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I am trying to create an app that allows me to assign tasks to my direct reports. I can successfully assign a task if I use the search users function however I would rather just have a dropdown list of my direct reports only (which i can do using the o365users direct report function) However when I try to assign a task using the selected value from the direct report dropdown it states it needs a text value which I can't seem to do for some reason.

Any help would be appreciated

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BCBuizer 22,505 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi @chrisuk01 ,

Can you please share a little more context? What control/code requires text?

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chrisuk01 27 on at

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I've taken the powerapp template app "Power Apps Training for Office_1321.

On the Planner screen I have changed the Assign to filed to be a dropdown menu and using the o365usersdirectreports to populate the items.

Hope this helps.

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BCBuizer 22,505 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi @chrisuk01 ,

Sorry, but I'm not familiar with how that template is built. I assume there's some Assign or Submit button on the planner screen. Can you please share the OnSelect property of that?

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chrisuk01 27 on at

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I have various fields as per screenshot below

The Assign to field is a dropdown box with the following formula: Office365Users.DirectReports(User().Email).Id

When putting the formula into the onselect for the button:

UpdateContext(
{ SavingStatePrompt: "Task is saving." }
);
UpdateContext(
{
NewTask: Planner.CreateTask(
DropdownPlannerPlan.SelectedText.id,
TextInputPlannerTaskName.Text,
{
bucketId: DropdownPlannerBucket.SelectedText.id,
dueDateTime: DatePickerPlannerDueDate.SelectedDate,
assignments: dropdownSelectedPerson
}
)
}
);
UpdateContext(
{ StartTaskCreatedCallback: true }
)"

"

The line highlighted in red is the issue. I have tried adding .ID and .selectedtext.id amongst other things to the end of it but it doesn't like it hence my issue.
The formula states:

Thanks. Hope this gives you the info needed 🙂

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BCBuizer 22,505 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi @chrisuk01 ,

Can you replace DropDownSelectedPerson.SelectedText.id with DropDownSelectedPerson.Selected.id? The SelectedText property is deprecated and should not be used anymore anyhow.

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chrisuk01 27 on at

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Thanks. but still get the exact same error it expects a text type but you're using an error type.

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chrisuk01 27 on at

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Just some other observations that may or may not help.

If I use createTaskv3 I get the following error for the same line: invalid argument type (record) expecting a text value

If I use createTaskv2 I get the exact same error as the original error.

For some reason it isn;t liking the value I am passing it from the dropwdownselectedperson field. Its a record and it wasnt'sd it in txt is how it appears to me but not sure how.

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chrisuk01 27 on at

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I changed it from ID to DropDownSelectedPerson.Selected.userprincipalname and this looks to have worked! 🙂

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BCBuizer 22,505 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi @chrisuk01 ,

Great to read the issue has been resolved. Can you please mark the post(s) that have the solution for the benefit of the community?

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