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Is there any way to drag the data table inside the container?

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WarrenBelz 155,279 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Hi @CU10031835-1,

Please refer to this document - Data Tables (and PDF Viewer, Web Barcode Scanner) are not supported inside a Container. Neither inserting or copy/cut paste work when tested here.

A Gallery is, so you might consider using that instead - it is far better in many other respects as well.

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I tried and add the data table in the container

The "Cut and Paste" Method (Most Reliable)

Power Apps often prevents direct dragging into containers to avoid accidental layout nesting.

The most effective way to move the Data Table is:

Select your Data Table in the Tree View or on the canvas.

Press Ctrl + X (Cut).

Select the Container in the Tree View where you want the table to live.

Press Ctrl + V (Paste).

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Hi @CU10031835-1,

Adding a Data Table control inside a container is not supported and copy paste is also not supported, which is a known limitation in Power Apps. This is documented by Microsoft here: Container control in Power Apps - Power Apps | Microsoft Learn

As WarrenBelz mentioned, a Gallery control is a better alternative. Using a gallery inside containers allows you to build a custom table-like layout and implement features such as sorting and other functionalities, similar to a data table.

Regarding the copy-paste workaround for Data Table controls, Microsoft has also documented a limitation. When you copy and paste a Data Table whose Items property uses a Filter() formula, Power Apps may automatically append _1 to field names in the new control. This makes the field names invalid, resulting in no data being displayed in the table.

Workarounds:

Before copying the control, make sure the Filter() function does not reference fields that have the same names as columns in the Data Table. If it does, rename the column in the Data Table.

After pasting, remove the _1 suffix from the field names so they match the original column names in the data source.

Reference: Data table control in Power Apps - Power Apps | Microsoft Learn

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Hi @CU10031835-1,

A quick follow-up to see if you received the answer you were looking for. Happy to assist further if not.

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