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Posted on 23 Feb 2023 11:27:09 by

Hi I'm using the following function in my power app form 

 

I've three column in my power app ( sharepoint list data source , column type Number )

The first column is autopopulated when user logs in "UNIT RATE "

the second column value is manullay entered by the user  " Quantity "

The third column is where I need to calculate the ( quantity * Unit rate) 

Update of amount column : Value(DataCardValue2.Text)

update of amount datacard : ThisItem.Amount

update of amount datacard value  =

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If(
IsBlank(Value(ThisItem.'Quantity ')),
Blank(),
ThisItem.'Quantity ' * ThisItem.'Unit Rate '
)
If(IsBlank(Value(ThisItem.'Quantity ')),Blank(),ThisItem.'Quantity ' * ThisItem.'Unit Rate ')

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the amount columnn is still showing as blank 

 

Could anyone please help to fix this issue

 

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  • iAm_ManCat Profile Picture
    18,206 Most Valuable Professional on 23 Feb 2023 at 11:58:10
    Re: calculation in datacard value

    Yeah of course, happy to explain!

     

    Will put comments in it here:

    If(
     //Here we check the length of the text in the textinput
     // If it is zero then there's nothing in it
     Len(QuantityTextInput.Text)=0
    
     // The double pipe here '||' is another way to write 'Or'
     // I prefer this to 'Or' and I use '&&' when I need to do 'And'
     ||
    
     //Here we check the length of the text in the textinput
     // If it is zero then there's nothing in it
     //The reason we check the second item as well is that 
     // it will try multiply by a non-existent value if its empty
     Len(UnitRateTextInput.Text)=0,
    
     // In both of those cases we want it to then be blank
     Blank(),
    
     // if both of the above have values then we can safely multiply
     // however, their .Text property is a text, nto a number, so
     // we use Value() wrapped around it to convert the text to number
     // this then enables us to multiply the numeric values :)
     Value(QuantityTextInput.Text) * Value(UnitRateTextInput.Text)
    )

     

    Cheers,

    Sancho

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    on 23 Feb 2023 at 11:49:50
    Re: calculation in datacard value

    Thanks man that worked perfectly fine 

    Could u please be details how did u end up with this formula 

     

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    iAm_ManCat Profile Picture
    18,206 Most Valuable Professional on 23 Feb 2023 at 11:39:15
    Re: calculation in datacard value

    Hey @Anonymous 

     

    You are referring to ThisItem - but that refers to a value that already exists in a record (ie like the Original value before user changes), whereas you said that the user is entering it.

     

    I would instead refer to the TextInput controls themselves in this case:

    If(
     Len(QuantityTextInput.Text)=0
     ||
     Len(UnitRateTextInput.Text)=0,
     Blank(),
     Value(QuantityTextInput.Text) * Value(UnitRateTextInput.Text)
    )

     

    Cheers,

    Sancho

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