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Power App,
Custom Microsoft Power Apps solutions for enterprise operations

Power App — Automation Case Study

Custom Microsoft Power Apps applications for automating enterprise field operations, approvals, and data collection workflows.

Client
Woyce
Automation
Engagement
Design + Build
Full delivery
Year
2023
Delivered
Team
Woyce
4 disciplines
Stack
Microsoft Power Apps · Power Automate
+ 4 more
Status
● Live
In production
🔒 app.woyce.ai/power-app
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01 / 04
The outcomes

Three numbers that
tell the story upfront.

01Enterprise apps
8

Enterprise apps delivered

Custom Microsoft Power Apps applications for automating enterprise field operations, approvals, and data collection work…

02Reduction in
80%

Reduction in paper-based processes

Custom Microsoft Power Apps applications for automating enterprise field operations, approvals, and data collection work…

03Average app
3weeks

Average app delivery time

Custom Microsoft Power Apps applications for automating enterprise field operations, approvals, and data collection work…

Want the full story? Keep scrolling for the problem we solved, what we built, and the results it delivered.
03 / 05
The problem

Before we got here,
here's what wasn't working.

A suite of custom Power Apps canvas and model-driven applications built for enterprise clients to replace paper-based and Excel-driven processes. Apps cover field inspection, procurement approvals, HR requests, and inventory management.

“Power Apps delegation limits for large Dataverse tables”
— A core challenge we solved

We confirmed every challenge with the team before writing a line of production code. The right column lists the pain points we tackled head-on and how we approached each one.

What wasn't working

BEFORE

Power Apps delegation limits for large Dataverse tables

Refactored data queries to use delegable functions and server-side filtering, eliminating all delegation warnings.

#1
What they came to us with“We need this solved. Can you help?”
03b / 05
Our approach

Don't over-engineer.
Solve what matters, ship fast.

The instinct on complex projects is to rebuild everything from scratch. We pushed back. A full rewrite often means months of regressions while engineering rebuilds features that were already working.

We mapped the existing workflow against actual usage. The result was clear: a small set of features accounted for the majority of user time. We rebuilt the core, shipped fast, and extended outward.

Operating principleSolve the highest-leverage problems first. Validate before building. Ship a v1 that proves the concept, then iterate — rather than waiting for a perfect v1 that never ships.

On the technical side, we made clear decisions early and held them. The right column shows what we chose, and why.

4 decisions we made early

CHOSEN / REJECTED
Decision 01

Field Inspection App — how we built it

Chose

Custom Field Inspection App — built for this product's exact needs and data model.

Rejected

Generic SaaS tool that would require heavy workarounds and compromise the user experience.

Decision 02

Multi-step Approval Workflows — how we built it

Chose

Custom Multi-step Approval Workflows — built for this product's exact needs and data model.

Rejected

Generic SaaS tool that would require heavy workarounds and compromise the user experience.

Decision 03

Dataverse Custom Tables — how we built it

Chose

Custom Dataverse Custom Tables — built for this product's exact needs and data model.

Rejected

Generic SaaS tool that would require heavy workarounds and compromise the user experience.

Decision 04

Embedded Power BI Reports — how we built it

Chose

Custom Embedded Power BI Reports — built for this product's exact needs and data model.

Rejected

Generic SaaS tool that would require heavy workarounds and compromise the user experience.

04 / 05
What we built

4 features that
define the product experience.

Every feature was scoped and shipped with the same priorities: speed, reliability, and staying out of the user's way.

Automation/Field Inspection App
Field Inspection App
FieldActive
InspectionRunning
AppReady
8 — Enterprise apps delivered
FEATURE 01

Field Inspection App

Mobile canvas app for field engineers to complete inspections with photo capture, GPS, and offline support.

8Enterprise apps delivered
Automation/Multi-step Approval Workflow…
Multi-step Approval Workflows
Multi-stepActive
ApprovalRunning
WorkflowsReady
80% — Reduction in paper-based processes
FEATURE 02

Multi-step Approval Workflows

Power Automate flows handling multi-level approvals with SLA timers and escalation logic.

80%Reduction in paper-based processes
Automation/Dataverse Custom Tables
Dataverse Custom Tables
DataverseActive
CustomRunning
TablesReady
3 weeks — Average app delivery time
FEATURE 03

Dataverse Custom Tables

Structured data model in Dataverse to store business entities with full audit history.

3 weeksAverage app delivery time
Automation/Embedded Power BI Reports
Embedded Power BI Reports
EmbeddedActive
PowerRunning
BIReady
FEATURE 04

Embedded Power BI Reports

Real-time Power BI dashboards embedded directly within the Power Apps interface.

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The outcome

What changed,
measured against the day-one baseline.

We benchmark before we touch anything, logging every metric below against its state before we wrote a line of production code.

Metric
Baseline
After Woyce
Enterprise apps deliveredPower App · Automation
Legacy
8
Reduction in paper-based processesPower App · Automation
Legacy
80%
Average app delivery timePower App · Automation
Legacy
3 weeks
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