Help with Patch and update context formula

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Hello,

Can someone tell me what is wrong with my formula?

UpdateContext(Patch('[incentive_test].[D_eTime]',
{ID: ThisItem.ID,
DELETE_IND: "Y",
MODIFY_USER: User().Email,
MODIFY_TIMESTAMP: Now()
}
),{DeletePopup:true})

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RandyHayes 76,297 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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Yes...UpdateContext is to set a context variable.

The syntax is : UpdateContext({ <variableName> : <value> })

Are you trying to hold the record from your Patch in a variable, or just set the DeletePopup variable?

If just setting the variable, then the formula should be:

Patch('[incentive_test].[D_eTime]', {ID: ThisItem.ID, DELETE_IND: "Y", MODIFY_USER: User().Email, MODIFY_TIMESTAMP: Now() } ); UpdateContext({DeletePopup:true})

I hope this is helpful for you.

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Yes, setting up the variable. How do you know when it goes within the brackets and outside the brackets?

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I am setting up my variable for the popup to ask to delete the record when they press the trash icon. When they press the trash icon, I have two buttons pop up, one is for "yes to delete" and the other is to "not delete". However, I do have an additional question, I have a patch on my delete icon, do I instead change the patch to the delete button instead of the trash icon?

Patch('[incentive_test].[D_eTime]',
{ID: ThisItem.ID,
DELETE_IND: "Y",
MODIFY_USER: User().Email,
MODIFY_TIMESTAMP: Now()
}
);

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JSON!!! You don't have to know much about it, but knowing a little about a record and table definition in JSON is very helpful in PowerApps.

Because - {name : value} is a JSON record. In PowerApps, context variables are "merged/patched" into the context of the current screen. The current screen really exists as a big ol' JSON data string. SO...the UpdateContext wants to have a record to put in the context of the screen.

So, knowing that record construct should indicate when and how to use it. You will see that construct ALL over the place, because PowerApps is so deeply tied to JSON (it is what is underneath of everything).

As for the Delete formula...if your trash can icon is going to pop up a question to "yes" or "no", then you don't want the delete formula on the icon...you want it on the Yes button. The icon would only serve to activate the popup. The Yes and No button would both deactivate the popup, but the Yes button would also perform the delete function (actually, I see you're not really deleting it, but simply tagging it as deleted.)

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Ok, I moved the patch function to the pop up ok delete button but it did not like it. The error it is giving me is the type argument ID does not match the expected number. Found type error. Function patch has invalid arguments.

Patch('[incentive_test].[D_eTime]',
{ID: ThisItem.ID,
DELETE_IND: "Y",
MODIFY_USER: User().Email,
MODIFY_TIMESTAMP: Now()
}
); UpdateContext({DeletePopup:false})

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