Updated Choice value not showing on PowerApps

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Posted on 23 Apr 2025 18:35:23 by CourtneyPowell

Hi,

I recently had to add a new value on a choice field on a Dataverse table. Now the field on my PowerApp will not populate. I have refreshed the data, removed and added back the field and also published the table. Is there something that i'm missing?

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Updated Choice value not showing on PowerApps

@CourtneyPowell,

Step	What to check / do	Why it matters
1. Make sure the Choices record exists everywhere	In the maker portal, open Tables → <Your Table> → Columns → <Choice column> → Edit Choice. Confirm the new item is there and that the choice set is Global (not a local copy).	If you edited a local choice (scoped to one table) but the app is bound to a global choice with the same name, the app never sees the new value.
2. Publish all customizations	In the Dataverse environment: Settings → Solutions → Publish all customizations.	Even though you published the table, other cached entities (the solution layer, the global choice set) may still be unpublished.
3. Clear the Canvas‑app metadata cache	In Studio: File → App settings → Upcoming Features → Use non‑blocking loaded metadata → turn Off, save, then turn On again. OR add a temporary blank screen, then File → Save.	Saving forces a metadata refresh more aggressively than “Refresh” on the data source alone.
4. Remove the data source AND the control, then re‑add	Delete the data card or dropdown bound to the choice → remove the Dataverse connection → Save → close Studio → reopen → add the connection back → insert a new dropdown and set its Items to the choice column again.	Controls hold a copy of the choice table inside their schema. A simple refresh often doesn’t rewrite that schema.
5. Make sure you aren’t using a hard‑coded Items formula	Check the dropdown / combo box Items property. If you see something like `["Option A","Option B"]`, replace it with `Choices([@YourTable].YourChoiceColumn)`.	Hard‑coded arrays don’t auto‑update when the choice set changes.
6. Confirm the app’s Preview is on the same environment	In the editor → top right, verify the Environment switcher.	If you’re editing in, say, a Dev environment but testing in Test, you may have added the choice to Dev only.

These are the common troubleshooting options which i know so far.

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Michael E. Gernaey 42,301 Super User 2025 Season 1 on 23 Apr 2025 at 18:59:32

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Updated Choice value not showing on PowerApps

Hi @CourtneyPowell

Did you remember to Publish all Customizations?

Was this linked to a specific Table? did you make sure to save that table as well, as well as publish all customizations (at the Solution(s)) level, NOT at the specific solution.