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Hi,

I have Checkboxes nested in a gallery which are not resetting when a new form is created (values from previous submission remain).

The settings for the datacard in which the gallery is nested are:

Default: ColCategoryData

Update: ColCategoryData

This is the collection created and modified by clicking the Check button.

Check button properties:

Oncheck: Collect(ColCategoryData,ThisItem);

Onuncheck: Remove(ColCategoryData,ThisItem);

In order to reset the check boxes I have put in the following formula for the "onvisible" property for the screen containing the new form:

Clear(ColCategoryData);

But it's not clearing the checkboxes. What have I done wrong?

Thanks a lot!

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Dan

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Your checkbox isn't actually using any data from the collection, so clearing the collection won't cause it to reset.

Here is how to fix that. On App start set a variable to false and add the variable in the Reset attribute of the checkbox.

Reset: varXXX

In your onVisible of the screen do this: Set(varXXX, true); Set(varXXX, false)

It's important that you do both commands. The reset attribute requires a true/false value. The value only needs to be true long enough for the control to reset and then should be false

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Hi @JR-BejeweledOne ,

You are a genuis. It worked like a bomb!

Thank you Thank you!

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Daniel

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Hi @JR-BejeweledOne ,

I'm using the same form in edit mode to edit the item as when it's in new mode to capture a new item. Now when I create a new item and go to view it in view mode and also try to edit the form in edit mode, the check boxes retained their checks which is good, however if I go create a new item after that the check boxes are blank which is great but when I go back to my gallery and open the previously created item, the value is still correct in view mode but when I open the item to edit it, the check box has been changed to the value of the record I captured after this one?

How do I get the check box to retain it's value in edit mode if I'm using the same form for both creating new items and editing prior ones?

Thanks a lot!

Daniel

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What is the default property for your checkboxes on the form?

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Hi @JR-BejeweledOne ,

It's false.

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Dan

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Try setting it to Parent.Default

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Hi @JR-BejeweledOne ,

Still not winning:

Sorry to trouble you. Thanks for your help on this.

Regards,

Daniel

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What is your forms Items property set to?

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Hi @JR-BejeweledOne,

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Thanks again.

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Dan

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Is this a multi-select from your data source by any chance?

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