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I am getting the "This Form isn't connected to any data yet. Connect to Data" overlay, and I am not sure why.

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Hello,

 

I am getting the "This Form isn't connected yet. Connect to Data" overlay, and I am not sure why. I just want the overlay to go away. There IS data, and everything works fine. Although this is minor, I think it may mean that I am missing somethig else.

 

Let me explain more.

 

I created a gallery by joining 3 tables. The joins are not in question here, as they work fine. 

OnVisible, I make the call and query my 3 tables and join the data. I set the result to a global variable with Set, and not ClearCollect. On click of the arrow, in the gallery, I go to the view page to view one entry.

 

All my data on this new page is there correctly. But I get the "Connect to Data" overlay with the crossed out DB icon. There are no other errors on the page at all. On my form, the Data Source field says "Custom".

 

The next page is the edit. This overlay is still there, even though all data displays correctly. On edit, the DB update works as expected. The form also says "Data Source: Custom" on this page too.

 

What I have tried:

 

OnVisible, in addition to Set, I also write"ClearCollect" with all the same info. This creates the collection, which I can reference and select from a dropdown in the data field. However, this does not work and the overlay is still visible.

 

Any ideas? Even though this is minor, I feel that this may be telling me something else.

 

Thanks!

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  • Drrickryp Profile Picture
    Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    @aa123 

    For the form to work correctly, the datasource must be an actual connector like a SharePoint list, an Excel or Dataverse table.  AFAIK, connecting to a Variable or Collection will not work. 

  • aa123 Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    So how should I display that variable on the next screen? Even if I joined values from other tables, will the original table be the correct Data Source and will it work correctly?

     

    If I use the variable as the Item in the Form, and the table that I added the columns to as the Data Source, I get "Invalid Formula. Expected value compatible with Data Source."

    Any ideas?

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