https://chrisworth.dev/tags/role-based-access/Recent content in Role-Based Access on Chris WorthHugoen-usSat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0500https://chrisworth.dev/posts/power-apps-role-based-approval-gating-guide/Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0500https://chrisworth.dev/posts/power-apps-role-based-approval-gating-guide/<p>An approval app I worked on has a diagnostic panel that only an admin can see, and even an admin can&rsquo;t just navigate to it. It unlocks by clicking an invisible fifty-pixel rectangle in the corner of the home screen nine times. <code>varUserIsAdmin</code> gates it, a click counter unlocks it, and neither one alone is enough. That&rsquo;s a throwaway easter egg, but it&rsquo;s also the whole idea behind every access rule in the app: knowing who someone is isn&rsquo;t the same as knowing what they&rsquo;re allowed to do right now, and the interesting formulas are the ones that check both.</p>