Basic ClearCollect question

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Posted on by LB-30081518-0

I'm trying to use ClearCollect to create a table with certain columns from a dataverser table. This code formats fine, and I can see the correct data in the RenameColumns and the ShowColumns, but AllProjects says 'cant find any data' .

What am I missing?

ClearCollect(
AllProjects,
AddColumns(
RenameColumns(
ShowColumns('All Mast Projects',Project),
cred3_project,projectName
),'Project Name',projectName
)
);

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scalca 252 Moderator on at

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did you execute the code once to collect the data ?

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mmbr1606 14,615 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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hey

can you try the following:

ClearCollect( AllProjects, RenameColumns( ShowColumns('All Mast Projects', "Project"), "Project", "projectName" ) );

or this:
ClearCollect( AllProjects, AddColumns( RenameColumns( ShowColumns('All Mast Projects', "Project"), "Project", "Project Name" ), "cred3_project", "Project Name" ) );

if it helped please mark as verified answer to help others.

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LB-30081518-0 17 on at

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interestingly, when I opened the app this morning the data is there, so it must be some kind of delay in the processing.

Is there a way to force it to update the ClearCollect? I had tried refreshing the table in the data menu, and I'm sure I closed the re-opened the app at the time too.

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Hi LB-30081518-0,

Can we just use this -

ClearCollect(AllProjects, RenameColumns(ShowColumns('All Mast Projects',cred3_project,projectName), <system name of the column>, 'Project Name'));

If this answers your query, please mark this response as the answer.
If its helpful, please leave a like. Thanks!

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timl 36,774 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Do you really need to use a collection here? (eg, do you need to carry out any additional client side processing or to use additional functionality that a collection provides?)

If you just set the Items property of a table or gallery to a call to AddColumns, there won't be any delay in the processing and you won't need to write formula to refresh the collection.

AddColumns( RenameColumns( ShowColumns('All Mast Projects',Project), cred3_project,projectName ),'Project Name',projectName )

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LB-30081518-0 17 on at

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Thanks for all the answers. Is there a way to reply to each one as I can't see a 'reply' link...

@timl, I need the ClearCollect as I'm combining a few Dataverse tables to make a collection of different projects, each with their own table.

My next challenge is that I have a Project Status column in the Dataverse table, which is a 'Choices' type.

I am having trouble getting the choices value into the table so that I can apply a colour according to the status. The following code works with no errors, but in the column for ProjStatus it says this type of data cannot be displayed (or something to that effect). Any pointers much appreciated!

ClearCollect(

AllProjects,

AddColumns(

RenameColumns(

ShowColumns(

'All Mast Projects',

Project,

'Project Status'

),

cred3_project,

projectName,

cred3_status, // this is a choice column

ProjStatus

),

'Project Name',

projectName,

Type,

"Mast",

Status,

ProjStatus

)

);

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