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Posted on by dhageuk

Hi all,

I am trying to use patch to insert records in sharepoint list. the columns are lookup BUT when I try to, only Column2 gets inserted and Column1 is blank.

SubmitForm('New Request Form');
Patch(DataSheet,
	Defaults(DataSheet),
	{
		Column1: {
			'@odata.type': "#Microsoft.Azure.Connectors.SharePoint.SPListExpandedReference”,
			Id: LookUp(LookUpSheet, LookUpSheetColumn=LookUpSheetValue.Selected.Result, ID),
			Value: LookUpSheetValue.Selected.Result
		},
		Column2: {
			'@odata.type': "#Microsoft.Azure.Connectors.SharePoint.SPListExpandedReference”,
			Id: ’New Request Form’.LastSubmit.ID,
			Value: ’New Request Form’.LastSubmit.ID
		}
	}
)

The weird thing is that when I comment out the SubmitForm, I see data on Column1 (and Column2 blank).

Any thoughts?

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WarrenBelz 156,382 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Hi @dhageuk ,

That is because after submission, the control is no longer active and the values are not current - you can do this (I do not know the column name you are submitting to in the main list and have assumed .Value applies - if a Text field, delete this.

Patch(DataSheet, Defaults(DataSheet), { Column1: { Id: LookUp( LookUpSheet, LookUpSheetColumn = ’New Request Form’.LastSubmit.YourColumnName.Value, ).ID, Value: ’New Request Form’.LastSubmit.YourColumnName.Value }, Column2: { Id: ’New Request Form’.LastSubmit.ID, Value: ’New Request Form’.LastSubmit.ID } } )

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dhageuk 10 on at

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thanks @WarrenBelz
This:

’New Request Form’.LastSubmit.YourColumnName.Value

Cannot be used as the column is not in the Form. I had to save the values before submitting the form. Is there a more elegant solution? Pls see below my solution that works.

Set(tmpId, LookUp(LookUpSheet, LookUpSheetColumn=LookUpSheetValue.Selected.Result, ID)); Set(tmpValue, LookUpSheetValue.Selected.Result); SubmitForm('New Request Form'); Patch(DataSheet, Defaults(DataSheet), { Column1: { '@odata.type': "#Microsoft.Azure.Connectors.SharePoint.SPListExpandedReference”, Id: tempId, Value: tempValue }, Column2: { '@odata.type': "#Microsoft.Azure.Connectors.SharePoint.SPListExpandedReference”, Id: ’New Request Form’.LastSubmit.ID, Value: ’New Request Form’.LastSubmit.ID } } )

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Hi @dhageuk ,

Firstly, you do not need the '@odata.type' reference anymore and I was assuming the reason for it not working as what I posted, but you are saying this is not the case, but the value for some other reason does not exist after the form is saved. The option is exactly what you have done and pre-saved the values in Variables (you could just save the Value part and do the Id lookup in the patch, but that is probably less "elegant").

The other question you maybe should ask yourself is why you are using lookup columns in the first place (unless you need them to interact directly with SharePoint in "edit in grid view") - they can be nothing but a burden in Power Apps and I simply do not use them.

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