Add to text field and submit a form when a button is pressed

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I am sure this is a very stupid question but I am failing to figure it out.

What is the best way to insert into a text field and submit a form when a button is pressed?

I using a SharePoint list as the data source.

This is what I thought would be the correct way to do it, however, it is not working:

UpdateContext({Status_DataCard1:"Pending"});SubmitForm(EditFormSave)

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Set the text in a variable and keep the default property of the label to this variable.

Something like:

UpdateContext({textVar:"Pending"});SubmitForm(EditFormSave)

Let me know if this helps.

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Also if Pending is a value of an Option Set you will have to reference it a bit differently.

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Set a variable on the SubmitButton : Set(MyText,"Pending");
SubmitForm(EditFormSave)

Then in the default of the textbox put the variable name: MyText

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Your solution did work for adding text when a button is pressed @PowerAddict . However, now I realized that I will need a way for the text to disappear when a new form is created.

I am trying to create a save and submit buttons for my app my using a column named "Status". My plan was to insert "Pending" when the save button is pressed and "submitted" when the submit button is pressed.

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If you simply want your text to disappear when you are creating a new record, set the Default property of the label to:
If(FormName.Mode = FormMode.Edit, "Pending", Parent.Default)

The second part of your question: IS the only remaining part where you want to set the value to Submitted when the Submit button is pressed? Is this also in the same label that we have been referencing here?

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I solved the problem of the text not disappearing by hiding that data card on the edit screen, since the user will not need to see it. Thank you for your help! @PowerAddict

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Glad I could help! Good luck with the rest of the app! Feel free to reach out in case of any questions!

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Hardit Bhatia
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