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Sharepoint list as database for PowerApp. Best way to structure the list?

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So I have a checklist that I want to use PowerApps to complete.  (Heads up, I'm a self taught amateur with no experience setting up SQL tables or any kind of data structure, which is why I'm using SP 😄


The checklist is quite long, and each point on the list has a Yes/No/Positive requirement.

If a user selects No or Positive, then they need to be able to add a text description and a picture. 

If no, they have to be able to add names and dates. 

 

I understand using variables to activate text and image input depending on the selection of Yes/No/Positive, so that's not a problem.

 

However, structuring the SharePont list is giving me a headache. Unless I'm overthinking it, it seems like this may be too big of a dataset to be able to hande in a SharePoint list.

Say I have 10 permanent and pre-defined areas that i need to report on, and 7 possible data entry points. 

Just thinking out loud, it seems like the only way to hande this is to have 10x7= 70 columns. 

Is that correct, or am I missing something? 

 

For example, I would need the following columns for "Area 1, Arrival" :
Area 1, Arrival Text

Area 1, Arrival Dropdown value

Area 1, Arrival Imagecolumn

Area 1, Arrival Name 1

Area 1, Arrival Date 1

Area 1, Arrival Name 2

Area 1, Arrival Date 2

 

And then the same for all of the area specifications. Is that correct? 


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    It is a possibility, however I would create another list where you register the names and the dates. This would result in your original SP-list only containing the columns Area, Area specification, Text Input, Dropdown and Picture. Another SP-list would have the columns Name, Date and a lookup-column to relate a row from this second SP-list to a row in your original list. 

     

    You can watch this vid on how to add a lookup column: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_8jrMzP4Og 

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