Copy screens, or full app in an other app

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Hello, is it possibile to copy screens or full an app from an app to another app ?

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eka24 20,923 on at

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It Possible to copy controls on a screen to another screen in another App.

In copying controls on a screen, ensure that all connections between the two apps are same.

For instance if you have a form as part of the control being copied, then the Datasource connected to the Form should also exist in where it been copied to. Otherwise you may have to manually change codes which could be a tall order.

Having said that to copy all on a screen, simply use:

Control+A then Control+V to paste in the other App.

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gennarodp 294 on at

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Yes i know it, but i would like to copy the full screen not the single control

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eka24 20,923 on at

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"but i would like to copy the full screen not the single control"

Control +A copies everything on the screen except the Screen itself not a single control.

So you have to do is to insert a blank screen in your New App then use Control+A which copies all from the screen.

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DGS 122 on at

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This no longer works

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JezBurger123 2 on at

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To ensure that all properties of the PowerApp are contained in the new app, best to conduct an export of the app and import into a new app. Once imported into a new PowerApp, all the properties and flows will be replicated and just make the necessary updates.

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DGS 122 on at

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It actually does, but only if you have a duplicate browser tab open with powerapps operating. You can copy/paste between the two browser instances. I had tried earlier using only one instance, where I copied a screen exited the app, opened the new app and tried pasting with no success.

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dsoden 75 on at

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Been a while since I have done this but for a more pro dev and less low code approach this works for me but is a HUGE timesaver especially for complicated screens with many conditional hidden containers with lots of nested objects, timers off screen, modal boxes and so on... (note KEEP BACKUPS OF EVERYTHING!!)

Export your app using the online IDE designer to download the app with the MSAPP file extension
Download the app you want to copy from
Download the app you want to move it into
install and use the Power Platform Command Line Interface (CLI)
you want to use the CANVAS > UNPACK/PACK commands here
pac canvas unpack --sources .\UNPACK --msapp YourAppName.msapp

Inside the folder structure there is a src folder copy out the yaml file and the associated json file in the EditorState Folder and move them into the destination app.
Pack the App back up
pac canvas pack --sources .\UNPACK --msapp NewAppName.msapp
Go back to the online IDE designer and open the NewAppName.msapp from your computer
Tighten up any errors in the code of various properties on objects or at the screen level, and reassociate any objects that may be missing from App OnStart or other global variables, collections and so on.
Note there is a yaml/json file for the application object too which will have all your onstart/startscreen code in it... that can be moved too but be sure to open the file to make any changes - its very human readable especially the yaml files (becareful not to change the files layout tabs/spacing and so on limit any edits to value changes only)

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