Developed a Tuition Reduction Benefit Form with Signature & Notification Functionalities for a Leading Australian University
About the Brand
A leading Private University of Australia with campuses in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Blue Mountains and Auckland. It offers undergraduate, graduate, higher degree by research and specialized degree programs in a wide range of academic disciplines.
Business Overview
The customer wanted to develop an easily accessible form online to help students leverage the Tuition Reduction Benefit (TRB) seamlessly
Business Needs
- Required assistance in developing a TRB form in PowerApp in tablet/laptop layout
- Needed to develop a notification workflow in Power Automate
- Required SharePoint list and permissions configuration
Solutioning proposed by Espire
Espire helped the customer create a TRB form by leveraging MS Power Apps using Canvas Apps
- The TRB form filling and submission has a simple process:
- The student is required to sign into O365 to access, fill and save the form
- Once the form is submitted, a notification will be shared with the manager for approval
- The data can be downloaded by the user in the Excel format
- The submitted forms will get automatically stored in SharePoint
- The approval process is built using Power Automate, the approving authority will receive an instant notification to approve/reject the form
- Developed an additional signature functionality in which the students will be able to sign the form using a stylus, mouse or even their fingers
Business Benefits
- Enabled automatic notifications at every stage of process to the stakeholders involved
- Easy access to forms
- Efficient management of data
- Reduced manual efforts
- Improved staff productivity by automating tedious tasks
Tools & Technologies
- SharePoint
- MS Power Apps (Canvas Apps)
- Power Automate