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Hello. I have been working on a Power Apps for Teams app for weeks and have now encountered a serious limitation in the Power Apps Studio (both in the desktop Teams client and the Web version) that wasn't there before: I cannot see the variables and collections. All I can see is the "App version history" link when I click on the ellipsis next to Settings in the Studio ribbon. I didn't do anything to explicitly remove variables and collections, they simply no longer show up. I'd appreciate hearing any advice about how to restore this important feature of the Studio tool. Without it I can continue to work on the app but it will be much more difficult. Thanks.

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Baltner 147 on at

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Re: Cannot see variables or collections in Power Apps Studio

Thanks, this works and I might even like it better, in time. I appreciate the response.
TheRobRush 11,121 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at

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Re: Cannot see variables or collections in Power Apps Studio

Just for my personal use case, this is something I have been doing long before the menu got moved aorund.

When I wan to see all my usecases of variables, sets, updatecontexts, collects etc I will hit search on left bar and search UpdateContext({VariableName: to say find everywhere i set it, or same for Set( Collect, or even just the variable name.

I have found looking at it this way far easier to see than the old menu was

Imagine that will vary for everyones personal tastes, but just htought i would share
Baltner 147 on at

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Re: Cannot see variables or collections in Power Apps Studio

Thanks to those who have pointed out that the variables and collections are now available on the left panel. However, there is an additional bug in this new "feature" for those apps built in the Studio for Power Apps for Teams, namely, I can no longer see where the variables and collections are defined, nor where they are used. This is a huge productivity killer. 😞
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Re: Cannot see variables or collections in Power Apps Studio

This is actually a bug, and a rather serious one related to the new variables left panel. Is anyone else having issues with collections not displaying headers, multi-line text fields distorting and misaligning the headers, and Boolean values not displaying? It's like trying to develop blind...
TheRobRush 11,121 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at

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Re: Cannot see variables or collections in Power Apps Studio

Haha, thanks to everyone who found it. Because I had been looking all day.
EddieE 4,641 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at

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Re: Cannot see variables or collections in Power Apps Studio

@Baltner

I noticed this as well a week or so ago - MS moving stuff around in the Editor. Use the 'x' icon on the LH menu, ie
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Re: Cannot see variables or collections in Power Apps Studio

@Baltner Variables & collections have been moved to a more convenient place in the left bar.

Please read this blog pot for more info. https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/improved-variables-and-collections-experience-in-canvas-designer/

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WarrenBelz 148,693 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Re: Cannot see variables or collections in Power Apps Studio

Hi @Baltner ,

Try the second bottom icon on the left menu bar.

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