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Hi Folks,

I have a Power App I've created that is connected to a List in my team's Sharepoint space. I'm attempting to add a Dropdown box to my Browse Screen to help filter my Browse Gallery results.

The (first) issue I have is that when attempting to select a data column for my Dropdown Item, I don't see any Choice-type data columns to. I see Text columns, Number Columns, etc, but not the one I want (a choice column of Equipment types [CPU, Laptop, Macbook, etc]) to select.

What code tweaks should I be making? Should I be using a different object type entirely on my Browse Screen?

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RandyHayes 76,299 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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Do you have a choice column in your list? If so, then you can set the Items property of the Dropdown to: Choice([@yourList].yourChoiceColumn) this will give you all of the choices in the dropdown.

You can use that selected value then to filter the gallery.

I hope this is helpful for you.

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lchen26 28 on at

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Hi Randy,

Where would I set this code? The most likely place I could find, in the Property>Items location, only shows my linked sharepoint list as a possible selection. Attempting to manually enter the code you mentioned wouldn't confirm

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Please use the formula editor at the top of the designer screen and choose the Items property from the left dropdown. Then enter the formula provided there.

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lchen26 28 on at

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Ah, that makes sense. The function appears to have been renamed to Choices() plural, but I was indeed able to enter the formula into the Function bar and get it working. Thanks for your guidance!

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RandyHayes 76,299 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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Oops, my bad! I meant Choices

It was a slip.

Glad you were able to get that working!

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