can user name in canvas app be auto populated for person column field

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I need to auto populate Inspector(person column name) field based on User Login on canvas app.

(I made the canvas app with my SharePoint List.)

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anandm08 1,936 Super User 2024 Season 2 on at

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try this and let me know if you face any issue

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@anandm08

I appreciate your kind help.

My connector is Office365Users
I tried the code also it did not work.

Can you please review my code -

Table({Cliams:"i:0#.f|membership|" & User().Email, DisplayName: var_userGivenName, Email:User().Email})

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{ '@odata.type': "#Microsoft.Azure.Connectors.SharePoint.SPListExpandedUser", DisplayName: User().FullName, Claims: "i:0#.f|membership|" & User().Email, Email: User().Email }
try this code in the Default property of the dropdown parent control.

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@anandm08 It is working.

however in the records for Test Record it is showing something like in image .

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Thanks everyone for helping.

It worked for me!

DefaultSelectedItems

Coalesce(

Parent.Default,{

Claims:"i:0#.f|membership|" & Lower(User().Email),

DisplayName:User().FullName

})

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DisplayMode

DisplayMode.View

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Items Property

Choices([@'SPlist name'].Column Name)

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DisplayFields

["DisplayName"]

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