Employees that need access to certain business data on the go can now build their own app for it using a tool from Microsoft that went into public beta on Friday.

The company has announced that it’s opening up its PowerApps app creation service to the world, after a private beta period that began last year.

PowerApps allows line of business employees to take data from a variety of sources and create apps that run on phones and tablets without requiring them to do any coding. Developers’ time is often constrained, so doing something like creating a mobile expense reporting app might not be a top priority, even if it would save time and money. 

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