Have form auto save

[bubs]

Hello,

My form will be mainly used offline and i want to ensure my users can properly save their work so they can submit it online. 

How can i implement an autosave on PowerApps whenever there are changes  that can display a "last saved 00:00:00"

the form writes back to SP through a data source 

Please let me know if you have any questions

[Pstork1 · Accepted solution]

Add a timer control on the app, set it for the save interval you want and then have it execute the same logic as your save button does when the timer expires.

[v-yutliu-msft]

Hi @bubs ,

Do you want to load data that entered offline?

I suggest you use the funtion of savedata and loaddata.

When user is offline, they use SaveData( Collection, Name ) to save the data they have entered.

When user is online, they use LoadData( Collection, Name [, IgnoreNonexistentFile ]) to load the data that they saved before.

Here's doc about it for your reference:

https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/savedata-and-loaddata-unleashed/

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/functions/function-savedata-loaddata

Best regards,

Community Support Team _ Phoebe Liu

[svijay_001]

Alternatively, you can have a  perform patch or save option on the control OnChange event. 

Everytime somebody goes ahead and types the items gets saved/updated.