"powerapps-employee-experience-starter-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-apps\/powerapps-employee-experience-starter-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Experience Starter Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"366\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6144 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/AllApps2-1024x366.png\"\/><br \/>\nA while back, we shared the <a href=\"https:\/\/powerapps.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/microsoft-thrive\/\"> story of Microsoft Thrive<\/a>, a suite of employee engagement apps deployed worldwide to 100K+ Microsoft employees. In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/powerusers.microsoft.com\/t5\/Video-Gallery\/Walk-through-creating-the-internal-Microsoft-PowerApps-Tool\/td-p\/351332\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PowerApps webinar<\/a>, Pat Dunn and the Thrive team demo&#8217;d the apps and walked through the solution architecture &#8211; how they built the apps using the Microsoft Power Platform connected to existing back-end systems, such as SAP, Web services and more.<\/p>\n<p>In this blog, we are pleased to share the PowerApps Employee Experience Starter Kit &#8211; a refactored version of the Microsoft Thrive Apps, built using the <a href=\"https:\/\/powerapps.microsoft.com\/blog\/preview-for-improve-data-source-experience-and-common-data-service-views\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">latest Common Data Service (CDS) improvements<\/a>\u00a0and available for Microsoft Power Platform customers to download and use as reference samples and templates.<\/p>\n<p>The Employee Experience Starter Kit consists of 5 solutions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Employee Hub<\/strong>: An app to view company news and connect with other apps via actionable cards<\/li>\n<li><strong>My Conference<\/strong>: An event management app for internal employee conferences<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kudos<\/strong>: An app for peer recognition and praise among employees<\/li>\n<li><strong>People<\/strong>: An app to view and navigate the company org chart<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time Away<\/strong>: A time and absence reporting app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pre style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Download the packages at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/powerapps\/employeeapps\">https:\/\/aka.ms\/powerapps\/employeeapps<\/a><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Employee Hub<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Employee Hub app is where it all begins, employees start here to keep up with company news, get important alerts, see tasks at a glance, find and launch other apps.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"482\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5333\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/08\/HRFeed-1024x482.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The employee hub app comes with a model driven app which allows editors to author and preview content.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5738\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/ModelDrivenApp-1024x647.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It includes a hamburger\/fly-out menu reveals the following menu allowing users to find other useful apps.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5427 aligncenter\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/08\/MoreMenu-1.png\" width=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/MoreMenu-1.webp 467w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/MoreMenu-1-179x300.webp 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>My Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My conference app lets you browse through event sessions, speakers and venues. There is also an activity feed to post pictures and comments. There is also a Model driven app that let you manage the conference.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5334\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/08\/Conference-934x1024.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It includes usage of AI Builder capabilities to scan business cards and directly add them to your contacts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5770\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/BusinessCard.png\" width=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BusinessCard.webp 435w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BusinessCard-180x300.webp 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Kudos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With this app, you can give kudos to a colleague and view kudos received by your colleagues. Each kudo message has a badge that you may customize for your organization.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"603\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5405\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/08\/Kudos-1024x603.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Badges can be configured via the model driven app:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"943\" height=\"705\" alt=\"\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5769 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/BadgeView.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BadgeView.webp 943w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BadgeView-300x224.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/BadgeView-768x574.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 943px) 100vw, 943px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>People<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The People app allows you to quickly find people in the employee directory and view their profiles. You can browse the org view for any employee and understand reporting structure, and contact them via your device&#8217;s native features (phone, text, email).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"608\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5408\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/08\/People-1024x608.png\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Time Away<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Time Away app lets you check your vacation balance, submit your time off, set your out of office auto reply, and send an out of office invite to the people with whom you work the most. All of this can be done in under a minute.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"886\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5416\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/08\/TimeAway-1024x886.png\"\/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>How to install the solutions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Installing the solutions requires an environment with the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/powerapps\/maker\/common-data-service\/data-platform-intro\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Common Data Service enabled<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solutions Installation\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Navigate to <a href=\"https:\/\/make.powerapps.com\/\">https:\/\/make.powerapps.com\/<\/a> and make sure you are the correct environment.<\/p>\n<p>2. Select <strong>Solutions<\/strong> and click <strong>Import<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"389\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5772\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/1-1024x389.png\"\/><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">3. Click <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Browse<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5773\" height=\"142\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/2.png\" width=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2.webp 545w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-300x78.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">4. Select\u00a0the desired solution<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0zip file located in the resources folder and click <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Open<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"326\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5774\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/3.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3.webp 780w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-300x125.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-768x321.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"229\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5776\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/4-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-1.webp 545w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-1-300x126.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>IMPORTANT NOTE<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6159\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/ImportantNote.png\" width=\"909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ImportantNote.webp 909w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ImportantNote-300x26.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ImportantNote-768x67.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 909px) 100vw, 909px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">6. Click <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Import<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> and wait for the importing to complete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>7. Click <strong>Publish All Customizations<\/strong> and wait for the publishing to complete.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"385\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5778\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/5.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5.webp 550w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5-300x210.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>8. Click <strong>Close<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"143\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5779\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/6.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6.webp 550w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-300x78.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>App Configurations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once the solutions are imported, we need to configure few tables needed to run the apps properly.<\/p>\n<p>Using the model driven app &#8211; Kudos admin,\u00a0 you can add badges specific to your organization.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5780\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/Badges-1024x566.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kudos in particular supports multiple languages. The Strings entity let you add the strings corresponding to your locale.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"554\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5781\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/Strings-1024x554.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As described earlier, the hamburger menu allow users to navigate to other apps. You can add the apps by specifying the corresponding\u00a0web link found in the app details section in the Powerapps maker portal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5782\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/Apps-1024x421.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, the Setting table allow to specify some global parameters used in the Kudos app including the email template used when sending a Kudos notification email.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"598\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5783\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/KudosSettings-1024x598.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>To speed things up, we included a set of excel sheets that you can use to see the data in the above table. For this, you can use the data integration feature as follow.<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Go to the Badge Entity and select Get data<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"142\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5856\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/getData-1024x142.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>2. Select the Excel data source and upload badge.xls file contained in the package you previously downloaded.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"406\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5855\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/getData2-1024x406.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>3. Press Next as prompted<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5854\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/getData3-1024x612.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>4. Select &#8220;Auto Map&#8221; and the check box to delete existing rows.\u00a0 Select Next and then Create.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"613\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5853\" src=\"https:\/\/powerappsblogmedia.azureedge.net\/powerappsblog\/2019\/09\/getData4-1024x613.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>5. Repeat step 1-4 for the remaining entities.<\/p>\n<p>6. 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