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ClearCollect / Collect suddenly not collecting all data from a sharepoint list

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Has anyone else had their collections suddenly stop collecting all the data from a sharepoint list today?

 

My apps have been working fine (even as recently as before lunch today, just a few hours ago in Australia) and now all of a sudden the ClearCollect function is only collecting selected columns from the related sharepoint list, resulting in modules and formula that rely on the missing columns to fail.

 

I can't find anything about it online, but have tried a few things including putting the collection formulae on a button outside onstart or onvisible with the same effect, and utilising showcolumns, which does help to a degree, but doesnt seem to work in conjunction with complex choice/people columns, meaning my app still can't function properly.

 

Given the timing and the fact I hadn't made any changes, this feels potentially more like a Power Platform end problem, but trying to see if there's any solutions out there or if anyone else has come across this issue.

 

In the example attached, the blacked out items are all that is currently adding to the collection, the yellow highlights are information that normally imports (coachfullpro for example is a people table for that item that another formula then breaks open)

  • cjbaguley Profile Picture
    29 on at
    Re: ClearCollect / Collect suddenly not collecting all data from a sharepoint list

    Yep, seems to be very incremental, looking at the app runs today, and it has been running fine for most users, seems to be as their power app version updates they get hit. Gotta love it. Thank you so much for your timely and speedy assistance.

  • WarrenBelz Profile Picture
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    Re: ClearCollect / Collect suddenly not collecting all data from a sharepoint list

    Hi @cjbaguley ,

    It hit me last week (not quite the same thing, but related) - I am in Oz as well (CQ).

  • cjbaguley Profile Picture
    29 on at
    Re: ClearCollect / Collect suddenly not collecting all data from a sharepoint list

    You sir, are a legend, thank you! The functionality obviously isnt very accurate, most of the columns it was auto excluding are used by my app. Interesting that it only took affect at some point today, will have to keep an eye on it to ensure if they remove it from retired it doesn't break things again!!

     

    Cheers

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    WarrenBelz Profile Picture
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    Re: ClearCollect / Collect suddenly not collecting all data from a sharepoint list

    Hi @cjbaguley ,

    Try turning this on

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