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I want to know if and how to set the length of a GUID value upon creation. Thanks in advance.

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    iAm_ManCat Profile Picture
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    Hi, a GUID is a unique identifier that is a specific length, so you cannot make a shorter length GUID

    GUID is short for globally unique identifier

     

    GUID function in Power Apps - Power Platform | Microsoft Docs

     

     

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier

  • v-yujincui-msft Profile Picture
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    Hi @Oluwafemi ,

     

    Maybe you could try to get part of the GUID via the function.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/power-fx/reference/function-text#converting-values-to-text

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/power-fx/reference/function-left-mid-right#syntax

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    Best Regards,

    Charlie Choi

  • iAm_ManCat Profile Picture
    18,228 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Yes, this would provide the first few characters, however it would no longer be a GUID and you would run the risk of duplication if you are trying to assign these to row items 🙂

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