Form Default Mode Vs ViewForm,EditForm,NewForm. which will take effect

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I have set this inside a form DefaultMode:-

FormMode.View
 
and inside the screen On Visible where the form exists, i set this:-
 
If(
    IsBlank(varDTLID),
    If(
        !IsBlank(varNavigationID),
        Set(
            varDTLID,
            varNavigationID
        );ViewForm(DailyIndividualForm),
        NewForm(DailyIndividualForm)
    ),
   EditForm(DailyIndividualForm)
);
 
 
The idea is to set the form as View incase the varDTLID is blank + the varNavigationID is not blank. or to set it as new if the varDTLID is blank and the varnavigation is also blank, other wise to set the form as edit.
 
this is working for deep linking and navigating to the form from the main list to view or edit or create. but now when the user creates a new form , i want to set the form in view mode after the creation is completed, so on the form on success i set this:-
 
Set(varDTLID,DailyIndividualForm.LastSubmit.ID);
ViewForm(DailyIndividualForm);Navigate('CRUD screen');Notify(varConfirmationMessage, NotificationType.Success )
 
 
but currently when the user creates a new form, the user will be redirected to the form in edit mode, instead of view mode. any advice how to fix this?
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The issue is not with ViewForm() itself. After a new record is created, you navigate back to the same screen, which causes the screen's OnVisible property to run

again. Since varDTLID now contains the ID of the newly created record, your OnVisible logic automatically puts the form back into Edit mode, overriding the

ViewForm() call made in OnSuccess.

To resolve this, use a separate variable (for example, varFormMode) to explicitly control whether the form should open in View, Edit, or New mode. After saving a

new record, set this variable to FormMode.View before navigating back to the screen. Then, in the screen's OnVisible property, use this variable to determine

which form mode should be applied.

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Hello @johnjohnPter,

As per my understanding, the issue is happening because the OnVisible of the screen runs after OnSuccess, and it is overriding the ViewForm() mode.

So even though the form is set to View mode after submission, the OnVisible logic executes again and switches it back to Edit mode from screen visible property.

instead of doing and checking the blank value and parameters things you can do like this: Create one variable (e.g. varFormMode) and use it everywhere to decide whether the form is in View, New, or Edit mode.

Example:

Form OnSuccess:

Set(varFormMode, "View"); //Set the form mode ResetForm(Self); Set(varDTLID, DailyIndividualForm.LastSubmit.ID); Navigate('CRUD screen'); Notify(varConfirmationMessage, NotificationType.Success);

New button code - OnSelect:

ResetForm(DailyIndividualForm); Set(varFormMode, "New");

App OnStart - For Query Parameter

Set(varFormMode, "View");

Gallery Edit button/icon - OnSelect Property

Set(varFormMode, "Edit");

Form Screen On visible code:

If(varFormMode = "View", ViewForm(DailyIndividualForm), varFormMode = "New", NewForm(DailyIndividualForm), EditForm(DailyIndividualForm) );

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Hi @johnjohnPter,

Navigate back to the same screen reruns OnVisible, and your existing logic there recalculates the mode based on varDTLID, which now points to the new record, so it falls into the Edit branch and overrides the ViewForm() call from OnSuccess.

Fix: separate the mode decision from the OnVisible logic. Add a variable like varFormMode that you set explicitly at every entry point (new, edit, view, post-create), and have OnVisible just read that variable instead of recalculating from varDTLID and varNavigationID.

On the form OnSuccess:
Set(varDTLID, DailyIndividualForm.LastSubmit.ID);
Set(varFormMode, "View");
Navigate('CRUD screen');
Notify(varConfirmationMessage, NotificationType.Success)

Screen OnVisible:
Switch(varFormMode,
"View", ViewForm(DailyIndividualForm),
"New", NewForm(DailyIndividualForm),
"Edit", EditForm(DailyIndividualForm)
)

Set varFormMode at every place you currently set varDTLID or varNavigationID (deep link entry, edit button, new button), so OnVisible never has to guess the mode again.

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