Hi, new here and new ot powerapps.
I want to show the user a list of instructions in specific order. Some instructions will just be text. "open this", do that".. kind of thing.
Some will require the user to take a pictue with the phone and will upload it to sharepoint,
others will require to to provide input back using some input controls.
I do not want to hard code the list of instructions as future changes will be required over time.
and if i have several versions of these lists I would like them to use the same databse table to collect the user inputs.
So I thought of using a gallery and nesting different custom somponent Based on the data the gallery gets.
so if the record item callery calls fir layout A it will insert custom component A , if it is B it will be component B and so one. I will provide in the record the values each component need as an input and also the names of the fields that will get the values emitted by the component .
but galleries have a uniform look to all items.
So I thought of creating several custom component each with its own set of input and output properties and layout.
the data will be something like
table(
{component:"A", inputValues:{"HeaderText: "start", instructionText:"Do this as the start"}} outputvalues:{},
{component:"B", inputValues:{"HeaderText: "compare to picture", instructionText:"See Picture ",picturename),outputvalues:{}},
{component:"C", inputValues:{"HeaderText: "temperature Sensor", instructionText:"Write 4 readings of body temperature"},outputvalues:{tepe1,temp2,temp3,temp4}},
{component:"A", "HeaderText: "bla bla bla", instructionText:"Do that"});
Then have a logic like
switch (component type ,
in case of "A" insert (component A),
"B" insert (component B),
"C" insert (component C )).
Trying to create a single component that has all these layouts stacked one on top of the other will be a nightmare for me. as there can be many. I would rather spend the time making differnt layouts as component and keep them static then progrematically trting to make one extremly smart component.
the reason I want to use a gallery is becuase I would like to be able to provide the instruction in a sequence, I want teh user to scroll through the list of instructions, and I want the flexibility to add new ones or delete some in an easy way.
however I am not sure how to do that. or if it is possible.
I understand that a gallery accept a table and placethem in a template layout so the Items property of the gallery will point to the table .
But I am not sure how program the switch-insert combination or in what property of the item.
