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Use Set Function to Assign Multiple Values to One Variable

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Hello!

I have a function in my app that filters a gallery based on a text value of an item and the user's email. I was wondering if it is possible to assign multiple values to one variable for each email. For example, if my email is person1@gmail.com, can I make it so that my gallery displays values where the gbl_filter_value is both "Pending L1 Approval" and say, "Submitted"?

Switch(

User().Email,

"person1@gmail.com",

Set(

gbl_filter_value,

"Pending L1 Approval"

"person2@gmail.com",

Set(

gbl_filter_value,

"Pending L2 Approval"

"person3@gmail.com",

Set(

gbl_filter_value,

"Pending L3 Approval"

)

Items property for said gallery:

SortByColumns(

Filter(

'Dashboard',

'Approval Status'.Value = gbl_filter_value,

StartsWith(

Title,

TextSearchBox1_1.Text

) || StartsWith(

'Date Submitted',

TextSearchBox1_1.Text

) || StartsWith(

'Version #',

TextSearchBox1_1.Text

) || StartsWith(

'AFE Number',

TextSearchBox1_1.Text

)

"Title",

If(

SortDescending1,

SortOrder.Descending,

SortOrder.Ascending

)

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Re: Use Set Function to Assign Multiple Values to One Variable

Thank you so much!! This worked 😊
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SamFawzi-SmartSolut... 258 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at

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Re: Use Set Function to Assign Multiple Values to One Variable

Sorry, here is the updated Gallery Item property:
SortByColumns( Filter( 'Dashboard', 'Approval Status'.Value in gbl_filter_values.Value && // Correct the comparison here ( StartsWith(Title, TextSearchBox1_1.Text) || StartsWith('Date Submitted', TextSearchBox1_1.Text) || StartsWith('Version #', TextSearchBox1_1.Text) || StartsWith('AFE Number', TextSearchBox1_1.Text) ) ), "Title", If(SortDescending1, SortOrder.Descending, SortOrder.Ascending) )

Give it a try and let me know!
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Re: Use Set Function to Assign Multiple Values to One Variable

Hello @samfawzi_acml,

Thanks for your reply! The first function is working but when I try the Items property for my gallery, it gives me the error "Incompatible types for comparison. These types can't be compared: Text, Table". How can I fix this?
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SamFawzi-SmartSolut... 258 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at

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Re: Use Set Function to Assign Multiple Values to One Variable

Hey @hhuynhfm ,
Yes, it is possible to filter a gallery based on multiple values for a single user. Instead of setting gbl_filter_value to a single value, you can create a collection of values. Then, you can filter the gallery to display items that match any of the values in this collection. Here's how you can do it:

Update the Switch Statement:

Switch( User().Email, "person1@gmail.com", ClearCollect( gbl_filter_values, "Pending L1 Approval", "Submitted" ), "person2@gmail.com", ClearCollect( gbl_filter_values, "Pending L2 Approval" ), "person3@gmail.com", ClearCollect( gbl_filter_values, "Pending L3 Approval" ) )

Updated Gallery Items Property:

SortByColumns( Filter( 'Dashboard', 'Approval Status'.Value in gbl_filter_values && ( StartsWith(Title, TextSearchBox1_1.Text) || StartsWith('Date Submitted', TextSearchBox1_1.Text) || StartsWith('Version #', TextSearchBox1_1.Text) || StartsWith('AFE Number', TextSearchBox1_1.Text) ) ), "Title", If(SortDescending1, SortOrder.Descending, SortOrder.Ascending) )

Hope this will help!
Cheers
ivan_apps 2,187 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at

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Re: Use Set Function to Assign Multiple Values to One Variable

You could change your variable to be an Table variable and add multiple items to the array depending on the email. That way your can iterate through it or use the "in" operator to filter your gallery on multiple items.

Set(gbl_filter_value, Table("Pending L1 Approval" , "Submitted"))

your filter criteria can then be something like:
'Approval Status'.Value in gbl_filter_value