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PowerApps - ComboBox "Allow searching" is switching back to OFF

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I have an app that uses combobox connected to a collection. but when I or other developers open the App for editing and closes the app - the ComboBox "Allow seaching" switches back to OFF. any clues, hints, bright ideas or surprisingly weird explanation why this is happening? 🙂

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EddieE 4,641 Moderator on at

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@Dan7Merc
Have you tried deleting the ComboBox and adding a new one back in?

Sometimes the ole ‘unplug it, wait 20s, plug it back in’ method can work wonders 😄

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Hi @Dan7Merc :

Could you please tell me:

What is 'Allow seaching' ?Is it the combo box's IsSearchable property? The value of this property becomes false again after you close the app and reopen it? If so, you could try save and publish the app. If the issue still exists, I suggest you create a support ticket for professional assistance following the below procedure.

Get Help + Support - Power Platform | Microsoft Docs

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tfosorciM 41 on at

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Didn't forget to publish the app right?

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Dan7Merc 96 on at

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the app was saved and published with the "Allow search" toggled ON but when the app was opened for editing...saved and republished, the "Allow search" automatically turn OFF.

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Gianluca 68 on at

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With me it switches back as soon as I edit a property of the combobox and I have to remember each time to switch it back before I publish. Also, the "DisplayFields" and "SearchFields" properties are set back to the first column of my collection.
Any news on this? Know bug?

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LyndonL 43 on at

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Definitely a bug. I'm using authoring version 3.23092.13 and it's still happening to me when using the ComboBox in an edit form (Also occurs outside of a form). I have the box items set to a Distinct collection from a list, and every time I select the "Is Searchable" toggle to True it reverts to False immediately. I can't enter "true" in the advanced tab either.

When I Remove the Items property and preview the app, then re-add the Items, it lets me select "true".

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thanks, that worked

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maax 105 on at

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That didn't work for me, but it works when I changed the field from integer to text:
AddColumns(Distinct('DataSource', 'IntegerColumn'), "TextColumn", Text('Value'))
or
ForAll(Distinct('DataSource', 'IntegerColumn'), Text('Value'))

This seems to be the only way I can get the toggle to stay true.

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