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Converting a single record to a value

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I am creating a collection in which I need to capture the unique identifier (column1) for each record collected. In this case, column1 is based on the unqiue combinations of color and item number. I am currently building the collection using: 

Collect(MyCollection, 
{Quantity: Enter_qty.Text,
Column1: First(Distinct(Filter(Filter(Filter(DataTable, RM_item_number = ItemNumber.Text), RM_vendor_name = SelectVendor.Selected.Result), RM_color = Color_Label.Text), Column1))})

 I am running into issues with my Column1 field. Instead of collecting the referenced value, a table (of one value) is created. I am trying to patch this collection into my dataset, so I need this field to match with the Column1 value in my data set. Is there a way to convert this single record to a value, or collect a value rather than a table? Any guidance here would be very appreciated! Thanks.

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    12 on at

    Solved my own problem here - if anyone else runs into the same issue, it can be avoided by adding .Result to the end of the record reference. The correct code is as follows 

    Collect(POs, {Quantity: Enter_qty.Text, 
    
    Column1: First(Distinct(Filter(Filter(Filter(DataTable, RM_item_number = ItemNumber.Text), RM_vendor_name = SelectVendor.Selected.Result), RM_color = Title5.Text), Column1)).Result})

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