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Are rollup fields deprecated?

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When i choose to create a roll up field I can the message The Calculated behavior will eventually be discontinued. We recommend using the Formula data type for calculations instead. Are roll up fields deprecated? What is the alternative?

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a33ik 3,306 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Hello,

As far as I know, there is no alternative for Rollup fields. The only way I can think of is the usage of additional automation like Power Automate Flow or Plugins to make that recalculation happen.

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Jonathan Manrique 2,687 on at

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Hi @Rutu01

For now the calculated fields are still available but as you say they will be deprecated.

As an alternative you have the Power Fx dataverse columns in which you can have an alternative. For now they do not accept currency. I will provide you with the documentation so you can review it.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/data-platform/formula-columns?tabs=type-or-paste

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dguyton 15 on at

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Removing rollup fields would be a huge disappointment.

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Rutu01 305 on at

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Maybe only calculated fields are deprecated and the deprecated notification on creating a rollup column is just an error. It would be cool if formula columns support aggregation and filters across rows to create an always live rollup feature

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Jonathan Manrique 2,687 on at

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Hi @Rutu01

I don't think it's a mistake, MSFT is migrating to Power FX as a low-code tool

Now if you handle Development you could also make a Plugin or Javascript

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Rutu01 305 on at

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So does this mean that the same powerfx as used in canvas apps or a subset of it is the syntax for formula columns ? Is there any news on whether formula columns will support filters and aggregations like filtering certain rows and adding the values of a certain column

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Jonathan Manrique 2,687 on at

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Hi @Rutu01

For now it is not on the road map but at the view level there is a component in preview that will bring this functionality

Check out my article where I talk about it.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-apps-grid-vitaminado-jonathan-manrique-w78yf/?trackingId=e4ljPiMKTQaVT%2Bzqc7rXSA%3D%3D

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