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Filter on SP list in PowerApps

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Can someone help me getting the right string to this. Or on the right path

Iin Powerapps I have an SP overview list, what shows all entries made from all users, can I filter the view to only show the entry made from the current user in the app.
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  • leyburn19 Profile Picture
    2,157 on at

    On the first screen create a variable in the property onstart:

     

    set(VarUser,user.Fullname)

     

    Then use this to filter your gallery EG:

     

    Filter(Source,Author=VarUser)  I think Author is teh field that stores the user name.  It might be "created"

     

  • Leinad Profile Picture
    41 on at

    Hej leybrun19

     

    Can I Filter by Author in BrowseGallery ? I can not select Author as an Label in Gallery, or can I do that ? 

     

    Created is the time and date on when the new item was created on on the SP list.

     

     

  • leyburn19 Profile Picture
    2,157 on at

    Ok - Authour does not allow selection and it might not be teh right person.   

     

    In some apps I have added a ownername column and owner email so, when adding new records I:

     

     

    If I use Patch()   I have it set a owner column to the User().Fullname and Email column to User().Email

     

    If I use an edit form I add these columns and set  field defaults to User().Fullname etc  then hide the fields

     

    I then do what I described above so teh user only sees their own records.  Yu need to put it in the variable firts as if you use the User().Fullname etc in the filter yu get a delegation notice. With the variable you do not

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    Leinad Profile Picture
    41 on at

    Used seach function, working now. Thanks for the reply.

     

     

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