Combo boxes and SP Lookup columns HELP!

[MindfulMike]

After doing research today, I am aware that using a LookUp column from my SPlist in my AppForm Combo Box is not a good idea.

I have 2 lists. SP1 is my main list and it is what the App updates after the form is submitted. SP1 has a lookup column that returns SP2's, CoulmnX and ColumnY.

The form has a Combo Box that has Values from SP2's ColumnX.

When I test the App and populate the Combo Box it does not update in SP1. It just stays blank.

Any suggestions on how to go about this?

Thanks in advanced!

[WarrenBelz]

Hi @MindfulMike ,

I could not agree more on Lookup columns - I have not used them for many years (this blog of mine on Data Structure may be useful to you)

You should need in the Data Card Update

{
   Value: ComboBox.Selected.ColumnX
   Id:
   LookUp(
      SP2,
      ColumnX = ComboBox.Selected.ColumnX
   ).ID
}
   

 This is assuming the output of the Combo Box is as above.

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[MindfulMike]

Hi! @WarrenBelz 😀

Playing around with your suggestion has not worked so far but it could be because of my DataCard setup. Hopefully you can spot something I missed!

• DataCard in AppForm that contains Combo Box 

Property - DataField: The name of the lookup column in SP1 that is looking up SP2 ColumnX. Lets call this "ColumnXLU"

Property - Update: 

{
   Value: ComboBox.Selected.Value  //I put Value here because ColumnX was not recognized//
   Id:
   LookUp(
      SP2,
      ColumnX = ComboBox.Selected.Value //I put Value here because ColumnX was not recognized//
   ).ID
}

Property - Default: ThisItem.ColumnXLU

• Combo Box - This is pulling in the options for my lookup column in SP1 which is ColumnXLU

Property - Items: 

Choices(
['SP1'].ColumnXLU
)
.Value

After I put the Update into the data card, my flow just stopped working and no new items were created in SP1

[MindfulMike]

Hi @WarrenBelz !

I found a different way of what I needed accomplished. 

SP2 was only created to help filter my gallery, but thought I needed my drop down to pull from SP2, but for my app this wasn't necessary.

I created another invisible field in my form that takes my User Email and extracts everything after the "@". This invisible field now populates my SP1 instead of using the form to populate the lookup column in SP1. 

Thank you so much for the help! You have been awesome with all my questions on these forums! 

[WarrenBelz]

@MindfulMike ,

As I noted, I was assuming the output of the Combo Box based on your post.

If change your ComboBox Items to

Choices(['SP1'].ColumnXLU)

and set it to display the Value, then the Update of the Data Card can be

{
   Value: ComboBox.Selected.Value
   Id: ComboBox.Selected.Id
}

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[WarrenBelz]

Hi @MindfulMike ,

Just checking if you got the result you were looking for on this thread. Happy to help further if not.

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