Patch function - add two fields people sharepoint list

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Hello,

I have a patch function like that:

Patch(
 Obrazy_obecnosc, 
 Defaults(Obrazy_obecnosc),
 {
 Title: TextInput2.Text,
 'Informacje o obrazie': First(CameraImage).Url,
 'Nawigacja kod pocztowy':TheVar.address.postalCode,
 'Nawigacja pełen adres':TheVar.address.formattedAddress
 })

It works well, but I would love to allow to patch two more fields.

1. Imię i nazwisko (Forename and Surname) - people field in sharepoint

2. Manager - people field in sharepoint that is chosen from ComboBox that has item property like that:

Office365Users.SearchUser({searchTerm:ComboBox1.SearchText,top:10})

How can I achieve that?

Or should I convert those fields from people to plain text?

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To Patch a User field you need to supply the user data in the format of a record. Each of the following fields are required

{'@odata.type':"#Microsoft.Azure.Connectors.SharePoint.SPListExpandedUser", Claims:"i:0#.f|membership|" & UserEmail, Department:"", DisplayName: UserFullName, Email: UserEmail, JobTitle:"", Picture:"" }

So your patch statement would look something like this

Patch( Obrazy_obecnosc, Defaults(Obrazy_obecnosc), { Title: TextInput2.Text, 'Informacje o obrazie': First(CameraImage).Url, 'Nawigacja kod pocztowy':TheVar.address.postalCode, 'Nawigacja pełen adres':TheVar.address.formattedAddress, 'User Field': {'@odata.type':"#Microsoft.Azure.Connectors.SharePoint.SPListExpandedUser", Claims:"i:0#.f|membership|" & UserEmail, Department:"", DisplayName: UserFullName, Email: UserEmail, JobTitle:"", Picture:"" } })

Fill in the appropriate Claims, Email and DisplayName from a dropdown or a lookup or whereever.

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OK I have added with no effort field 'Imię i nazwisko" which is supposed to show the name of person that is performing action.
"Przelozony" which is supposed to save a value from combobox that present 365 users data is on a whole another level for me...

I created a formula that supposedly should work, but it doesn't. It does not show any errors:

Patch( Obrazy_obecnosc, Defaults(Obrazy_obecnosc), { Title: TextInput2.Text, 'Informacje o obrazie': First(CameraImage).Url, 'Nawigacja kod pocztowy':TheVar.address.postalCode, 'Nawigacja pełen adres':TheVar.address.formattedAddress, 'Imię i nazwisko': {'@odata.type':"#Microsoft.Azure.Connectors.SharePoint.SPListExpandedUser", Claims:"i:0#.f|membership|" & User().Email, Department:"", DisplayName: User().FullName, Email: User().Email, JobTitle:"", Picture:"", 'Przełożony': {'@odata.type':"#Microsoft.Azure.Connectors.SharePoint.SPListExpandedUser", Claims:"i:0#.f|membership|" & ComboBox1.Selected.Mail, Department:"", DisplayName: ComboBox1.Selected.DisplayName, Email: ComboBox1.Selected.Mail, JobTitle:"", Picture:"" }} })
So everything is filled except 'Przelozony'

Items of this ComboBox:
Office365Users.SearchUser({searchTerm:ComboBox1.SearchText,top:10})

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Toss a couple labels onto the screen temporarily and set them to

ComboBox1.Selected.Mail ComboBox1.Selected.DisplayName

That should tell you if you are reading the right values from the Combo Box. Otherwise it looks correct. I suspect you need to use something different to get the values you want from the ComboBox.

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Both

ComboBox1.Selected.Mail ComboBox1.Selected.DisplayName

works correctly in a label.
They show a value that I have selected in ComoBox1.

It even preview this value in formula section:
I have no idea why this won't work.

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The only other thing I can think of is that the user you've selected isn't a member of the SharePoint site where you are trying to save them. Otherwise if those values are correct then it should work. To test that theory try picking the same user from the ComboBox that you are using for the other entry. If it works then its something about that user, not the syntax.

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I made an entry and picked myself.
One field got filled with my name but "Przelozony" is still empty

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And "Przelozony" is a regular People column set for a single entry? If it allows multiple choices the syntax needs to be an array or records, not just a record.

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In Sharepoint both fields are a single choice person fields.
Also in PowerApps ComboBox has a single choice setting preventing users from picking more than one choice.

They are basicly identical fields as their purpose is very similar.

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As far as I can see then the code you have in place should work. I'm not sure what else to suggest.

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Thank you for your help.

Does anyone else have idea what to do in this matter?
Can this function be remodelled?

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