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Power Apps or SharePoint Connector?

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Hi all,

 

I have a SharePoint List which feeds a Power App. One of the fields is a 'Status' field with the options of Draft, Submitted and Approved.

 

I'm building an approval flow to go from a submitted status to approved. Currently, Its built so there is a button in the Power App which has the on select behaviour to change the status to submitted. The flow is then triggered any time the data is modified and status = submitted.

 

However, I know in Power Apps It could be configured so the on select behaviour triggers the flow (and therefore using a Power App trigger rather than a SharePoint one)

 

Can anyone offer advice on what the best practice is? Is there a difference? Is one way better than the other? or does it not matter?

 

Thanks!

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    Re: Power Apps or SharePoint Connector?

    Hi @ST1992 ,

     

    If users only change status from in Canvas App, both ways are fine. However, if users have the potential to modify an item in a SharePoint list, the flow won't trigger because the PowerApps function isn't activated.

     

    So, generally speaking, using an automated cloud trigger in your flow is more common.

     

    Best regards,

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