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Powerapps search in connected excel online sheet doesnt work

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Using a powerapps canvas app, I connected to an excel online sheet. i linked the data to a combo box, and the search does not work. 

anyone else using connected excel sheets and searching in powerapps? 

 

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  • WarrenBelz Profile Picture
    156,382 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Hi @GeorgeD29 ,

    What are the Items of the Combo Box and the Items of the gallery displaying the results. Please supply in Text.

    Also what exactly do you mean by "not working"

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    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @GeorgeD29,

    Have you solved your problem?

    Do you want to search a column from excel table using the ExcelOnline(Business) connector?

    Could you please tell me that if the column containing numbers?

     

    Generally, if the column contains number values, it is true that the search function within the Combo Box does not work.

    If you insist on search for number values, you could directly use the AddColumns() function to convert the number value into text value.

    AddColumns(<YourOriginalFormula>,"Newcolumn",Text(Column1)).Newcolumn
  • GeorgeD29 Profile Picture
    4 on at

    the data was not numeric, it was a text field. the data was a budget code in the format Project001

     

  • vijaysavarimuth Profile Picture
    2 on at

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    Change the "IsSearchble" to true in advanced option in combobox

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