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Saving data with similar or same data twice in power apps

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Posted on by ITOKY

Just realized after weeks of creating an application from a shared point list that, i am not able to save an entry if it contains the same name as an entry which has already been save. When i try this i see the patch function error notification. How do i solve this issue.

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mmbr1606 14,346 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Re: Saving data with similar or same data twice in power apps

hey @ITOKY

you can try something like this:

If( IsBlank(LookUp(DataSource, Name = TextInputName.Text)), Patch(DataSource, Defaults(DataSource), {Name: TextInputName.Text, OtherField: Value}), Notify("An entry with this name already exists. Please choose a different name.", NotificationType.Error) )

this is high level and would need modification to your needs

Let me know if my answer helped solving your issue.

If it did please accept as solution and give it a thumbs up so we can help others in the community.

Greetings

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ITOKY 6 on at

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Re: Saving data with similar or same data twice in power apps

The solution I want is one which would allow me to save the new entry even if a similar entry already exists.
But would notify me that an entry with that name or data already exists so do I want to save and replace the old entry or save as a new separate entry or do I want to modify the old entry.

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Re: Saving data with similar or same data twice in power apps

@mmbr1606

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Re: Saving data with similar or same data twice in power apps

Found a solution to my problem.

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