Column in gallery changed from text to ID

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I'm experiencing an issue where one column in my gallery is switching from showing text to showing the record ID (see image below). It changed automatically and is now mixing text values and numeric IDs in the same column. How can I fix this?

This is happening in a Gallery control, and the label for this column is using the following expression:

ThisItem.Ensaio_Contato

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wolenberg_ 1,013 Moderator on at

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Hi @MD-02122134-0 , neither the image or the source code that you tried to paste on the post, are not avaliable to see , try to upload again the attachments please.

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@wolenberg_, thanks for the observation. I've made an update and attached it.

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@MD-02122134-0,

What is the data source you being used in the application and what datatype does this column belongs to - Ensaio_Contato ?

If your data is coming to powerapps in this record format.

{

Id: 1030,

Value: "Aleisa Fernanda Maia"

}

Instead of ThisItem.Column try ThisItem.Ensaio_Contato.Value

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Hi,
This usually happens when the field `Ensaio_Contato` is a complex type, like a lookup or person field and Power Apps starts showing the record ID instead of the display name.

How to fix it
Instead of using:
ThisItem.Ensaio_Contato

Try referencing the display field explicitly, like:
ThisItem.Ensaio_Contato.DisplayName

or
ThisItem.Ensaio_Contato.'Full Name'

(depending on what field you want to show — use IntelliSense to see available options after typing the dot).

If `Ensaio_Contato` is a lookup to another table, you’ll need to reference the field from that related record that holds the name you want to show.

In short: the column is showing IDs because it’s a complex record just point to the specific field inside it that holds the name. That’ll bring back the readable text.

If this helped or could help others in the community, feel free to give it a like or a kudo — it helps surface useful answers for everyone!

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