Patch a GUID from a collection to a SharePoint List

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Hi All,

I'm trying to work with a GUID that I've saved in a collection.

I do that with the follow code:

Collect(COLRefID,{RefID:Text(GUID())})

When I want to patch a couple of input field from my App to the SharePoint list, I want to use the generated GUID from my collection (And use the same GUID in a later process in my app).

I've created the follow patch code to achieve my goal, but something is not right:

Patch('Item Request',Defaults('Item Request'),{'Item number':TXT_NewItemNumber_1.Text,'Item name':TXT_NewItemname_1.Text,Division:DR_DivisionSelect_1.SelectedText.Value,Category:DR_ProductSelect_1.SelectedText.Value,RefID:COLRefID.RefID})

I've got the following issue:

The type of this argument 'RefID' does not match the expected type 'Text'. Found type 'table'.

What I'm doing wrong?

When I use the follow command (without the collection option) it's working fine, but I need the same GUID (RefID) in the next step of my app.

Patch('Item Request', Defaults('Item Request'),{'Item number':TXT_NewItemNumber_1.Text,'Item name':TXT_NewItemname_1.Text,Division:DR_DivisionSelect_1.SelectedText.Value,Category:DR_ProductSelect_1.SelectedText.Value,RefID:Text(GUID())})

Is there someone who know what I'm doing wrong/ how to fix this?

Thanks in advance.

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RandyHayes 76,299 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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@dennisb88

A collection is a table. If you are only storing one value in your collection, then consider using a variable instead of a collection as you don't need a table for it.

To correct the problem you have now, you can change your formula to the following:

Patch('Item Request', Defaults('Item Request'), {'Item number':TXT_NewItemNumber_1.Text, 'Item name':TXT_NewItemname_1.Text, Division:DR_DivisionSelect_1.Selected.Value, Category:DR_ProductSelect_1.Selected.Value, RefID:First(COLRefID).RefID } )

To move away from the collection for this, simply change your collection to a variable:

Set(varRefID: Text(GUID()))

Then your Patch formula would be the following:

Patch('Item Request', Defaults('Item Request'), {'Item number': TXT_NewItemNumber_1.Text, 'Item name': TXT_NewItemname_1.Text, Division: DR_DivisionSelect_1.Selected.Value, Category: DR_ProductSelect_1.Selected.Value, RefID: varRefID } )

Also notice in the above formulas that I replaced the SelectedText with Selected. SelectedText is a deprecated property and should not be used.

I hope this is helpful for you.
dennisb88 603 on at

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Thanks @RandyHayes ,

That's helping! I've changed it to a variable and it's working like a charm now!