Power Apps activity logging

What is Power Apps Activity Logging?

• Power Apps activity logging enables administrators to track and monitor actions performed within Power Apps. This feature is designed to enhance transparency, improve governance, and support auditing needs.
• Activities such as creating, editing, publishing, deleting apps, and changing app permissions are logged and made accessible for review.

What Events are Audited?

• The activity logging system captures events at the SDK layer, ensuring comprehensive tracking.
• Auditable events include:
  • App creation, publishing, and deletion.
  • Marking apps as “Featured” or “Hero” and removing these statuses.
  • App version management, such as restoring or deleting specific versions.
  • Administrative actions like modifying app owners, app permissions, or setting conditional access.
  • Importing new or existing canvas apps and publishing them from solutions.
• Each event logged ensures visibility into key activities, allowing admins to stay informed about app usage and changes.

Schemas for Audit Data:

• Audit data is structured using schemas that define which fields are sent to the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.
• Some fields are standard across all activities (e.g., app ID, environment ID), while others are specific to Power Apps actions. For example:
  • PowerApp display name (e.g., “Test canvas app”).
  • App telemetry correlation ID and user agent details.
  • Activity details, such as the type of activity (e.g., “AdminDeleteApp”).

Using the Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal:

• Administrators can access and review audit logs through the Purview compliance portal:
  • Logs are searchable using filters like activity type and time range.
  • Preconfigured Power Apps reports in the portal provide detailed insights into tracked activities.
• Steps to access logs:
  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.
  2. Go to Search > Audit Log Search.
  3. Filter logs using the “PowerApps app activities V2” dropdown for Power Apps-related actions.

Benefits of Activity Logging:

• Enhanced Governance: Provides visibility into all significant actions taken within Power Apps.
• Accountability: Helps identify who performed specific activities and when, supporting compliance and auditing requirements.
• Security: Tracks changes to ownership and permissions, which is crucial for maintaining secure access.
• Operational Insights: Allows organizations to monitor usage patterns and identify potential misuse or inefficiencies.

By leveraging activity logging, organizations can improve control and oversight of their Power Apps environment.