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get selected dropdown values from manual items

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I have connected the app to an excel on OneDrive and I have created a manual dropdown and added few values to the items. How do I get the selected value of dropdown to be populated upon saving. I used on OnSelect and onChange.

 

Dropdown1.SelectedText

 

and its blank in excel after saving.

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  • WarrenBelz Profile Picture
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    Hi @Anonymous ,

    Have you tried Dropdown1.Selected

     

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  • v-xida-msft Profile Picture
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    Hi @Anonymous ,

    Could you please share a screenshot about your app's configuration?

    Do you bind the Dropdown box to a certain field in your Excel table within the Edit form?

     

    If you remove the normal Text Input box within the field data card in your Edit form, instead, add a Dropdown box inside it, please make sure the Update property of the field data card is set to following:

    Dropdown1.Selected.Value

    set the Default property of the Dropdown box to following:

    ThisItem.FieldName

    after that, when you click the "Submit" button, then selected value within the Dropdown box would be saved back to your Excel table.

     

    If you add the Dropdown box out side the Edit form, and you want the selected value within the Dropdown box to be saved back to your Excel Table when you submit your form data, I think the OnSuccess property of the Edit form and Patch function could achieve your needs.

    Set the OnSuccess property of the Edit form to following:

    Patch(
     'Excel Table',
     EditForm1.LastSubmit,
     {
     FieldName: Dropdown1.Selected.Value
     }
    );
    Back()

    Set the Default property of the Dropdown box to following:

    BrowseGallery1.Selected.FieldName

    Note: The FieldName represents the field in your Excel table, which is used to store the Dropdown box selected value.

     

    Best regards,

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Have attached the configuration I made.

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    v-xida-msft Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @Anonymous ,

    Based on the screenshot that you mentioned, I think the second solution I provided could achieve your needs.

     

    According to the screenshot that you mentioned, I think you add the Dropdown box outside the Edit form, is it true? Do you want to save the selected Dropdown value back to your Excel table, when you click the "Submit" button, right?

     

    Firstly, remove the formula from the OnSelect and OnChange property of the Dropdown box. Then set the OnSuccess property of the EditForm1 to following:

    Patch(
     'Your Excel Table',
     EditForm1.LastSubmit,
     {
     KPIField: Dropdown1.Selected.Value
     }
    );
    Back()

    set the Default property of the Dropdown box to following:

    BrowseGallery1.Selected.KPIField

    Note: The KPIField represents the field in your Excel table to store the Dropdown box selected value.

     

    Please take a try with above formula, check if the issue is solved.

     

    Best regards,

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    excellent, I'm just beginning to use PowerApps and understood the concepts now.. Works great..

    Thanks for the assistance.

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