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Choice field to auto-populate people picker field

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I have two fields. A choice field and a people field. I would like to have the people picker field to auto-populate when a specific value is selected in the choice field. I also want to be able to over-ride the people field if needed. This is what I have so far:

DefaultSelectedItems =

If(

DataCardValue3.Selected.Value = "Events",

{

'@odata.type': Office365Users.UserProfile("test1@itagroup.com").DisplayName,

Claims: "i:0#.f|membership|"&"test1@itagroup.com",

DisplayName: "test user acct"

If(

DataCardValue3.Selected.Value = "CPS",

{

'@odata.type': Office365Users.UserProfile("test2@itagroup.com").DisplayName,

Claims: "i:0#.f|membership|"&"test2@itagroup.com",

DisplayName: "test 2 user acct"

If(

DataCardValue3.Selected.Value = "EX",

{

'@odata.type': Office365Users.UserProfile("test3@itagroup.com").DisplayName,

Claims: "i:0#.f|membership|"&"test3@itagroup.com",

DisplayName: "test 3 user acct"

Parent.Default

)))

It does auto-populate, but I'm not able to override the auto-populate.

Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

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ANB 7,250 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi @tcantrell75, As per my understanding the value for '@odata.type' should be "#Microsoft.Azure.Connectors.SharePoint.SPListExpandedUser"

Can you try this:

If( DataCardValue3.Selected.Value = "Events", { '@odata.type': "#Microsoft.Azure.Connectors.SharePoint.SPListExpandedUser", Claims: "i:0#.f|membership|"&"test1@itagroup.com", Department: "", DisplayName: "test user acct", Email:"test1@itagroup.com", JobTitle: "", Picture: "" }, If( DataCardValue3.Selected.Value = "CPS", { '@odata.type': "#Microsoft.Azure.Connectors.SharePoint.SPListExpandedUser", Claims: "i:0#.f|membership|"&"test2@itagroup.com", Department: "", DisplayName: "test 2 user acct", Email:"test2@itagroup.com", JobTitle: "", Picture: "" }, If( DataCardValue3.Selected.Value = "EX", { '@odata.type': "#Microsoft.Azure.Connectors.SharePoint.SPListExpandedUser", Claims: "i:0#.f|membership|"&"test3@itagroup.com", Department: "", DisplayName: "test 3 user acct", Email:"test3@itagroup.com", JobTitle: "", Picture: "" }, Parent.Default )))

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tcantrell75 20 on at

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Thanks for the quick reply. I tried what you provided and I'm still receiving the same results.
It does auto-populate the field, but if I click the x to remove the user it won't allow me to search:

This is the results I'd like to have when removing the auto-populated user.

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@tcantrell75 What is the items property of combo box?

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tcantrell75 20 on at

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Items = Choices([@'Book a Release'].Approver)

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@tcantrell75 , Could you try this:

Office365Users.SearchUser({searchTerm:Self.SearchText})

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I have made that update, but still receiving the same results.

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@tcantrell75 Please confirm that Primary field is set properly:

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tcantrell75 20 on at

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yes, that is how I have it setup:

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