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Use a button to select dropdown value for a SharePoint list form

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Posted on by LW-03031325-0 62
 
Hello all,
 
I have a form connected to a SharePoint list with one of the fields being "Status", where you can mark yourself as "On Duty", or "Off Duty". I want to use buttons to set this dropdown, but I can't make it work.
 
Currently I have an "On Duty" button with:
 
OnSelect = Set(varDropDownDefault, "On Duty")
 
And my form dropdown has the following:
 
Items = Choices([@ELogBookTestData].Status)
OnChange = Set(varDropDownDefault, Self.Selected.Status)
DefaultSelectedItems =  If(!IsBlank(varDropDownDefault), Filter(Choices([@ELogBookTestData].Status), Value = varDropDownDefault), Parent.Default)
 
The dropdown doesn't respond to pressing the button. Any help with how to fix this would be much appreciated!!!
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    MMcCloud 393 Moderator on at
    Good Afternoon,
     
    So in your example I copied it pretty closely.
     
     
    Button9 is my button
    I have values
    ["", "On Duty", "Off Duty"]
     
    Onselect for button9 is:
    Set(varDropdownTest, "On Duty");
     
    Then default for Dropdown2:
    If(Button9.Pressed Or !IsBlank(varDropdownTest), varDropdownTest, 1) will update it for me.
     
    If this answers your question please select it as the answer so others can find it if you are still having issues please feel free to let me know.
  • LW-03031325-0 Profile Picture
    LW-03031325-0 62 on at
    Hey MMcCloud,
     
    Many thanks for your reply! I'm not sure why but I'm not having any luck with your strategy, the dropdown stays blank so it must be something with my app. Still, good to know about the Button.Pressed functionality. In the meantime, I've set DefaultSelectedItems = [varDropDownDefault] and that is working sufficiently for now.
     
    Appreciate you taking the time to help. :)

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