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