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Hello, I am working on a canvas app and I am using a container to create a form in a specific design for users. I am using the patch function with some validation on the input fields. However, I can easily patch the data back to SharePoint, but what I can't seem to find online is an efficient way to reset the fields when a users has submitted the form. Right now, my button to submit has a displaymode to make sure all inputs have met their validations and once they have the displaymode becomes "edit'. I then patch the data back to SharePoint, but after that where do I reset my controls? Is there a proper way to do it after the data has successfully patched to SharePoint?

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tsa-svd2srv 204 on at

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Assuming it's some sort of "Submit" butt that contains the Patch function, please provide the code from your OnSelect property.

Off the top of my head, I think your going to need something like:

YourCurrentCode( . . . ); Reset(ControlName1); Reset(ControlName2); Reset(ControlName3); Reset(ControlName4); Reset(ControlName5); and so on.

Let me know if it works.

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timl 36,774 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi @ElvirBotic

The ResetForm function will reset all controls on a form back to their initial values. Perhaps that might help you?

ResetForm(YourForm)

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/power-platform/power-fx/reference/function-form

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You have two good answers as replies. To take each a step further for both replies...

As @ElvirBotic response provided...if you are using a 'FORM', then you can add the 'ResetForm' formula to the OnSelect property, after the Patch.

Example(s):

OPTION 1

// OnSelect property of your Submit Button

Patch(SharePointList, Defaults(SharePointList), YourFormName.Item);

ResetForm(YourFormName)

OPTION 2

//OnSuccess property of your Form

ResetForm(YourFormName)

* NOTE: If a failure occurs during the save, you don't want the form to reset, clearing out the data in the fields. To avoid this, you should place the ResetForm formula inside the //OnSuccess property of your Form and not within the OnSelect property.

Agree with @tsa-svd2srv response. If you are not using any form, but you have a bunch of TextInput fields within a container to look like a custom form, then yes, you will have to add each field to the to the OnSelect property after the Patch.

// OnSelect property of your Submit Button

Patch(SharePointList, Defaults(SharePointList), { Title: TextInput.Text, Description: DescriptionInput.Text, // Add other fields here }); // Reset each control Reset(TextInput); Reset(DescriptionInput); // Add the rest of you Reset functions for all other input controls

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timl 36,774 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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@Signstech

@ElvirBotic is Patching the data to SharePoint, therefore OnSuccess is not applicable because this only applies when calling SubmitForm.

Also, the Updates property of the form returns all updated fields on a form. The form control does not expose a property called Item.

The correct approach error checking is to call IfError like so.

IfError( Patch(SharePointList, Defaults(SharePointList), YourFormName.Updates), Notify("An error occurred while saving the record.", NotificationType.Error), ResetForm(YourFormName) )

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