Power Apps Naming Conventions [Standards & Guidelines]

As a Power Apps beginner, you should know and follow the Power Apps naming convention when building Power Apps applications.

In this Power Apps tutorial, I will explain the Power Apps naming conventions for classic and modern controls, including screens, collections, variables, and data source names.

Power Apps Naming Conventions

The Power Apps naming conventions set rules for naming things. Naming conventions for Power Apps Canvas Apps can help maintain consistency and readability in your application.

We can use clear and consistent naming conventions to navigate and understand the purpose of each element in your app. It can also make it easier to identify and resolve issues with the app.

Power Apps naming convention is well-structured, maintainable, and scalable, which can help you save time and run a long time.

For example, you want to create a Power Apps app using three different screens, in this case, you can follow the below naming conventions for Power Apps screens. Follow the below screenshot:

Browse Screen

Details Screen

Edit Screen

Power Apps Control Names [Claasic and Modern]

The Power Apps control name is used to identify the control type, making it easier to understand the control’s purpose. Here, you can use the camel case and underscore [_] for spacing.

Have a look at the table below to get the list of classic and modern controls and their prefixes:

Name of the Control	Prefix
Add Picture	pic
Address Input	add
3D object	3do
Audio	aud
Button	btn
Barcode reader	bar
Camera	cam
Checkbox	chk
Combo box	cmb
Container	con
Charts	chr
Date picker	dte
Dropdown	drp
Export	exp
Form	frm
Gallery	gal
HTML text	htm
Icon	ico
Information button	ifm
Image	img
Import	imp
Label	lbl
List box	lst
Map	map
Measuring camera	mcm
Microphone	mic
Microsoft Stream	str
Number input	nmr
PDF viewer	pdf
Pen input	pen
Power BI tile	pbi
Radio	rad
Rating	rtg
Rich text editor	rte
Shapes	shp
Slider	sld
Spinner	spn
Text input	txt
Tab list	tbl
Timer	tmr
Toggle	tgl
Video	vid

Power Apps Screen Names

Power Apps Screen names describe the purpose of the screen (1-2 words suffixed by the word “Screen”) and navigate the different screens within the app. Also, remember to use simple language, no abbreviations, and include a space in the name.

Output:

Correct Examples	In Correct Examples	Reason
Browse Screen	Browse	Don’t miss the word “Screen”
Details Screen	DetailsScreen	Include the space in the name
New Record Screen	NewRecScreen	Don’t use abbreviations
Edit Screen	editScreen	It is not friendly to read

Power Apps Collection Names

Power Apps collection is used to store and manage the data. We can use the collection name to communicate the data source of the table and identify the purpose of the collection. Here, you can use a camel case with no space between each word, and you can write the collection name with its prefix [“col“].

Correct Example	In Correct Example	Reason
colSPProducts	colProducts	Mention data source name
colDVITLeades	ColDiITLeades	It is not friendly to read
colNavigationMenu	col Navigation Menu	Don’t Include the space in the name

Power Apps Variable Names

Power Apps Variables is a temporary usage that we can use anywhere in the app. Variable names are used to describe a variable’s scope, data type, and purpose. Here, you can use a camel case with no space between each word.

Note:

In Power Apps, we can use the Global variable to entaire the app and Local variable can be used in within the screen only.

Variable Name	Abbreviation	Declaration Function
Global Variable	gbl	Set() Function
Local Variable	loc	UpdateContext() Function

Power Apps Data Source Names

Power Apps data source names describe their purpose. There is no word limit, but keep it short. You can also use the singular form of the word and a proper use case.

Correct Example	In Correct Example	Reason
Customer	cus	Don’t use the plural, and use space between the words
Marketing Project	Projects	Mentioned what type of projects
Employee Registration	EmployeeRegistration	Don’t use plural, and use space between the words

Power Apps AI Capabilities Names

Power Apps AI capabilities empower developers to integrate artificial intelligence functionalities seamlessly into their applications, enhancing user experiences.

Output:

AI Capabilities	Prefix
Copilot	cpt
Barcode scanner	bar
Business card reader	bcr
Form processor	fpr
Object detector	obd
Text Recognizer	txt

This is how we can work with the Power Apps naming conventions.

I trust this article is useful for you. If you don’t know how to give the naming conventions to the Power Apps screens, controls, variables, collections, etc, you can follow the above examples to do it.

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