Variable not set correct on start

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I have a problem with showing and hiding icons.

I have a variable called EditRep. I have three icons i'm setting different visabilities and type of icon.

I have an Edit icon that has an OnSelect value of

UpdateContext({EditRep: !EditRep})

On the type of Icon I have the following

If(EditRep, Icon.Cancel, Icon.Edit)

I have a delete icon with the visibility set to

EditRep

I have a save icon with the visiblity set to

DeleteIco.Visible

My issue is when the powerapps page loads, both delete and save show and the edit/cancel icon is set to edit. It's like EditRep is set to true for the save and delete but false for the edit/cancel icon.

I do have a couple other UpdateContext in the form to set the values back to false, but those are on the delete OnSelect and Save OnSelect. Should I change those to !EditRep instead of false?

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Pstork1 69,661 Most Valuable Professional on at

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This is usually an issue with timing. I've solved it in the past by using global variables and setting them in a Splash screen rather than ONStart. That usually makes sure they are set before the first regular screen loads.
dmowry 10 on at

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Is there a way to have a splash screen act as a loading screen? Meaning, as the app loads, it shows a spinner, after the app is load then it sets the variable?

Just not sure how to set the global variable so that it's false after everything has loaded?
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The point is to set the variables the way they should be for the initial load of the app while the splash screen is displayed. Once that is done then show the first screen, which will now reflect the initial value of the variable. And yes, you can display a spinner on the Splash screen. But Splash screens are normally loaded based on a timer. I'm not sure how you would determine that the app was loaded so you could dismiss the Splash screen.
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RezaDorrani 12,145 on at

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Hi @dmowry

created same scenario as you described and it works

Is there any other place where you are modifying the context variable

Try doing this OnVisible of your screen
UpdateContext({EditRep: false})

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Reza Dorrani

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dmowry 10 on at

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That worked. Thank you