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Power Apps Offline Mode: Dataverse Table Not Syncing After Update

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Posted on by usmanf07

I am encountering an issue with my Power Apps solution that involves offline capabilities enabled and connectivity with Dataverse. Here's the scenario:

I have a Power App with offline capabilities enabled, connected to Dataverse.
I've created a flow that triggers an update to a column on every new entry within the Dataverse table.
When I add a new record to the Dataverse table while the app is in offline mode but with WiFi connected, the "status" column gets updated as soon as the flow finishes executing. This update reflects correctly in the Dataverse table.
However, in the Power App, even though the WiFi is connected, the updated value in the "status" column is not reflected. It seems like the Dataverse table is not getting updated in the app.

I've attempted several troubleshooting steps, including:

Adding a button and a timer to execute the "Refresh()" function.
Utilizing the Save and Load functions to modify the local data file on the mobile device.

Despite these efforts, the data synchronization only occurs after a delay of 5 minutes or more.

I seek assistance in resolving this issue to ensure that the Power App updates reflect the changes made in the Dataverse table promptly, especially when the app is in online mode with WiFi connectivity.

Thank you for your help. Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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usmanf07 10 on at

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Please can anyone respond to this topic? I have an urgent work pending due to this issue.

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ulyan_ulyan 16 on at

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It's not a bug.
In your offline profile, you set up the time when data is refreshed. I suppose you have it set to 5 minutes.
This means that the application works with an internal data source.
This internal data source is refreshed every 5 minutes.
As soon as it is refreshed, you'll see the updates made by the Power Automate flow.

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usmanf07 10 on at

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Thank you for replying, I have checked my offline profile and the lowest syncing time option is 5 Minutes. Is it possible to go lower than that somehow?

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ulyan_ulyan 16 on at

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No, there's no option to set it lower, you only can change your app logic and get rid off using power automate flow. In other case you'll have to wait for 5 minutes

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thmwg 20 on at

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Hello together,

I have a similar issue with the refresh. I have two or more devices working on the same dataverse table;

In may app i would like to show the number of rows allocated to a specific category - CountRows(Filter(Dataverse_Source, Category = "A"))

So more than one app is saving/patching a row with the same category to a dataverse table, after patching, the app should get the current number of rows (CountRows), but this is not working, because the refresh is not directly after the patch-function, but every 5 mintues.

Is there any workaround or idea how to solve that issue? Is it possible the trigger the sync manually by a function/pressing a button or are there any plans at Microsoft how to deal with such topics?

Thanks for your support and ideas!!

BR Thomas

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