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Upgrading Mekorma Power Approvals

Mekorma delivers new functionality with each product build release. In order to upgrade Power Approvals, you must follow these procedures. Activate the download and install the core Mekorma Payment Hub Product Before you upgrade Power Approvals Upgrade…

What’s in this Guide?

Mekorma Power Approvals Implementation Guide Power Approvals is Mekorma’s first commercial cross-platform and cross-browser mobile application written from the ground up on the Microsoft Power Platform, fully integrated with Mekorma Payment Hub for payment…

Standalone Power Apps Licensing

Licensing Microsoft Power Apps for Mekorma Power Approvals » Power Apps Licensing Overview » Standalone Power Apps Licensing

Customers that need general purpose and full capabilities of the platform should license Power Apps on a standalone basis. Licensing is supported on both a per user, per app basis as well as a per user basis. Both standalone licenses are fully…

Purchasing Power Apps Licenses

Microsoft offers a simple way for both new and existing customers to acquire Power Apps. In the Power Apps Pricing portal, determine the type of license you would like to purchase. From here you can choose to purchase the Power Apps per app plan or the Power Apps per…

Creating an Email Notification Agent in your Power Apps Environment

By default, Mekorma Power Approvals is equipped to work with the standard platform mail connector. The mail connector is used to send email notifications to approval requestors and second approvers, once a transaction has been processed by an approver. Power Approvals…

Deploying the Power Apps Mobile Client

For the approver on the go, Power Apps offers a mobile app, which acts as a container for third-party Power Apps services. Mekorma Power Approvals runs within the context of the Power Apps mobile app. Each approver user must install the Power Apps mobile app to be able…

Upgrade Steps

Upgrading Mekorma Power Approvals » Upgrade Steps

Whenever you upgrade your Mekorma Payment Hub build, you also need to upgrade Power Approvals. Upgrading both Payment Hub and Power Approvals provides the latest features and security updates. !When upgrading, you must be logged into the Power Apps environment as the…

Power Apps Licensing Overview

Licensing Microsoft Power Apps for Mekorma Power Approvals » Power Apps Licensing Overview

General purpose, full Power Apps capabilities are licensed on a standalone basis. Limited Power Apps capabilities are included within various Office 365 and Dynamics 365 licenses; for more information, review Power Apps use rights included with Dynamics 365/Office 365…

Power Approvals Architecture and Security

Mekorma Power Approvals leverages Microsoft Power Apps and Power Automate to display payment approval information for company approvers. Approval or rejection business logic is executed server-side, on your Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains (Dynamics GP) SQL Server, for…

Assigning Approver User Licenses – Power Apps Per App Plan

Purchasing Power Apps Licenses » Assigning Approver User Licenses – Power Apps Per App Plan

To assign payment approver user licenses for the Power Apps per app plan, you will need to visit the Power Platform admin center. Go to Power Platform Admin Center In the left-hand navigation pane, expand Resources and select Capacity. Click the Add-ons…

Mapping Approver Users Active Directory Account Accounts to Dynamics GP Logins

Mapping Power Apps Approver Accounts to Microsoft Dynamics GP Login Accounts » Mapping Approver Users Active Directory Account Accounts to Dynamics GP Logins

Power Approvals needs to establish a relation between the payment approver’s AD account and its corresponding Dynamics GP login. This allows all server-side processes and audit logs to reflect the correct payment transaction approver. Prerequisites You must have…

Creating a Connection to Your On-Premises SQL Server in Your Power Apps Environment

The SQL Server connector allows Mekorma applications, such as Power Approvals and Invoice Capture, to communicate with the Dynamics GP database via the on-premises data gateway. The SQL connector can be used for both Power Approvals and Invoice Capture simultaneously.…

Modifying the Flow

Integrating Mekorma Power Approvals with Office 365 for Email Notifications » Modifying the Flow

The following steps will replace the default email action (i.e., Send an email notification (V3)) with the Send an Email (V2) action. This change will cause Power Approvals to send an email to the batch requesters from the batch approver’s Office 365 account. If you…

Updating Power Approvals with the Modified Flow

Integrating Mekorma Power Approvals with Office 365 for Email Notifications » Updating Power Approvals with the Modified Flow

Now that you have created a new flow to receive notification emails from Office 365 accounts, you need to update Power Approvals to use the flow. *This section is only for users who have created a new flow to receive Power Approvals emails from the batch approver. By…