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I have form that has a combo box that looks up names and employee numbers (fills another card). It will save to the sharepoint list but when in edit mode the fields are blank. I have 3 fields like this.

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Hi @KHenderson ,

Which type column do you use to store the ComboBox Selected value? Text column or Choice type column or Person type column?Could you please share a bit more about the formula you typed within the Items property of the ComboBox?

1. If you use Normal Text type column to store the ComboBox Selected value:

Set the Update property of the Data card which contains the ComboBox to following:

ComboBox1.Selected.ColumnName

Set the DefaultSelectedItems property of the ComboBox to following:

{ ColumnName: ThisItem.SPListTextColumn }

Note: The ColumnName represents the column you used as Display value within the ComboBox.

2. If you use Choice type column to store the ComboBox Selected value:

Set the Update property of the Data card which contains the ComboBox to following:

{ Value: ComboBox1.Selected.ColumnName }

Set the DefaultSelectedItems property of the ComboBox to following:

{ ColumnName: ThisItem.SPListChoiceColumn.Value }

Note: The ColumnName represents the column you used as Display value within the ComboBox.

3. If you use Person type column to store the ComboBox Selected value:

Set the Update property of the Data card which contains the ComboBox to following:

{ Claims: "i:0#.f|membership|" & Lower(LookUp(Office365Users.SearchUser(), DisplayName = ComboBox1.Selected.ColumnName, Mail)), DisplayName: ComboBox1.Selected.ColumnName, Email: LookUp(Office365Users.SearchUser(), DisplayName = ComboBox1.Selected.ColumnName, Mail), Department: "", JobTitle:"", Picture:"" }

Set the DefaultSelectedItems property of the ComboBox to following:

{ ColumnName: ThisItem.SPListPersonColumn.DisplayName }

Note: The ColumnName represents the column you used as Display value within the ComboBox.

Please consider take a try with above solution, check if the issue is solved.

Best regards,

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Greetings,
Thank you for the help I think I am almost there. I would like to store/save my ComboBox Selected values Text(columns) and Number(columns). My Combobox items property is connected to a SharePoint collection(Lists are independent of Office 365).
I am trying to get datacard11=John Doe, datacard12=1 to save and be able to save in edit mode. The second value is not keeping its value it is blank in the edit mode.

SharePoint List/Collection
FullName EmployeeID
John Doe 1
Jim Bob 2
Ect…

*This works for a single selection but I am trying to get the name to one Card and the number in another Card(From SharePoint List).
Worked
update:ComboBox1.Selected.ColumnName
DefaultSelectedItems: {
ColumnName: ThisItem.SPListTextColumn
}

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Hi @KHenderson ,

Could you please share a screenshot about your Edit form?

Do you mean that the two ComboBox Items property connect to same SP Collection/List?

Could you please share more details about the formula typed within the Items property of the second ComboBox?

I have made a test on my side, please consider take a try with the following workaround:

Set the Items property of the first ComboBox to following:

Distinct('SP Collection', FullName)

set the Result as display value within the ComboBox.

Set the DefaultSelectedItems property of the ComboBox to following:

{ Result: ThisItem.FullNameColumn }

Set the Update property of the Data card (DataCard11) which contains the first ComboBox to following:

FirstComboBox.Selected.Result

Set the Items property of the second ComboBox to following:

Distinct('SP Collection', EmployeeID)

Set the DefaultSelectedItems property of the ComboBox to following:

If( EditForm1.Mode = FormMode.New, { Result: LookUp('SP Collection', FullName = FirstComboBox.Selected.Result, EmployeeID) }, { Result: ThisItem.EmployeeIDColumn } )

Set the Update property of the Data card (DataCard12) which contains second ComboBox to following:

SecondComboBox.Selected.Result

Please consider take a try with above solution, check if the issue is solved.

Best regards,

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