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Person Type column in combobox

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Posted on 28 Mar 2024 06:04:59 by

Hi Everyone ,

 

I have a person type column in my sharepoint list 

In my power app I have a combobox with following items property (Multiselect)

 

Office365Users.SearchUser({searchTerm: ComboBox1_1.SearchText})

when the form is submitted , the values( the peoples name  ) are not getting recorded in the sharepoint list 

Could anyone please help me to fix the issue 

Danny_Dicaprio_0-1711605859609.png

 

is it because of the DSI of the combobox

  • Danny_Dicaprio Profile Picture
    on 28 Mar 2024 at 06:55:32
    Re: Person Type column in combobox

    @v-jefferni Thanks for the knowledge

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    v-jefferni Profile Picture
    on 28 Mar 2024 at 06:42:46
    Re: Person Type column in combobox

    Hi @Danny_Dicaprio ,

     

    SharePoint People column requires the table structure:

    single selection: {Claims: Email} //a record

    multiple selections: [{Claims: Email1},{Claims: Email2},{Claims: Email3}] //a table

     

    For the single selection people column, Update should be:

    {Claims: ComboBox.Selected.Mail}

     

    DSI: First(Office365Users.SearchUser({searchTerm: ThisItem.ColumnName.Email}))

     

    Best regards,

  • Danny_Dicaprio Profile Picture
    on 28 Mar 2024 at 06:21:28
    Re: Person Type column in combobox

    @v-jefferni 

     

    Thanks for the reply, that worked perfectly fine 

    if you don't mind Could you please explain the change in the update property 

     

    Also  I have anothercombobox with similar items property *which is not a multiselect combobox 

    will there be any different in the formula ?

  • v-jefferni Profile Picture
    on 28 Mar 2024 at 06:11:40
    Re: Person Type column in combobox

    Hi @Danny_Dicaprio ,

     

    Please try and use below formula in Update of the Data Card:

    ForAll(ComboBox1_1.SelectedItems, {Claims: ThisRecord.Mail})

     

    In DSI property, needs to populate the combo box with records from the table which is the Items property:

    ForAll(ThisItem.PeopleColumnName, First(Office365Users.SearchUser({searchTerm: ThisRecord.Email})))

     

    Best regards,

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