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I'm a complete newbie at PowerApps and I'm coming from a Microsoft Access world. I'm hoping to reengineer an existing Access app using PowerApps and I'm stuck on what should be a very simple task. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

I have have a "master" table (call it Account) and a secondary table (call it Meter) that are connected in a one-to-many relationship. The Account table has a text column called AcctNbr that connects to a lookup type text column called MeterAcctNbr in the Meter table. I believe I've followed the documentation correctly, as the tables seem to have the correct relationship. When I enter a new meter I'm presented with a dropdown list of the existing account numbers in the Account table, as expected, but the value that's being stored in MeterAcctNbr appears to be blank/null/nothing. When I save the new meter and go back to view the table, the MeterAcctNbr column displays (no name) instead of the value I would expect. All other columns in the Meter record display correctly and when I click on (no name), the Account form opens with the correct record displayed.

What am I missing here? FYI, I'm attempting to build a model-driven app using Dataverse.

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

    Hi @RArcher ,

     

    In fact, the dropdown displays the value of the Primary column in the account table by default.

    vxiaochenmsft_0-1691548374545.png

    So, if the value is blank in the primary name column, the dropdown will show (no name).

    vxiaochenmsft_1-1691548418186.png

    vxiaochenmsft_2-1691548429258.png

    Best Regards,

    Wearsky

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    JayMagness Profile Picture
    1,663 on at

    HI all,

    Today we did a 1-hour call and went over all the options he had and looked at his system he is going to use SharePoint and Canvis app development and move from access. 

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    R.J. Archer Profile Picture
    14 on at

    Jay is a GREAT resource and saved me hours of thrashing about!

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