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Set Default value of people picker to value in list

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I have a simple PowerApps form where the end user will choose a ticket owner from a people picker using the Microsoft365 Users connector before submitting the ticket for processing.

Another user would access this ticket from a separate app with a gallery where they can work the ticket.

On the 2nd app the ticket owner field is also a people picker where they are able to reassign if need be but I would like the default of the people picker to be the value the submitter chose when they entered the ticket which is the value in the SP list,

I have found how to set the default to the current user but not pull from the current list value.

Any ideas on how to do this?

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WarrenBelz 153,084 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Hi SG-09091339-0

Assuming the Combo Box is in a Form, you just need to refer to the field name in the Default (ThisItem.PersonFieldName)

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If you are using Form inside Power App you can set default/DefaultItems property of control by Parent.Default.

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Hello CA1105 - Yes this is in an Edit Form fed from a gallery in PowerApps. I tried the Parent.Default in the Default Items Property and it does not seem to like it.

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Hello WarrenBlz

Thank you for your suggestion but that also did not work.

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OK - assuming 'Ticket Owner' is a Person field, what is the Items of the Combo Box ? If you are using the Office365Users.SearchUser structure, then the DefaultSelectedItems on a single select Combo Box will be
{ Claims: "i:0#.f|membership|" & Lower(ThisItem.'Ticket Owner'.Email), Department: "", DisplayName: ThisItem.'Ticket Owner'.DisplayName, Mail: ThisItem.'Ticket Owner'.Email, JobTitle: "", Picture: "" }

You will also need to change the Update of the Data Card to
{ Claims: "i:0#.f|membership|" & Lower(ComboBoxName.Selected.Mail), Department: "", DisplayName: ComboBoxName.Selected.DisplayName, Email: ComboBoxName.Selected.Mail, JobTitle: "", Picture: "" }

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