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Why do my columns not display the correct names in PowerApps?

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Posted on by HamidBee 932 Super User 2024 Season 1

I connected to a SharePoint list data source. Here is an image which shows the data along with the column names:

 

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When I edited the values in the gallery I was able to use the correct column names as can be seen in the image below:

 

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But when it came to entering the column names in a Search formula it appears as "field_n" along with other column names such as "Editor". This can be seen below:

 

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Here is a list of some of the column names that appear:

 

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Does anyone know why this is?. Thanks in advance. 

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    RandyHayes 76,299 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    @HamidBee 

    When you create a list from Excel in SharePoint, it will do this!  It will not use the column names from your Excel as the column names in SharePoint.

    Once a column is named, it can never be renamed.  That is, the "real" name of the column can never be renamed.  You can rename in SharePoint, but it is "visual" only.  The Real name will not change.

    PowerApps works with the Real names.

     

    SOME of the function in PowerApps will honor the name change, and some will require the "real/original" name.  Those that honor the changed name will also honor the real name.

    To determine a column's real name, you can click on the column in the List Settings of your list and then in the address bar of your browser, look at the end of the URL - it will show the real name.

     

    I hope this is helpful for you.

     

     

     

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    HamidBee 932 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    Found it!. Thank you very much. 

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