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Can't use ThisItem in LookUp within Sort

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Posted on by kman42 65

The following works fine to add text to a label in a gallery: 

LookUp(RemoteTable,proposal_no=ThisItem.proposal_no,name)

But as soon as I nest that within a Sort function, I can't use the ThisItem anymore (it gets the red squiggle). This is what I want to do:

Sort(If(ActiveToggle.Value=true,Filter(collection,date<Today() && Today() <date),collection),LookUp(RemoteTable,proposal_no=ThisItem.proposal_no,name))

If I just use proposal_no=proposal_no, it returns the same result for every record and doesn't sort right.

 

Any help?

 

Thanks!

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    v-yutliu-msft Profile Picture
    v-yutliu-msft Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @kman42 ,

    The funtion of Sort is used to sort a table.

    I'm afraid it's not supported to use it to sort some labels currently.

    If you want to sort the gallery according to the name column, I suggest tou set the gallery's Items:

    Sort(If(ActiveToggle.Value=true,Filter(collection,date<Today() && Today() <date),collection),name)

    Here's a doc about Sort for your reference:

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/functions/function-sort

     

     

    Best regards,

    Community Support Team _ Phoebe Liu

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