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Empty/Blank form fields submitting data from previous user's previous form submission

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My app includes a form with a SharePoint list data source.  If a user submits the form with certain fields blank/empty, those fields will submit the data from that user's previous submission.  At no point can the user see that data it the app though, it only appears in the SharePoint list as part of the submitted data.  And if they type anything in those fields it does submit their typed data rather than the previous entry's data.  This appears to only be for name and address fields though, so I wonder if it might relate to some sort of auto-fill situation....but it happens regardless of whether the user's device has autofill disabled, and it likewise happens for different users and using different browsers.
 
The Default value field in the list's column settings is empty and I have tried all of these in various combinations (just in case) with no success:
  • ResetForm(MyFormName) in the form's OnSuccess property
  • ResetForm(MyFormName) in the form's OnReset property
  • ResetForm(MyFormName) in a button's OnSelect property
  • NewForm(MyFormName) in the form's OnSuccess property
  • NewForm(MyFormName) in the form's OnReset property
  • NewForm(MyFormName) in a button's OnSelect property
  • Blank() as the DataCardValue's Default property
  • "" as the DataCardValue's Default property
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Refreshing the browser/app temporarily solves the problem (so perhaps a caching issue?) but it returns as soon as the user submits the form more than once in this new session.
 
I've found a horrible workaround: set the DataCardValue's default to something like "XXX" which the user then needs to delete if they wish the field to be blank.  This is obviously not great as that will submit if they fail to delete it.
 
I'm desperate for a solution.
 
TIA,
   -Dan 
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    BCBuizer Profile Picture
    22,638 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
     
    I suspect the issue is with the settings for defaults in the DataCard(Value) controls in your form. Can you please share some examples of fields that have this issue to review? 
     
    What I'm looking for is the DataCard.Default property and the DataCardValue.Default / DefaultSelectedItems / DefaultDate (depending on what type of control DataCardValue is).
     
    If this reply helped you in any way, please give it a Like 💜 and in case it resolved your issue, please mark it as the Verified Answer ✅.
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    6 on at
    Cheers @BCBuizer, that was indeed the problem.  I'd tried to be too clever with how I set everything up, so I've gone for a slightly less elegant solution that achieves the desired result and doesn't have that issue.  Thanks again.

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