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Hi All,

I am creating a Power App and my data source is Sharepoint List.

While creating columns in Sharepoint we will have By Default First column named as "Id". In Power Apps i am trying to put that Id column in Dropdown/ComboBox but unfortunately it is coming in Text box form.

How to change text box to Dropdown/Combo Box.

Thanks in Advance.

Regards,

Prakash

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Prakash M

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Drrickryp Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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Hi @Anonymous

I assume you are trying to change the control in an edit form from a textbox to a dropdown. To do that you can hide the textbox control and put a dropdown inside the card. Make the data source of the dropdown the same as the data source for the form. Make the Default property of the dropdown, Parent.Default. Change the value in the upper right corner to the field name you want to show in the dropdown control.

Finally, click on the card containing the dropdown and go to the Update property and change it from the name of the textbox control to the name of the dropdown control as follows: Dropdown1.Selected.ID so that it will save it.

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Hi @Drrickryp ,

Absolutely!! I was trying to change the control in an edit form from a textbox to a dropdown.

I followed your steps but unfortunately i got stuck in last 2 lines.

Finally, click on the card containing the dropdown and go to the Update property and change it from the name of the textbox control to the name of the dropdown control as follows: Dropdown1.Selected.ID so that it will save it.

I clicked on the card containing the dropdown but i am not sure where is Update Property.
Could you please provide detail explanation on this point? Or any reference url/blog url for such scenarios.

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Prakash

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Hi @Anonymous

If you look on the bottom of the screen, it will show you the breadcrumbs leading to the control and the card containing it. Once you have the card selected, look for the Update property in the dropdown on the upper left corner next to the formula bar.

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Hi @Drrickryp ,

Unfortunately "Update" property is not showing up for that card at the top left.
Not sure why it is not showing.

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Hi @Drrickryp ,

Instead of that last step, by selecting the card i changed my Display mode from View to Edit and now it seems like i got the required Dropdown.
I am not sure "change it from the name of the textbox control to the name of the dropdown control as follows: Dropdown1.Selected.ID " where to perform this but i think i got the output and hopefully it should work correctly.

Thanks for your help.

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Prakash

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