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I'm building an app that connects to a SharePoint list. I have had trouble with it in the past trying to get it to auto-populate and update certain fields, but seemed to find some solution to those issues. Now, however, when I try to submit the form, I am getting the error: "Network error when using Patch function: The requested operation is invalid". I am using a button with the OnSelect property being SubmitForm(Form1).

I have attempted reconnecting to the data source and re-making the submit button. In one instance, the submit button worked briefly after being remade. I am not sure where the issue lies at this point or how to troubleshoot further.

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Ami K 15,679 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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Hi @fhamm,

Very common question. A few typical checks:

Remove each field from the Form one by one until the error disappears to pinpoint which field is causing the problem.
Check if you are patching text values to a number column (and vice versa) or if you’re patching to a choice field
Check if any of those fields have "enforce unique values" enabled and you're not patching to a field which already has the same value
If any of your fields are a choice field type, check if the choice from the combo box/dropdown in the app exists in the available choices in the SharePoint list. If not, you will need set the SharePoint choice column to allow “fill in” choices (or 'can add values manually' in modern SharePoint
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I'm not sure what the problem was, but I did find the field that was causing the issue, deleted it, and re-added it. I used the exact same code in all of the properties as before and it worked.

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Viswanath 28 on at

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It helped. I got the same error. In my case, the lookup record I'm selecting doesn't have minimun roles. So, any error that occur (from CRM) the canvas app shows the error msg as Network Error When Using Patch Function

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TKSHEP 212 on at

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I have the same error doing the same function where you able to find a solution for your error?
Thank you for any assistant you can provide.

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RBettinelli 23 on at

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I'm having the same problem but only for other uses who are trying my app. I can use it just fine my SharePoint list is populating but other users get errors.

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Shravyashree_01 174 Moderator on at

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This can happen If you are validating User().Email = yourEmail in any of the controls
or using createdby = user().email [since you would have created the list items]
If these do not work,
It would be better if you shared the error for better understanding.

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RBettinelli 23 on at

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i ended up recreating the app and it got rid of the errors.

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Stoffel-Thorste 2 on at

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I had the same problem and I looked at countless explanations on the web from all kinds of experts explaining complicated patch syntaxes.
What solved the problem for me was a setting in my SharePoint list that required unique values. That meant a certain choice could only be selected for one single data set. ... When I deselected, the "unique value" requirement, the PowerApp worked fine. I could easily edit as well as add new data.
Hope this helps as much as the comments from the experts.
Keep well
Thorsten

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ahenn22 15 on at

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Please check that you don’t have any calculated fields in your form or patch

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CCJones 244 on at

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Thanks for this! I had this in a few places and was pulling my hair out trying to figure out where the error was coming from! I changed it to use the Office365Users connection instead and the error is now gone!

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