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How to check if you are working in edit mode and in run mode in Canvas app?

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Posted on by MasterRA

I intend to do is not save the "login" to a canvas app when in edit mode, the only feasible way I gave is to ignore the admin role of my users table (SQL Server) as only that role can edit the canvas app, but I would also like to register that login by the admin user when they are working in run mode; so I would like to know if there is any way to verify if the canvas app is working in editing mode or in execution mode since this would avoid generating the login record when the canvas app is being edited. I hope there is some way to do it.

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v-bofeng-msft on at

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Hi @MasterRA ,

Do you want to get whether the current app is in edit mode or Run mode?

If so, I'm afraid it is not available for now. But you can create a new idea through the below URL, then ask your colleagues to raise up the votes.

Power Apps Ideas - Power Platform Community (microsoft.com)

The product team has direct visibility of these ideas and they will implement it on the basis of the highest number of votes received.

Best Regards,

Bof

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MasterRA 66 on at

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What a pity that there is no current way to know if it is in execution mode or edition mode; although I don't think it will create an idea since it will surely not have as much support to be considered for implementation.

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Crash 16 on at

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I managed to know if the app is in the editor by running the following code in the "OnVisible" property of the first screen:

If(
  IsBlank(Host.Version) || IsBlank(Find("PowerApps-Studio", Host.Version)),
  Set(inProduction,true),
  Set(inProduction,false)
);

I notice during production if the app is running inside MS-teams "Host.Version" can return blank if the app hasn't fully loaded.
Later I just need to ask

If(inProduction, "Code I want to omit in the editor")

Host.Version can also be used to determine the OS the app is running, I had a small issue with iOS, so I custom code a way around for them using this idea.

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