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Multi-Choices Field Does Not Display in App

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Posted on 11 Jun 2021 11:58:45 by 118

I have a PowerApp based on a SharePoint list I have a number of choice columns and those with a single selection display without a problem.  However I have two multi-select fields and while they display when editing the PowerApp, they remain blank in the published app.

 

How can I set the field to display the selections in the published app?

  • HMJ_Somerset Profile Picture
    118 on 17 Jun 2021 at 07:58:23
    Re: Multi-Choices Field Does Not Display in App

    @RandyHayes -Thanks for you help and apologies for the delay in replying but I have been doing some more testing...

    I am moving between environments, using a managed solution to package and export the canvas app and environment variables.

    The app works fine in the dev environment.  All the fields display and behave correctly, but when I import it into the production environment it appears that although I can set the environment variables to the production Lists and this is the data displayed in the app, when you edit the app in production the test data sources are still connected and not the production.

    This seems to be the root cause of the issues

    It therefore appears that the environment variables are not working correctly?

  • RandyHayes Profile Picture
    76,287 Super User 2024 Season 1 on 11 Jun 2021 at 16:04:13
    Re: Multi-Choices Field Does Not Display in App

    @HMJ_Somerset 

    So when you mentioned "they remain blank in the published app" does this mean after you have moved this from environ to environ, or just simply are publishing and testing in the dev environment?  In other words, if you publish in your dev environment and then play the published app on the dev environ, do you see the issue then?

  • HMJ_Somerset Profile Picture
    118 on 11 Jun 2021 at 14:43:26
    Re: Multi-Choices Field Does Not Display in App

    This is in PowerApps not Teams.  It was working in Dev but is not working in Production environment.

    I am using a solution to move from dev to prod and environment variables to switch from test to live lists.  The Test SharePoint List is a duplicate of the live list so all columns are formatted the same and have the same choices.

     

     

  • RandyHayes Profile Picture
    76,287 Super User 2024 Season 1 on 11 Jun 2021 at 14:22:46
    Re: Multi-Choices Field Does Not Display in App

    @HMJ_Somerset 

    What is your environment?  Are you doing this in Teams or just in a canvas app?

  • HMJ_Somerset Profile Picture
    118 on 11 Jun 2021 at 13:41:00
    Re: Multi-Choices Field Does Not Display in App

    @RandyHayes 

    I have found the Default Selected Items.  It is set to Parent.Default

    HMJ_Somerset_0-1623418741417.png

     

    The datacard has been unlocked but this value has not been changed.

  • HMJ_Somerset Profile Picture
    118 on 11 Jun 2021 at 13:34:10
    Re: Multi-Choices Field Does Not Display in App

    It is a combobox within a Form

    It displays fine in Preview (see attached) but when viewing the published version it is blank (see attached).

    The box is set to multiselect and the Items set to Choices([@TestReferralList].Referral_x0020_reason)

    How do I check the DSI?

  • RandyHayes Profile Picture
    76,287 Super User 2024 Season 1 on 11 Jun 2021 at 13:01:34
    Re: Multi-Choices Field Does Not Display in App

    @HMJ_Somerset 

    The selections of the combobox will depend on your DefaultSelectedItems (DSI) property.  What is the DSI property and what is the context of the control - is it in an EditForm or standalone?

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