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Change the Control in Edit Form of Power App

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Posted on 27 Aug 2019 07:49:31 by infant_Dev 16

Team,

 

  • I have SharePoint list name Employee with column Gender in Sinlge Line Text data type.
  • In EditScreen of Power App I would like to change the control Textbox to DropDown with options (Male / Female) and link the selected dropdown value to Gender Column

can any one please help me in how can I make it

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  • shal2522 Profile Picture
    shal2522 76 on 30 Mar 2022 at 14:26:28
    Re: Change the Control in Edit Form of Power App

    Is there a way I can change the data type?

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    infant_Dev 16 on 28 Aug 2019 at 05:43:29
    Re: Change the Control in Edit Form of Power App

    Thanks xida,

     

    It's new generation of providing solutions from microsoft

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    v-xida-msft on 28 Aug 2019 at 03:24:48
    Re: Change the Control in Edit Form of Power App

    Hi @infant_Dev ,

    Do you want to change the Gender Text Input box into Dropdown box within your Edit form of your app?

     

    Based on the needs that you mentioned, I think PowerApps could achieve your needs. Please consider take a try with the following steps:

    1. Go to your Edit screen, select the Edit form.

    2. Click "Edit fields" option within right Properties panel

    3. Within the Pop-Up Fields panel, select the Gender field, then change the Control type to "Allowed values" option.

    4. Unlock the Gender data card in your Edit form, set the Items property of the Dropdown box to following:

    ["Male","Female"]

    Please check the following GIF screenshot for more details:Test.gif

     

    Best regards,

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