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How to save the edit form with an empty people picker in PowerApps?

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I have a PowerApp with a SharePoint column of type "People or Group". When I am in the edit form I cannot remove the user from the people picker. How to save the edit form in PowerApps with an empty people picker?

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Vijay Tailor 2,961 on at

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Re: How to save the edit form with an empty people picker in PowerApps?

HI @dreamsat ,

First you can check in SharePoint column below Yellow Highlighted Properties is No or Yes
if that is no then simply set the below code for Button "OnSelect" Properties
SubmitForm(FormName)
This will submit the form with Empty People/group value empty.

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Re: How to save the edit form with an empty people picker in PowerApps?

@VijayTailor this column is not required so thats not the problem. And the save button has already this onSelect value:

SubmitForm(FormName)

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Re: How to save the edit form with an empty people picker in PowerApps?

If this column is not required then Set the visibility False for this Datacrd of People picker

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Re: How to save the edit form with an empty people picker in PowerApps?

When I set visible to false I dont see the people picker anymore. I would like to see it and make it possible to clear the value and save.

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Re: How to save the edit form with an empty people picker in PowerApps?

It It will Displa y in the Form then Just remove the value and try to submit the form , i dont think so it will stop you.

just try and remove the People filed value and try to submit sure, it will allow you to save blank value for people filed

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Re: How to save the edit form with an empty people picker in PowerApps?

@VijayTailor did you try it? I see allot of other people with the same issue. Default you cannot save the powerapp form with an empty people picker. I think this is some restriction between PowerApps and a column from type "People or group".

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Re: How to save the edit form with an empty people picker in PowerApps?

I tried with Edit for and that is working perfectly fine for me. as i suggested for you, May be restrication for newForm but edit its works that is the reason i asked you to check sharepoint list column , i sp column set have some value true thatn it should not allow empty value from powerapp also.

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Re: How to save the edit form with an empty people picker in PowerApps?

Strange, did you create a new PowerApp in PowerApps? Or did you modify a SharePoint form to a PowerApp? Here you can see someone else with the same issue:

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Building-Power-Apps/Clear-people-picker-box-in-SharePoint-list/m-p/179119#M59276

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Building-Power-Apps/Unable-to-update-blank-value-in-quot-people-or-group-quot-filed/td-p/291858

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Re: How to save the edit form with an empty people picker in PowerApps?

I tried in Sharepoint Form.

Please find below URL of testing from my Side.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1psZoqCMqGhkVcDo98Eh9OdKijSExZGE0/view

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Re: How to save the edit form with an empty people picker in PowerApps?

@VijayTailor could you please create a new PowerApp and select the SharePoint template. Thats how I did it.

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