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title: Generate an app in PowerApps for the Common Data Service for Apps (quickstart)| Microsoft Docs
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description: Automatically generate an app in PowerApps to manage data in the Common Data Service for Apps
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title: Quickstart - Generate an app from Common Data Service for Apps | Microsoft Docs
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description: Automatically generate an app in PowerApps to manage data in Common Data Service for Apps
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ms.service: powerapps
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ms.date: 03/10/2018
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# Quickstart for generating an app in PowerApps for the Common Data Service for Apps
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# Quickstart: Generate an app from Common Data Service for Apps in Microsoft PowerApps
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In this quickstart, you'll use PowerApps to automatically generate your first app based on a list of sample accounts in the [Common Data Service for Apps](../common-data-service/data-platform-intro.md). In this app, you can browse all accounts, show details of a single account, and create, update, or delete an account.
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In this quickstart, you'll use PowerApps to automatically generate your first app based on a list of sample accounts in [Common Data Service for Apps](../common-data-service/data-platform-intro.md). In this app, you can browse all accounts, show details of a single account, and create, update, or delete an account.
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To follow this quickstart, you must switch to an [environment](working-with-environments.md) in which a database in the Common Data Service has been created and contains data. If no such environment exists and you have administrative privileges, you can [create an environment](../../administrator/environments-administration.md#create-an-environment) that meets this requirement.
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To follow this quickstart, you must [switch to an environment](working-with-environments.md) in which a database in Common Data Service for Apps has been created, contains data, and allows updates. If no such environment exists and you have administrative privileges, you can [create an environment](../../administrator/environments-administration.md#create-an-environment) that meets this requirement.
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If you don't have a license for PowerApps, you can [sign up for free](../signup-for-powerapps.md).
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## Generate an app
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1. Sign in to [PowerApps](https://web.powerapps.com).
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1. Sign in to [PowerApps](https://web.powerapps.com) and, if necessary, switch environments as specified earlier in this topic.
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![PowerApps home page](./media/data-platform-create-app/sign-in.png)
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1. Under **Make apps like these**, hover over **Start from data**, and then select **Make this app**.
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![Option to create an app](./media/data-platform-create-app/make-this-app.png)
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1. Under **Start with your data**, select the arrow that points to the right.
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1. On the **Common Data Service** tile, select **Phone layout**.
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![Arrow icon](./media/data-platform-create-app/right-arrow.png)
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![Connection tile](./media/data-platform-create-app/connection-tile.png)
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1. Under **Connections**, select your connection to the Common Data Service.
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1. Type **Accounts** in the search box (near the right edge), select **Accounts** under **Choose a table**, and then select **Connect**.
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1. Under **Choose a table**, select **Accounts**, and then select **Connect**.
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![Select an entity](./media/data-platform-create-app/select-entity.png)
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After a few minutes, your app opens to the browse screen, which shows a list of accounts. Near the top of the screen, a title bar shows icons for refreshing the list, sorting the list, and creating an account. Under the title bar, a search box provides the option to filter the list based on text that you type or paste.
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1. If the **Welcome to PowerApps Studio** dialog box appears, select **Skip**.
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Your app opens to the browse screen, which shows a list of accounts. Near the top of the screen, a title bar shows icons for refreshing the list, sorting the list, and creating an account. Under the title bar, a search box provides the option to filter the list based on text that you type or paste.
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By default, the list shows an image, an email address, a city, and an ID for that account. But you can customize the list, which is called a gallery, to show other types of data.
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By default, the list shows an email address, a city, and an ID for that account. But you can customize the list, which is called a gallery, to show other types of data.
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![Browse screen](./media/data-platform-create-app/browse-screen.png)
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## Save the app
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You'll probably want to make more changes before you use this app or share it with others. As a best practice, save your work so far before you proceed.
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1. Near the upper-left corner, click or tap the **File** tab.
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1. Near the upper-left corner, select the **File** tab.
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1. In the **App settings** page, set the app name to **AppGen**, change the background color to deep red, and change the icon to a checkmark.
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![App settings page](./media/data-platform-create-app/app-settings.png)
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1. Near the left edge, click or tap **Save**.
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1. Near the left edge, select **Save** and then, in the lower-left corner, select **Save**.
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## Next steps
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In this quickstart, you created an app to manage sample data about accounts in the Common Data Service for Apps. As a next step, customize the default browse screen to better suit your needs.
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