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PowerApps corrupted my spreadsheet on first try

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Posted on by Community Power Pla... Microsoft Employee

Hi,

 

Have a simple Excel spreadsheet. Want to turn it into a database, looking at options. Decided to try PowerApps. Connected PowerApps to it via OneDrive. Didn't do anything more than that. Looked at the PowerApps UI and found it to be obtuse and far more than a "low code" environment.

 

This morning I started getting emails from people who access the spreadsheet on OneDrive. All were denied access. I went in to check it and found it was corrupted. I had a backup. But I strongly suspect the PowerApps connection as the culprit, as the database has never been corrupted before.

 

Pretty bad first experience if true.

 

Thanks.

 

Rich

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    Community Power Pla... Microsoft Employee on at

    PS: I have the corrupted database if an engineer needs it.

     

    Also, the UI for connecting an Excel sheet to PowerApps is awful. Table1, Table2, Table3 are not objects I have named.

  • v-monli-msft Profile Picture
    v-monli-msft Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @Anonymous ,

     

    Sorry but would you please explain how did the spreadsheet corrupted? If you have modified the records within PowerApps app, then yes, it will change the records in your excel table. PowerApps connects to your data source and can manage the records.

     

    Regards,

    Mona

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