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Introduction
In this article, we will learn PowerApps edit form customization. We will specifically customize text input datacard and use combobox instead.
Usecase
As you know if a column in SharePoint list with type single line text, PowerApps by default use textinput as datacard, but sometime we required combobox to be used instead of it.
Prerequisite
Sharepoint list with single line of text column.
Steps
- First and basic step is to create new PowerApps
- Add datasource as SharePoint list that we have just created
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Add edit form in screen and set datasource as SharePoint List
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Click on edit field of edit form and add SharePoint column with single line of text. In this case, I have added country column.
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Remove default text control and add combobox in edit form datacard, when you remove default datacard then you will find some errors but don't worry set below properties which solve the errors.
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| Control Name |
Property |
Value |
| ErrorMessage3 |
Y |
ComboBox1.Y + ComboBox1.Height |
| ComboBox1 |
Items |
["Australia","Canada","India","USA"] |
| ComboBox1 |
DefaultSelectedItems |
{Value:Parent.Default} |
| Country_DataCard1 |
Update |
ComboBox1.Selected.Value |
Save the app, and you have now replaced textinput control with combobox.