Announcements
When editing an exisiting Powerapp Record, some fields do not save the changes, but instead revert back to the default. These appear to be new customer cards I have added to the Powerapp that are not associated with a column on the form - so they don't have a "Default.Parent". How do I ensure that these fields retain their changes when using "Edit all" on an existing record with data
Hi @Anonymous,
Could you specify the underlying data source of your records, ie. Excel table, Sharepoint list, CDS entity, etc. PowerApps can't be used to create a connected data source, or modify its structure; the data source must already exist in a service somewhere so if you intend to save the data to the underlying data source, you need to have a column in the data source that it can write to.
You can create an exact copy of your data source using the Collect() function. Ie. Collect(ds,'data source'). You can reshape the collection by adding, subtracting or renaming columns, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/working-with-data-sources and https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/create-update-collection
However, collections are temporary and anything added to a collection will need to saved to the underlying data source in order to be available the next time you open Powerapps.
You mentioned that the data cards are not associated with a column on the form. So I assume that you are trying to create a new column and you want to add this new column to the data source. If this is the situation, please understand that this is not supported. So far you cannot create columns from PowerApps to data sources. You can only create/edit records from data sources.
Regards,
Mona
Yes that makes perfect sense! I will make sure I have the column set up in the data source first and foremost.
Many Thanks All
This happened to me and I was really frustrated. It turned out the values were actually saving when looking at the SP list. What I figured out was the default values for the fields were interfering. Remove the default values in SharePoint and you should be good to go.
Under review
Thank you for your reply! To ensure a great experience for everyone, your content is awaiting approval by our Community Managers. Please check back later.
Congratulations to our 2026 Super Users!
Congratulations to our 2025 community superstars!
These are the community rock stars!
Stay up to date on forum activity by subscribing.
11manish 505
WarrenBelz 502 Most Valuable Professional
Haque 324
