Button to set all values in a form to null/blank.

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Hello,

I have a form as shown below (on the right):

I'm trying to use the "add new question" button to reset the values in the form to blank. However, "ResetForm" does not do this. I'm very new to powerapps. Does anyone have a solution?

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Nogueira1306 7,390 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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NewForm or ResetForm ?

Do they work?

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and49 34 on at

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Have tried both, the formula bar is in the screenshot maybe i've done them wrong? The form is definitely called "Form1". I'm not sure why this wouldn't work. Thanks for your reply!

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Nogueira1306 7,390 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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This shouldn't be the best option but you can always try reseting the inputs 1 by 1

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and49 34 on at

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What function would i use for that?
For example, for the 'Audit Name' the field is called "DataCardValue3". What would the code look like to reset that? If your solution works then I'm happy to accept as solution as i'll do the same for all of them.

Thank you so much for your help either way.

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Nogueira1306 7,390 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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Reset(DataCardValue3.Text)

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and49 34 on at

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This hasn't worked. Error states it's expecting a control value instead of text?

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Nogueira1306 7,390 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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Reset(DataCardValue3), sorry my mistake

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and49 34 on at

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Have tried this before unfortunately.
"The reset function can only be used with resettable controls" is the error i'm getting from that code.

I can't see why this wouldn't work.

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VJR 7,635 on at

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Okay just to respond to "why" it could be happening...

As per the screenshot it looks like the Item property of the Form on the RHS could be Gallery1.selected.

At all times at least one item in the Gallery (LHS) is selected and therefore it is always showing up in the Form on the RHS. Meaning - They are tied to each other.

You can verify this by adding the below line in the Gallery's TemplateFill property.

If(ThisItem.IsSelected,LightGray,White)

This is just to show how an item in the Gallery is always selected.

Probably this would give you a direction on "how" to fix this part.

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BCBuizer 22,654 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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HI @and49 ,

Changing the FormMode to FormMode.New, by using the NewForm() function, should clear all the fields, as the form will no longer use the Item property to look up values for an item to edit. Instead, it will use the Default property of the DataCards and/or the Default/DefaultSelectedItems/DefaultDate properties of the DataCardValue controls, depending on the type of control, to set any values.

Do you have any of the abovementioned Default properties set that may populate the form?

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