Copy existing item and submit as new item on SharePoint

[imranamikhan]

Hi everyone,

I have a PowerApps form created from a SharePoint list. The requirement is:

1. A user has selected an item from SharePoint and launched the PowerApps form (now in Edit Mode)
2. There is a checkbox or button which asks the user if they want to submit/save the form as a new item on SharePoint or update the existing item (all previous values are carried over).

Could anyone advise?

Best regards,

[Jeff_Thorpe · Accepted solution]

You could add a "Save as New" button on the form and use the Patch() to create the new item in SharePoint. Along with the Patch() you would need to reset the form and close it.

Example formula for the button:

Patch('SPOListName', Defaults('SPOListName'), {SPOFieldName1:CopyValue1 , SPOFieldName2:CopyValue2, ...});

ResetForm(SharePointForm1);
RequestHide()

You will need to call out each field that you are going to set in the new record in the {....} of the Patch().

[imranamikhan]

Thank you so much for this and for your prompt response. Working exactly as instructed.