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Collections vs SharePoint Lists vs Variables

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Hello PowerApps Wizards,

 

Per usual, I have a bit of an odd request. I have developed an application that allows users to assign themselves to a specific role which in turn would update a "master list" and in another part of the app, lookup the user(s) for that specific role and send them emails. 

 

In testing/building, I have set up a collection that gets built during the OnVisible part of the "Role Assignment" screen which is embedded on a SharePoint site. This method has proven to work much better than the previous method of utilizing SharePoint lists to find and patch the users to the specific roles. However, I have come to realize that the collection may not be syncing between different areas where the app is accessed.

In the app edit platform, I can assign myself a role, see that it assigned me, but if I go to the SharePoint site, it does not recognize that I have been assigned to that role.

This is the "Assign Role" screen. You can select a role from the drop down and once you assign yourself to a role, it will display what your role is under your name. 

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Now, this is a screenshot of the embedded app on the SharePoint site. Notice it does not reflect the role I am assigned to in the app. I'm assuming the app on the SharePoint site is not seeing the collection from the app and vise versa?

TimDemma_1-1672860751214.png

 


Long story short, my question is there a better method of accomplishing my end goal of a global collection to view and catalog the roles and the assigned users in a way that no matter who is using the app, the information carries over? 

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    Collections are always built and stored on the local client. They don't sync between instances of the collection. So what you are seeing is normal. There is no such thing as a global collection other than using a back end data source like SharePoint.

  • TimDemma Profile Picture
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    Thanks for the quick reply @Pstork1 . That is a bummer since I have done lots of design based on the Collections method. Back to the drawing board!

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