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Data Cards Showing Numbers Instead of Displaying Creator Name.

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Posted on by AM-21111734-0
Hello,
 
I am trying to create a form in PowerApps where it shows created by, and modified by. I have used powerapps multiple times and have never ran into this problem.
 
My data cards for Authors of the app are showing up as random numbers. This is using a sharepoint list
 
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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    SaiRT14 1,990 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    pls try the following:
     
    Those fields reference User objects in SharePoint, which Power Apps initially treats as lookup values. These random numbers are actually user IDs from SharePoint's backend.
     
    The Created By (Author) and Modified By (Editor) fields in SharePoint are lookup fields pointing to a user profile object. These objects contain properties like: DisplayName (Full Name) Email Claims (Authentication Details) Id (Numeric ID)
     
    To display the Full Name - ThisItem.'Created By'.DisplayName
     
    let me know if this works!
     

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