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I have a SharePoint list of IT assets (basically PCs with some details about it including who the current user is).  In the Browse list of the PowerApps app I want to list two pieces of information: Current Owner as the 'Title' and PC Model as the 'Subtitle'.  The model shows fine as the subtitle, in fact when I use the 'Data' section to the right of my screen I can easily select it as the subtitle, however I can't seem to find the appropriate formula to show the Current Owner.  Trying to do it the same as the model where I choose the field from a drop-down of all available list fields won't work as the Current Owner field isn't listed as an option.  I've tried a couple of formulas that don't work either:

 

ThisItem.'{Name}'

ThisItem.{Name}

ThisItem.Current_x0020_User

 

And other variations of those same formulas.  I get an error with some that says the text field expects different data but I haven't found the appropriate type of field to use nor have I found the appropriate formula to use with that field.  Can anyone help?

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    NEPatton Profile Picture
    360 on at

    It's hard for me to know for sure, but if the "Current User" is a lookup type for a PC Asset type, and you are looking at PC Assets -- then maybe I can help...

     

    So, if "ThisItem" is a PC Asset --> PC Assets have a lookup to a current user.  This means that "ThisItem.Name", at best, would be the name of the PC Asset. 

     

    What you need instead is to point to the current user....something maybe like what you tried below:

     

    ThisItem.Current_x0020_User   ====> if Current_x0020_User is an object in "ThisItem", then you are halfway there!

     

    The key here is that "Current_x0020_User" would be an object, not a string.  You need a string!  So now you need to find the field in the object that you want to show.  Try something like....

     

    ThisItem.Current_x0020_User.Name

     

    Hope that helps!

  • richhdogg1280 Profile Picture
    5 on at

    @NEPatton you are the man, thank you for both understanding what I was trying to accomplish and knowing how to get it done!  Just for everyone's reference, it was actually ThisItem.Current_x0020_User.DisplayName, though once you type the period after 'User' you'll get automatic suggestions on what metadata you can use.  Good stuff!

  • NEPatton Profile Picture
    360 on at

    No worries - I do what I can. 🙂

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