Collapsible sections on Model Driven Form

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Posted on 1 Sep 2020 16:23:24 by Shalabh Gupta

Hi All,

I am wondering if there is a way to show/hide a section on a model driven form using a collapsible button something like the one shown here:

Any help is greatly appreciated.

-Shalabh

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Owen Wetherow 69 on 18 Oct 2022 at 14:57:53

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Re: Collapsible sections on Model Driven Form

It may be more effort than it is worth:
Add a two choice toggle at the top of the section called hide/show
Write a business rule that hides/shows all the fields in the section except the toggle
It works but it is clunky
v-xida-msft on 03 Sep 2020 at 01:18:57

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Re: Collapsible sections on Model Driven Form

Hi @ShalabhGupta ,

Yeah, you are right. If you want to add a custom button next to the Section within your Model Driven form, I afraid that there is no way to achieve your needs in Power Apps currently.

If you would like this feature to be added in Power Apps, please submit an idea to Power Apps Ideas Forum:

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Apps-Ideas/idb-p/PowerAppsIdeas

Regards,
Shalabh Gupta 80 on 02 Sep 2020 at 14:42:22

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Re: Collapsible sections on Model Driven Form

Hi @v-xida-msft
Thank you for this detailed reply. However, the button I am looking forward to is on the section instead of a ribbon. Looks like my ask is currently not feasible within the realms of dynamics using supported customizations.
v-xida-msft on 02 Sep 2020 at 08:35:13

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Re: Collapsible sections on Model Driven Form

Hi @ShalabhGupta ,

Could you please share a bit more about your scenario?

Do you want to show/hide a section inside a tab on your Model-Driven form using a collapsible button?

If you want to show/hide a section inside a tab on your Model-Driven form using a collapsible button, I afraid that there is no direct way to achieve your needs in Power Apps currently.

As an possible solution, I think custom JavaScript code regarding the Client API Reference could achieve your needs. You could consider add a custom ribbon into your Model-Driven form. Bind the custom ribbon to a specific JavaScript web source, then hide/show the section through the JavaScript code.
Regarding the needs that you mentioned, I think the setVisible method under the formContext.ui.sections Client API could achieve your needs. Please check the following article for more details:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/developer/model-driven-apps/clientapi/reference/formcontext-ui-sections

For adding a custom Ribbon button in your Entity form, I think the Ribbon Workbench Tool could achieve your needs:

Please check the following article for more details:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/developer/model-driven-apps/customize-commands-ribbon#community-tool

Also please check if the following thread would help in your scenario:

https://community.dynamics.com/365/sales/f/dynamics-365-for-sales-forum/252226/bug-with-tabs-default-expand-collapse-setting-and-business-rules-using-visibility/706478

Regards,