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PowerApps People picker - set by default Current User

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I have a people picker field in the SharePoint list and I am displaying that in PowerApps in New Form. Users should be able to enter user name and submit the form. It is working as expected.

Also, I would like this people picker to show current user name by default when new form shows up and if user doesn't change this in the people picker, it should just save current user name in the people field in SharePoint. I know that I can display current user by User().DisplayName but I am not sure where to put that. I have tried adding it in the Default property but that is not working. It is giving an error property expects record value but this produces a text value.

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BCBuizer 22,854 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

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Hi @Madiko ,

To set the current user as the selected item in a people picker inside a form, try using

Coalesce( Parent.Default, { '@odata.type':"#Microsoft.Azure.Connectors.SharePoint.SPListExpandedUser", Claims: "i:0#.f|membership|" & User().Email, Department: "", DisplayName: User().FullName, Email: User().Email, JobTitle: "", Picture: "" } )
Ami K 15,689 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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@Madiko - on the DefaultSelectedItems property of the DataCardValue, use:

If( 'Your Form'.Mode = FormMode.New, { DisplayName: User().FullName, Claims: "i:0#.f|membership|" & Lower(User().Email) }, Parent.Default )

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thank you so much, it works.
Ami K 15,689 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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Sorry @BCBuizer didn't realise you had already responded